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Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley 1540–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Westmoreland, England

Death Date: 29 September 1596

Death Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Clifford

Mother: Lady Clifford

Spouse(s): Henry Stanley

Children(s): Ferdinando Derby, Lord Stanley, Sir Stanley, Lord Stanley

The story of Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley began in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Westmoreland, England. Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley married Henry Derby Stanley, and had children including Ferdinando Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Lord Edward Stanley, Lord Francis Stanley, Sir William 6Th Earl Of Derby Stanley. Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley passed away in 1596 in London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley began in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Westmoreland, England.
  • Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley married Henry Derby Stanley, and had children including Ferdinando Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Lord Edward Stanley, Lord Francis Stanley, Sir William 6Th Earl Of Derby Stanley.
  • Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley passed away in 1596 in London, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Clifford
1517–1570
Birth Location: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
HC
Lady Clifford
1519–1547
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Henry Stanley
1531–1593
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Ferdinando Derby
1560–1594
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
FD
Lord Stanley
1556–1566
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Sir Stanley
1561–1642
Birth Location: St Martin Ludgate, London, England
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Lord Stanley
1562–1583
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Lady Stanley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Stanley
1540–1596
Birth Place: Brougham Castle, Westmoreland, England
Parents
Henry de Clifford
1517–1570
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Eleanor Brandon) Clifford
1519–1547
Southwark, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Henry Clifford
1493–1542
Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Countess of Cumberland) Percy
1506–1540
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Stanley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Margaret Clifford) Stanley (1540–29 September 1596) m. Henry (Derby) Stanley (Sep 1531–25 Sep 1593)
  1. 1. Ferdinando (Stanley 5th Earl of) Derby 1560–1594 m. Lady (Alice) Spencer 1559–1637
    1. 1. Frances (Stanley Countess of) Bridgwater 1583–1635 m. John (Charles Egerton 1st Earl of) Bridgwater 1579–1649
      1. 1. Mary Egerton 1600–1659 m. Richard Herbert 1604–1655
        1. 1. John Herbert 1656–1704 m. Frances Anderson 1656–1726
        2. 2. John Herbert 1622–1676
        3. 3. Florence Herbert 1628–1694
        4. 4. Harry Herbert 1641–1691
        5. 5. Edward Herbert 1632–1678
        6. 6. Henry Herbert 1641–1691 m. Catherine Newport 1653–1716
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Egerton 1604–1686
      3. 3. Alice (Mary Magdalene) Egerton 1612–1689
      4. 4. Cicely Egerton 1606–1617
      5. 5. Penelope Egerton 1610–1658
      6. 6. John (Bridgwater) Egerton 1623–1686 m. Elizabeth Cavendish 1626–1663
      7. 7. Arabella Egerton 1602–1669
      8. 8. Charles (Egerton, Viscount) Brackley 1617–1623
      9. 9. James (Egerton, Viscount) Brackley 1616–1620
      10. 10. Anne Egerton 1617–1647
      11. 11. Frances Egerton –1664
      12. 12. Richard Egerton 1622–1692
    2. 2. Lady (Anne Countess Castlehaven) Stanley 1580–1647
    3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Stanley 1588–1633 m. Henry Hastings 1586–1643
      1. 1. Henry Hastings 1609–1667
      2. 2. Elizabeth Hastings 1614–1641
      3. 3. Lady (Alice) Hastings 1604–1667
      4. 4. Ferdinand (Hastings, Earl of) Huntingdon 1608–1655
      5. 5. Lady (Mary) Hastings 1612–1660
    4. 4. Margaret Stanley 1588–1633
    5. 5. Lady (Frances) Stanley 1583–1635 m. Sir (John) Egerton 1579–1649
      1. 1. Lady (Mary) Egerton 1600–1658
      2. 2. Lady (Frances Elizabeth) Egerton 1595–1664
      3. 3. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Egerton 1608–1668
      4. 4. Lady (Alice Mary Magdalene) Egerton 1612–1689
      5. 5. Lady (Arabella) Egerton 1604–1669
      6. 6. Lady (Penelope Napier) Egerton 1610–1658
      7. 7. Elizabeth Egerton 1604–1687
      8. 8. Cecilia Egerton 1606–1617
      9. 9. Katherine Egerton 1614–1651
      10. 10. Ann Egerton 1601–1619
    6. 6. Edward Stanley 1588–1633
    7. 7. Countess (Anna Frances) Stanley 1580–1647 m. Grey (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1575–1621
      1. 1. George (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1620–1655
      2. 2. Elisabeth Brydges 1619–1678
  2. 2. Lord (Edward) Stanley 1556–1566
  3. 3. Sir (William, 6th Earl of Derby,) Stanley 1561–1642
  4. 4. Lord (Francis) Stanley 1562–1583

Lady Stanley's Timeline

4 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Birth of Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley in Brougham Castle, Westmoreland, England
Brougham Castle, Westmoreland, England
1596
29 Sep 1596
Age 56
Death of Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1596
29 September 1596
Age 56
Death of Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley in London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Westmoreland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1596
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1596
    Event Place: London, London, England, United Kingdom
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