Paternal Family Tree: Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers
On 12th December 1821 [his father] Robert William Shirley [aged 38] and [his mother] Anne Weston were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers [aged 61] and [his grandmother] Frances Ward.
On 3rd January 1822 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers was born to Robert William Shirley [aged 38] and Anne Weston.
On 2nd February 1830 [his father] Robert William Shirley [aged 46] died.
Around 1834 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 11] educated at Eton College [Map].
On 7th October 1839 [his mother] Anne Weston died.
On 2nd October 1842 [his grandfather] Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers [aged 81] died. His succeeded grandson Washington [aged 20] succeeded 9th Earl Ferrers, 15th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 23rd July 1844 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 22] and Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers were married. Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers. She the daughter of Edward Chichester 4th Marquess Donegal [aged 45] and Amelia Ogrady Marchioness County Donegal.
On 16th July 1845 [his son] Stillborn Shirley was born to Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 23] and [his wife] Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers.
On 24th January 1847 [his son] Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers was born to Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 25] and [his wife] Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers. He married 24th October 1885 Ina Maude Hedges-White Countess Ferrers, daughter of William Henry Hare Hedges-White 3rd Earl Bantry.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 1st December 1848 [his daughter] Amelia Anne Shirley was born to Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 26] and [his wife] Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers. She died aged less than one years old.
On 6th September 1849 [his daughter] Amelia Anne Shirley died.
On 25th December 1849 [his daughter] Augusta Amelia Shirley Shirley was born to Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 27] and [his wife] Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers. She married 19th August 1873 Archibald Palmer.
On 10th February 1852 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 30] was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Leicestershire.
On 16th July 1853 [his son] Devereux Hugh Lupus Shirley was born to Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 31] and [his wife] Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers. He died aged less than one years old.
On 22nd February 1854 [his son] Devereux Hugh Lupus Shirley died.
On 10th January 1857 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 35] was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Staffordshire.
On 13th March 1859 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 37] died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. His succeeded son Sewallis [aged 12] succeeded 10th Earl Ferrers, 16th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 19 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 4th Baronet 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Okeover Lady Shirley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Laurence Shirley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Laurence Washington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Clarges
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Clarges 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Clarges
GrandFather: Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cotton of Alkington and Bellaport
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Cotton of Bellaport
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rowland Cotton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton Countess Ferrers
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervaise Sleigh of Ash, Derbyshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Sleigh of Ash and Etwall
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cholmondeley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Sleigh
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harpur 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harpur
Father: Robert William Shirley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humble Ward 1st Baron Ward of Birmingham Baron Dudley
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ward 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Sutton 6th Baroness Dudley 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ward 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend William aka Henry Ward 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess Stamford 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Grey 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Ward 7th Baron Dudley 2nd Baron Ward 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Ward 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Brereton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Frances Ward 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: Richard Weston 
Mother: Anne Weston