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Earl Ferrers is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1711. Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers created.
25th December 1717. Son Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers succeeded.
14th April 1729. Brother Henry Shirley 3rd Earl Ferrers succeeded.
6th August 1745. Nephew Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
5th May 1760. Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers forfeit. See Trial and Execution of Earl Ferrers.
1763. Brother Washington Shirley 5th Earl Ferrers restored.
1st October 1778. Brother Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
18th April 1787. Son Robert Shirley 7th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
2nd May 1827. Brother Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
2nd October 1842. Grandson Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
13th March 1859. Son Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
26th July 1912. Fourth Cousin Walter Shirley 11th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
2nd February 1937. Son Robert Shirley 12th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
11th October 1954. Son Robert Shirley 13th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
13th November 2012. Son Robert William Saswalo Shirley 14th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
In 1711 Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 60) was created 1st Earl Ferrers. Selina Finch Countess Ferrers (age 29) by marriage Countess Ferrers.
On 25th December 1717 Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 67) died. His son Washington (age 40) succeeded 2nd Earl Ferrers, 8th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers. His granddaughter Elizabeth (age 23) succeeded 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley.
On 14th April 1729 Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers (age 51) died. His brother Henry (age 37) succeeded 3rd Earl Ferrers, 9th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 6th August 1745 Henry Shirley 3rd Earl Ferrers (age 53) died at Kensington Gore. His nephew Laurence (age 24) succeeded 4th Earl Ferrers, 10th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
In 1752 Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers (age 31) and Mary Meredith Countess Ferrers were married. She by marriage Countess Ferrers.
On 5th May 1760 Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers (age 39) was hanged at Tyburn [Map] (the last peer to be hanged) for having shot his old family steward. Earl Ferrers, Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire forfeit.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1763 Washington Shirley 5th Earl Ferrers (age 40) was restored 5th Earl Ferrers and 11th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 24).
On 1st October 1778 Washington Shirley 5th Earl Ferrers (age 56) died without issue. His brother Robert (age 55) succeeded 6th Earl Ferrers, 12th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Catherine Cotton Countess Ferrers (age 59) by marriage Countess Ferrers.
On 18th April 1787 Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers (age 63) died. His son Robert (age 30) succeeded 7th Earl Ferrers, 13th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Elizabeth Prentiss Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers.
On 28th September 1799 Robert Shirley 7th Earl Ferrers (age 43) and Elizabeth Mundy Countess Ferrers were married. She by marriage Countess Ferrers. He the son of Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers and Catherine Cotton Countess Ferrers.
On 2nd 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 (age 66) succeeded 8th Earl Ferrers, 14th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 2nd October 1842 Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers (age 81) died. His grandson Washington (age 20) succeeded 9th Earl Ferrers, 15th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 23rd July 1844 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers (age 22) and Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers were married. She by marriage Countess Ferrers. She the daughter of Edward Chichester 4th Marquess Donegal (age 45) and Amelia Ogrady Marchioness County Donegal.
On 13th March 1859 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers (age 37) died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Sewallis (age 12) succeeded 10th Earl Ferrers, 16th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 24th October 1885 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers (age 38) and Ina Maude Hedges-White Countess Ferrers were married. She by marriage Countess Ferrers. She the daughter of William Henry Hare Hedges-White 3rd Earl Bantry. He the son of Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers and Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers.
On 26th July 1912 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers (age 65) died. On His fourth cousin Walter (age 48) succeeded 11th Earl Ferrers, 17th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Mary Jane Moon Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers.
On 2nd February 1937 Walter Shirley 11th Earl Ferrers (age 72) died. His son Robert (age 42) succeeded 12th Earl Ferrers, 18th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 11th October 1954 Robert Shirley 12th Earl Ferrers (age 60) died. His son Robert (age 25) succeeded 13th Earl Ferrers, 19th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 13th November 2012 Robert Shirley 13th Earl Ferrers (age 83) died. His son Robert (age 59) succeeded 14th Earl Ferrers, 20th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.