- Shirley Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Shirley, two in the
Baronetage of England and one in theBaronetage of Great Britain . One creation is extant as of 2008.The Shirley Baronetcy, of Staunton in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on
22 May 1611 . For more information on this creation, see theEarl Ferrers .The Shirley Baronetcy, of Preston in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of England on
6 March 1666 for Anthony Shirley,Member of Parliament for Arundel, Sussex and Steyning. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1705.The Shirley Baronetcy, of Oat Hall in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on
27 June 1786 for Thomas Shirley, Governor of the Bahamas, ofDominica and of the Leeward Islands. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1815.hirley Baronets, of Staunton (
1611 )*see the
Earl Ferrers hirley Baronets, of Preston (
1666 )*
Sir Anthony Shirley, 1st Baronet (1624-1683)
*Sir Richard Shirley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1655-1692)
*Sir Richard Shirley, 3rd Baronet (c. 1680-1705)hirley Baronets, of Oat Hall (
1786 )*
Sir Thomas Shirley, 1st Baronet (1727-1800)
*Sir William Warden Shirley, 2nd Baronet (1772-1815)References
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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