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Lord William De Stanley 1256 – 1311 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1256

Birth Location: Wirrel Forest, Staffs, England

Death Date: ABT 1311

Death Location: Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England

Father: Walter (DeStanley)

Mother: Lady Hooton

Spouse(s): Lady Stanley

Children(s): John Stanley

In 1256, Lord William De Stanley entered the world in Wirrel Forest, Staffs, England, born to Walter William De Stanley (DeStanley) and Lady Margery De Hooton. Lord William De Stanley married Lady Joan De Baumville De Stanley, and had children including John De Stanley. Lord William De Stanley passed away in 1311 in Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1256, Lord William De Stanley entered the world in Wirrel Forest, Staffs, England, born to Walter William De Stanley (DeStanley) and Lady Margery De Hooton.
  • Lord William De Stanley married Lady Joan De Baumville De Stanley, and had children including John De Stanley.
  • Lord William De Stanley passed away in 1311 in Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter (DeStanley)
1215 – 1285
Birth Location: Hooton, Wirral, Cheshire, England
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Lady Hooton
1235 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Stanley
1261 – 1326
Birth Location: Stourton, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

John Stanley
1292 – 1361
Birth Location: Ellesmere Port, Hooton, Cheshire, England
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Lord Stanley's Ancestors

Self
Lord Stanley
1256 – 1311
Birth Place: Wirrel Forest, Staffs, England
Parents
Walter William De Stanley (DeStanley)
1215 – 1285
Hooton, Wirral, Cheshire, England
Lady (Margery De) Hooton
1235 –
Grandparents
William (de STANLEY) (STANLEIGH)
1170 – 1236
Hooton, Cheshire, England
Joan (? de Stoneleigh) ?
1191 – 1231
Cheshire, England [alt date 1170 ??]
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Stanley's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William De) Stanley (1256 – ABT 1311) m. Lady (Joan De Baumville De) Stanley (1261 – 1326)
  1. 1. John (De) Stanley (1292 – 1361) m. Lady (Mabel Mabella Hawksket) Stanley (1290 – 1345)
    1. 1. John (de) Stanley (1314 – 1346)
    2. 2. William (De) Stanley (1319 – JUN 1398) m. Alice (de) Massey (ABT 1300 – 1380)
      1. 1. Ellen Stanley (1350 – 1405)
      2. 2. Matilda (de) Stanley (1358 – )
      3. 3. William (de) Stanley (ABT 1360 – ABT 2 FEB 1427)
      4. 4. John (de) Stanley (ABT 1362 – 6 JAN 1437) m. Isabel (de) LATHOM (ABT 1364 – 26 OCT 1414)
        1. 1. William Stanley (1380 – 1428)
        2. 2. John (Lord Sheriff of) Stanley (1386 – 27 NOV 1437) m. Lady (Isabel Elizabeth (Countess of Mann)) Harrington (1386 – 1429)
        3. 3. Henry Stanley (1388 – )
        4. 4. George Stanley (1389 – MAY 1463)
        5. 5. Isabel Stanley (1390 – 1431)
        6. 6. Thomas Stanley (ABT 1392 – 13 MAY 1463)
        7. 7. Ralph Stanley (1397 – )
        8. 8. Margaret Stanley (ABT 1408 – )
        9. 9. Robert Stanley
      5. 5. Henry Stanley (ABT 1364 – )
      6. 6. Jane Stanley
      7. 7. Alice (de) Stanley
    3. 3. Margary Stanley (ABT 1321 – ABT 1426)

Lord Stanley's Timeline

2 Records

1256
1256
Birth of Lord William De Stanley in Wirrel Forest, Staffs, England
Wirrel Forest, Staffs, England
1311
ABT 1311
Age 55
Death of Lord William De Stanley in Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England
Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1256
    Event Place: Wirrel Forest, Staffs, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1311
    Event Place: Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England
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