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

Birth Date: September 1531

Birth Location: Lathom, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 25 September 1593

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

Father: Lord GGF

Mother: Lady GGM

Spouse(s): Lady Cumberland, Mary Halsall

Children(s): William KG, Ferdinando Derby

In 1531, Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby entered the world in Lathom, Yorkshire, England, born to Lord Edward Stanley 3Rd Earl Of Derby 11Th Baron Strange Of Knoklyn Lord Of Mann Order Of The Bath 11 Ggf And Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Stanley Of Derby 11 Ggm. Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby married Lady Margaret Clifford Cumberland, Mary Jane Halsall, and had children including Ferdinando Stanley Earl Of Derby, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby Kg. Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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  • In 1531, Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby entered the world in Lathom, Yorkshire, England, born to Lord Edward Stanley 3Rd Earl Of Derby 11Th Baron Strange Of Knoklyn Lord Of Mann Order Of The Bath 11 Ggf And Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Stanley Of Derby 11 Ggm.
  • Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby married Lady Margaret Clifford Cumberland, Mary Jane Halsall, and had children including Ferdinando Stanley Earl Of Derby, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby Kg.
  • Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Henry Derby's Ancestors

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Henry Derby
1531–1593
Birth Place: Lathom, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath, 11 GGF
1509–1572
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Lady (Dorothy Howard, Countess Stanley of Derby, 11) GGM
1511–1580
Lathom, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby, 10th Baron Strange of Knockyn, 6th Baron Mohun, Lord of man and of the) Isles
1484–1521
Knockin, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Lady (Anne Hastings Stanley, Countess of Derby, Lady in waiting to Queen Catharine of) Arago
1485–1550
Donnington Castle, Berkshire
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Henry Derby's Descendants

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Henry (Stanley, Earl of) Derby (September 1531–25 September 1593) m. Lady (Margaret Clifford) Cumberland (1542–28 September 1596) m. Mary (Jane) Halsall (1535–1592)
  1. 1. William (Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby) KG 1561–1642 m. Countess (of Derby, Lady Elizabeth De Vere) Stanley 1575–1626
    1. 1. James ((Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the) Bath) 1607–1651 m. Charlotte Stanley 1599–1664
      1. 1. Amalia (Anna Sophia) Stanley 1633–1702 m. John (Murray Markgraaf van) Atholl 1631–1703
        1. 1. John (Murray Hertog van) Atholl 1659–1732 m. Catharina Douglas 1662–1707
      2. 2. Henrietta (Maria) Wentworth 1630–1685
      3. 3. Charlotte Stanley 1629–1629
      4. 4. Charles Stanley 1628–1672
      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. Elizabeth Stanley 1595–1597
    3. 3. Sir (Robert Stanley,) KB 1608–1632
    4. 4. Katherine Stanley 1603–1604
    5. 5. Sir (John Stanley aka Derby) (Darby) 1590–1640
  2. 2. Ferdinando (Stanley, Earl of) Derby 1559–1594

Henry Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1531
September 1531
Birth of Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby in Lathom, Yorkshire, England
Lathom, Yorkshire, England
1593
25 September 1593
Age 62
Death of Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby in Lathom, Lancashire, England
Lathom, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1531
    Event Place: Lathom, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1593
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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