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James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby 1606–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1606

Birth Location: Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England

Death Date: 15 October 1651

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

Father: William KG

Mother: Elizabeth DeVere

Spouse(s): Countess Derby

Children(s): Charles Derby, Amelia Murray, William Stanley, Henrietta Wentworth, Katharine Pierpont

The story of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby began in 1606 in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby married Countess Charlotte De La Tremouille Stanley Dowager Of Derby, and had children including Amelia Anna Sophia Stanley Murray, Charles Lord Strange Stanley 8Th Earl Of Derby, Henrietta Maria Stanley Wentworth, Katharine Stanley Pierpont, William Stanley. James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby passed away in 1651 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby began in 1606 in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.
  • James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby married Countess Charlotte De La Tremouille Stanley Dowager Of Derby, and had children including Amelia Anna Sophia Stanley Murray, Charles Lord Strange Stanley 8Th Earl Of Derby, Henrietta Maria Stanley Wentworth, Katharine Stanley Pierpont, William Stanley.
  • James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby passed away in 1651 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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James Derby's Ancestors

Self
James Derby
1606–1651
Birth Place: Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Parents
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby KG
1561–1642
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Elizabeth DeVere
1575–1626
Lathom, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Hendrik (Stanley Earl van) Derby
1531–1593
Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret) Clifford-Stanley
1540–1596
Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Derby
1509–1572
Lady Howard
1510–1580
Henry Cumberland
1517–1569
Lady Brandon
1518–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley2
1486–1521
Anne Man
1485–1550
Thomas Norfolk
1443–1524
Agnes Tilney
1478–1545
Sir Stanley
1473–1529
Lady Harrington
1480–1529
James Scarisbrick
1482–1508
Margaret Atherton
1486–1516

James Derby's Descendants

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James (Stanley, 7th Earl of) Derby (31 January 1606–15 October 1651) m. Countess (Charlotte de la Tremouille-Stanley, Dowager of) Derby (1599–1664)
  1. 1. Charles (Lord Strange Stanley, 8th Earl of) Derby 1627–1672 m. Dorthea (Helena Van Den) Kerckhove 1703–
    1. 1. William (Richard George Stanley, 9th Earl of) Derby –1702
      1. 1. Henrietta Stanley –1718
        1. 1. Henrietta –1732
    2. 2. James (Stanley, 10th Earl of) Derby 1664–1730 m. Mary Morley –1752
  2. 2. Amelia (Anna Sophia Stanley) Murray 1633–1702 m. John (Murray, Marquis of) Athoil 1631–1703
    1. 1. John (Murray, Duke of) Athoil 1659–1724
    2. 2. Charles (Earl of) Dunmore –1672
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Warburton-Egerton 1572–1604 m. Ralph Egerton 1530–1619
        1. 1. Peter Egerton 1594–1657 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Ashawe-Egerton 1596–1661
    3. 3. Karel Murray 1661–1710
    4. 4. William (Murray, Lord) Murray 1664–1725
    5. 5. George Murray 1668–1760 m. Amelia Bergeron 1670–
      1. 1. James Murray 1710–1786 m. Anne Bolling 1718–1800
        1. 1. Margaret (Murray) Gordon 1738– m. Thomas Gordon 1740–
  3. 3. William Stanley 1640–1670
  4. 4. Henrietta (Maria Stanley) Wentworth 1630–1685
  5. 5. Katharine (Stanley) Pierpont 1631–1679

James Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1606
31 January 1606
Birth of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
1651
15 October 1651
Age 45
Death of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1606
    Event Place: Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1651
    Event Place: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, 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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