Robert Sheffield

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Sheffield was born about 1483, in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Sheffield, was 11481 and his mother, Helen Delves, was 20. He married Hon. Jane Stanley in 1502, in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 14 November 1532, in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, at the age of 50.

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Family Time Line

Robert Sheffield
1483–1532
Hon. Jane Stanley
1483–1557
Marriage: 1502
Lady Jane Sheffield
1502–1594
David Sheffield
1508–
Elisham Sheffield
1530–1549
Thomas Sheffield
from 11 January 1504 to 10 January 1505–1598
Margaret Sheffield
1510–
Eleanor Sheffield
1512–1563
Sir Edmund Sheffield
1521–1549
Ann Shefield
1525–1587

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  • Geni
  • Ancestry Family Trees
  • Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

Name Meaning

English: habitational name principally from Sheffield (Yorkshire), but perhaps also from Sheffield Bottom in Burghfield (Berkshire), or Sheffield Park in Fletching (Sussex). The Yorkshire place takes its name from the river Sheaf, itself from Old English scēath ‘boundary’, + Old English feld ‘open country’, while the Berkshire placename derives from Old English scēo ‘shelter’ + feld. The Sussex placename comes from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + feld.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sir Robert Sheffield, of Butterwicke

Sir Robert Sheffield, of Butterwicke Is your surname Sheffield? Sir Robert Sheffield, of Butterwicke Birthdate: circa 1485 Birthplace: of, Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Death: …

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