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Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 1543–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1543

Birth Location: House, Manor, Manor House Road, Civil Parish Of Prescot,City Of Lancaster, County Of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 Feb 1599

Death Location: Bebington, Cheshire, England

Father: Richard Stanley

Mother: barbara Bebington

Spouse(s): Lady Derby, Miss Derby

Children(s): Lord Derby, William Derby, Rowland Stanley, Henry Stanley, Miss of, margaret Stanley, Master Chester, Master Ormskirk, Thomas Stanley, Miss Ormskirk, Johannis Stanley

Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby was born in 1543 in House, Manor, Manor House Road, Civil Parish Of Prescot,City Of Lancaster, County Of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Stanley And Barbara Lathom Lady Richard Stanley Of Bebington. Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby married Lady Mary Margaret De Clifford Princess Of France Countess Of Derby, Miss Julia Ellen Lystor Lady Henry Stanley 4Th Countess Of Derby, and had children including Henry Stanley, Johannis Stanley, Lord Ferdinand Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Margaret Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Master Gerard Stanley Sir Gerrard Stanley Of Ormskirk, Master Richard Stanley Sir Richard Stanley Of Chester, Miss Elizabeth Stanley Lady Robert Gill Of, Miss Joanna Stanly Lady Of Ormskirk, Rowland Stanley, Thomas Stanley, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby. Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1599 in Bebington, Cheshire, England.

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  • Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby was born in 1543 in House, Manor, Manor House Road, Civil Parish Of Prescot,City Of Lancaster, County Of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Stanley And Barbara Lathom Lady Richard Stanley Of Bebington.
  • Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby married Lady Mary Margaret De Clifford Princess Of France Countess Of Derby, Miss Julia Ellen Lystor Lady Henry Stanley 4Th Countess Of Derby, and had children including Henry Stanley, Johannis Stanley, Lord Ferdinand Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Margaret Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Master Gerard Stanley Sir Gerrard Stanley Of Ormskirk, Master Richard Stanley Sir Richard Stanley Of Chester, Miss Elizabeth Stanley Lady Robert Gill Of, Miss Joanna Stanly Lady Of Ormskirk, Rowland Stanley, Thomas Stanley, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby.
  • Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1599 in Bebington, Cheshire, England.

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Henry Derby's Ancestors

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Henry Derby
1543–1599
Birth Place: House, Manor, Manor House Road, Civil Parish Of Prescot,City Of Lancaster, County Of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Stanley
1515–1585
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
barbara (lathom Lady Richard Stanley of) Bebington
1518–
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1468–1556
Dalgarth, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Fleming
1506–1565
Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Fleming
1441–1533
Joan Lowther
1484–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Derby's Descendants

