There were and are many SHIRLEY families living in Hampshire and there origins fall broadly into three groups. The first group of families have been living in Hampshire from long before Parish Records were started with the earliest mention I have found being in the 13th century. The second group of families have come mainly from Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire and they settled mainly in villages across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The third group came from other parts of England, most probably to take up work in the Southampton/Portsea areas in the late 1700's and early 1800's. For many Shirley family researchers, including myself, who have connections to the Hampshire Shirley's, the biggest problem has been and still is, trying to identify where our respective families originated from as most records that still exist are quiet on this question. It is also of interest that descendants of most of these families can now be found worldwide.
1) The earliest mention of a Shirley family can be found in the New Forest documents - 29May1256, Roger de SCHYRL is recorded in connection with court proceedings and Alice de SCHIRLIE a resident of the Village of Avene is recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327/8
2) The SHIRLEY
presence in Ringwood started with Thomas SHEARLY (his own spelling), with
his marriage to Charity FALKNER in 1769 and four children were baptised to
them there. There eldest son, Thomas only had one child, a son, baptised at
Ringwood in 1806. It is not known who he married or what became of him or
whether there are any more children. This son, also a "Thomas" married
twice, first in 1828 and again in 1833. From the second marriage to Harriet
there were 2 children, By 1841 these two children, Thomas & Amelia were
in the Ringwood Workhouse. There is no further mention (so far) of this Thomas,
but Amelia went on to marry John JENKINS in 1856 and descendants of this family
can now be found in Australia. The second son William turns up in Horsington,
Somerset
with his marriage there in 1799. Descendants of William can still be found
in Somerset as well as in New Zealand where two of his son's emigrated to.
The name was spelt SHEARLY, then SHERLEY, before settling down to SHARLEY
or SHIRLEY.
3) Henry SHARLEY was born at Sopley (parents unknown), he settled in Ringwood and married Charlotte Hutchins in 1803. They had seven children that I know of., some of whom settled in Dorset.
Please Note - This is on going research and other families will be added as and when I can. The above information is the result of research to date and as more information comes to hand could be changed or updated. If you can add or clarify any information on any Shirley family in Hampshire or would like some help, please do contact me and I will help as much as I can.
Date | Place | child's name, father's name, mother's name | Notes |
21Mar1581 | East Meon | Thomas son of Thomas SHERLEY | |
25Aug1700 | Sherfield Upon Loddon | Alice dau of Peter and Anne SHERLEY | |
09Sep1722 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Elizabeth dau of David and Elizabeth SHERLY | |
24Mar1724 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Edward son of David and Elizabeth SHERLEY | |
26Mar1727 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | John son of David and Elizabeth SHERLY | |
13Feb1732 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | David son of David and Elizabeth SHERLY | |
09Dec1733 | Holy Trinity, Gosport | Richard son of Edward and Mary SHIRLEY | |
22Feb1740 | Mottisfont | Sarah dau of William SHURLEY | |
11Dec1743 | Mottisfont | Stephen son of William SHURLEY | |
22Jan1747 | Mottisfont | James son of Thomas SHURLEY | |
13Nov1757 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Susanna Booth dau of David and Mary SHIRLEY | |
24Dec1758 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Elizabeth dau of David and Mary Ransom SHIRLEY | |
03Apr1761 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Susanna Booth dau of David and Mary SHIRLEY | |
11Jun1764 | Mottisfont | Sarah dau of William and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
