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Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby 1509–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1509

Birth Location: Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 October 1572

Death Location: Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir S

Mother: Lady Hastings

Spouse(s): Lady Derby, Dorothy Howard

Children(s): Lady Stafford, Katharine Knyvett

In 1509, Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby entered the world in Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas Stanley 2Nd Earl Of Derby 10Th Baron S And Lady Anne Hastings. Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Dorothy Howard, Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Of Derby, and had children including Katharine Knyvett, Lady Mary Stanley Baroness Stafford. Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1509, Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby entered the world in Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas Stanley 2Nd Earl Of Derby 10Th Baron S And Lady Anne Hastings.
  • Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Dorothy Howard, Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Of Derby, and had children including Katharine Knyvett, Lady Mary Stanley Baroness Stafford.
  • Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Lord Derby's Ancestors

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Lord Derby
1509–1572
Birth Place: Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas STANLEY, 2nd Earl of Derby, 10th Baron S
1480–1521
Latham Lancashire, Knockin, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Hastings
1485–1550
Kirby, Leicestershire, Colham Green, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lord Derby's Descendants

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Lord (Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of) Derby (10 May 1509–24 October 1572) m. Lady (Dorothy Howard, Countess of) Derby (1510–16 November 1580) m. Dorothy Howard (1500–1554)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Stanley, Baroness) Stafford 1538–1609 m. Edward (, 3rd Baron of Stafford) DeStafford 1535–1603
    1. 1. Lord (Edward Stafford 4th Baron Of) Stafford 1572–1625 m. Isabel (Lady Stafford) Forster 1574–1646
      1. 1. Mary (Honeywell) Stafford 1610–1648 m. Lord (General Rufus Pannewell) Barton 1606–1648
        1. 1. Elizabeth Barton 1637–1693 m. Thomas (Greene**) ^ 1628–1717
        2. 2. Benjamin Barton 1645–1720
    2. 2. Humphrey Stafford 1574–1669
  2. 2. Katharine Knyvett –1568

Lord Derby's Timeline

4 Records

1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1535
1535
Age 26
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1561
1 January 1561
Age 52
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
24 October 1572
Age 63
Death of Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 January 1561
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1572
    Event Place: Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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