Arms of Shelley (of Michelgrove): Sable, a fesse engrailed between three whelks or

The Shelley baronetcy, of Michelgrove in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for John Shelley.[1]

The fourth Baronet represented Arundel and Lewes in the House of Commons while the fifth Baronet sat as a Member of Parliament for East Retford and Newark. Furthermore, the sixth Baronet represented Helston and Lewes and the seventh Baronet Gatton, Grimsby and Westminster. Their seat after 1880 was Shobrooke Park near Crediton in Devon.[2]

Shelley baronets, of Michelgrove (1611)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Thomas Henry Shelley (born 1945).[9][10]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cokayne, George Edward (1900). Complete Baronetage. Vol. I. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 25–27.
  2. "Crediton Parish Church". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. "Shelley, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1692-1771), of Mitchelgrove, Suss". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. "Shelley, John (?1730-83), of Mitchelgrove, Suss". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  5. "Shelley, Sir John, 6th Bt. (1772-1852), of Maresfield, Suss". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  6. "Shelley, John Villiers (1808-1867), of Maresfield, Suss". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  7. "Shelley, Sir John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. "Shelley, Sir John Frederick". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. 1 2 "Shelley, Sir John (Richard)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Shelley (E) 1611, of Michelgrove, Sussex". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 2 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 5531–5533. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
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