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James Stanley, Earl of Derby 1607–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1607

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

Death Date: 15 October 1651

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

Father: William Stanley

Mother: Lady Derby

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The story of James Stanley, Earl of Derby began in 1607 in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. James Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1651 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Stanley, Earl of Derby began in 1607 in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.
  • James Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1651 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, 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, Greater London, England
Lady (Elizabeth DeVere Countess) Derby
1575–1626
1669136, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward DeVere of) Oxford
1550–1604
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Anne (Cecil Countess of) Oxford
1556–1588
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Oxford
1516–1562
Margery Golding
1528–1568
William Cecil
1520–1598
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cecil
1495–1552
Lady Cecil"
1504–1587
Sir Cooke
1504–1576
Anne Fitzwilliam
1504–1592

James Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1607
31 January 1607
Birth of James Stanley, Earl of Derby in Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
1651
15 October 1651
Age 44
Death of James Stanley, 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 1607
    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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