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

Birth Date: SEP 1531

Birth Location: Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 DEC 1593

Death Location: Ormskirk Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Father: Edward Mann

Mother: Dorothy Derby

Spouse(s): Margaret Clifford, Jane Halsall

Children(s): Margaret Stanley, Edward Stanley, Mary Stanley, Anne Stanley, Thomas Stanley, Francis Stanley, Ferdinando Derby, William Derby

In 1531, Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby entered the world in Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Stanley 3Rd Earl Of Derby Lord Of Mann And Dorothy Howard 3Rd Countess Of Derby. Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby married Jane Halsall, Margaret Clifford, and had children including Anne Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Francis Stanley, Margaret Saywell Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Thomas Stanley, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby. Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Ormskirk Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1531, Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby entered the world in Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Stanley 3Rd Earl Of Derby Lord Of Mann And Dorothy Howard 3Rd Countess Of Derby.
  • Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby married Jane Halsall, Margaret Clifford, and had children including Anne Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Francis Stanley, Margaret Saywell Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Thomas Stanley, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby.
  • Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Ormskirk Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

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Henry Derby's Ancestors

Self
Henry Derby
1531–1593
Birth Place: Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby, Lord of Mann
1509–1572
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Dorothy (Howard 3rd Countess of) Derby
1511–1580
Lathom St James, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Stanley 2nd Earl of) Derby
1484–1521
Knockin in Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Anne Hastings
1485–1550
Colham Green, Middlesex, England
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England
Agnes (Tilney 1st Duchess of) Norfolk
1477–1545
Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Knockin
1460–1503
Joan Knockin
1463–1514
Edward Hastings
1466–1506
Mary Hastings
1467–1533
John Norfolk
1422–1485
Catherine Norfolk
1424–1465
Hugh Boston
1416–1488
Eleanor Tailboys
1433–1502
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Derby
1435–1504
Eleanor Neville
1438–1472
John Knockin
1444–1479
Jacquetta Knockin
1444–1509
William Hastings
1430–1483
Katherine Neville
1442–1504
Thomas Hungerford
1440–1469
Anne Percy
1436–1522
Robert Howard
1385–1436
Margaret Norfolk
1388–1459
William Poges
1378–1425
Anne Whalesborough
1381–1439
Philip Tilney
1394–1453
Isabel Thorpe
1388–1436
Walter II
1391–1444
Alice Stafford
1391–1448

Henry Derby's Descendants

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Henry (Stanley 4th Earl of) Derby (SEP 1531–4 DEC 1593) m. Margaret Clifford (1540–22 OCT 1596) m. Jane Halsall (1535–9 MAR 1585)
  1. 1. Margaret (Saywell) Stanley 1570–1656 m. Henry Saywell 1575–1625 m. Henry Finch 1554– m. Henry Finch 1553–1625
    1. 1. Margaret Saywell 1596–1639 m. John (Flood) Sr. 1595–1658 m. William Finch 1590–1620
      1. 1. Mary Flood 1630–1680 m. Henry Briggs 1635–1686 m. Charles Ford 1630–1657 m. Richard Blunt 1635–1655 m. John Washington 1631–1661
        1. 1. Samuel Briggs 1672–1737 m. Mary (Ellen) Bailey 1675–1760
        2. 2. Elizabeth Briggs 1669–
        3. 3. Marie Briggs 1669–
        4. 4. Marie Briggs 1675–1681
        5. 5. George Briggs 1676–1699
        6. 6. Charles Briggs 1664–1730 m. Sarah Howell 1662–1735
        7. 7. Henry Briggs 1661–1739 m. Elizabeth Lucas 1665–1751
      2. 2. William Flood 1624–1690
      3. 3. John (Flood) II 1622–1672 m. Ann Frye 1627–1669
      4. 4. Thomas Flood 1629–1677
  2. 2. Edward Stanley 1556–
  3. 3. Mary (Adelaide) Stanley 1555–
  4. 4. Anne Stanley 1556–1591
  5. 5. Thomas Stanley 1561–1642
  6. 6. Francis Stanley 1562–1583
  7. 7. Ferdinando (Stanley 5th Earl of) Derby 1559–1594 m. Lady (Alice) Spencer 1559–1637
  8. 8. William (Stanley 6th Earl of) Derby 1561–1642 m. Elizabeth (de) Vere 1575–1627

Henry Derby's Timeline

4 Records

1531
SEP 1531
Birth of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1531
4 OCT 1531
Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby was christened in Lathom House, Lancashire, England
Lathom House, Lancashire, England
1593
25 SEP 1593
Age 62
Death of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in Lathom, Lancashire, England
Lathom, Lancashire, England
1593
4 DEC 1593
Age 62
Burial of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in Ormskirk Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: SEP 1531
    Event Place: Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1531
    Event Place: Lathom House, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1593
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1593
    Event Place: Ormskirk Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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