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Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard 1511 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1511

Birth Location: Lathom House, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1580

Death Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas (I)

Mother: Agnes HOUSE

Spouse(s): Edward Ggf, Edward Stanley

Children(s): Henry Ggf, Mary Stanley

Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was born in 1511 in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas 2nd Duke d'Norfolk Earl d'Surrey 12th Baron d'Mowbray Howard (I) of Stoke Nayland (I) and Agnes TILNEY de TYLNEY , LADY of QUEEN'S HOUSE. Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard married Edward Sir Lord Stanley ,12th Ggf, Edward Stanley, and had children including Henry Sir 4th Earl of Derby Stanley , 11th Ggf, Mary Stanley. Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard passed away in 1580 in Lathom, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was born in 1511 in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas 2nd Duke d'Norfolk Earl d'Surrey 12th Baron d'Mowbray Howard (I) of Stoke Nayland (I) and Agnes TILNEY de TYLNEY , LADY of QUEEN'S HOUSE.
  • Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard married Edward Sir Lord Stanley ,12th Ggf, Edward Stanley, and had children including Henry Sir 4th Earl of Derby Stanley , 11th Ggf, Mary Stanley.
  • Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard passed away in 1580 in Lathom, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas (I)
1443 – 1524
Birth Location: Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes HOUSE
1477 – 1545
Birth Location: Benyington Castle, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
AH

Spouses(s)

Edward Ggf
1509 – 1572
Birth Location: Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
EG
Edward Stanley
1509 – 1572
Birth Location: Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
ES

Children(s)

Henry Ggf
1531 – 1593
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
HG
Mary Stanley
1538 – 1609
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lancashire, England
MS

Lady Howard's Ancestors

Self
Lady Howard
1511 – 1580
Birth Place: Lathom House, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas 2nd Duke d'Norfolk Earl d'Surrey 12th Baron d'Mowbray Howard (I) of Stoke Nayland (I)
1443 – 1524
Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (TILNEY de TYLNEY , LADY of QUEEN'S) HOUSE
1477 – 1545
Benyington Castle, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Howard's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Dorothy, Countess of Derby,) Howard (1511 – 16 Nov 1580) m. Edward (Sir Lord Stanley ,12th) Ggf (10 May 1509 – 24 October 1572) m. Edward Stanley (10 May 1509 – 24 October 1572)
  1. 1. Henry (Sir 4th Earl of Derby Stanley , 11th) Ggf (September 1531 – 25 September 1593)
  2. 2. Mary Stanley (1538 – 3 Sep 1609) m. Lord (Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of) Stafford (17 Jan 1535 – 18 Oct 1603)
    1. 1. Edward Stafford (27 January 1568 – 1 February 1568)
    2. 2. Sir (Humphrey Stafford, Knight, 6th Earl of Stafford, 7th Lord of Stafforf, Duke of) Buckingham (1580 – 1669) m. Lady (Lucy (Lucie) Ann (AYERS)) EYRE (28 May 1598 – Mar 1669)
      1. 1. Alice ((Savage)) Stafford (24 Jul 1612 – 1 Jan 1700) m. Anthony (2nd Captain) Savage (1605 – 5 June 1695)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Strother) Savage (1 Jan 1627 – 1 Jan 1702) m. William Strother (1627/1630 – 4 November 1702)

Lady Howard's Timeline

11 Records

1510
1510, 21 Feb 1530, 1534, 1537, 07 Feb 1554 or 01 Jan 1561
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married in Aughton, Lancashire, , England
Aughton, Lancashire, , England
1511
1511
Birth of Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard in Lathom House, Lancashire, England
Lathom House, Lancashire, England
1520
Abt. 1520
Age 9
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married
None
1530
21 Feb 1530
Age 19
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1534
1534
Age 23
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married in Latham, Lancashire, England
Latham, Lancashire, England
1537
1537
Age 26
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married in Lathom, Lancashire, , England
Lathom, Lancashire, , England
1554
07 Feb 1554
Age 43
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married
None
1561
1 Jan 1561
Age 50
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1580
16 Nov 1580
Age 69
Death of Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard in Lathom, Lancashire, England
Lathom, Lancashire, England
1663
25 Dec 1663
Age 152
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1687
1687
Age 176
Lady Dorothy, Countess of Derby, Howard was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Lathom House, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1510, 21 Feb 1530, 1534, 1537, 07 Feb 1554 or 01 Jan 1561
    Event Place: Aughton, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1520

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1530
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Latham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1554

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1561
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1663
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1687

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England / athom House, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1580
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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