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. 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!!

Descendants of Richard Shelley

Generation No. 1

1. RICHARD 1 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, daughter of PHILIP LINNET.

Children of RICHARD SHELLEY and MARGARET LINET were:

2. i. THOMAS 2 SHELLEY, b. January 1639/40, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. February 1684/85, Sudbury, Suffolk.

ii. PHILIP SHELLEY, b. November 1632, Bulmer, Essex; m. MARY SOUTER, 14 November 1654, Sudbury, Suffolk.

iii. JOHN SHELLEY, b. August 1634, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. October 1634, Sudbury, Suffolk.

iv. MARY SHELLEY, b. November 1635, Sudbury, Suffolk .

v. RICHARD SHELLEY, b. August 1638, Sudbury , Suffolk.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS 2 SHELLEY (RICHARD 1) was born January 1639/40 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died February 1684/85 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married ELIZABETH ?.

Children of THOMAS SHELLEY and E LIZABETH ? were:

3. i. PHILIP 3 SHELLEY, b. 1668; d. December 1738, Sudbury, Suffolk.

ii. THOMAS SHELLEY, d. March 1684/85, Sudbury , Suffolk.

iii. MARY SHELLEY, d. February 1684/85, Sudbury , Suffolk.

Generation No. 3

3. PHILIP 3 SHELLEY (THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) 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:

4. i. PHILIP 4 SHELLEY, b. November 1704, Sudbury , Suffolk.

ii. MARGARET SHELLEY, b. 1695, Belchamp Walter, Essex; d. 1711, Sudbury, Suffolk.

iii. URIAH SHELLEY, b. 10 March 1696/97, Belchamp Walter, Essex.

iv. ELIZABETH SHELLEY, b. 07 August 1698, Belchamp Walter, Essex.

v. RICHARD SHELLEY, b. 06 June 1700, Belchamp Walter, Essex.

Generation No. 4

4. PHILIP 4 SHELLEY (PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) 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:

5. i. PHILIP 5 SHELLEY, b. 01 January 1729/30, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 1800, Sudbury, Suffolk.

ii. MARY SHELLEY, d. July 1737, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Generation No. 5

5. PHILIP 5 SHELLEY (PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 01 January 1729/30 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died 1800 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married SARAH ?.

Children of PHILIP SHELLEY and SARAH ? were:

6. i. SAMUEL 6 SHELLEY, b. 25 November 1757, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 20 August 1831, Sudbury, Suffolk.

ii. PHILIP SHELLEY, b. May 1752, Sudbury, Suffolk.

iii. JAMES SHELLEY, b. November 1757, Sudbury, Suffolk; m. GRACE PARSONSON, 25 November 1783, Sudbury, Suffolk

iv. ELIZABETH SHELLEY, b. March 1764, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. 1783, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Generation No. 6

6. SAMUEL 6 SHELLEY (PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) 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, daughter of GEORGE PARSONSON and GRACE BUCK.

Children of SAMUEL SHELLEY and SARAH PARSONSON were:

7. i. SAMUEL 7 SHELLEY, b. 18 December 1792, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 09 May 1845, Sudbury, Suffolk .

ii. MARY SHELLEY, b. July 1784, Sudbury, Suffol ; d. 1794, Sudbury, Suffolk.

iii. ELIZABETH SHELLEY, b. 01 May 1785, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 1788, Sudbury, Suffolk.

iv. SARAH SHELLEY, b. 26 November 1786, Sudbury, Suffolk; m. FRANCIS HENRY MAKIN , 20 April 1819.

v. ELIZABETH SHELLEY, b. 08 April 1789, Sudbury, Suffolk.

8. vi. JAMES SHELLEY, b. 23 October 1795, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. May 1855, Sudbury, Suffolk .

vii. PHILIP SHELLEY, b. 24 February 1796, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. November 1813, Sudbury, Suffolk.

9. viii. ROBERT SHELLEY, b. 01 May 1801, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. October 1870, Sudbury, Suffolk.

ix. MARY SHELLEY, b. 01 May 1801, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. December 1803, Sudbury, Suffolk.

x. MARY SHELLEY, b. 23 June 1804, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Generation No. 7

7. SAMUEL 7 SHELLEY (SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) 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. She was born 1793, and died November 1843 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married (2) SARAH PARMENTOR 08 October 1844 in Sudbury St.Gregory. She was born 1804, and died 16 July 1874 in Sudbury .

Children of SAMUEL SHELLEY and FRANCES RATLIFFE were:

10. i. PHILLIP 8 SHELLEY, b. 18 August 1831, Sudbury, Suffolk.

