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SHIRLEY, WASHINGTON, 8th EARL FERRERS, younger son of Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers (qv); b. 13 Nov 1760; adm. 11 Jan 1773; Page of Honour to Princess Amelia (occurs 1774); Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards 1 May 1777; Lieut. and Capt., 8 Feb 1781; retd. 26 Jul 1781; Cupbearer, Royal Household 19 May 1780 – 14 Nov 1782, when post, previously held by his great-uncle Gould Clarges (qv), was abolished; succ. brother as 8th Earl Ferrers 2 May 1827; m. 1st, 24 Jul 1781 Frances, only dau. of Rev. William Ward, Rector of Himley, Staffs.; m. 2nd, 29 Sep 1829 Sarah, dau. of William Davy; d. 2 Oct 1842.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.