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Margaret Clifford 1540–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 03 Mar 1591

Death Location: Stanford Rivers, Essex, England

Father: Henry Cumberland

Mother: Maria Boerlage

Spouse(s): Henry Stanley

Children(s): Ferdinando Stanley, Francis Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ursula Stanley, John Stanley, Anne Stanley, William Stanley, Henry Stanley

Margaret Clifford was born in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Clifford Earl Of Cumberland And Maria Elisabeth Boerlage. Margaret Clifford married Henry Stanley, and had children including Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley, Francis Stanley, Henry Stanley, John Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Ursula Stanley, William Stanley. Margaret Clifford passed away in 1591 in Stanford Rivers, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Clifford was born in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Clifford Earl Of Cumberland And Maria Elisabeth Boerlage.
  • Margaret Clifford married Henry Stanley, and had children including Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley, Francis Stanley, Henry Stanley, John Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Ursula Stanley, William Stanley.
  • Margaret Clifford passed away in 1591 in Stanford Rivers, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Clifford's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Clifford
1540–1591
Birth Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Clifford Earl of Cumberland
1517–1570
Skipton, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Maria (Elisabeth) Boerlage
1519–1547
Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (De) Clifford
1493–1542
Skipton Castle, Skipton, Craven, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Percy
1500–1540
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and 1st) Vis
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary ('Rose' Tudor, Queen Consort of) France
1496–1533
Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Cumberland
1517–1570
Eleanor Clifford
1519–1547
Sir Percy
1478–1527
Catherine Spencer
1480–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Clifford
1538–1541

Margaret Clifford's Descendants

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Margaret Clifford (1540–03 Mar 1591) m. Henry Stanley (September 1531–25 September 1593)
  1. 1. Ferdinando Stanley 1559–1594
  2. 2. Francis Stanley 1562–1572
  3. 3. Edward Stanley 1556–
  4. 4. Ursula Stanley 1560–1591
  5. 5. John Stanley 1572–1619
  6. 6. Anne Stanley 1556–1591
  7. 7. William Stanley 1561–1642
  8. 8. Henry Stanley –1815

Margaret Clifford's Timeline

5 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Margaret Clifford in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1591
03 Mar 1591
Age 51
Burial of Margaret Clifford in Stanford Rivers, Essex, England
Stanford Rivers, Essex, England
1596
1596
Age 56
Death of Margaret Clifford in Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1632
6 Dec 1632
Age 92
Margaret Clifford was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1869
18 Oct 1869
Age 329
Margaret Clifford was baptized in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1632
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1901/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Record Source: Netherlands, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 869243
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1591
    Event Place: Stanford Rivers, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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