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Paternal Family Tree: Shelley
Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet and [his mother] Jane Reresby.
Before 1644 [his father] John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet and [his mother] Jane Reresby (age 53) were married.
In 1644 [his mother] Jane Reresby (age 54) died.
On 14th November 1644 [his father] John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet died. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.
Before 1662 Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Weston were married. She the daughter of Benjamin Weston and Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey (age 53).
Around 1662 [his son] John Shelley 3rd Baronet was born to Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet and [his wife] Elizabeth Weston. He married (1) before 15th June 1685 Winifred Neville Lady Shelley and had issue (2) 24th May 1687 Mary Gage Lady Shelley, daughter of John Gage 4th Baronet and Mary Middlemore, and had issue.
Around 1665 [his sister-in-law] Anne Villiers Countess Sussex died.
Before 21st April 1665 George Neville (age 50) and [his future wife] Mary Gifford (age 35) were married.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Around 1666 [his wife] Elizabeth Weston died.
After 2nd June 1666 Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet and Mary Gifford (age 36) were married. His son John Shelley 3rd Baronet (age 4) subsequently married her daughter Winifred Neville Lady Shelley.
In 1681 Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet died. His son John (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.
Before 15th June 1685 [his son] John Shelley 3rd Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Winifred Neville Lady Shelley were married. She by marriage Lady Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex. His father Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet and her mother [his former wife] Mary Gifford (age 55) were married meaning her step-father became her father-in-law.
Before 14th November 1699, the date she was buried, [his former wife] Mary Gifford (age 69) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Shelley
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Shelley of Mitchelgrove
GrandFather: John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 
6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas or Ralph Lovell of Barton Bendish Norfolk 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gregory Lovell of Barton Bendish
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Lovell
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Lovell
GrandMother: Eleanor Lovell
Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lionel Reresby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Reresby
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Swift
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Swift
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Taylor
GrandFather: Thomas Reresby 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Babington of Dethick 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Babington 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith Fitzherbert 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Babington 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ferrers 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Ferrers 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hungerford 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Babington 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sacheverell
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Sacheverell
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Sacheverell 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Delves 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Mother: Jane Reresby 12 x Great Grand Daughter of