21Oct1766 | Mottisfont | John son of William and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
28Aug1768 | St Marys, Portsea | Heneritta dau of David SHIRLEY | |
02Oct1768 | Mottisfont | Amy dau of William and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
02Sep1770 | St Marys, Portsea | Sarah dau of David SHERLEY | |
26Sep1770 | Ringwood | Thomas son of Thomas and Charity SHERLEY | |
01Oct1771 | Mottisfont | Silena dau of William and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
11Mar1772 | Ringwood | William son of Thomas and Charity SHERLEY | marries and lives out his life in Horsington, Somerset |
18Apr1773 | St Marys, Portsea | Mary dau of David SHERLEY | |
19Dec1773 | Mottisfont | Rachael dau of William and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
24Aug1774 | Ringwood | Sarah dau of Thomas and Charity SHERLEY | married Edward COX |
24Aug1774 | Ringwood | Mary dau of Thomas and Charity SHERLEY | |
06Aug1775 | Mottisfont | Rachel dau of William and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
14Dec1777 | Mottisfont | Stephen son of William and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
14Aug1782 | Holy Trinity, Gosport | John son of Thomas and Katherine SHERLY | |
01Jan1786 | Mottisfont | John son of Moses and Mary SHIRLEY | |
07Apr1790 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Mary dau of John and Jane SHIRLEY | |
26May1793 | Romsey | Mary dau of Moses and Mary SHIRLEY | |
28Mar1794 | Alverstoke | Mary dau of Moses and Mary SHIRLEY | |
23Feb1795 | Alverstoke | Leuhannah dau of Moses and Mary SHIRLEY | |
29Jul1796 | Shorwell, Isle of Wight. | Jane dau of John and Jane SHIRLEY | |
26Dec1796 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Elizabeth dau of John and Jane SHIRLEY | |
28Mar1797 | Alverstoke | Mary dau of Moses and Mary SHERLEY | |
25Aug1799 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Jane dau of John and Jane SHIRLEY | |
05Sep1801 | Alverstoke | Ann dau of Moses and Mary SHIRLEY | |
18Jul1802 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Sophia dau of William and Mary SHIRLEY | |
14Apr1803 | St Maurice, Winchester | John son of John SHIRLEY | |
20Apr1803 | Mottisfont | Elizabeth dau of Stephen and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
01May1803 | Ringwood | Ann dau of Henry and Charlotte SHARLEY | |
30Oct1803 | St Maurice, Winchester | John son of John and Jane SHIRLEY | |
20Feb1805 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Eliza dau of William and Mary SHIRLEY | |
05May1805 | Shorwell, Isle of Wight. | Mary dau of John and Jane SHIRLEY | |
19Dec1806 | Ringwood | Thomas son of Thomas SHERLEY | mothers name unknown, possibly married twice |
26Feb1807 | Holy Trinity, Gosport | William Stephen son of William and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
25Apr1808 | Alverstoke | Elizabeth. dau of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
19Jun1808 | Mottisfont | Mary Ann dau of Stephen and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
01Jan1809 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Obedience dau of William and Mary SHIRLEY | |
05Feb1809 | St Marys, Portsea | John Moore son of Henry and Mary SHIRLEY | |
02Apr1809 | Holy Trinity, Gosport | Mary Ann Stevens dau of William and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
10May1809 | Alverstoke | Moses son of John and Priscilla SHIRLEY | |
22Apr1810 | Ringwood | William son of Henry and Charlotte SHARLEY | |
23Apr1810 | Alverstoke | James son of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
27Sep1810 | Alverstoke | John son of John and Priscilla SHIRLEY | |
Aug1812 | Alverstoke | George son of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
Nov1812 | Alverstoke | William son of John and Priscilla SHIRLEY | |
20Dec1812 | St Marys, Portsea | Mary dau of Henry and Mary SHURLEY | |
21Mar1813 | Ringwood | John son of Henry and Charlotte SHARLEY | |
15Nov1813 | Alverstoke | William son of George and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
22Feb1815 | Alverstoke | Thomas son of John and Priscilla SHIRLEY | |
