About Sir George Shirley, 1st Baronet
Sir George Shirley, 1st Baronet (1559–1622), was an English landowner, created a baronet in 1611. He was the son of John (1535–1570), eldest son of Francis Shirley (1515–1571) of Staunton Harold, and Jane, only daughter and heir of Thomas Lovett of Astwell, Northants. The family inclined to Roman Catholicism, and one of his sisters, Elizabeth Shirley, became a nun, but generally they maintained sufficient conformity to avoid the penalties for recusancy.
- Born
- 1559
- Died
- April 27, 1622, 1622
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