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Edward 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 Derby

Mother: Lady Hastings

Spouse(s): Dorothy Howard, Margaret Barlow, Mary Cotton, Lady Derby

Children(s): Jane Stanley, Katharine Knyvett, Johanna Stanley, Mary Stanley, Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Derby

The story of Edward Stanley began in 1509 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England. Edward Stanley married Dorothy Howard, Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Of Derby, Margaret Barlow, Mary Cotton, and had children including Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Stanley Earl Van Derby, Jane Stanley, Johanna Stanley, Katharine Knyvett, Mary Stanley. Edward Stanley passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Stanley began in 1509 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.
  • Edward Stanley married Dorothy Howard, Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Of Derby, Margaret Barlow, Mary Cotton, and had children including Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Stanley Earl Van Derby, Jane Stanley, Johanna Stanley, Katharine Knyvett, Mary Stanley.
  • Edward 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 Earl of Derby
1480–1521
Latham Lancashire, Knockin, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Hastings
1485–1550
Kirby, Leicestershire, Colham Green, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Edward Stanley's Descendants

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Edward Stanley (10 May 1509–24 October 1572) m. Dorothy Howard (1500–1554) m. Margaret Barlow (1515–1558) m. Mary Cotton (1510–16 November 1580) m. Lady (Dorothy Howard, Countess of) Derby (1510–16 November 1580)
  1. 1. Jane Stanley 1529–1569 m. Edward Sutton 1515–1586
    1. 1. John Sutton 1540–1604 m. Ellen Cowper 1545–1607
      1. 1. Richard Sutton 1560–1650 m. Isabell Hemming 1570–1650
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sutton 1600–1660 m. William (Canney) Kenny 1593–1653
    2. 2. Edward Sutton 1567–1643
  2. 2. Katharine Knyvett –1568
  3. 3. Johanna Stanley 1550–1569
  4. 4. Mary Stanley 1545–1609
  5. 5. Elisabeth Stanley 1530–1590
  6. 6. Hendrik (Stanley Earl van) Derby 1531–1593

Edward Stanley's Timeline

5 Records

1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Edward Stanley in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
1510
1510
Age 1
Edward Stanley was married in Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1535
1535
Age 26
Edward Stanley was married in Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1561
1 January 1561
Age 52
Edward Stanley was married in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
24 October 1572
Age 63
Death of Edward Stanley in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 937
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 January 1561
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1572
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 937
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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