17Nov1815 | Alverstoke | Mary dau of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
11Feb1816 | Alverstoke | George son of George and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
28Jul1816 | Ringwood | Elizabeth dau of Henry and Charlotte SHARLEY | |
06Jul1817 | Alverstoke | Ann dau of John and Priscila SHIRLEY | |
28Jun1818 | Alverstoke | Joseph son of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
12Jul1818 | Alverstoke | Ann dau of George and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
09May1819 | Ringwood | Mary dau of Henry and Charlotte SHARLEY | |
30Jan1820 | Alverstoke | Jane dau of John and Priscilla SHERLEY | |
14Jan1821 | Alverstoke | Ann dau of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
18Jul1821 | St Marys, Portsea | Lewanna dau of George and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
28Apr1822 | Ringwood | Henry son of Henry and Charlotte SHARLEY | |
03Nov1822 | Alverstoke | Suanna dau of John and Priscilla SHIRLEY | |
04May1823 | East Wellow | Sarah Kinves dau of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
10Apr1825 | Alverstoke | Mary Ann dau of John and Priscilla SHIRLEY | |
15Nov1826 | Ringwood | Sarah dau of Henry and Charlotte SHARLEY | |
05Aug1827 | Alverstoke | George son of John and Priscilla SHIRLEY | |
26Aug1827 | St John, Portsea | William Edward son of George and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
11May1828 | Ringwood | Stephen son of Thomas and Martha SHORLY | |
10Aug1828 | Alverstoke | Henry son of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
11Apr1829 | St John, Portsea | William Henry son of Thomas William and Harriet Ann SHIRLEY | |
11Oct1829 | Alverstoke | Caroline Martha dau of John and Priscilla SHIRLEY | |
12Mar1830 | Millbrook | Emma Maria dau of William and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
17Apr1831 | St John, Portsea | Sarah Elizabeth dau of George and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
22May1831 | Alverstoke | Eliza dau of James and Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
10Aug1832 | Shorwell, I.O.W. | Moses son of James & Sarah SHIRLEY | |
27Aug1833 | St John, Portsea | Emma Charlotte Frances dau of George and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
01Jan1834 | Ringwood | Amelia dau of Thomas and Harriet SHERLEY | |
10Apr1834 | Romsey | Robert son of James and Elizabeth SHIRLY | |
08Oct1834 | Ringwood | Charlotte dau of John and Ann SHORLEY | |
08Feb1835 | Shorwell, I.OW | Anna dau of James and Sarah SHIRLEY | |
03Feb1836 | Ringwood | Thomas son of Thomas and Harriet SHERLEY | |
16Feb1837 | Gosport (Wesleyan) | John son of John and Ann SHIRLEY | |
26Nov1837 | Shorwell, I.O.W. | William son of James & Sarah SHIRLEY | |
03Jun1838 | Alverstoke | Mary Ann dau of John and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
21Nov1838 | Ringwood | Levi son of Harriet SHERLEY | |
27Oct1839 | Alverstoke | Elizabeth dau of John and Jane SHIRLEY | |
03May1840 | Alverstoke | George Thomas son of John and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
13Feb1842 | Shorwell, I.O.W. | Benjamin son of James & Sarah SHIRLEY | |
12Mar1843 | Alverstoke | Priscilla Jane dau of John and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
22Feb1844 | Shorwell, I.O.W. | Jacob son of James & Sarah SHIRLEY | |
14Sep1845 | Alverstoke | Louisa Caroline dau of John and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
01Nov1846 | Alverstoke | Eliza Ann dau of Thomas and Eliza SHIRLEY | |
24Jan1850 | Alverstoke | William John son of John and Anna SHIRLEY | |
05Aug1855 | St Marys, Portsea | Ellen dau of William and Eliza SHIRLEY | |
05Aug1855 | St Marys, Portsea | Ann dau of William and Eliza SHIRLEY | |
27May1860 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | John James son of John and Eleanor SHIRLEY | |
11Jan1863 | Shorwell, Isle of Wight. | Emily dau of William and Fanny SHIRLEY | |
23Dec1866 | Shalfleet, Isle of Wight | William son of Moses and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
20Oct1867 | St Marys, Portsea | William John son of John William and Harriet Maria SHIRLEY | |
17May1868 | St Marys, Portsea | Benjamin Stephen son of Benjamin and Mary SHIRLEY | |