11. ii. SAMUEL SHELLEY, b. 06 May 1817, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. 1871.

iii. FRANCES SHELLEY, b. 13 March 1819, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. 1838.

iv. MARY SHELLEY, b. 11 May 1822, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. November 1838, Sudbury, Suffolk.

v. ROBERT SHELLEY, b. 06 September 1826, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. May 1833, Sudbury, Suffolk.

vi. YOURATH SHELLEY, b. 19 December 1828, Sudbury, Suffolk.

vii. PHILIP SHELLEY, b. 08 August 1835, Sudbury, Suffolk ; d. 1837, Sudbury, Suffolk.

viii. FRANCES SHELLEY, b. 1834, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 1837, Sudbury, Suffolk.

ix. ELIZABETH SHELLEY, b. 02 June 1824, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. 02 March 1825, Sudbury, Suffolk.

x. EMMA SHELLEY, b. 12 August 1833, Sudbury, Suffolk.

8. JAMES 7 SHELLEY (SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 23 October 1795 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died May 1855 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married SUSANNAH BANTICK 02 September 1816 in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Children of JAMES SHELLEY and SUSANNAH BANTICK were:

12. i. SARAH ELIZA 8 SHELLEY, b. 03 November 1816, Sudbury, Suffolk.

13. ii. SUSANNAH SHELLEY, b. 1817, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. March 1893, Sudbury, Suffolk.

iii. ELIZABETH SHELLEY, b. 27 February 1819, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. November 1822, Sudbury, Suffolk.

iv. JAMES SHELLEY, b. 15 June 1822, Sudbury, Suffolk; m. MARY ANN TUFFIN, 28 November 1851, Sudbury, Suffolk; b. 1824, Little Henny, Essex.

14. v. CHARLES THOMAS SHELLEY, b. 11 April 1824, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. September 1884, Sudbury, Suffolk.

vi. ELIZABETH SHELLEY, b. 10 December 1825, Sudbury, Suffolk; m. GEORGE BAKER, 29 July 1860, Sudbury, Suffolk

vii. ALFRED SHELLEY, b. 11 March 1830, Sudbury, Suffolk; m. JANE SEWELL

viii. WILLIAM SHELLEY, b. 28 March 1828, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. April 1850, Sudbury, Suffolk.

15. ix. MARY ANN SHELLEY, b. July 1832.

x. AYLMER SHELLEY, b. 28 April 1824, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. April 1834, Sudbury, Suffolk.

16. xi. AYLMER HORATIO SHELLEY, b. February 1836, Sudbury, Suffolk.

9. ROBERT 7 SHELLEY (SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD ) was born 01 May 1801 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died October 1870 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married (1) SARAH ROWLAND 12 December 1824 in Sudbury, Suffolk. She was born 1801 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died December 1860 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married (2) ELIZA WATTS DAVIS 18 August 1861 in Sudbury, Suffolk. She died September 1863 in Sudbury. He married (3) CHARLOTTE DAVIS June 1864 in Whitechapel. She was born 1839 in Sudbury .

Child of ROBERT SHELLEY and SARAH ROWLAND was:

17. i. SARAH 8 SHELLEY, b. 20 February 1825, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Children of ROBERT SHELLEY and CHARLOTTE DAVIS were:

ii. FLORENCE 8 SHELLEY, b. 1866, Sudbury.

iii. RANDOLPH SHELLEY, b. 1870, Sudbury .

Generation No. 8

10. PHILLIP 8 SHELLEY (SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 18 August 1831 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married MARY ANNE BRIGHTEN 07 August 1853 in Independent Chapel, Ipswich, daughter of WILLIAM BRIGHTEN and ANNE MAYS. She was born 1831 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, and died 15 April 1912 in Brockley.

Children of PHILLIP SHELLEY and MARY BRIGHTEN were:

18. i. CATHARINE 9 SHELLEY, b. 15 November 1871, Bushey, Herts; d. 1974.

19. ii. SAMUEL PHILLIP SHELLEY, b. 13 September 1863, Bushey, Herts; d. 12 December 1925.

20. iii. WILLIAM BRIGHTEN SHELLEY, b. 11 February 1871, Bushey, Herts.

iv. MARY GERTRUDE SHELLEY, b. 10 February 1874, Bushey, Herts; d. 09 December 1892, Brockley.

21. v. JOSEPH BICKFORD SHELLEY, b. 03 November 1866, Bushey, Herts.

vi. LUCY EMILY SHELLEY, b. 11 March 1860, Willsborough Kent ; d. 15 March 1872, Bushey, Herts.

22. vii. FRANCES ELLEN SHELLEY, b. 01 January 1857, Willsborough, Kent.

23. viii. URITH ALICE SHELLEY, b. 05 June 1855, Northfleet, Kent.

11. SAMUEL 8 SHELLEY (SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 06 May 1817 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died 1871. He married JEMIMA COCKERTON. She was born 1816 in Pentlow, Essex, and died 19 February 1890 in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Children of SAMUEL SHELLEY and JEMIMA COCKERTON were:

24. i. ROBERT 9 SHELLEY, b. 20 November 1847, St. Helens, Ipswich, Suffolk.

