Shirley of Staunton Harold in the Baronetage of England (1611)
Barons Ferrers of Chartley in the Peerage of England (1299, 1667-1717)
Earls Ferrers in the Peerage of Great Britain (1711)
Shirley of Staunton Harold
- Sir George Shirley, 1st Baronet (1559–1622)
- Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1588–1633), married Lady Dorothy Devereux (d. 1636), daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, 3rd Viscount Hereford, 11th Baron Ferrers of Chartley KG (1567–1601)
- Sir Charles Shirley, 3rd Baronet (1623–1646)
- Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Baronet (d. 1656)
- Sir Seymour Shirley, 5th Baronet (1647–1667)
- Sir Robert Shirley, 6th Baronet (1668–1669)
Earls Ferrers
- Sir Robert Shirley, 7th Baronet, 13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 1st Earl Ferrers (1650–1717), abeyance to the Barony of Ferrers of Chartley terminated in 1677.
- Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers (1677–1729)
- Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers (1691–1745)
- Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (1720–1760)
- Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers (1722–1778)
- Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers (1723–1787)
- Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers (1756–1827)
- Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers (1760–1842)
- Washington Sewallis Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers (1822–1859)
- Sewallis Edward Shirley, 10th Earl Ferrers (1847–1912)
- Walter Knight Shirley, 11th Earl Ferrers (1864–1937)
- Robert Walter Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers (1894–1954)
- Robert Washington Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers (1929-2012)
- Robert William Saswalo Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers (b. 1952)
Barons Ferrers of Chartley in the Peerage of England(1299-1855 abeyant)
Viscounts Hereford in the Peerage of England(1550-1646)
Earls of Essex in the Peerage of England(1572-1646)
Earls Ferrers in the Peerage of Great Britain (1711-1717)
Marquesses Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain (1787-1855)
- John de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1271–1325) summoned to parliament as son of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby (1239 – 1279)
- Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1310–1350)
- John de Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1329–1367)
- Robert de Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1360–1413)
- Edmund de Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1389–1435)
- William de Ferrers, 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1412–1450)
- Anne Ferrers, 7th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley (1438–1468), her husband, Walter Devereux KG (d.1485), was summoned to parliament as Lord Ferrers in her right.
- John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1463–1501)
- Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley KG (1491–1558)
Earls of Essex
- Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, 2nd Viscount Hereford, 10th Baron Ferrers of Chartley KG (1540–1576)
- Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, 3rd Viscount Hereford, 11th Baron Ferrers of Chartley KG (1567–1601), on his death the peerage was forfeited in 1601.
- Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, 4th Viscount Hereford, 12th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1591–1646), restored in 1604; on his death the peerage fell into abeyance in 1646.
On the death of the 3rd Earl of Essex the Earldom of Essex became extinct, the Viscountcy of Hereford passed to his first cousin twice removed, Walter Devereux, and the Baronies of Ferrers of Chartley, de Ferrers and Bourchier fell into abeyance between his two sisters, Lady Frances Seymour, wife of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and Lady Dorothy Shirley, wife of Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Bt.; the Barony of Ferrers of Chartley was called out of abeyance in 1677 in favour of Sir Robert Shirley, 7th Bt., later Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers:
- Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers, Viscount Tamworth, 13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1650–1717), abeyance terminated in 1677.
The Barony of Ferrers of Chartley was held by the 1st Earl Ferrers from 3 Sep 1711 On the death of 1st Earl Ferrers the Earldom of Ferrers passed to his second son, and the Barony of Ferrers of Chartley passed to his grand-daughter, the only surviving child of his deceased first so, The Hon. Robert Shirley (1673-1698):
5th Earl of Northampton
- Elizabeth Compton (nee Shirley), Countess of Northampton, 14th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley (1694–1741), daughter of Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers, married 5th Earl of Northampton and on her death in 1741 the peerage again fell into abeyance.
On the death of 14th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley the Barony fell into abeyance between her surviving daughters and co-heiresses. On the death of Lady Jane Compton in 1749, the only surviving daughter, Lady Charlotte Compton, became sole heir to her mother and consequently entitled to the Barony (on the death of her father in 1754 she also became suo jure Baroness Compton):
1st Marquess Townshend
- Charlotte Townshend (nee Compton), 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley, 7th Baroness Compton (d. 1770), only surviving child of James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, and Elizabeth, 14th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley and married George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend.
George Townshend, as 1st Earl of Leicester
- George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, 1st Earl of Leicester, 16th Baron Ferrers of Chartley and 8th Baron Compton (1753–1811)
- George Ferrars Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of Leicester, 17th Baron Ferrers of Chartley and 9th Baron Compton (1778–1855)