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Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter 1509–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1509

Birth Location: Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 24 October 1572

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

Father: Sir Isles

Mother: Lady Hastings

Spouse(s): Lady Derby

Children(s): Catherine children, Lady Stafford, Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Derby

In 1509, Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter entered the world in Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Thomas Stanley 2Nd Earl Of Derby 10Th Baron Strange Of Knockyn 6Th Baron Mohun Lord Of Man And Of The Isles And Lady Anne Hastings. Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter married Lady Dorothea Katherine Howard Countess Of Derby, and had children including Catherine Jane Johanna Lady Stanley Sutton Baroness Stanley 12 Children, Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Stanley Earl Van Derby, Lady Mary Stanley Baroness Stafford. Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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  • In 1509, Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter entered the world in Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Thomas Stanley 2Nd Earl Of Derby 10Th Baron Strange Of Knockyn 6Th Baron Mohun Lord Of Man And Of The Isles And Lady Anne Hastings.
  • Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter married Lady Dorothea Katherine Howard Countess Of Derby, and had children including Catherine Jane Johanna Lady Stanley Sutton Baroness Stanley 12 Children, Elisabeth Stanley, Hendrik Stanley Earl Van Derby, Lady Mary Stanley Baroness Stafford.
  • Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Lord Garter's Ancestors

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Lord Garter
1509–1572
Birth Place: Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby, 10th Baron Strange of Knockyn, 6th Baron Mohun, Lord of man and of the Isles
1480–1521
Latham Lancashire, Knockin, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Hastings
1485–1550
Donnington Castle, Berkshire
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Lord Garter's Descendants

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Lord (James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the) Garter (10 May 1509–24 October 1572) m. Lady (Dorothea Katherine Howard, Countess of) Derby (1511–16 Nov 1580)
  1. 1. Catherine (Jane Johanna (Lady) Stanley - Sutton, Baroness Stanley, 12) children 1534–1568 m. Edward (I (Sir & Knight) Sutton, 4th Lord) Dudley 1525–1586
    1. 1. Lord (Edward Sutton (9th) Earl of Dudley (5th)) Baron 1567–1643
      1. 1. Lady (Mary, Countess of Dudley) Sutton 1586–1645 m. Lord (Alexander Canmore Earl) Home 1568–1619
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Home, Countess of) Moray 1607–1668 m. James (Earl of Moray) Stewart 1608–1653
    2. 2. Sir (Henry) Sutton 1567–1632
  2. 2. Lady (Mary Stanley, Baroness) Stafford 1538–1609
  3. 3. Elisabeth Stanley 1530–1590
  4. 4. Hendrik (Stanley Earl van) Derby 1531–1593

Lord Garter's Timeline

5 Records

1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter in Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1510
1510
Age 1
Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter was married in Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1535
1535
Age 26
Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter 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 James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter was married in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
24 October 1572
Age 63
Death of Lord James Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange of Knoklyn, Lord of Mann, Order of The Bath Knight of the Garter in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Lathom House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 January 1561
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1572
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

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