Researching James Shirley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2449 people with the Shirley surname? In that year Shirley was ranked number 1583 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Shirley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Shirley and the Shirley Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 4000 people with the Shirley surname in the UK? Shirley is now ranked number 1443 for popularity in the UK. |
Shirley Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 36459 people with the Shirley surname in the USA? Shirley is ranked number 145 for popularity in the USA. |
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James Shirley
James Shirley (or Sherley) (September 1596 – October 1666) was an English dramatist.
He belonged to the great period of English dramatic literature, but, in Charles Lamb's words, he "claims a place among the worthies of this period, not so much for any transcendent genius in himself, as that he was the last of a great race, all of whom spoke nearly the same language and had a set of moral feelings and notions in common." His career of play writing extended from 1625 to the suppression of stage plays by Parliament in 1642.
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