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Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley 1509–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1509

Birth Location: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 24 October 1572

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

Father: Thomas Stanley

Mother: Anne Stanley

Spouse(s): Dorothy Howard, Margaret Stanley, Mary Grey, Katherine Howard

Children(s): Catherine Stanley, Henry Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Anne Stanley, Thomas Stanley, Katharine Knyvett, Margaret Stanley, Henry Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Mary Stafford, Elisabeth Stanley

In 1509, Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley entered the world in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England, born to Thomas Stanley And Anne Stanley. Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley married Dorothy Howard, Katherine Howard, Margaret Stanley, Mary Alice Grey, and had children including Anne Stanley, Catherine Jane Baroness Stanley Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Elisabeth Stanley, Henry 4Th Earl Of Derby Stanley, Henry Stanley, Katharine Stanley Knyvett, Margaret Stanley, Mary Stanley Stafford, Thomas Stanley. Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1509, Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley entered the world in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England, born to Thomas Stanley And Anne Stanley.
  • Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley married Dorothy Howard, Katherine Howard, Margaret Stanley, Mary Alice Grey, and had children including Anne Stanley, Catherine Jane Baroness Stanley Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Elisabeth Stanley, Henry 4Th Earl Of Derby Stanley, Henry Stanley, Katharine Stanley Knyvett, Margaret Stanley, Mary Stanley Stafford, Thomas Stanley.
  • Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Edward Stanley's Ancestors

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Edward Stanley
1509–1572
Birth Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Stanley
1483–1521
Knockin, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Anne Stanley
1485–1550
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Stanley's Descendants

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Edward (3rd Earl of Derby) Stanley (10 May 1509–24 October 1572) m. Dorothy Howard (1524–1604) m. Margaret Stanley (1515–19 January 1559) m. Mary (Alice) Grey (1541–15 November 1580) m. Katherine Howard (1515–11 May 1554)
  1. 1. Catherine (Jane Baroness Stanley) Stanley 1534–1621 m. Thomas (Foxe of) Raynhill 1500–1558
    1. 1. Ursula Foxe 1558–1623 m. Gabriell (De) Lancaster 1549–1621
      1. 1. Thomas (Percival) Lancaster 1586–1630 m. Ann Kenyon 1598–1680
        1. 1. Laurence (Thomas) Lancaster 1615–1715 m. Frances (Jane Margaret) Williamson 1605–1715
      2. 2. Anna Lancaster 1589–
      3. 3. Jane Lancaster 1593–
      4. 4. Margaret Lancaster 1592–
      5. 5. Nathaniel Lancaster 1601–1660
      6. 6. Tabitha Lancaster 1597–
    2. 2. Anne Foxe –1608
  2. 2. Henry (4th Earl of Derby) Stanley 1531–1593
  3. 3. Dorothy Stanley 1536–1557
  4. 4. Anne Stanley 1531–1602 m. John (Arundell of) Lanherne 1527–1590 m. Charles (8th Baron Stourton Stourton II - Henchman Fought the Battle of Pinkie - Found guilty of murder and) Hanged 1521–1557
    1. 1. Katherine (Stourton) SHERBURNE 1550–1609
    2. 2. Edward (9th Baron of Stourton) Stourton 1549–1633
    3. 3. John (Stourton) Sr 1552–1588
  5. 5. Thomas Stanley 1532–1576
  6. 6. Katharine (Stanley) Knyvett 1534–1568 m. Edward (I 4th Baron Dudley) Sutton 1525–1586
    1. 1. Edward (5th Baron Dudley) Sutton 1567–1643
  7. 7. Margaret Stanley 1533–1586 m. Sir (Nicholas Poyntz Sheriff of Iron) Acton 1535–1585
    1. 1. Ursula Poyntz 1556–1591
    2. 2. Hugh Poyntz 1579–1605
    3. 3. Robert Poyntz 1580–1604
    4. 4. Anne Poyntz 1570–1650
  8. 8. Henry Stanley 1531–1593
  9. 9. Dorothy Stanley –1558
  10. 10. Edward Stanley –1609
  11. 11. Mary (Stanley) Stafford –1609
  12. 12. Elisabeth Stanley 1530–1590

Edward Stanley's Timeline

6 Records

1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley in Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, , England
Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, , England
1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
1561
December 1561
Age 52
Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley was married in Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1572
24 October 1572
Age 63
Death of Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
1572
24 October 1572
Age 63
Death of Edward 3rd Earl of Derby Stanley in Latham House, Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Latham House, Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: December 1561
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1572
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1572
    Event Place: Latham House, Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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