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Margaret Clifford 1540–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland) England

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Cleveland Row (Middlesex) England

Father: Sir 12xggf

Mother: Lady Brandon

Spouse(s): Henry Stanley, Henry Derby

Children(s): Lady (Hesketh), Ferdinando Stanley, William Derby, Edward Stanley, Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, James Stanley, Margaret 10xggm

Margaret Clifford was born in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland) England, the child of Sir Henry Clifford Earl Of Cumberland 12Xggf And Lady Anne Baroness Grey Of Powys Brandon. Margaret Clifford married Henry Stanley, Henry Stanley 4Th Earl Of Derby, and had children including Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley, James Stanley, Lady Jane Or Jaine Scarisbrick Stanley Hesketh, Margaret Stanley 10Xggm, Mary Adelaide Stanley, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby. Margaret Clifford passed away in 1596 in Cleveland Row (Middlesex) England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Clifford was born in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland) England, the child of Sir Henry Clifford Earl Of Cumberland 12Xggf And Lady Anne Baroness Grey Of Powys Brandon.
  • Margaret Clifford married Henry Stanley, Henry Stanley 4Th Earl Of Derby, and had children including Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley, James Stanley, Lady Jane Or Jaine Scarisbrick Stanley Hesketh, Margaret Stanley 10Xggm, Mary Adelaide Stanley, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby.
  • Margaret Clifford passed away in 1596 in Cleveland Row (Middlesex) England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Clifford's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Clifford
1540–1596
Birth Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland) England
Parents
Sir Henry Clifford Earl of Cumberland 12xggf
1517–1570
Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne, Baroness Grey of Powys.) Brandon
1507–1547
Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Charles (Brandon Duke of) Suffolk
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Mary (Plantagenet, Queen of France 13th) GGM
1496–1533
Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lady Tyrell
1457–1545
Henry Tudor
Elizabeth York
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Clifford's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Clifford (1540–1596) m. Henry Stanley (1531–1593) m. Henry (Stanley, 4th Earl of) Derby (21 feb 1543–19 Feb 1599)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane or Jaine Scarisbrick Stanley) (Hesketh) 1572–1622
  2. 2. Ferdinando Stanley 1559–1594
  3. 3. William (Stanley 6th Earl Of) Derby 1561–1642
  4. 4. Edward Stanley 1576–1640
  5. 5. Anne Stanley 1585–1603
  6. 6. Dorothy Stanley 1587–1619
  7. 7. James Stanley 1580–
  8. 8. Margaret (Stanley) 10xggm 1566–1622

Margaret Clifford's Timeline

8 Records

1510
1510, 21 Feb 1530, 1534, 1537, 07 Feb 1554 or 01 Jan 1561
Margaret Clifford was married in Aughton, Lancashire, , England
Aughton, Lancashire, , England
1530
21 Feb 1530
Margaret Clifford was married in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1540
1540
Birth of Margaret Clifford
None
1540
1540
Birth of Margaret Clifford in Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland) England
Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland) England
1546
WFT Est. 1546-1580
Age 6
Margaret Clifford was married in Lathom, Lancaster, England
Lathom, Lancaster, England
1555
07 February 1555
Age 15
Margaret Clifford was married in Royal Chapel, Whitehall, England
Royal Chapel, Whitehall, England
1596
1596
Age 56
Death of Margaret Clifford
None
1596
1596
Age 56
Death of Margaret Clifford in Cleveland Row (Middlesex) England
Cleveland Row (Middlesex) England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: WFT Est. 1546-1580
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancaster, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1530
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 February 1555
    Event Place: Royal Chapel, Whitehall, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 869243
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Cleveland Row (Middlesex) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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