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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 Stanley

Mother: Anne Stanley

Spouse(s): Dorothy Howard, Mary Grey, Catherine None

Children(s): Henry Derby, Thomas Stanley, Katharine Knyvett, Margaret Poyntz, Mary Stanley, Edward Stanley, Jane Sutton, Dorothy Stanley, Anne Arundell, Martha Stanley

In 1509, Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby entered the world in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Stanley And Anne Stanley. Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Catherine, Dorothy Howard, Mary Grey, and had children including Anne Arundell, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Henry Stanley Earl Of Derby, Jane Sutton, Katharine Knyvett, Margaret Poyntz, Martha Stanley, Mary Stanley, Thomas Stanley. 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 And Anne Stanley.
  • Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Catherine, Dorothy Howard, Mary Grey, and had children including Anne Arundell, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Henry Stanley Earl Of Derby, Jane Sutton, Katharine Knyvett, Margaret Poyntz, Martha Stanley, Mary Stanley, Thomas Stanley.
  • Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Stanley
1483–1521
Birth Location: Knockin, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
TS
Anne Stanley
1485–1550
Birth Location: England
AS

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Howard
1511–1580
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
DH
Mary Grey
1511–1580
Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MG
Catherine None
1515–1558
Birth Location: Barlow Hall, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
C

Children(s)

Henry Derby
1531–1593
Birth Location: Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
HD
Thomas Stanley
1532–1673
Birth Location: –
TS
Katharine Knyvett
–1568
Birth Location: –
KK
Margaret Poyntz
1533–1586
Birth Location: Iron Action, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MP
Mary Stanley
–1609
Birth Location: –
MS
Edward Stanley
–1609
Birth Location: –
ES
Jane Sutton
1540–1569
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
JS
Dorothy Stanley
–1558
Birth Location: –
DS
Anne Arundell
1531–1596
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lathom (Lancashire) England
AA
Martha Stanley
–1725
Birth Location: –
MS

Lord Derby's Ancestors

Self
Lord Derby
1509–1572
Birth Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Stanley
1483–1521
Knockin, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Anne Stanley
1485–1550
England
Grandparents
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. Dorothy Howard (1511–16 November 1580) m. Mary Grey (1511–15 November 1580) m. Catherine (1515–1558)
  1. 1. Henry (Stanley, Earl of) Derby 1531–1593 m. Margaret Clifford 1540–1632
    1. 1. Ferdinando (Stanley, 5th Earl of) Derby 1560–1594 m. Alice (Spencer Countess of) Derby 1563–1637
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Stanley Countess of Huntingdon Countess of) Huntingdon 1588–1632 m. Henry Hastings 1586–1643
        1. 1. Henry Hastings 1609–1650
        2. 2. Ferdinando Hastings 1608–1656 m. Lucy Hastings –1679
      2. 2. Frances Stanley 1583–1636
      3. 3. Anne Stanley 1580–1647
    2. 2. William Stanley 1561–1642 m. Elizabeth (Countess d'Derby de Vere (VI) de Stanley) (VII) 1575–1626
      1. 1. Robert (de) STANLEY 1608–1632
      2. 2. Anne (de STANLEY (V) de) KERR 1610–1656
      3. 3. James (7th Earl d'Derby 1st Baron Strange d'Derby de Stanley (III) of Derby) (I) 1606–1651
      4. 4. Katherine (Catherine de Stanley) (III) 1609–
    3. 3. Henry Stanley –1708
    4. 4. Thomas Stanley 1561–1642
  2. 2. Thomas Stanley 1532–1673
  3. 3. Katharine Knyvett –1568
  4. 4. Margaret Poyntz 1533–1586 m. Nicholas Poyntz 1536–1585
    1. 1. Robert Poyntz 1581–
    2. 2. Edward Poyntz 1575–1613
    3. 3. Hugh Poyntz 1579–1605
  5. 5. Mary Stanley –1609
  6. 6. Edward Stanley –1609
  7. 7. Jane Sutton 1540–1569 m. Edward (Sutton, 4th Lord) Dudley 1513–1586
    1. 1. Henry (Dudley) Sutton 1567–1599
    2. 2. John Sutton 1569–1604
    3. 3. John (Dudley) Sutton 1569–1644
      1. 1. Catherine Sutton 1589–1675
    4. 4. Lord (Edward Sutton, 5Th Baron of Dudley) III 1565–1805 m. Theodosia Sutton 1560–1649
      1. 1. Mary Home 1586–1645
      2. 2. Anne Eltonhead 1590–1654
      3. 3. Ferdinando Sutton 1588–1621
      4. 4. Margaret Hobart 1597–1674
  8. 8. Dorothy Stanley –1558
  9. 9. Anne Arundell 1531–1596 m. Charles Stourton –1557
    1. 1. Edward Stourton
    2. 2. Ann Arundell –1753
  10. 10. Martha Stanley –1725

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] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 937
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4408287
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] 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] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 937
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4408287
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] 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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