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Henry Stanley 1515–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1515

Birth Location: Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 23 July 1598

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

Father: Sir Ireland

Mother: Lady Hart

Spouse(s): Margaret Clifford, Margaret Stanley

Children(s): Sir Lancashire, Alice Stanley, James Stanley, Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Alice Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley, Jane Hesketh

In 1515, Henry Stanley entered the world in Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England, born to Sir James Stanley Marshall Of Ireland And Lady Anne Talbot Hart. Henry Stanley married Margaret Mary Stanley, Margaret Clifford, and had children including Alice Stanley, Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley, James Stanley, Jane Hesketh, Sir Edward Stanley Knight Baronet Of Bickerstaff High Sheriff Of Cheshire And Lancashire, William Stanley. Henry Stanley passed away in 1598 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Henry Stanley entered the world in Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England, born to Sir James Stanley Marshall Of Ireland And Lady Anne Talbot Hart.
  • Henry Stanley married Margaret Mary Stanley, Margaret Clifford, and had children including Alice Stanley, Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley, James Stanley, Jane Hesketh, Sir Edward Stanley Knight Baronet Of Bickerstaff High Sheriff Of Cheshire And Lancashire, William Stanley.
  • Henry Stanley passed away in 1598 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Henry Stanley's Ancestors

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Henry Stanley
1515–1598
Birth Place: Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir James Stanley , Marshall of Ireland
1491–1521
Knockin, Shropshire, England
Lady (Anne Talbot) Hart
1491–1566
Lullingstone Castle, Kent, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Stanley's Descendants

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Henry Stanley (Abt 1515–23 July 1598) m. Margaret Clifford (1540–28 Sep 1596) m. Margaret ((Mary)) Stanley (1536–3 November 1613)
  1. 1. Sir (Edward Stanley Knight, Baronet of Bickerstaff, High Sheriff of Cheshire and) Lancashire 1576–1640 m. Isabella Warburton 1592–1685 m. Katherine Stanley –1613
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Henry Stanley 2nd Baron of) Bickerstaffe 1616–1658 m. Lady (Mary Cropper Ashawe) Egerton 1620–1693
      1. 1. Mary Stanley 1645–1672 m. Nicholas Wookey 1645–1690
        1. 1. William Wookey 1668–1732 m. Frances Howler 1670–
        2. 2. Nicholas Wookey 1670–
        3. 3. Mary Wookey 1672–1674
        4. 4. Guilielmus Wookey 1668–
        5. 5. Maria Wookey 1666–1668
      2. 2. Lady (Charlotte) Stanley 1629–1639
      3. 3. Sir (Edward Stanley 3rd) Baronet 1643–1671
      4. 4. Mary ((Stanley)) Bradshaw 1645–1655 m. Nicholas Wookey 1645–1690
        1. 1. William Wookey 1668–1732
        2. 2. Nicholas Wookey 1670–
        3. 3. Mary Wookey 1672–1674
        4. 4. Guilielmus Wookey 1668–
        5. 5. Maria Wookey 1666–1668
      5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Stanley –1693
      6. 6. Sir (James Edward Egerton Stanley 3rd Baronet of) Bickerstaffe 1643–1671
      7. 7. Thomas Stanley 1643–1671
      8. 8. Edward Stanley 1638–1710
      9. 9. Edward Stanley 1651–1750
      10. 10. Elizabeth Stanley 1647–1695
      11. 11. Peter (Egerton) Stanley 1648–1685
      12. 12. 1st (Marquess of Atholl John) Murray 1631–1703
      13. 13. Charles (Stanley, VIII Earl of) Derby 1627–1672
      14. 14. Henry (Frederick) Stanley 1634–1635
      15. 15. Lady (Amelia Anne Sophia) Stanley 1633–1702
      16. 16. Lady (Henrietta Maria Stanley Duchess of) Stafford 1630–1685
      17. 17. William (Derby) Stanley 1640–1671
      18. 18. Lady (Catharine) Stanley 1631–1679
      19. 19. John Stanley 1647–1719
      20. 20. Mary Stanley 1642–1668
      21. 21. Elizabeth Stanley 1642–1680
      22. 22. James (Edward) Stanley –1674
      23. 23. Isabel Stanley 1643–1671
      24. 24. James Stanley 1636–1638
      25. 25. Thomas Stanley –1762
    2. 2. James Stanley 1618–1618
  2. 2. Alice Stanley 1585–
  3. 3. James Stanley 1580–
  4. 4. Anne Stanley 1585–1603
  5. 5. Dorothy Stanley 1587–1619
  6. 6. Edward Stanley 1564–1615
  7. 7. Alice Stanley 1565–
  8. 8. Ferdinando Stanley 1559–1594
  9. 9. Jane Hesketh –1622

Henry Stanley's Timeline

4 Records

1515
Abt 1515
Birth of Henry Stanley in Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England
Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England
1591
1591-1592
Age 76
Henry Stanley was married
None
1598
1598
Age 83
Henry Stanley was married
None
1598
23 July 1598
Age 83
Death of Henry Stanley in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England
Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1515
    Event Place: Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    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: Marriage
    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 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 1598
    Event Place: Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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