I gratefully acknowledge the original research carried out by Dot Kindley, and the gedcom passed on to me by cousin Colin Shelley.

My Shelley family were blacksmiths, originating in Essex, and living in Sudbury in Suffolk from the 17th century. Many of the Shelley's with the first name Phillip spelt it that way although on this website I have spelt Philip the conventional way. I have many more Shelley's on my database, as I didn't have room for all of them. Please email me if you have a possible connection, I'd love to hear from you!!

RICHARD SHELLEY was born 1611 in Bulmer, Essex, and died 1642 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married MARGARET LINET 25 April 1631 in St Andrews, Bulmer, Essex

Children of RICHARD SHELLEY and MARGARET LINET were:

Philip Shelley, b. November 1632, Bulmer, Essex; m. MARY SOUTER, 14 November 1654, Sudbury, Suffolk.

John Shelley, b. August 1634, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. October 1634, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Mary Shelley, b. November 1635, Sudbury, Suffolk .

Richard Shelley, b. August 1638, Sudbury , Suffolk.

Thomas Shelley; see below

THOMAS SHELLEY, b. January 1639/40, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. February 1684/85, Sudbury, Suffolk, married ELIZABETH (unknown).

Children of THOMAS SHELLEY and ELIZABETH (unknown) were:

Thomas Shelley, d. March 1684/85, Sudbury , Suffolk.

Mary Shelley, d. February 1684/85, Sudbury , Suffolk.

Philip Shelley; see below

PHILIP SHELLEY, was born 1668, and died December 1738 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married MARY WILLSMORE 18 June 1689 in Belchamp Walter, Essex

Children of PHILIP SHELLEY and MARY WILLSMORE were:

Margaret Shelley, b. 1695, Belchamp Walter, Essex; d. 1711, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Uriah Shelley, b. 10 March 1696/97, Belchamp Walter, Essex.

Elizabeth Shelley, b. 07 August 1698, Belchamp Walter, Essex.

Richard Shelley, b. 06 June 1700, Belchamp Walter, Essex.

Philip Shelley; see below

PHILIP SHELLEY was born November 1704 in Sudbury, Suffolk . He married ELIZABETH FULLER 05 March 1726/27 in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Children of PHILIP SHELLEY and ELIZABETH FULLER were:

Mary Shelley, d. July 1737, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Philip Shelley; see below

PHILIP SHELLEY was born 01 January 1729/30 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died 1800 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married SARAH (unknown).

Children of PHILIP SHELLEY and SARAH (unknown) were:

Philip Shelley, b. May 1752, Sudbury, Suffolk.

James Shelley, b. November 1757, Sudbury, Suffolk; m. GRACE PARSONSON, 25 November 1783, Sudbury, Suffolk

Elizabeth Shelley, b. March 1764, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. 1783, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Samuel Shelley; see below

SAMUEL SHELLEY was born 25 November 1757 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died 20 August 1831 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married SARAH PARSONSON 14 July 1784 in Sudbury, Suffolk

Children of SAMUEL SHELLEY and SARAH PARSONSON were:

Mary Shelley, b. July 1784, Sudbury, Suffol ; d. 1794, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Elizabeth Shelley, b. 01 May 1785, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 1788, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Sarah Shelley, b. 26 November 1786, Sudbury, Suffolk; m.Francis Henry Makin, 20 April 1819.

Elizabeth Shelley, b. 08 April 1789, Sudbury, Suffolk.

James Shelley, b. 23 October 1795, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. May 1855, Sudbury, Suffolk .

Philip Shelley, b. 24 February 1796, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. November 1813, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Robert Shelley, b. 01 May 1801, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. October 1870, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Mary Shelley, b. 01 May 1801, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. December 1803, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Mary Shelley, b. 23 June 1804, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Samuel Shelley; see below

SAMUEL SHELLEY was born 18 December 1792 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died 09 May 1845 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married (1) FRANCES RATLIFFE 02 September 1816 in St. Peters, Sudbury, Suffolk. He married (2) SARAH PARMENTOR 08 October 1844 in Sudbury St.Gregory.

Children of SAMUEL SHELLEY and FRANCES RATLIFFE were:

Frances Shelley, b. 13 March 1819, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. 1838.

Mary Shelley, b. 11 May 1822, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. November 1838, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Robert Shelley, b. 06 September 1826, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. May 1833, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Yourath Shelley, b. 19 December 1828, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Philip Shelley, b. 08 August 1835, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. 1837, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Frances Shelley, b. 1834, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 1837, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Elizabeth Shelley, b. 02 June 1824, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 02 March 1825, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Emma Shelley, b. 12 August 1833, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Philip Shelley; see below

PHILIP SHELLEY was born 18 August 1831 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married MARY ANNE BRIGHTEN 07 August 1853 in Independent Chapel, Ipswich

Children of PHILLIP SHELLEY and MARY ANNE BRIGHTEN were:

Samuel Philip Shelley, b. 13 September 1863, Bushey, Herts; d. 12 December 1925.

William Brighten Shelley, b. 11 February 1871, Bushey, Herts.

Mary Gertrude Shelley, b. 10 February 1874, Bushey, Herts; d. 09 December 1892, Brockley.

Joseph Bickford Shelley, b. 03 November 1866, Bushey, Herts.

Lucy Emily Shelley, b. 11 March 1860, Willsborough Kent ; d. 15 March 1872, Bushey, Herts.

Frances Ellen Shelley, b. 01 January 1857, Willsborough, Kent.

Urith Alice Shelley, b. 05 June 1855, Northfleet, Kent.

Catharine Anne Shelley; see below

CATHARINE ANNE SHELLEY was born 15 November 1871 in Bushey, Herts, and died 1974. She married ARTHUR JOHN FRENCH 27 February 1910 in Hatcham Park, London,

Child of CATHARINE ANNE SHELLEY and ARTHUR FRENCH was:

Stanley John French, b. June 1911, New Cross; d. July 1948, Petts Wood Kent,

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