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

Birth Date: 10 May 1509

Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 October 1572

Death Location: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Derby

Mother: Anne Derby

Spouse(s): Lady GGM

Children(s): Lord Derby, Katharine Knyvett, Margaret (Immigrant)

In 1509, Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby entered the world in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Stanley 2Nd Earl Of Derby And Anne Hastings Countess Of Derby. Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Stanley Of Derby 11 Ggm, and had children including Katharine Knyvett, Lord Henry Stanley I 4Th Earl Of Derby, Margaret Stanley Immigrant. Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1509, Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby entered the world in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Stanley 2Nd Earl Of Derby And Anne Hastings Countess Of Derby.
  • Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Stanley Of Derby 11 Ggm, and had children including Katharine Knyvett, Lord Henry Stanley I 4Th Earl Of Derby, Margaret Stanley Immigrant.
  • Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Derby
1477–1521
Birth Location: Latham Lancashire, Knockin, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Derby
1485–1550
Birth Location: Kirby, Leicestershire, Colham Green, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
AD

Spouses(s)

Lady GGM
1511–1580
Birth Location: ,Lathom,Lancashire,England
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Children(s)

Lord Derby
1531–1593
Birth Location: Cross Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England
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Katharine Knyvett
–1568
Birth Location: –
KK
Margaret (Immigrant)
1570–1669
Birth Location: Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Lord Derby's Ancestors

Self
Lord Derby
1509–1572
Birth Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby
1477–1521
Latham Lancashire, Knockin, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Hastings Countess Of) Derby
1485–1550
Kirby, Leicestershire, Colham Green, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Stanley 9th Baron) Strange
1460–1503
Joan ((Le Strange)) Stanley
1463–1514
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Derby
1435–1504
Eleanor Stanley
1438–1472
Jacquetta Strange
1445–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mann
1406–1459
Joan Goushill
1401–1466
Richard Salisbury
1400–1460
Alice Salisbury
1405–1462
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1416–1472
Richard Rivers
1405–1469

Lord Derby's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of) Derby (10 May 1509–24 October 1572) m. Lady (Dorothy Howard, Countess Stanley of Derby, 11) GGM (1511–16 Nov 1580)
  1. 1. Lord (Henry Stanley I, 4th Earl of) Derby 1531–1593 m. Margaret Stanley 1540–1596
    1. 1. John (Stanley) I 1572–1619 m. Lady (Susan) Lancocke, 1574–1619
      1. 1. Sir (Nicholas) Stanley 1593–1688 m. Mary (Ann) Falconer 1597–1647
        1. 1. Richard (Henry) STANLEY 1635–1714 m. Sarah (Smith) Cottrell 1640–1717
    2. 2. Robert Stanley 1572–1605 m. Ruth Garland 1569–1617
      1. 1. John Stanlie 1603–1634 m. Elizabeth Uredge 1600–1632
        1. 1. Ruth Stanley 1626–1696 m. Deacon (Isaack) Moore 1625–1706
      2. 2. Freegift Stanley 1593–
      3. 3. William Stanley 1595–
      4. 4. Ruth Stanley 1590–
      5. 5. Timothy Stanley 1604–1648 m. Elizabeth Bacon 1602–1678
        1. 1. Caleb Stanley 1642–1718 m. Sarah ((Foster)) Stanley 1654–1698
        2. 2. Elizabeth ((Stanley) St) John 1635–1693 m. Mark (St) John 1633–1693
      6. 6. Patience Stanley 1595–
      7. 7. Thomas Stanley 1601–1663 m. Bennett ((Tritton)) Wolterton 1609–1665
        1. 1. Hannah ((Stanley)) Porter 1640–1708 m. Samuel Porter 1635–1689
        2. 2. Mary ((Stanley)) Porter 1633–1688 m. John Porter 1622–1688
    3. 3. Ursula Salusbury 1568–1636
    4. 4. Ferdinando (Stanley 5th Earl Of) Derby 1559–1594
    5. 5. William (Stanley 6th Earl Of) Derby 1561–1642
      1. 1. James (Stanley 7th Earl Of) Derby 1607–1651
        1. 1. Amelia (Sophia) Stanley 1663–1703 m. John (Murray 1st Marquess Of) Atholl 1631–1703
  2. 2. Katharine Knyvett –1568
  3. 3. Margaret (Stanley) (Immigrant) 1570–1669 m. William Finch 1570–1625
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Alice) Finch 1598–1639 m. Sir (Thomas) Templeton 1595–1700
      1. 1. Elizabeth Templeton 1620–1670 m. George (Caldow) McMurde 1610–1641
        1. 1. Aengus McMurde 1640–1662 m. Margaret (Flossie Dunphan Duncan) 1645 1645–1695

Lord Derby's Timeline

17 Records

1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1510
1510, 21 Feb 1530, 1534, 1537, 07 Feb 1554 or 01 Jan 1561
Age 1
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Aughton, Lancashire, , England
Aughton, Lancashire, , England
1510
1510
Age 1
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Aughton, Lancashire, , England
Aughton, Lancashire, , England
1520
1520
Age 11
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married
None
1520
Abt. 1520
Age 11
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married
None
1524
1524
Age 15
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Latham, Lancashire, England
Latham, Lancashire, England
1530
21 Feb 1530
Age 21
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1530
21 Feb 1530
Age 21
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1530
21 February 1530
Age 21
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married
None
1534
1534
Age 25
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Latham, Lancashire, England
Latham, Lancashire, England
1537
1537
Age 28
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Lathom, Lancashire, , England
Lathom, Lancashire, , England
1547
1547
Age 38
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Latham, Lancashire, England
Latham, Lancashire, England
1551
ABT 1551
Age 42
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1554
07 Feb 1554
Age 45
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married
None
1561
1 Jan 1561
Age 52
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1572
24 October 1572
Age 63
Death of Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1663
25 Dec 1663
Age 154
Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was married in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [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: 1510
    Event Place: Aughton, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1520

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Latham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1530
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1530
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 February 1530

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Latham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Latham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1551
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1554

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1561
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1663
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aughton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England / athom House, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of,Lathom,Lancashire,England

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1572
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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