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Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 1515–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Aughton, Lancashire, , England

Death Date: 23 Jul 1598

Death Location: Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, , England

Father: Sir Stanley

Mother: Lady Hart

Spouse(s): Margaret Clifford

Children(s): Baronet Stanley, Ferdinando Derby, Francis STANLEY, Sir Derby, Anne Stanley, Ursula Stanley, John Stanley, Martha Stanley, Thomas Stanley

Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby was born in 1515 in Aughton, Lancashire, , England, the child of Sir James Stanley And Lady Anne Talbot Hart. Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby married Margaret Clifford, and had children including Anne Stanley, Baronet Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Francis Stanley, John Stanley, Martha Stanley, Sir William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby, Thomas Stanley, Ursula Stanley. Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1598 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, , England.

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Biography

  • Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby was born in 1515 in Aughton, Lancashire, , England, the child of Sir James Stanley And Lady Anne Talbot Hart.
  • Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby married Margaret Clifford, and had children including Anne Stanley, Baronet Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Francis Stanley, John Stanley, Martha Stanley, Sir William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby, Thomas Stanley, Ursula Stanley.
  • Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1598 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, , England.

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Henry Derby's Ancestors

Self
Henry Derby
1515–1598
Birth Place: Aughton, Lancashire, , England
Parents
Sir James Stanley
1491–1521
Knockin, Shropshire, , England
Lady (Anne Talbot) Hart
1491–1566
Lullingstone Castle, Kent, , England
Grandparents
George Stanley
1460–1497
Knowsley, Lancashire, , England
Joan (Strange, of Knockin 9th Baroness of Le) Strange
1463–1514
Knockin, Shropshire, , England
John Hart
1450–
Lullington, Kent, , England
Elizabeth Peache
1452–
Lullington, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1435–1504
Eleanor Neville
1438–1504
John Lestrange
1444–1479
Jacquetta Wydeville
1444–1479
William Peche
1421–1487
Beatrix Chichele
1425–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mann
1405–1459
Joan Goushill
1409–1459
Richard Neville
1400–1460
Alice Montagu
1406–1462
Richard Strange
1381–1449
Elizabeth Cobham
1404–1454
Richard Wydeville
1412–1469
Jacquette Luxembourg
1416–1472
John Peche
1390–
Margery Knolles
1390–1400
John Chichley
1412–1446
Margery Knollys
1416–1444

Henry Derby's Descendants

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Henry (Stanley 4th Earl of) Derby (1515–23 Jul 1598) m. Margaret Clifford (1540–29 Sep 1596)
  1. 1. Baronet (Edward) Stanley 1576–1640
  2. 2. Ferdinando (Stanley 5th Earl of) Derby 1559–1594
  3. 3. Francis STANLEY 1562–1572
  4. 4. Sir (William Stanley 6th Earl of) Derby 1561–1642 m. Elizabeth (De) Vere 1575–1627
    1. 1. James Stanley 1607–1651 m. Charlotte Stanley 1599–1664
      1. 1. Henrietta (Maria) Wentworth 1630–1685
      2. 2. Charlotte Stanley 1629–1629
      3. 3. Charles Stanley 1628–1672
      4. 4. Amelia (Sophia) Murray 1633–1702
      5. 5. Henry (Frederick) Stanley 1634–1635
      6. 6. James Stanley 1636–1638
      7. 7. Edward Stanley 1639–1665
      8. 8. William Stanley 1640–1670
      9. 9. Katharine Pierrepont 1631–1679
    2. 2. Anne Stanley –1656
  5. 5. Anne Stanley 1556–1591
  6. 6. Ursula Stanley 1560–1591
  7. 7. John Stanley 1572–1619
  8. 8. Martha Stanley 1565–
  9. 9. Thomas Stanley 1572–1664

Henry Derby's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in Aughton, Lancashire, , England
Aughton, Lancashire, , England
1593
1593
Age 78
Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby was married
None
1598
23 Jul 1598
Age 83
Death of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, , England
Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Aughton, Lancashire, , England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1593

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bickerstath, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire and Lancashire: - Funeral Certificates, 1600-1678

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Miscellanies containing: 1. A list of clergy for eleven deaneries of the diocese of the Chester, 1541-2; a list of the tenths and subsidy payable in ten deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Chester; 2. chorley survey; 3. list o

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1598
    Event Place: Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, , England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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