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Sir James Stanley 1486–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Knockin, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1562

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

Father: George Stanley

Mother: Joan Strange

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The story of Sir James Stanley began in 1486 in Knockin, Shropshire, England. Sir James Stanley passed away in 1562 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James Stanley began in 1486 in Knockin, Shropshire, England.
  • Sir James Stanley passed away in 1562 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Stanley's Ancestors

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Sir Stanley
1486–1562
Birth Place: Knockin, Shropshire, England
Parents
George Stanley
1460–1503
Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Joan (LeStrange Baroness) Strange
1463–1514
Knockyn, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas ("1st Earl of Derby") Stanley
1435–1504
Lancashire, England
Eleonore Neville
1438–1504
Holt Castle, Cheshire, England
John (IX Strange, 8th Baron of) Knokyn
1444–1479
Knockin, Shropshire, , England
Jaquetta Woodville
1444–1479
Grafton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS STANLEY
1406–1458
Lady Goushill
1404–1460
Richard LeStrange
1381–1449
Elizabeth Cobham
1404–1453
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Knight Stanley
1386–1437
Isabel Harrington
1386–1429
John LeStrange
1352–1397
Maud Mohun
1357–1400

Sir Stanley's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Sir James Stanley in Knockin, Shropshire, England
Knockin, Shropshire, England
1562
1562
Age 76
Death of Sir James Stanley in Cross Hall, Lancashire, England
Cross Hall, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Knockin, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Cross Hall, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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