Walter Shirley English clergyman, hymn-writer and controversialist (1725–1786) Parents Laurence Shirley Anne Clarges Children Frances Anne Shirley Anna Augusta Shirley Walter Shirley Henrietta Eleanora Shirley Siblings Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers Thomas Shirley Partners Henrietta Maria Phillips