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Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. 1566–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: abt 1605

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: Lawrence Lord

Mother: Elizabeth Nichols

Spouse(s): Susan Hopkinson

Children(s): James Stanfield

Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. was born in 1566 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Lawrence Stansfield De Sowerbie Lord And Elizabeth Nichols. Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. married Susan Hopkinson, and had children including James Stanfield. Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. passed away in 1605 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. was born in 1566 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Lawrence Stansfield De Sowerbie Lord And Elizabeth Nichols.
  • Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. married Susan Hopkinson, and had children including James Stanfield.
  • Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. passed away in 1605 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Lord
1540–1591
Birth Location: Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK
LL
Elizabeth Nichols
1544–1591
Birth Location: Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Spouses(s)

Susan Hopkinson
1566–1666
Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
SH

Children(s)

James Stanfield
1592–1648
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
JS

Nicholas Esq.'s Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Esq.
1566–1605
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Lawrence Stansfield De Sowerbie Lord
1540–1591
Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK
Elizabeth Nichols
1544–1591
Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK
Grandparents
Thomas (Stansfield de) Heygynne
1529–1564
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Alice Mitchell
1523–1618
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
James (Nichols Foxcroft of) Sowerby
1510–1569
Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Woodhead
1520–1587
Barkisland, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lawrance Stansfeld
1507–1534
Isabel Horsefall
1505–1590
John Mitchell
1500–1521
Hannah Laycock
1495–1576
Thomas Sowerby
1488–1543
Margaretta Thorne
1492–1543
Thomas Woodhead
1505–1577
Mary Rhodes
1504–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stansfield
1481–1509
Blanch 15GGM
1485–1507
Nicholas Woodhead
1480–1529
Mother
1480–
William Rodes
1485–1558
Ellin Syver
1488–1560

Nicholas Esq.'s Descendants

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Nicholas (Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield) Esq. (1566–abt 1605) m. Susan Hopkinson (1566–1666)
  1. 1. James Stanfield 1592–1648 m. Martha Bentley 1587–1650
    1. 1. Samuel Stanfield 1625–1687 m. Sarah Jeston 1621–1687
      1. 1. Francis Stanfield 1642–1692 m. Elizabeth (Grace) Achelly 1646–1691
        1. 1. Abigail Edge 1684–1737 m. William Woodward 1681–1739
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Grace) Achelly 1646–1691 m. Francis Stanfield 1642–1692

Nicholas Esq.'s Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1605
abt 1605
Age 39
Death of Nicholas Heir of Norland Sowerby Stansfield Esq. in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1605
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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