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Sir Robert, 6th Earl of Derby, de Ferrers 1239–1279 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1239

Birth Location: Derby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jul 1279

Death Location: Priory of St Thomas, Stafford, England

Father: William Ferrers

Mother: Margaret Quincy

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The story of Sir Robert, 6th Earl of Derby, de Ferrers began in 1239 in Derby, Lincolnshire, England. Sir Robert, 6th Earl of Derby, de Ferrers passed away in 1279 in Priory of St Thomas, Stafford, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert, 6th Earl of Derby, de Ferrers began in 1239 in Derby, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Sir Robert, 6th Earl of Derby, de Ferrers passed away in 1279 in Priory of St Thomas, Stafford, England.

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Sir Ferrers's Ancestors

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Sir Ferrers
1239–1279
Birth Place: Derby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
William III, Earl of Derby, de Ferrers
1193–1253
Derby, Derbyshire, , England
Margaret (de) Quincy
1223–1280
Winchester, Hampshire, , England
Grandparents
William, (IV Earl of Derby de) Ferrers
1162–1247
Ferrers, Derbyshire, England,
Agnes, (Countess of Chester, de Keveloc de) Meschines
1174–1247
Tutbury, Staffordshire, , England,
Sir (Roger De Quincy Winchester) Constable
1174–1264
Buckley Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Helen (Elena Galloway Countess) Winchester
1207–1245
Galloway, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
HugH Above)
1147–1181
Bertrade Above)
1155–1189
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ranulph Meschines
1100–1153
Maud Caen
1120–1189
Simon Montfort
1119–1181
Maude Beaumont
1130–1168

Sir Ferrers's Timeline

2 Records

1239
1239
Birth of Sir Robert, 6th Earl of Derby, de Ferrers in Derby, Lincolnshire, England
Derby, Lincolnshire, England
1279
9 Jul 1279
Age 40
Death of Sir Robert, 6th Earl of Derby, de Ferrers in Priory of St Thomas, Stafford, England
Priory of St Thomas, Stafford, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1239
    Event Place: Derby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1279
    Event Place: Priory of St Thomas, Stafford, England

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