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The Great Pedigree of the Shirley family of Shirley co.Derbys. and Staunton Harold,...

Catalogue reference: 26D53/2681

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26D53/2681
Date
1632
Description

The Great Pedigree of the Shirley family of Shirley co.Derbys. and Staunton Harold, co. Leics., etc.

Large roll, 30 ft long, 13 ft wide.

Family pedigree to pre-Conquest period, illuminated Arms at every stage, and extracts from evidences. At foot, family arms with all quarterings.

Compiled by Sir Thomas Shirley, the College of Arms.

Headed: "Shirleorum Warwicensis et Darbiensis Familiae quam antiquissimae genuina Prosapia a quodam Sewallo viro perillustri prospero as felici successu interrupta etiamnum serie continuata ... etc."

List of names on either side of the arms at the bottom of the pedigree giving people to whom quarterings belong:-

1. Shirley

2. Meysnill

3. Waldeschef

4. Basing

5. Basset of Drayton Baro

6. Basset de Coleston

7. Ridell Baro

8. Bussy Baro

9. Albeneio Comes

10. St. Hillary

11. Kiniliock Comes

12. Karleoliensis Comes (?Racleoliensis)

13. Lupus Comes

14. Algar Comes

15. Brewose Baro de Brembre

16. Browose Baro de Gower

17. Totnes

18. Milo Comes

19. Newmarch Baro

20. Meredeth

21. Banent

22. Wistoneston

23. Harecourt Comes

24. Weston

25. Escudamore

26. Escudamore

27. Giffard Comes

28. Muzaed Baro

29. Basset de Braylesford

30. Braylesford

31. Twiford

32. Staunton

33. Eccleshall

34. Meignill

35. Savage

36. Delaward Baro

37. Beauley

38. Verdon

39. Lovet

40. Turvile

41. Billing

42. Drayton

43. Gemilis

44. Lizurs

45. Lyndsey

46. Prayers

47. Crayneford

48. Sewell

49. Dauncy

50. Paris

Related material

<p>See: Brit.Mus. Harl. MS. 4028, 4928.</p>

Held by
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for
Language
English
Copies information

See P99/1-55 for colour photographs of pedigree.

Publication note(s)
<p>See: A.Wagner, Roll of Arms, p. xxi.</p>
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/19ab483d-1898-4799-8cd9-25d9a946854f/

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