Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]

Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill is in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire.

On 12 Sep 1570 John Shirley (age 37) died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].

After 12 Sep 1570. Monument to John Shirley (deceased) at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. Elizabethan Period. Helm with Folds. Richard and Gabriel Royley of Burton upon Trent.

John Shirley: In 1533 he was born to Francis Shirley and Dorothy Giffard at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire. On 12 Sep 1570 John Shirley died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire. He was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill.

On 27 Jul 1571 Francis Shirley (age 56) died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried in the Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. Elizabethan Period. Chest with Weepers holding Shields. Helm with Folds. Richard and Gabriel Royley of Burton upon Trent.

Francis Shirley: Francis Shirley and Dorothy Giffard were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him. Around 26 Jan 1515 he was born to Ralph Shirley at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire.

On 29 Dec 1595 Frances Berkeley (age 31) died. She was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. Monument to Frances Berkeley (age 31) and George Shirley 1st Baronet (age 36). The armorial shows Shirley Arms and Berkeley Arms impaled. Cadaver Underneath. Attributed to Jasper Hollemans.

Frances Berkeley: Around 1564 she was born to Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley and Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley. After 21 Feb 1587 George Shirley 1st Baronet and she were married.

On 27 Apr 1622 George Shirley 1st Baronet (age 63) died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. His son Henry Shirley 2nd Baronet (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Dorothy Devereux Lady Shirley (age 22) by marriage Lady Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.

1787. Monument to Nathaniel Curzon -1787 in Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].

On 22 Feb 1827 Elizabeth Mundy Countess Ferrers died. She was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].

On 02 May 1827 Robert Shirley 7th Earl Ferrers (age 70) died. He was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. His brother Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers (age 66) succeeded 8th Earl Ferrers, 14th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.

1848. Monument to Nathaniel Curzon 1779-1848 in Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].