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Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 1531–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1531

Birth Location: Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 September 1593

Death Location: Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir (LRD)

Mother: Lady (LRD)

Spouse(s): Jane Halsall

Children(s): Dame Stanley, Ursula Stanley

The story of Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby began in 1531 in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby married Jane Halsall, and had children including Dame Dorothy Stanley, Ursula Stanley. Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby began in 1531 in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby married Jane Halsall, and had children including Dame Dorothy Stanley, Ursula Stanley.
  • Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1593 in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (LRD)
1509–1572
Birth Location: Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady (LRD)
1511–1557
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Jane Halsall
1535–1592
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Dame Stanley
1594–1635
Birth Location: Halsall, Lancashire, England
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Ursula Stanley
1560–1591
Birth Location: Knowsley,,Lancashire,England
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Sir Derby's Ancestors

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Sir Derby
1531–1593
Birth Place: Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Edward Stanley (LRD)
1509–1572
Lotham House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Dorothy Howard) (LRD)
1511–1557
Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Stanley Earl van Derby) III
1480–1521
Lathom, Lancashire
Anna Hastings
1485–
Donnington Castle, Berkshire
Thomas (I Howard Hertog van) Norfolk
1445–1524
Stoke Newland, Suffolk
Agnes Tilney
1478–1545
Skirbeck, Lincolnshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Derby's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Stanley 4th Earl of) Derby (September 1531–25 September 1593) m. Jane Halsall (1535–1592)
  1. 1. Dame (Dorothy) Stanley 1594–1635 m. Cuthbert (Clifton of Westby and Lytham Sir) Knight 1586–1634
    1. 1. ❤️Anne Hallsall 1609–1675 m. Thomas (Richard) Clifton 1606–1657
      1. 1. Thomas (Clifton) II 1634–1708 m. Darans Barnes 1642–1712
        1. 1. George (Clifton,) Sr 1660–1747
  2. 2. Ursula Stanley 1560–1591

Sir Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1531
September 1531
Birth of Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1593
25 September 1593
Age 62
Death of Sir Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby in Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1531
    Event Place: Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1593
    Event Place: Lathom House, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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