This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Shirley Family Heritage and Naval Village History
A lengthy pedigree traces the Shirley line from the Conqueror era through the through the Fitzherbert and Ferrers connections, noting titles, estates, and roles in Parliament, with Henry III to George I shaping surnames, heraldry, and notable military service including a Banneret by Henry VII and later ennoblements to Viscount Tamworth. Also covers Newmarket race results and local obituaries, fires, and robberies with social notes on estates and marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwickshire
Stuvalo
Lincoln
Northampton
Derby
Sewall
Eatendon
Shirley
Derbyshire
Henry III
Shrewsbury
Henry the Fourth
Shakespear
Henry V
France
Edward I
Edward III
John
Richard the Fuirst
Palestine
Henry VII
Stoke
Order of Baronets
James I
George Shirley
Henry
Elizabeth
Robert Earl of Essex
Charles I
Robert Shirley
Oliver Cromwell
Sir Robert
Charles II
Lord Ferrers of
Cnarnley
England
Plantagenets
Robert Lord Ferrers
Anne
Tamworth
Baroness of Ferrers
William Meredith
Newmarket
Lord Northumberland
Wilson
Duke of Devonshire
Panton
Mr. Shaftoe
Apollo
Duke of Cumberland
Dapp
Apoto
Lord March
Lord Gower
Richard Grosvenor
Dragon
David
Mr. Adam
Mr. Greville
Mr. Wentworth
Darrington Cade
Fortescue
Ireland
Vernon
James Lowther
Greville