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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, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Derby

Mother: Anna Hastings

Spouse(s): Dorothea Howard, Margaret Barlow, Catherine Howard

Children(s): Anne Stanley, Maria Stanley, Lady Stanley, Johanna Stanley, Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Derby, Thomas Stanley, Jane Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Mary Stanley, Edward Stanley, Dorothy Stanley

In 1509, Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby entered the world in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Stanley Earl Van Derby And Anna Hastings. Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Catherine 1St Wife Howard, Dorothea Howard, Margaret Barlow, and had children including Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Stanley Earl Van Derby, Jane Stanley, Johanna Stanley, Lady Elizabeth Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Maria Stanley, Mary Stanley, Peter Stanley, Thomas Stanley. Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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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 Earl Van Derby And Anna Hastings.
  • Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Catherine 1St Wife Howard, Dorothea Howard, Margaret Barlow, and had children including Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Stanley Earl Van Derby, Jane Stanley, Johanna Stanley, Lady Elizabeth Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Maria Stanley, Mary Stanley, Peter Stanley, Thomas Stanley.
  • Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Derby
1480–1521
Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire
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Anna Hastings
1485–1550
Birth Location: Donnington Castle, Berkshire
AH

Spouses(s)

Dorothea Howard
1510–1580
Birth Location: Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
DH
Margaret Barlow
1515–1557
Birth Location: Barlow, Chorlton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MB
Catherine Howard
1496–1530
Birth Location: Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
CH

Children(s)

Anne Stanley
1532–1602
Birth Location: Hornby Castle, Melling, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
AS
Maria Stanley
1545–1609
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MS
Lady Stanley
1535–1591
Birth Location: Knockinge, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
LS
Johanna Stanley
1550–1569
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lancashire
JS
Elisabeth Stanley
1530–1590
Birth Location: Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
ES
Hendrik Derby
1531–1593
Birth Location: –
HD
Thomas Stanley
1533–1576
Birth Location: Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
TS
Jane Stanley
1534–1569
Birth Location: Burscough, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
JS
Margaret Stanley
1570–1670
Birth Location: King's Stanley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MS
Mary Stanley
1536–1585
Birth Location: –
MS
Edward Stanley
1541–1609
Birth Location: –
ES
Dorothy Stanley
1533–1557
Birth Location: –
DS

Lord Derby's Ancestors

Self
Lord Derby
1509–1572
Birth Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Stanley Earl van Derby
1480–1521
Lathom, Lancashire
Anna Hastings
1485–1550
Donnington Castle, Berkshire
Grandparents
Edward Hastings
1466–1506
Kirby Bellars, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England
Mary Sacheverell
1467–1533
Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Derby's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of) Derby (10 May 1509–24 October 1572) m. Dorothea Howard (1510–16 November 1580) m. Margaret Barlow (1515–19 January 1557) m. Catherine (1st Wife) Howard (1496–15 March 1530)
  1. 1. Anne Stanley 1532–1602 m. John Clifton 1545–1593 m. Charles Stourton –1557
    1. 1. Baron (Gervase) Clifton 1569–1618 m. Katherine Clifton 1571–1593
      1. 1. Catherine Clifton 1592–1637 m. James (Hamilton Earl van) Abercorn 1605–1670 m. Esmé (Stewart Hertog Van Lennox of) Darnley 1579–1623
        1. 1. Lodewijk (Lord) Stewart 1619–1655
        2. 2. Anna Stewart 1614–1646
        3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Stuart Howard of) Darnley 1610–1674 m. Lord (Henry Frederick HOWARD, 22nd Earl of) Arundel 1608–1652
        4. 4. James (Hamilton Lord van) Paisley 1630–1670
        5. 5. George (Stewart Heer van) Aubigny 1618–1642
        6. 6. Frances Stewart 1617–1694
        7. 7. James (Stewart Hertog van Lennox en) Richmond 1612–1655
        8. 8. Bernhard (Lord) Stewart 1623–1645
        9. 9. Lodewijk (Lord) Stewart 1619–1655
        10. 10. John (Lord) Stewart 1621–1644
        11. 11. Anna Stewart 1614–1646
        12. 12. George (Stewart Heer van) Aubigny 1618–1642
        13. 13. Frances Stewart 1617–1694
        14. 14. James (Stewart Hertog van Lennox en) Richmond 1612–1655
    2. 2. Edward Stourton
  2. 2. Maria Stanley 1545–1609 m. Lord (Edward de Stafford Baron of) Stafford 1601–1621 m. Edward Stafford 1535–1603
    1. 1. Lord (Edward Stafford 4th Baron Of) Stafford 1572–1625 m. Stafford 1574–
      1. 1. Lord (Edward de Stafford Baron of) Stafford 1601–1621 m. Anne (\ Anna Newman) Wilford 1602–1648 m. Maria Stanley 1545–1609
        1. 1. Mary Stafford 1619–1694 m. William Howard 1614–1680
      2. 2. Henry Stafford 1621–1637
      3. 3. Mary Stafford 1619–1693
      4. 4. Margaret (Mary) Honeywell 1610–1648
    2. 2. Edward (Stafford, 4th Baron of) Stafford 1572–1625
    3. 3. Ursula Destafford 1574–
    4. 4. Humphrey Stafford 1574–1669
  3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Stanley 1535–1591
  4. 4. Johanna Stanley 1550–1569
  5. 5. Elisabeth Stanley 1530–1590 m. Henry (PARKER ( 11th Baron) Morley) 1533–1577
    1. 1. John Parker 1549–1605
    2. 2. Lady (Mary Grimes, Parker Altham of) Croxton 1550–1621
    3. 3. Mary Parker 1555–1566
    4. 4. Lady (Mary) Parker 1547–1619
    5. 5. Henry Parker 1565–1597
    6. 6. Maria Parker 1550–1566
    7. 7. Sir (Philip) Parker 1550–
    8. 8. Anna (Annam) Parker 1552–
    9. 9. Edward (Parker Lord) Morley 1552–1618
    10. 10. Alice Parker 1555–
    11. 11. Ellen Parker 1558–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Parker 1548–
    13. 13. Catherine Parker 1554–
  6. 6. Hendrik (Stanley Earl van) Derby 1531–1593
  7. 7. Thomas Stanley 1533–1576
  8. 8. Jane Stanley 1534–1569
  9. 9. Margaret Stanley 1570–1670
  10. 10. Mary Stanley 1536–1585
  11. 11. Edward Stanley 1541–1609
  12. 12. Dorothy Stanley 1533–1557

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] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] 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
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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