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Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby 1509–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1509

Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 24 Oct 1572

Death Location: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Stanley

Mother: Anne Hastings

Spouse(s): Lady Derby

Children(s): Mary Stafford

The story of Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby began in 1509 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Of Derby, and had children including Mary Stanley Baroness Of Stafford. Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby began in 1509 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
  • Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby married Lady Dorothy Howard Countess Of Derby, and had children including Mary Stanley Baroness Of Stafford.
  • Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby passed away in 1572 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Derby's Ancestors

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Sir Derby
1509–1572
Birth Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas (2nd Earl of Derby) Stanley
1485–1521
Knockin, Shropshire, England
Anne Hastings
1485–1550
Colham Green, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John Taylor
1466–1506
Kirby Bellars, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Sarah
1467–1533
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Derby's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of) Derby (10 May 1509–24 Oct 1572) m. Lady (Dorothy Howard, Countess of) Derby (1497–16 Nov 1580)
  1. 1. Mary (Stanley, Baroness of) Stafford 1545–1609 m. Edward (DeStafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford) II 1535–1603
    1. 1. Edward (de Stafford, 4th Baron of) Stafford 1572–1625 m. Isabel Forster 1574–1625
      1. 1. Margaret (Mary Honeywell) Stafford 1610–1648 m. Rufus BARTON 1606–1648
        1. 1. Benjamin Barton 1645–1720 m. Susanna Gorton 1648–1703

Sir Derby's Timeline

5 Records

1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1509
10 May 1509
Birth of Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1572
24 Oct 1572
Age 63
Death of Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
1572
24 Oct 1572
Age 63
Death of Sir Lord Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1509
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1572
    Event Place: Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1572
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

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