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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: Sir Ireland

Mother: Lady Hart

Spouse(s): Margaret Derby, Margaret Stanley, Margaret Stanley

Children(s): Sir Derby

Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby was born in 1531 in Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England., the child of Sir James Stanley Marshall Of Ireland And Lady Anne Talbot Hart. Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby married Margaret Mary Stanley, Margaret De Clifford Countess Of Derby, Margaret Mary Stanley, 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 Sir James Stanley Marshall Of Ireland And Lady Anne Talbot Hart.
  • Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby married Margaret Mary Stanley, Margaret De Clifford Countess Of Derby, Margaret Mary Stanley, 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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Henry Derby's Ancestors

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Henry Derby
1531–1593
Birth Place: Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
Parents
Sir James Stanley , Marshall of Ireland
1491–1521
Knockin, Shropshire, England
Lady (Anne Talbot) Hart
1491–1566
Lullingstone Castle, Kent, , England
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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. Margaret (Mary) Stanley (Abt 1536–3 Nov 1613) m. Margaret ((Mary)) Stanley (1536–3 November 1613)
  1. 1. Sir (William Stanley, 6th Earl of) Derby 1561–1642 m. Lady (Elizabeth De Vere, Countess of) Derby 1575–1626
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Stanley 1600–1657 m. Robert (1st Earl of Ancram Lord Kerr of Nisbet) Kerr 1578–1657
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Kerr) Nisbit 1615–1681 m. William (Currie) Curry 1609–1681
        1. 1. William (Henry Curry) I 1628–1695 m. Katherine (Marie) Moneylaws 1630–1680

Henry Derby's Timeline

4 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.
1591
1591-1592
Age 60
Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby was married
None
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
1598
1598
Age 67
Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby was married
None

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1591-1592

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1598

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bickerstath, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1593
    Event Place: Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

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