17Aug1868 | Alverstoke | John Henry James son of James Henry and Eliza Ann SHIRLEY | |
10Dec1868 | St Marys, Portsea | Alice dau of Louisa SHIRLEY | |
07Mar1869 | Shalfleet, Isle of Wight | George son of Moses and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
31Jul1870 | St Marys, Portsea | Alice Maud Mary dau of Benjamin and Mary SHIRLEY | |
19Feb1871 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Elizabeth Maud Hannah dau of Thomas and Emily SHIRLEY | |
26Mar1871 | St Thomas, Bedhampton | Joseph son of William and Eliza SHIRLEY | |
23Apr1871 | Alverstoke | George Henry son of James Henry and Eliza Ann SHIRLEY | |
30Jun1872 | Shalfleet, Isle of Wight | Edward son of Moses and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
15Dec1872 | St Marys, Portsea | Harry Owen Meredith dau of Benjamin and Mary SHIRLEY | |
05Feb1874 | Alverstoke | Caroline Louisa dau of John and Louisa SHIRLEY | |
05Feb1874 | Alverstoke | John son of John and Louisa SHIRLEY | |
10May1874 | Havant | Mary Augusta dau of William and Eliza SHIRLEY | |
21Jun1878 | Sandown, Isle of Wight | Lucy dau of John Walter and Mary SHIRLEY | |
24Oct1879 | Sandown, Isle of Wight | Henry James dau of John Walter and Mary SHIRLEY | |
05Jun1883 | Newport, Wesleyan, IOW | Rosa Ellen dau of Ben and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
07Oct1884 | Newport, Wesleyan, IOW | Annie Jane dau of Ben and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
18Nov1887 | Moordown | Annie dau of George and Fanny SHIRLEY | |
06Nov1892 | Apse Heath, Isle of Wight | Florence Annie dau of Frank and Mary Ann SHIRLEY | born 13May1892 |
Date |
Place | Groom | Bride | |
19Oct1574 | Eling | Edmond SCHERLY | Bridget SHERMAN | |
16Oct1586 | Chalton | John FRITH | Rose SHERLEYE | |
29Jun1591 | Newport, Isle of Wight | William FUCKETT | Agnes SHARLE | |
05Feb1665/6 | Bentley | Anthony CHIGGELL | Alice SHERLEY | |
28Oct1668? | Sherfield-Upon-Loddon | [______] MAYNARD | Rose SHERLY | |
01Mar1684 | Alverstoke | Thomas HOLTON | Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
03Mar1694 | Quarley | Edward FOSSAT | Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
25Feb1695 | Eling | Charles SMITH | Phillipe SHIRLEY | |
29Jan1696 | Holy Trinity, Gosport | Peter SNOOK | Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
29Jul1717 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Edward BINSTED | Anne SHERLEY | |
19Jan1718/9 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | David SHERLEY | Elizabeth CASFERD | |
21Feb1729 | Rowner | Edward SHIRLY | Mary GIRRARD | |
17Jun1732 | Andover | William SHERLY | Eleanor Bedford | |
30Nov1741 | St Marys, Portsea | Robert STRAHON | Elizabeth SHERLEY | |
15Nov1756 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | David SHIRLEY | Mary RANSOM | (bride's surname DRUITT???) |
1763 | Mottisfont | William SHIRLEY | Sarah SPRAGG | No day or month entered |
20Apr1766 | Kingsworthy | Benjamin HOBS | Rachel SHIRLY | |
13Aug1768 | Easton | Elizabeth, SHIRLEY | James PENFOIL | |
14 Nov1769 | Ringwood | Thomas, SHEARLY | Charity FALKNER | |
25Jun1770 | Alverstoke | William WALKER | Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
30Oct1780 | Mottisfont | John ELCOCK | Kaziah SHIRLEY | |
08Nov1780 | Mottisfont | Moses SHIRLEY | Mary MEARSH | |
28Oct1785 | St Peter, Cheesehill, Winchester | John SHIRLEY | Mary BIRD | |
08Nov1786 | Newport, Isle of Wight | Robert POPLE | Hannah SHIRLY | |
25Feb1794 | Mottisfont | William GRANT | Rachel SHIRLEY | |
20Apr1794 | Mottisfont | William STANBROOKE | Sarah SHIRLEY | |
23Sep1794 | St Maurice, Winchester | Daniel SMART | Ann SHIRLEY | |
16Mar1795 | St Swithun, Winchester | William SHIRLEY | Elizabeth PERKINS | |
09Nov1795 | Mottisfont | James JUDD | Amy SHIRLEY | |
06Apr1796 | Newport, Isle of Wight | John SHIRLEY | Jane DOWNES | |
17Oct1802 | Ringwood | Edward COX | Sarah SHERLEY | |
23Jan1803 | Ringwood | Henry SHARLEY | Charlotte HUTCHINS | |
10Feb1805 | St Marys, Portsea | Samuel THORPE | Sarah SHURLEY | |
05Jul1805 | Alverstoke | William SHIRLEY | Mary Ann TUTTON | |
27Jul1807 | Alverstoke | James SHIRLEY | Elizabeth HENVES | |
