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Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby 1531–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1531

Birth Location: Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

Death Date: 25 September 1593

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

Father: Edward Derby

Mother: Lady Derby

Spouse(s): Margaret Derby, Mary (Mistress)

Children(s): Sir Derby

Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby was born in 1531 in Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England., the child of Edward Stanley Earl Van Derby And Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Of Derby. Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby married Margaret De Clifford Countess Of Derby, Mary Jane Halsall Mistress, and had children including Sir William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby. Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby was born in 1531 in Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England., the child of Edward Stanley Earl Van Derby And Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Of Derby.
  • Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby married Margaret De Clifford Countess Of Derby, Mary Jane Halsall Mistress, and had children including Sir William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby.
  • Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Derby
1509–1572
Birth Location: Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
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Lady Derby
1510–1580
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Derby
1540–1596
Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland) England
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Mary (Mistress)
1550–1592
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Derby
1561–1642
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Henry Derby's Ancestors

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Henry Derby
1531–1593
Birth Place: Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
Parents
Edward Stanley Earl van Derby
1509–1572
Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Lady (Dorothy Howard, Countess of) Derby
1510–1580
Lathom House, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Derby's Descendants

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Henry (Stanley, 4th Earl of) Derby (September 1531–25 September 1593) m. Margaret (de Clifford Countess of) Derby (1540–28 September 1596) m. Mary (Jane Halsall) (Mistress) (1550–About 1592)
  1. 1. Sir (William Stanley, 6th Earl of) Derby 1561–1642 m. Lady (Elizabeth De Vere, Countess of) Derby 1575–1626
    1. 1. Anne (Countess Of Ancram) Stanley 1600–1657 m. Lord (Robert Kerr (of Nisbet Kerr) 1st Earl of) Ancram 1578–1657
      1. 1. Agnes Nisbett 1616–1681 m. William (Currie) Curry 1609–1681 m. Williame Currie 1614–1676
        1. 1. Ida Currie 1650–1675 m. william (Henry Curry) II 1645–1728

Henry Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1531
September 1531
Birth of Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby in Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
1593
25 September 1593
Age 62
Death of Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby in Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1531
    Event Place: Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1593
    Event Place: Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
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