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Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby 1560–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1594

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

Father: Henry Derby

Mother: Margaret Clifford

Spouse(s): Alice Derby

Children(s): Lady Huntingdon, Frances Stanley, Anne Stanley

In 1560, Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby entered the world in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Stanley Earl Of Derby And Margaret Clifford. Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby married Alice Spencer Countess Of Derby, and had children including Anne Stanley, Frances Stanley, Lady Elizabeth Stanley Countess Of Huntingdon Countess Of Huntingdon. Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby passed away in 1594 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby entered the world in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Stanley Earl Of Derby And Margaret Clifford.
  • Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby married Alice Spencer Countess Of Derby, and had children including Anne Stanley, Frances Stanley, Lady Elizabeth Stanley Countess Of Huntingdon Countess Of Huntingdon.
  • Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby passed away in 1594 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Ferdinando Derby's Ancestors

Self
Ferdinando Derby
1560–1594
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby
1531–1593
Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Clifford
1540–1632
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of) Derby
1509–1572
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Howard
1511–1580
Lathom House, Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Henry (III 3, Sir de Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford, 2nd Lord Earl of Cumberland Earl of) Cumberland
1517–1570
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Anne (Duchess of Cumberland) Dacre
1521–1581
Gilsland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1483–1521
Anne Stanley
1485–1550
Thomas
1473–1554
Agnes (Paulet)
1477–1601
Henry Vesci)
1493–1542
Margareth Percy
1506–1540
William Greystoke
1500–1563
Lady Kent
1502–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Norfolk
1420–1485
Katherine Moletns
–1465
Henry Percy
–1527

Ferdinando Derby's Descendants

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Ferdinando (Stanley, 5th Earl of) Derby (1560–1594) m. Alice (Spencer Countess of) Derby (1563–23 January 1637)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Stanley Countess of Huntingdon Countess of) Huntingdon 1588–1632 m. Henry Hastings 1586–1643
    1. 1. Henry Hastings 1609–1650
    2. 2. Ferdinando Hastings 1608–1656 m. Lucy Hastings –1679
      1. 1. John Hastings 1632–1639
      2. 2. Henry Hastings 1630–1649
      3. 3. Ferdinando Hastings 1638–1647
      4. 4. Mary Joliffe –1678
      5. 5. Theophilus Hastings 1650–1701
      6. 6. Elizabeth Langham 1635–1664
      7. 7. Alice Hastings –1636
  2. 2. Frances Stanley 1583–1636
  3. 3. Anne Stanley 1580–1647

Ferdinando Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1594
1594
Age 34
Death of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 954
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4408374
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 737.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [7] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 954
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4408374
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [7] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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