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James Stanley, Bishop of Ely 1471–1525 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1471

Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England.

Death Date: 22 Mar 1525

Death Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Father: Lord Shakespeare's

Mother: Lady Derby

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James Stanley, Bishop of Ely was born in 1471 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England., the child of Lord Thomas Stanley 1St Earl Of Derby Titular King Of Mann His Failure To Aid Of King Richard Iii At Bosworth Battle Led To Defeat Shakespeare S And Lady Eleanor Neville Countess Of Derby. James Stanley, Bishop of Ely passed away in 1525 in Manchester, Lancashire, England..

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  • James Stanley, Bishop of Ely was born in 1471 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England., the child of Lord Thomas Stanley 1St Earl Of Derby Titular King Of Mann His Failure To Aid Of King Richard Iii At Bosworth Battle Led To Defeat Shakespeare S And Lady Eleanor Neville Countess Of Derby.
  • James Stanley, Bishop of Ely passed away in 1525 in Manchester, Lancashire, England..

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James Ely's Ancestors

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James Ely
1471–1525
Birth Place: Knowsley, Lancashire, England.
Parents
Lord Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, titular King of Mann; his failure to aid of King Richard III at Bosworth battle led to defeat, Shakespeare's
1435–1504
Lathom, Lancashire, England
Lady (Eleanor Neville, Countess of) Derby
1438–1482
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
Grandparents
Thomas (Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley, Privy Councillor, Comptroller of the Royal Household, Lieutenant-Governor of Ireland (1431–36), Chief) Steward
1400–1459
Lancashire, England
Joan Goushill
1404–1460
Hoveringham, Nottingham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Chester
1386–1437
Elizabeth Isabel
1390–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ely's Timeline

2 Records

1471
1471
Birth of James Stanley, Bishop of Ely in Knowsley, Lancashire, England.
Knowsley, Lancashire, England.
1525
22 Mar 1525
Age 54
Death of James Stanley, Bishop of Ely in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
Manchester, Lancashire, England.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Knowsley, Lancashire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1525
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England.

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