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Margaret Clifford 1540–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

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

Death Date: 29 September 1596

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Henry Cumberland

Mother: Eleanor Brandon

Spouse(s): Sir KG

Children(s): William Stanley, Ferdinando Stanley

Margaret Clifford was born in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Iii 3 Sir De Clifford 12Th Baron Clifford 2Nd Lord Earl Of Cumberland And Eleanor Brandon. Margaret Clifford married Sir Hendrick Henrye Stanley 4Th Earl Of Derby Kb Kg, and had children including Ferdinando Stanley, William Stanley. Margaret Clifford passed away in 1596 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, 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 Iii 3 Sir De Clifford 12Th Baron Clifford 2Nd Lord Earl Of Cumberland And Eleanor Brandon.
  • Margaret Clifford married Sir Hendrick Henrye Stanley 4Th Earl Of Derby Kb Kg, and had children including Ferdinando Stanley, William Stanley.
  • Margaret Clifford passed away in 1596 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Cumberland
1517–1570
Birth Location: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
HC
Eleanor Brandon
1519–1547
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Sir KG
1531–1593
Birth Location: Lathom Castle, Lancashire, England
SK

Children(s)

William Stanley
1561–1642
Birth Location: Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
WS
Ferdinando Stanley
1559–1594
Birth Location: –
FS

Margaret Clifford's Ancestors

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Margaret Clifford
1540–1596
Birth Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry III 3, Sir de Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford, 2nd Lord Earl of Cumberland
1517–1570
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor Brandon
1519–1547
Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Charles Brandon
1484–1545
Bisschops Lynn (Norfolk) England
Queen (Mary Rose) Tudor
1496–1533
Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brandon
1456–1485
Elizabeth Mallory
–1494
Henry VII
1457–1509
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Edward lV
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492

Margaret Clifford's Descendants

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Margaret Clifford (1540–29 September 1596) m. Sir (Hendrick "Henrye" Stanley 4th Earl of Derby KB) KG (Sep 1531–1593)
  1. 1. William Stanley 1561–1642 m. Elizabeth (Countess d'Derby de Vere (VI) de Stanley) (VII) 1575–1626
    1. 1. James Stanley 1607–1651 m. Charlotte (de la) TREMOUILLE 1602–1663
      1. 1. Amelia (Anna Sophia) Stanley 1633–1702 m. Sir (John) Murray 1631–1703
        1. 1. Jonathan Murray 1665–1747 m. Anne Bradley 1669–1749 m. Catherine Hamilton 1662–1707 m. Anne Bradley 1667–1749 m. Margaret Finnie 1667–1715 m. Anna Murray 1669–1749
        2. 2. James Murray 1675–1704
        3. 3. William Murray 1664–1725 m. Margaretha (Lady) Nairne 1669–1747
        4. 4. Charlotte Murray 1662–1735 m. Thomas Cooper 1661–
        5. 5. Emilia Murray 1666–1743 m. Hugh (Fraser 9th Lord of) Lovat 1666–1696 m. Simon ('The Fox' Fraser 11th Lord) Lovat 1667–1747
        6. 6. Lord (John) Murray** 1660–1724
        7. 7. Edward (Murray (Captain Royal Scots) Guards) 1669–1737 m. Catherine Skene 1670–1743
        8. 8. Lightfoot(Louefoote) Murray 1658–1680
        9. 9. Zipporah Murray 1684–1760
        10. 10. Lord (James Mortimer Murray of Doually, Captain Royal Scots Guards, Burgess of Glasgow and) Edinburg 1663–1719 m. Jemima Morgan 1665–
        11. 11. Jane Murray 1670–1670
        12. 12. George (Murray) (Lord) 1673–1691
        13. 13. Lady (Barella) Murray 1663–1743
        14. 14. Lord (Mungo) Murray 1668–1700 m. Rachel Beaverich 1667–1746
        15. 15. Lady (Jean) Murray 1672–1686
        16. 16. Lord (George) Murray 1668–1760 m. Amelia Bergeron 1677–1760
        17. 17. John Murray 1664–1725 m. Margaretha (Lady) Nairne 1669–1747
        18. 18. Lord (Charles) Murray 1661–1710 m. Catherine Watts 1664–
        19. 19. Henry Murray 1670–1737
      2. 2. Charles Stanley 1628–1672 m. Dorothea (Helena) Kirkhoven 1630–1703
        1. 1. James Stanley 1664–1736
        2. 2. Henriette (Charlotte) Savage 1652–1716
        3. 3. Edward Stanley 1658–1659
        4. 4. Marie (Sophie) Stanley 1659–1674
        5. 5. Charles Stanley 1660–1663
        6. 6. Charles (Zedenno) Stanley 1666–1715
        7. 7. William (Richard George) Stanley 1655–1702
        8. 8. Robert (Thomas) Stanley 1656–1698
        9. 9. Ferdinand Stanley 1657–1657
        10. 10. Helena Stanley 1662–1662
        11. 11. Amelia Stanley 1654–1654
        12. 12. Henry (Charles) Stanley 1653–1653
        13. 13. Catherine Stanley 1668–
        14. 14. James Stanley 1651–1651
      3. 3. Edward Stanley 1629–1654
      4. 4. Henrietta (Mary) Stanley 1630–1685 m. William Wentworth 1626–1695 m. Richard Molyneux 1630–
      5. 5. William (M.) Stanley 1640–1670 m. Mary Newton 1637–
        1. 1. William Standley 1661–1689
      6. 6. Katherine Stanley 1603–1652 m. Henry Pierrepont 1606–1680
        1. 1. Grace Pierrepont 1635–1703
    2. 2. Katherine (Catherine de Stanley) (III) 1609–1609
    3. 3. Anne (de STANLEY (V) de) KERR 1610–1656
    4. 4. Robert (de) STANLEY 1608–1632
  2. 2. Ferdinando Stanley 1559–1594

Margaret Clifford's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Margaret Clifford in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1596
29 September 1596
Age 56
Death of Margaret Clifford in Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

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, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1596
    Event Place: Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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