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James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby 1607–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1607

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

Death Date: 15 Oct 1651

Death Location: St. Oswald'S, Winwick, Lancashire, England

Father: William Stanley

Mother: Elizabeth Stanley

Spouse(s): Charlotte Derby

Children(s): Sophia Murray, Duchess Stanley, Elizabeth Early, Henrietta Wentworth, James Stanley, Edward Stanley, William Stanley, Henry Stanley, Catharine Pierrepont, Charlotte Stanley, Charles Stanley

James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby was born in 1607 in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England, the child of William Stanley And Elizabeth Stanley. James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby married Charlotte Stanley Countess Of Derby, and had children including Catharine Pierrepont, Charles Stanley, Charlotte Stanley, Duchess Amelia Anne Stanley, Edward Stanley, Elizabeth Early, Henrietta Maria Wentworth, Henry Frederick Stanley, James Stanley, Sophia Murray, William Stanley. James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby passed away in 1651 in St. Oswald'S, Winwick, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby was born in 1607 in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England, the child of William Stanley And Elizabeth Stanley.
  • James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby married Charlotte Stanley Countess Of Derby, and had children including Catharine Pierrepont, Charles Stanley, Charlotte Stanley, Duchess Amelia Anne Stanley, Edward Stanley, Elizabeth Early, Henrietta Maria Wentworth, Henry Frederick Stanley, James Stanley, Sophia Murray, William Stanley.
  • James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby passed away in 1651 in St. Oswald'S, Winwick, Lancashire, England.

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James Derby's Ancestors

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James Derby
1607–1651
Birth Place: Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Parents
William Stanley
1561–1642
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Elizabeth Stanley
1575–1627
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Grandparents
Lady (Margaret Clifford Stanley) 12xggm
1540–1596
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
William Bennett
1550–1595
Bebington, Cheshire, Merseyside, North West, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cumberland
1517–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry ^*
1493–1542
Margaret Percy
1500–1540

James Derby's Descendants

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James ((Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of) Derby (31 January 1607–15 Oct 1651) m. Charlotte (Stanley Countess of) Derby (1599–22 March 1664)
  1. 1. Sophia Murray 1633–1702
    1. 1. Lord (James) Murray 1663–1719
      1. 1. Zipporah (Kezia) Murray 1685–1760 m. Capt. (Richard "Christopher" Gist, Surveyor, Planter, County Justice And Commissioner, Capt. Of) Militia 1683–1741
        1. 1. Nathaniel Gist 1707–1780 m. Mary Howard 1713–1755
  2. 2. Duchess (Amelia Anne) Stanley 1642–1680
  3. 3. Elizabeth Early 1641–1658
  4. 4. Henrietta (Maria) Wentworth 1630–1685
  5. 5. James Stanley 1636–1638
  6. 6. Edward Stanley 1639–1665
  7. 7. William Stanley 1640–1670
  8. 8. Henry (Frederick) Stanley 1634–1635
  9. 9. Catharine Pierrepont 1631–1679
  10. 10. Charlotte Stanley 1629–1629
  11. 11. Charles Stanley 1628–1672

James Derby's Timeline

3 Records

1602
1602
James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby was married in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom
1607
31 January 1607
Birth of James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
1651
15 Oct 1651
Age 44
Death of James (Sir Knight) Stanley (7th Earl of Derby, KG, Knight of the Bath) 7th Earl of Derby in St. Oswald'S, Winwick, Lancashire, England
St. Oswald'S, Winwick, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1607
    Event Place: Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1651
    Event Place: St. Oswald'S, Winwick, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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