Anne Ferrers

Brief Life History of Anne

When Anne Ferrers was born in 1670, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Humphrey Ferrars, was 23 and her mother, Edith Pigot, was 14. She married Honorable Robert Shirley FRS on 27 September 1688, in Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died in March 1697, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 27.

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Family Time Line

Honorable Robert Shirley FRS
1673–1699
Anne Ferrers
1670–1697
Marriage: 27 September 1688
Viscount Robert Shirley
1692–1714
Elizabeth Shirley, 9th Baroness Ferrers
1694–1740
Hon Ferrers Shirley
1696–1712
Thomas Shirley
1697–1708

Sources (11)

  • Anne in entry for Elizabeth Shirley, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
  • Anne in entry for Elizabeth Shirley, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
  • Anne in entry for Robert Shirley, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"

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Siblings (1)

  1. Anne Ferrers

Name Meaning

Norman, English: locative name from Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire (Eure) and Ferrières (Manche).

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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