29Jun1808 | Alverstoke | John SHIRLEY | Priscilla TRAPREL | |
07Sep1809 | St Marys, Portsea | George MALLORS | Ann SHIRLEY | |
11Dec1810 | Ringwood | Thomas WEBB | Mary SHARLEY | |
18Aug1811 | Odiham | William GRIGG | Sarah SHURLY | |
25Oct1812 | Alverstoke | George SHIRLEY | Sarah CARTER | |
07Jun1814 | St Marys, Portsea | John Tobias MALLORS | Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
02Jun1816 | St Marys, Portsea | William ALDERSLADE | Mary SHERLEY | |
29Dec1822 | Ringwood | George BRENT | Ann SHARLY | |
05Nov1826 | St Marys, Portsea | Moses SHIRLEY | Mary Ann BRADLEY | |
22Jan1828 | Ringwood | Thomas SHORLY | Martha COMPTON | |
06Mar1828 | St Marys, Portsea | Thomas William SHIRLEY | Harriet Ann Ayling HAWKINS | |
16Jul1828 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | William Henry TEIDEMAN | Mary SHIRLEY | |
21Jul1829 | Alverstoke | Robert BARBER | Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
09Jan1830 | Bramshott | George ALBREY | Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
15Apr1830 | Mottisfont | Mary Ann SHIRLEY | James DELACOURT | |
21Jan1833 | Ringwood | Thomas SHERLEY | Harriet STREET | |
11Dec1833 | Ringwood | John SHORLEY | Ann COMBS | |
01Jan1837 | Alverstoke | John SHIRLEY | Mary Ann LANE | |
30Nov1837 | Ringwood | Thomas BALLARD | Elizabeth SHORLEY | |
17Apr1838 | Alverstoke | John HICKMAN | Mary SHIRLEY | |
09Oct1842 | St Marys, Portsea | Henry Thomas WARNER | Ann SHIRLEY | |
06May1843 | Cheriton | John SHIRLEY | Caroline BACHELOR | |
02Jul1843 | Landport | Charles SHIRLEY | Eliza POWELL | |
21Oct1843 | Alverstoke | James EDWARDS | Ann SHIRLEY | |
21Nov1843 | Burley | Charles VATCHER | Mary SHORLEY | |
05Feb1844 | St Marys, Portsea | Thomas JAMES | Jane SHIRLEY | |
02Jun1845 | Alverstoke | Thomas SHIRLEY | Eliza RAWLINGS | |
24May1847 | St Marys, Portsea | Richard SINGLETON | Mary Ann SHIRLEY | |
08Jan1848 | St Marys, Portsea | George Henry POLING | Jane Reeves SHIRLEY | |
19Jan1848 | Alverstoke | William CRAVEN | Louisa SHIRLEY | |
12Aug1850 | Holy Trinity, Gosport | George SHIRLEY | Kezia BROAD | |
25Aug1850 | Shorwell, I.O.W. | James SHIRLEY | Fanny ATKINS | Grooms father - James |
25May1851 | Alverstoke | Samuel James HEWETT | Caroline Martha SHIRLEY | |
22Sep1851 | St Marys, Portsea | William Kaiger SHIRLEY | Eliza PICKENELL | |
11May1856 | St Marys, Portsea | John JENKINS | Amelia SHEARLEY | dau. of Thomas & Harriet |
23May1857 | William SHIRLEY | Fanny WHITE | Grooms father - James | |
28Jun1858 | St Marys, Portsea | William John PETTIT | Mary SHIRLEY | |
08Aug1858 | Northwood, I.O.W. | Moses SHIRLEY | Mary Ann BRADING | |
31Oct1861 | Alverstoke | John Henry WRIGHT | Jane Eliza SHIRLEY | |
11Mar1865 | St Marys, Portsea | James CAMPBELL | Sarah Elizabeth SHIRLEY | |
27Mar1865 | Alverstoke | Thomas SHIRLEY | Mary Ann PAGE | |
08Aug1867 | Alverstoke | James Henry SHIRLEY | Eliza Ann RANDALL | |
28Jun1873 | Holdenhurst | John HAMBLEN | Mary SHIRLEY | Brides father - John |
05Aug1874 | St Marys, Portsea | Oliver SHIRLEY | Mary Ann LAWS | |
16Oct1879 | Northwood, I.O.W. | George LOWE | Elizabeth SHIRLEY | Brides father - James |
28Oct1882 | Northwood, I.O.W. | Benjamin SHIRLEY | Mary Anne FLUX | Grooms father - James |
28Sep1885 | Yarmouth, Isle of Wight | Frederick John SHIRLEY | Mary Ellen COLLINS | |
09Oct1899 | Northwood, I.O.W. | Harry Allan REEVES | Ann SHIRLEY | Brides father - James |
Date | Place | Name | Age | |
25Jun1732 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | John son of David and Elizabeth SHERLY | 5yrs | |
13Mar1740 | Winton | Betty SHIRLEY | ||
08Feb1758 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Susanna Booth dau of David and Mary SHIRLEY | 2mths | |
19Apr1804 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Sophia dau of William and Mary SHIRLEY | 1yr10mths | |
15May1809 | St Thomas, Portsmouth | Obedience dau of William and Mary SHIRLEY | 4mths | |
18Apr1819 | Ringwood | Ann SHARLY | 40yrs | |
19Oct1821 | Alverstoke | Susanna dau of George SHIRLEY | 13wks | |
13Aug1828 | Ringwood | Martha SHORLEY | 18yrs | |
13Aug1828 | Ringwood | Stephen SHORLEY | 4mths | |
13Jul1836 | Crow, Ringwood | Thomas SHORLEY | 29yrs |