25. ii. ARTHUR SHELLEY, b. 16 August 1851, Ipswich, Suffolk.

iii. EMMA SHELLEY, b. 12 April 1841, Ipswich, Suffolk.

iv. JOSEPH BICKFORD SHELLEY, b. 17 July 1843, Ipswich, Suffolk.

v. SAMUEL SHELLEY, b. 03 July 1845, Ipswich, Suffolk.

26. vi. HENRY FRANCIS SHELLEY, b. 23 October 1853, Ipswich, Suffolk .

12. SARAH ELIZA 8 SHELLEY (JAMES 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 03 November 1816 in Sudbury, Suffolk. She married CORNELIUS UTTING 02 June 1846 in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Children of SARAH SHELLEY and CORNELIUS UTTING were:

i. ELIZA 9 UTTING, b. 1848, Tottenham.

ii. MARIA UTTING, b. 1848, Tottenham.

13. SUSANNAH 8 SHELLEY (JAMES 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 1817 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died March 1893 in Sudbury, Suffolk. She married WILLIAM SEWELL 05 April 1847 in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Child of SUSANNAH SHELLEY and WILLIAM SEWELL was:

i. LAURA ELIZA 9 SEWELL, b. 1849, Sudbury, Suffolk; m. WILLIAM GERSHOM CHALK, June 1867, Whitechapel

14. CHARLES THOMAS 8 SHELLEY (JAMES 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 11 April 1824 in Sudbury, Suffolk, and died September 1884 in Sudbury, Suffolk. He married MARY ANN STRUTT 29 February 1848 in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Children of CHARLES SHELLEY and MARY STRUTT were:

i. CHARLES GEORGE 9 SHELLEY, b. December 1848, Sudbury Suffolk

ii. HENRY SHELLEY b. 1850, Sudbury, Suffolk .

iii. WILLIAM SHELLEY, b. 1853, Sudbury, Suffolk .

iv. SUSANNAH SHELLEY, b. 13 April 1856, Sudbury, Suffolk.

v. JAMES SHELLEY, b. 11 December 1857, Sudbury, Suffolk.

vi. AYLMER SHELLEY, b. 19 November 1859, Sudbury, Suffolk.

vii. ELIZA SHELLEY, b. 21 September 1861, Sudbury, Suffolk.

viii. GEORGE ALEXANDER SHELLEY, b. 03 February 1864, Sudbury, Suffolk.

ix. AYLMER SHELLEY, b. 02 March 1866, Sudbury, Suffolk.

x. BENJAMIN SHELLEY, b. 13 March 1867, Sudbury, Suffolk.

xi. ERNEST ARTHUR SHELLEY, b. 18 May 1871, Sudbury, Suffolk.

15. MARY ANN 8 SHELLEY (JAMES 7 , SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born July 1832.

Child of MARY ANN SHELLEY was:

i. DRUSILLA 9 SHELLEY, b. 1855, Sudbury, Suffolk; m. JOSEPH RICHARDSON, December 1878, Sudbury, Suffolk

16. AYLMER HORATIO 8 SHELLEY (JAMES 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born February 1836 in Sudbury, Suffolk . He married MARY ANN

Child of AYLMER SHELLEY and MARY ANN was:

i. ELIZABETH 9 SHELLEY, b. 1864, Sudbury, Suffolk.

17. SARAH 8 SHELLEY (ROBERT 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 20 February 1825 in Sudbury, Suffolk. She married NOAH MUST April 1855 in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Children of SARAH SHELLEY and NOAH MUST were:

i. SARAH HELEN 9 MUST, b. 1860, Sudbury, Suffolk; d. February 1864, Sudbury, Suffolk.

ii. ROBERT MUST, b. 1862, Sudbury Suffolk; m. ELIZABETH

iii. MARY E MUST, b. 1856, Sudbury.

iv. MARTHA F MUST, b. 1859, Sudbury.

Generation No. 9

18. CATHARINE 9 SHELLEY (PHILLIP 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 15 November 1871 in Bushey, Herts, and died 1974. She married ARTHUR JOHN FRENCH 27 February 1910 in Hatcham Park, London, son of JOHN FRENCH and SARAH SHALES. He was born 21 September 1856 in St Luke Middx, and died 17 July 1936 in Brockley.

Child of CATHARINE SHELLEY and ARTHUR FRENCH was:

i. STANLEY JOHN 10 FRENCH, b. June 1911, New Cross; d. July 1948, Petts Wood Kent,

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19. SAMUEL PHILLIP 9 SHELLEY (PHILLIP 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 13 September 1863 in Bushey, Herts, and died 12 December 1925. He married CLARA HARVEY June 1890 in Greenwich.

