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Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby 1540–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England

Death Date: 29 Sep 1596

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Henry Clifford

Mother: Marianne Dacre

Spouse(s): Henry Stanley

Children(s): William Stanley, Ferdinando Clifford, Anne Stanley, Edward Stanley, Francis Stanley, John Stanley, Martha Stanley, Thomas Stanley, Ursula Stanley, Sir Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Ursula -Stanley

The story of Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby began in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England. Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby married Henry Stanley, and had children including Anne Stanley, Edward Stanley, Elizabeth Lady Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Ferdinando 5Thearloderby Stanley Y Clifford, Francis Stanley, John Stanley, Martha Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Sir John Robert Stanley, Thomas Stanley, Ursula Derby Stanley, Ursula Stanley, William Stanley. Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby passed away in 1596 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby began in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England.
  • Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby married Henry Stanley, and had children including Anne Stanley, Edward Stanley, Elizabeth Lady Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Ferdinando 5Thearloderby Stanley Y Clifford, Francis Stanley, John Stanley, Martha Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Sir John Robert Stanley, Thomas Stanley, Ursula Derby Stanley, Ursula Stanley, William Stanley.
  • Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby passed away in 1596 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Lady Derby's Ancestors

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Lady Derby
1540–1596
Birth Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
Parents
Henry 2nd Earl of Clifford
1517–1569
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Marianne (Littleton) Dacre
1520–1581
Gillesland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (II , Sir de Clifford, 1st Lord Earl of Cumberland, 11th Baron) Clifford
1493–1542
Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (de Percy, daughter of Henry Algernon, Countess of Cumberland, married Henry Clifford) II
1475–1540
Acton, Northumberland, England
William Dacre
1500–1563
Gillesland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Littleton de) Talbot
1503–1581
Grafton, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dacre
1467–1525
Elizabeth
1471–1516
George Shrewsbury
1472–1542
Anne Hastings
1477–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Gilsland
1424–1485
Mabel VIII.
–1508

Lady Derby's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Clifford Countess of) Derby (1540–29 Sep 1596) m. Henry Stanley (September 1531–25 September 1593)
  1. 1. William Stanley 1561–1642
  2. 2. Ferdinando (5thEarlºDerby Stanley y) Clifford 1559–1594 m. Alice Spencer 1559–1637
    1. 1. Frances Stanley 1583–1636
    2. 2. Elisabeth Stanley 1588–1633
    3. 3. Anna Stanley 1580–1647
    4. 4. Elizabeth Stanley 1586–1633
  3. 3. Anne Stanley 1556–1591
  4. 4. Edward Stanley 1556–1583
  5. 5. Francis Stanley 1562–1583
  6. 6. John Stanley 1572–1619
  7. 7. Martha Stanley 1565–
  8. 8. Thomas Stanley 1572–1664
  9. 9. Ursula Stanley 1568–1636
  10. 10. Sir (John Robert) Stanley 1572–1604
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Lady) Stanley 1558–1585
  12. 12. Elizabeth Stanley 1567–1636
  13. 13. Ursula (Derby) -Stanley 1560–1591

Lady Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
1596
29 Sep 1596
Age 56
Death of Lady Margaret Clifford Countess of Derby in Cleveland House, Cleveland Row, St. James, London, Middlesex
Cleveland House, Cleveland Row, St. James, London, Middlesex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1596
    Event Place: Cleveland House, Cleveland Row, St. James, London, Middlesex
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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