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Henry (Stanley 4th Earl of) Derby (21 Feb 1543–19 Feb 1599) m. Lady (Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of) Derby (1540–29 Sep 1596) m. Miss (julia Ellen Lystor Lady Henry Stanley, 4th Countess of) Derby (1540–1596)
  1. 1. Lord (Ferdinand Stanley 5th Earl of) Derby 1559–1594 m. Princess (Lady Alice Spencer Egerton Countess of) Derby 1559–1637 m. Lady (Alice) SPENCER 1559–1637
    1. 1. Lady (Anne STANLEY (2nd husband, Touchet, was executed for sexual) life) 1580–1647 m. Grey (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1575–1621
      1. 1. George (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1620–1655
      2. 2. Elisabeth Brydges 1619–1678
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stanley 1588–1633 m. Henry (Hastings 5th Earl of) Huntingdon, 1586–1643
      1. 1. Henry (Hastings 1st Baron of Hastings of) Loughborough 1610–1667
      2. 2. Ferdinando (Hastings 6th Earl of) Huntingdon 1608–1655
      3. 3. Alice (HASTINGS) Clifton 1606–1667 m. Baronett (Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet Clifton of Clifton-on Trent, Nottinghamshire, MP,) K.B. 1587–1666
        1. 1. Mary Clifton 1630–1686
      4. 4. George Hastings 1612–1705
      5. 5. Mary HASTINGS 1612–1660 m. John Gerard 1610–
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Stanley) Hastings 1612–1641 m. William (J Pitkin (Pytkyne) (Reverend, Headmaster of Berkhamsted) School) 1608–1643
        1. 1. William Pitkin 1635–1694 m. Hannah Pitkin 1637–1723
        2. 2. Martha (Pitkin Wolcott) Clark 1639–1719 m. Simon Wolcott 1624–1687 m. Capt. (Daniel (The Honorable - magistrate)) Clark 1622–1710
        3. 3. Roger (Pitkin (Stayed in) England) 1638–1721 m. Margarett Marston 1640– m. Hannah Stanley 1642–
    3. 3. Lady (Frances Countess Bridgewater) Stanley 1583–1636 m. John (1st Earl of Bridgwater Egerton, KB PC Earl of) Bridgewater 1579–1649
      1. 1. Anne Egerton 1617–
      2. 2. Charles Egerton 1619–1669
      3. 3. Lady (Alice) Egerton 1605–1689
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cecil 1604–1686
      5. 5. Magdalen Cutler 1615–1664
      6. 6. James Egerton 1616–1620
      7. 7. Katharine Courteen 1614–1652
      8. 8. Penelope Napier 1610–1658
      9. 9. Arabella (Saint) John 1604–1669
      10. 10. Thomas Egerton 1625–1648
      11. 11. Frances Hobart –1664
  2. 2. William (Stanley 6th Earl Of) Derby 1561–1642 m. Alice (Spencer Countess of) Derby 1559–1637 m. Elizabeth (De) Vere 1575–1627
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stanley 1619–1633
    2. 2. James Stanley 1606–1627
    3. 3. Charles (Henry) Stanley 1612–1629
    4. 4. Ann Stanley 1612–1698
    5. 5. Sir (James, 7th Earl of Derby Stanley) KG 1607–1651
    6. 6. Sir (Robert) Stanley 1608–1632
    7. 7. Sir (John Stanley aka Derby) (Darby) 1590–1640
    8. 8. Lady (Anne Stanley Portman Kerr) 11xggm 1600–1656
    9. 9. Catharine Stanley –1609
    10. 10. Robert Stanley –1633
    11. 11. James Stanley 1607–1651
    12. 12. Anne Kerr 1600–1656
  3. 3. Rowland Stanley 1578–1646
  4. 4. Henry Stanley 1570–1639
  5. 5. Miss (Elizabeth Stanley Lady Robert Gill) of 1573–1592
  6. 6. margaret Stanley 1575–1639
  7. 7. Master (Richard Stanley Sir Richard Stanley of) Chester 1585–1641
  8. 8. Master (Gerard Stanley Sir Gerrard Stanley of) Ormskirk 1590–1651
  9. 9. Thomas Stanley 1583–1638
  10. 10. Miss (Joanna Stanly Lady of) Ormskirk 1583–1651
  11. 11. Johannis Stanley 1578–1682

Henry Derby's Timeline

3 Records

1543
21 Feb 1543
Birth of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in House, Manor, Manor House Road, Civil Parish Of Prescot,City Of Lancaster, County Of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
House, Manor, Manor House Road, Civil Parish Of Prescot,City Of Lancaster, County Of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1591
1591/92
Age 48
Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby was married In Lancashire & Cheshire: - Miscellanies Containing: 1. A list of clergy for eleven deaneries of the diocese of the Chester, 1541-2; a list of the tenths and subsidy payable in ten deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Chester; 2. chorley survey; 3. list o
Lancashire & Cheshire: - Miscellanies containing: 1. A list of clergy for eleven deaneries of the diocese of the Chester, 1541-2; a list of the tenths and subsidy payable in ten deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Chester; 2. chorley survey; 3. list o
1599
19 Feb 1599
Age 56
Death of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in Bebington, Cheshire, England
Bebington, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1543
    Event Place: House, Manor, Manor House Road, Civil Parish Of Prescot,City Of Lancaster, County Of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1591/92
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Miscellanies containing: 1. A list of clergy for eleven deaneries of the diocese of the Chester, 1541-2; a list of the tenths and subsidy payable in ten deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Chester; 2. chorley survey; 3. list o

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1599
    Event Place: Bebington, Cheshire, England

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