Children of SAMUEL SHELLEY and CLARA HARVEY were:

i. JESSIE MABEL 10 SHELLEY, b. 1892, New Cross.

ii. ALICE SOPHIA SHELLEY, b. 1893, Camberwell.

iii. ARTHUR PHILIP T SHELLEY, b. 1898, New Cross.

20. WILLIAM BRIGHTEN 9 SHELLEY (PHILLIP 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2 , RICHARD 1) was born 11 February 1871 in Bushey, Herts. He married MARY ESTHER BATES June 1890 in Greenwich.

Child of WILLIAM SHELLEY and MARY BATES was:

i. HARRY 10 SHELLEY, b. 1893, New Cross.

21. JOSEPH BICKFORD 9 SHELLEY (PHILLIP 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 03 November 1866 in Bushey, Herts. He married ADELAIDE VINCENT June 1892 in Camberwell, daughter of JOHN VINCENT and LAVINIA BRISTOW.

Children of JOSEPH SHELLEY and ADELAIDE VINCENT were:

i. JOSEPH 10 SHELLEY, b. 1894, Ireland.

ii. RAYMOND SHELLEY, b. 1899, Lydd , Kent.

22. FRANCES ELLEN 9 SHELLEY (PHILLIP 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 01 January 1857 in Willsborough, Kent. She married CHARLES STREET LONG December 1877 in Ipswich

Children of FRANCES SHELLEY and CHARLES LONG were:

i. FREDERICK CHARLES 10 LONG, b. 1879, Chelsea; m. FLORENCE JAMES, June 1900, Hampstead

ii. ALICE LONG, b. 1881, Chelsea.

iii. GRACE LONG, b. 1883, Chelsea.

iv. FRANCES LONG, b. 1885, Chelsea.

v. NELLIE LONG, b. 1887, Chelsea.

23. URITH ALICE 9 SHELLEY (PHILLIP 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 05 June 1855 in Northfleet, Kent. She married ALFRED SADD March 1882 in Watford, Herts.

Children of URITH SHELLEY and ALFRED SADD were:

i. NELLIE 10 SADD, b. 1883, Watford, Herts.

ii. ALFRED SADD, b. 1885, Watford , Herts.

iii. GERTRUDE SADD, b. 1890, Watford, Herts.

iv. PETER SADD, b. 1892, Watford, Herts.

24. ROBERT 9 SHELLEY (SAMUEL 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 20 November 1847 in St. Helens, Ipswich, Suffolk. He married (1) MARTHA LAST 21 April 1872 in Ipswich. He married (2) ELIZA GROVES 02 November 1884 in Ipswich.

Children of ROBERT SHELLEY and MARTHA LAST were:

i. ROBERT 10 SHELLEY, b. 1873, Ipswich, Suffolk.

ii. SAMUEL SHELLEY, b. 07 January 1875, Ipswich, Suffolk; d. 26 February 1917 at sea, Folkestone.

Children of ROBERT SHELLEY and ELIZA GROVES were:

iii. ANNIE 10 SHELLEY, b. 1888.

iv. ARTHUR SHELLEY, b. 1886, Ipswich, Suffolk.

25. ARTHUR 9 SHELLEY (SAMUEL 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 16 August 1851 in Ipswich, Suffolk. He married CAROLINE STOPHER 18 May 1875 in Ipswich, daughter of ROBERT STOPHER.

Children of ARTHUR SHELLEY and CAROLINE STOPHER were:

i. FRANCIS 10 SHELLEY, b. 04 July 1878, Sheerness Kent; d. 31 January 1963, Broadstairs; m. LOUISA VALENTINE STRACHAN

ii. ERNEST EDWARD SHELLEY, b. 19 February 1880, Sheerness Kent.

iii. ALBERT ARTHUR SHELLEY, b. 23 January 1882, Sheerness Kent; m. FLORENCE JANE AXULL, 28 September 1908, Sheppey Kent.

iv. ARCHIBALD JOSEPH SHELLEY, b. 12 December 1885, Sheerness Kent.

v. PHILLIP SHELLEY, b. 22 November 1885, Sheerness Kent.

26. HENRY FRANCIS 9 SHELLEY (SAMUEL 8, SAMUEL 7, SAMUEL 6, PHILIP 5, PHILIP 4, PHILIP 3, THOMAS 2, RICHARD 1) was born 23 October 1853 in Ipswich, Suffolk. He married EMMA.

Children of HENRY SHELLEY and EMMA were:

i. ERNEST W 10 SHELLEY, b. 1876, Ipswich.

ii. MINNIE J SHELLEY, b. 1877, Ipswich.

iii. ALICE E SHELLEY, b. 1882, Ipswich.

iv. FRANCES E SHELLEY, b. 1884, Ipswich.