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Dame Dorothy Stanley 1594–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1594

Birth Location: Halsall, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Nov 1635

Death Location: Halsall, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Derby

Mother: Jane Knowsley

Spouse(s): Cuthbert Knight

Children(s): Lady Halsall

The story of Dame Dorothy Stanley began in 1594 in Halsall, Lancashire, England. Dame Dorothy Stanley married Cuthbert Clifton Of Westby And Lytham Sir Knight, and had children including Lady Anne Halsall. Dame Dorothy Stanley passed away in 1635 in Halsall, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dame Dorothy Stanley began in 1594 in Halsall, Lancashire, England.
  • Dame Dorothy Stanley married Cuthbert Clifton Of Westby And Lytham Sir Knight, and had children including Lady Anne Halsall.
  • Dame Dorothy Stanley passed away in 1635 in Halsall, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dame Stanley's Ancestors

Self
Dame Stanley
1594–1635
Birth Place: Halsall, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl Derby
1531–1593
Aughton, Lancashire, England
Jane (Halsall (Mistress) of) Knowsley
1535–1585
brogham, castle, Westmorland, England
Grandparents
Lord (Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of) Derby
1509–1572
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Hugh Halsall
1500–1539
Jane Stanley
1500–1567
Melling, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Jr
1459–1508
Elizabeth Harrington
1456–1515
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Stanley's Descendants

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Dame (Dorothy) Stanley (1594–Nov 1635) m. Cuthbert (Clifton of Westby and Lytham Sir) Knight (22 Aug 1586–20 April 1634)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne) Halsall 1609–1675 m. Sir (Thomas Richard Clifton) Sr 1606–1681
    1. 1. Benjamin (Thomas) Clifton 1640–1665 m. Elizabeth Calthorp 1624–1664 m. Jane Wills 1645–1665
      1. 1. Benjamin (1660 Calthorpe) Clifton 1660–1713
      2. 2. Savory Clifton 1665–1753 m. Dorothy Burgess 1670–
        1. 1. Jane Clifton 1697–1751 m. Thomas Bowerman 1681–1733
        2. 2. Sarah Clifton 1702–
        3. 3. Dorothy Clifton 1699–
        4. 4. Margaret Clifton 1695–
        5. 5. Patience Clfton 1693–
        6. 6. Savory Clifton 1713–
        7. 7. Mary Clifton 1711–
        8. 8. Barsheba Clifton 1708–
        9. 9. Lydia Clifton 1705–
        10. 10. Hannah Clifton 1717–
        11. 11. Benjamin Clifton 1690–
      3. 3. William Clifton –1669

Dame Stanley's Timeline

2 Records

1594
1594
Birth of Dame Dorothy Stanley in Halsall, Lancashire, England
Halsall, Lancashire, England
1635
Nov 1635
Age 41
Death of Dame Dorothy Stanley in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Halsall, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1635
    Event Place: Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Halsall, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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