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Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford 1535 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1535

Birth Location: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 18 October 1603

Death Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Father: King Buckingham)

Mother: ❤️Lady Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Lady Stafford\DeStafford,

Children(s): Sir Grafton, Sir Stafford\DeStafford, Edward Stafford, Lady Stafford\DeStafford-Gervais-Chadsden, Ursula Destafford, Sir Stafford, Lady Buckingham, Sir Buckingham, Mary Stafford

The story of Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford began in 1535 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England. Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford married Lady Baroness Mary\Maria Stanley-de Stafford\DeStafford,, and had children including Sir William Stafford of Grafton, Sir Edward de Stafford\DeStafford, Edward 4th Baron Stafford, Lady Dorothea\Dorothy de Stafford\DeStafford-Gervais-Chadsden, Ursula Destafford, Sir Humphrey Stafford, Lady Deidre (Kevington) De Buckingham, Sir Humphrey Stafford, Knight, 6th Earl of Stafford, 7th Lord of Stafforf, Duke of Buckingham, Mary Montgomerie Stafford. Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford passed away in 1603 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford began in 1535 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England.
  • Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford married Lady Baroness Mary\Maria Stanley-de Stafford\DeStafford,, and had children including Sir William Stafford of Grafton, Sir Edward de Stafford\DeStafford, Edward 4th Baron Stafford, Lady Dorothea\Dorothy de Stafford\DeStafford-Gervais-Chadsden, Ursula Destafford, Sir Humphrey Stafford, Lady Deidre (Kevington) De Buckingham, Sir Humphrey Stafford, Knight, 6th Earl of Stafford, 7th Lord of Stafforf, Duke of Buckingham, Mary Montgomerie Stafford.
  • Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford passed away in 1603 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Buckingham)
1501 – 1563
Birth Location: Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England (Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales)
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❤️Lady Plantagenet
1504 – 1570
Birth Location: Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Stafford\DeStafford,
1538 – 1609
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Grafton
1554 – 1612
Birth Location: Grafton, Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Stafford\DeStafford
1567 – 1568
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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Edward Stafford
1572 – 1625
Birth Location: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
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Lady Stafford\DeStafford-Gervais-Chadsden
1572 – 1625
Birth Location: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
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Ursula Destafford
1574 – 1601
Birth Location: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Stafford
1574 – 1669
Birth Location: Blatherwycke, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Buckingham
1576 –
Birth Location: Hambleton, Buckinghamshire, England
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Sir Buckingham
1580 – 1669
Birth Location: Blatherwick, Northamptonshire, England
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Mary Stafford
– 1646
Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland
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Lord Stafford's Ancestors

Self
Lord Stafford
1535 – 1603
Birth Place: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
Parents
King Henry I 1st Baron De Stafford (2nd Duke of Buckingham)
1501 – 1563
Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England (Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales)
❤️Lady (Ursula La Pole, Baroness of Stafford, Of the House) Plantagenet
1504 – 1570
Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Stafford's Descendants

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Lord (Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of) Stafford (17 Jan 1535 – 18 October 1603) m. Lady (Baroness Mary\Maria Stanley-de) Stafford\DeStafford, (1538 – 3 Sep 1609)
  1. 1. Sir (William Stafford of) Grafton (1 Mar 1554 – 16 Nov 1612)
  2. 2. Sir (Edward de) Stafford\DeStafford (1567 – 27 Jan 1568/69)
  3. 3. Edward (4th Baron) Stafford (20 Sep 1572 – 25 September 1625) m. Isabelle Forster (1574 – BEF 26 SEP 1625)
    1. 1. Ursuley Stafford ( – 1601)
    2. 2. Lord (Edward de Stafford Baron of) Stafford (9 January 1601 – 6 April 1621) m. Anne (\ Anna Newman) Wilford (1602 – 1648)
      1. 1. Lady (Mary STAFFORD, Baroness of) STAFFORD (1619 – 13 January 1694) m. Lord (William Howard, 1st Viscount) Stafford (30 April 1614 – 29 Dec 1680)
        1. 1. Isabella (Theresa Lucy) Stafford-Howard (1644 – 2 Sep 1691)
        2. 2. (Lord () Henry Stafford-Howard (1st Earl of) Stafford) (1648 – 27 Apr 1719)
        3. 3. Lord (Henry) Stafford-Howard (1648 – 27 May 1719) m. Claudine (Charlotte DE) Gramont (Abt 1665 – 14 May 1739)
        4. 4. Isabel (Stafford) Howard (1650 – 05 Sep 1691)
        5. 5. Francis (Stafford) Howard (1652 – 1692) m. Eleanor (Countess of Stanford) Stanford (1653 – May 1742)
        6. 6. Hon. (John STAFFORD-HOWARD of STAFFORD) Castle (1654 – 11 November 1714)
        7. 7. Alethea (Stafford) Howard (1654 – )
        8. 8. Anastasia (Stafford) Howard (1655 – 1717)
        9. 9. Ursula Stafford-Howard (ABT 1656 – 14 Sep 1720)
        10. 10. Mary Howard (1658 – )
        11. 11. Hon. (John STAFFORD-HOWARD of STAFFORD) Castle (1660 – 11 Nov 1714)
        12. 12. Helena Howard (1660 – 11 Nov 1714)
        13. 13. William Howard ( – 1682)
      2. 2. VISCOUNTESS (Mary Stafford - BARONESS REGENT of) Stafford (1619 – 13 Jan 1694)
      3. 3. Henry (5th and last Baron) Stafford (24 Sep 1621 – 4 Aug 1637)
    3. 3. Edward Stafford (9 January 1601 – 6 April 1621)
    4. 4. Margaret (Mary) Honeywell\Stafford (1610 – 17 Feb 1648)
    5. 5. Mary Stafford (1619 – 13 Jan 1693)
    6. 6. Henry (5th Baron) Stafford (24 Sep 1621 – 04 Aug 1637)
  4. 4. Lady (Dorothea\Dorothy de) Stafford\DeStafford-Gervais-Chadsden (20 Sep 1572 – 25 Sep 1625 or Jul 1646)
  5. 5. Ursula Destafford (1574 – 1601)
  6. 6. Sir (Humphrey) Stafford (1574 – 1669)
  7. 7. Lady (Deidre (Kevington) De) Buckingham (01 Jan 1576 – Unknown)
  8. 8. Sir (Humphrey Stafford, Knight, 6th Earl of Stafford, 7th Lord of Stafforf, Duke of) Buckingham (1580 – 1669)
  9. 9. Mary (Montgomerie) Stafford ( – Jul 1646)

Lord Stafford's Timeline

3 Records

1535
17 Jan 1535
Birth of Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
1566
23 Nov 1566
Age 31
Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford was married in Lathom House, Lancashire, England
Lathom House, Lancashire, England
1603
18 October 1603
Age 68
Death of Lord Edward DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1535
    Event Place: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1566
    Event Place: Lathom House, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1603
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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