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

Birth Date: September 1531

Birth Location: Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1593

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

Father: Lord Derby

Mother: Dorothy Howard

Spouse(s): Margaret Clifford

Children(s): Ferdinando Derby, William Stanley, Henry Stanley, Thomas Stanley

In 1531, Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby entered the world in Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Edward Stanley 3Rd Earl Of Derby And Dorothy Howard. Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby married Margaret Clifford, and had children including Dorothy Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Henry Stanley, John Stanley, Martha Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Thomas Stanley, William Stanley. Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1531, Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby entered the world in Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Edward Stanley 3Rd Earl Of Derby And Dorothy Howard.
  • Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby married Margaret Clifford, and had children including Dorothy Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Henry Stanley, John Stanley, Martha Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Thomas Stanley, William Stanley.
  • Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Henry Derby's Ancestors

Self
Henry Derby
1531–1593
Birth Place: Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
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
Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1483–1521
Knockin, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Anne Stanley
1485–1550
England
Thomas
1473–1554
Norfolk, England
Agnes (Anne Howard) (Paulet)
1477–1601
Benyington Castle, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Norfolk
1420–1485
Katherine Moletns
–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Derby's Descendants

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Henry (Stanley, Earl of) Derby (September 1531–1593) m. Margaret Clifford (1540–15 Dec 1632)
  1. 1. Ferdinando (Stanley, 5th Earl of) Derby 1560–1594 m. Alice (Spencer Countess of) Derby 1563–1637
    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
  2. 2. William Stanley 1561–1642 m. Elizabeth (Countess d'Derby de Vere (VI) de Stanley) (VII) 1575–1626
    1. 1. Robert (de) STANLEY 1608–1632
    2. 2. Anne (de STANLEY (V) de) KERR 1610–1656
    3. 3. James (7th Earl d'Derby 1st Baron Strange d'Derby de Stanley (III) of Derby) (I) 1606–1651
    4. 4. Katherine (Catherine de Stanley) (III) 1609–
  3. 3. Henry Stanley –1708
  4. 4. Thomas Stanley 1561–1642

Henry Derby's Timeline

3 Records

1531
September 1531
Birth of Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby in Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1593
25 September 1593
Age 62
Death of Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1593
1593
Age 62
Burial of Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1531
    Event Place: Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4408518
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1593
    Event Place: Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4408518
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [7] 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
    [8] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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