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GB-2014-WSA-15640 · Person · 1868-?

SHORE, THOMAS EDMUND TEIGNMOUTH, brother of William Francis Teignmouth Shore (qv); b. 16 Jan 1868; adm. 12 Jun 1879 (G); left Aug 1884; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 21 Oct 1886; BA 1890; MA 1895; ordained deacon (Gibraltar for Rochester) 1891, priest (Rochester) 1892; Curate, Lewisham, Kent 1891-6; Domestic Chaplain to Bishop of Rochester 1895-9; with Oxford University Mission, Calcutta 1899-1906, Dacca 1906-20; Superior, Oxford University Mission, Calcutta 1920-40; Hon. Canon, Calcutta 1934.

GB-2014-WSA-15639 · Person · 1890-1985

Shore, Richard Arabin, son of John Henry Shore, of Frome, Somerset, by Charlotte Saunders, youngest daughter of Joseph Hill, of Paulton House, Somerset; b. May 21, 1890; adm. Jan. 19, 1905 (G); left Dec. 1907; served in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Aug. 1914 - Dec. 1915; wounded, invalided March 1916; a civil servant 1917-24; m. Feb. 5, 1935, Sidonie Anna Franziska, widow of Wilfred Leslie Waldegrave Brodie, and daughter of Feldmarschall-Leutnant August von Neuber, Austrian Army; d. 24 Sept. 1985.

GB-2014-WSA-15637 · Person · 1893-1965

Shore, Maurice Freeman, brother of Richard Arabin Shore (q.v.); b. March 6, 1893; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (G); left July 1910; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Serv. Batt. Somerset Light Infantry April 8, 1915, attached M.G.C. May 20, 1916; demob. as Capt. June 1919; served in France, Egypt, and Palestine in Great War I; M.C. Aug. 16, 1917; a tea and rubber planter in Ceylon 1911-13; in Travancore 1913-5 and 1919-29; d. 11 Feb. 1965.

Shirley, Walter, 1725-1786
GB-2014-WSA-15633 · Person · 1725-1786

SHIRLEY, HON. WALTER, brother of Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (qv); b. 23 Sep 1725; adm. May 1736 (Preston's); left 1740; University Coll . Oxford, matr. 30 Jun 1742; BA 1746; adm. Inner Temple 2 Dec 1749; ordained; Rector of Loughrea, co. Galway; a friend of the Wesleys and of Whitfield; a constant speaker at English and Irish revivalist meetings, and frequently in conflict with his bishop and fellow clergy; Chaplain to his cousin, the Countess of Huntingdon; took an active part with Augustus Montagu Toplady (qv) on the Calvinist side in the famous Methodist controversy on justification by faith; assisted the Countess of Huntingdon in revising the hymns used in her chapels 1774; author, Gospel Repentance, 1760, and of several well-known hymns; m. 27 Aug 1766 Henrietta Maria, dau. of John Phillips, Swords, co. Dublin; d. 7 Apr 1786. DNB.

GB-2014-WSA-15632 · Person · 1908-1925

Shirley, Ronald Percy Hill, son of Percy Shirley of Kensington; b. 4 July 1908; adm. May 1922 (A); d. 1 Sept. 1925.

Shirley, Robert, 1723-1787
GB-2014-WSA-15631 · Person · 1723-1787

SHIRLEY, ROBERT, 6TH EARL FERRERS, brother of Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (qv); b. 10 Jul 1723; adm. May 1736 (Preston's); left 1742; succ. brother as 6th Earl Ferrers 1 Oct 1778; m. 26 Dec 1754 Catharine, dau. of Rowland Cotton, Etwall, Derbs.; d. 18 Apr 1787.

GB-2014-WSA-15629 · Person · ca. 1669-1692

SHIPTON, RICHARD, son of James Shipton, London; b.; adm.; KS 1682; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1686, adm. pens. 12 Jun 1686, aged 17, scholar 15 Apr 1687, matr. 1686/7; BA 1689/90; drowned in river Cam 7 Jul 1692.

Shipton, Joseph, 1732-?
GB-2014-WSA-15628 · Person · 1732-?

SHIPTON, JOSEPH, brother of Daniel Shipton (qv); bapt. Watford, Herts. 25 Oct 1732 (IGI); adm. (aged 12) Jan 1744/5 (Preston's); living 1760.

Shipton, Daniel, 1731-1805
GB-2014-WSA-15627 · Person · 1731-1805

SHIPTON, DANIEL, son of John Shipton, Watford, Herts., leather dresser, and Elizabeth --- (IGI); bapt. Watford, Herts. 28 Aug 1731 (IGI); adm. (aged 13) Jan 1744/5 (Preston's); KS 1747; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1751, matr. 5 Jun 1751, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1752 (sic, having been suspended from admission for one year for riot 15 Nov 1751) – void 21 Mar 1766 (expiry year of grace as V. Willen); ordained deacon (Oxford) 21 Sep 1755; Vicar of Willen, Bucks., from 14 Jan 1765; Rector of Wavendon, Bucks., from 17 Apr 1796 [or 1768 – check]; m. 1st, ---; m. 2nd, 29 Dec 1768 Temperance, dau. of Rev. Arthur Bedford, Vicar of Sharnbrook, Beds.; d. 7 Sep 1805.

Shippen, William, 1673-1743
GB-2014-WSA-01283 · Person · 1673-1743

SHIPPEN, WILLIAM, second son of Rev. William Shippen DD, Rector of Stockport, Lancs.; bapt. 30 Jul 1673; adm.; KS 1688; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1691, adm. pens. 26 Jun 1691, aged 18, scholar 8 Apr 1692, matr. 1691/2; BA 1694/5; adm. Middle Temple 23 Nov 1693, called to bar 19 May 1699; MP Bramber 29 Dec 1707 – 15 Jan 1709, 8 Dec 1710-3, Saltash 1713-5, Newton (Lancs. ) from 1715; wrote satirical verses against the Whigs 1708; a Commissioner of Public Accounts and for stating Army Debts 1711-4; a prominent member of the “October Club”; opposed the offer of a reward for the apprehension of the Pretender 1714; sent to the Tower for drawing attention to George I’s ignorance of “our language and constitution” 4 Dec 1718; became one of the recognised Jacobite leaders in the House of Commons; moved the reduction of the Civil List 1727; opposed Walpole’s excise scheme 1733; refused to vote for the removal of Walpole 1741; “Downright” Shippen was more remarkable for his courage and incorruptibility than for any superior eloquence or talent; a pioneer of constitutional opposition in the House of Commons; lic. to m. 17 Jul 1712 Frances, sister of Bertram Stote (qv); d. 1 May 1743. DNB.