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Sir Thomas Stanley 1507–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1507

Birth Location: Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 August 1560

Death Location: Melling, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Father: Edward Monteagle

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughan

Spouse(s): Mary Brandon, Helen Preston

Children(s): Anne Stanley, Charles Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Francis Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Willem Monteagle

Sir Thomas Stanley was born in 1507 in Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Stanley Baron Monteagle And Elizabeth Baronness Grey Wilton Vaughan. Sir Thomas Stanley married Helen Preston, Mary Brandon, and had children including Anne Stanley, Charles Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Francis Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Willem Stanley Baron Monteagle. Sir Thomas Stanley passed away in 1560 in Melling, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Stanley was born in 1507 in Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Stanley Baron Monteagle And Elizabeth Baronness Grey Wilton Vaughan.
  • Sir Thomas Stanley married Helen Preston, Mary Brandon, and had children including Anne Stanley, Charles Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Francis Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Willem Stanley Baron Monteagle.
  • Sir Thomas Stanley passed away in 1560 in Melling, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Stanley's Ancestors

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Sir Stanley
1507–1560
Birth Place: Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Stanley Baron Monteagle
1465–1523
Knowsley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Baronness Grey Wilton) Vaughan
1463–1515
Llnfhngl Cwm Du, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sir Stanley's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Stanley (25 May 1507–25 August 1560) m. Mary Brandon (2 June 1510–1544) m. Helen Preston (1512–14 November 1571)
  1. 1. Anne Stanley 1543–1591 m. EN (Sir John Clifton of Barrington) Court 1545–1593
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Gervase) Clifton 1569–1618 m. EN (Katherine) Darcy* 1571–1592
      1. 1. KATHERINE ((Catherine)) CLIFTON 1592–1637 m. Lord (Esme Stewart\Stuart, of Darnley, 3rd Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond,) KG 1574–1624
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Stuart \ Countess of) Arundel 1610–1674 m. Henry (Howard Earl van) Arundel 1608–1652
        2. 2. James (Duke of Lenox) Stuart 1612–1655
        3. 3. Ludovic (Stewart 10th Lord of) Aubigny 1619–1665
        4. 4. Lady (Frances Stewart Countess of) Portland 1617–1694
        5. 5. Lord (Bernhard 'The Black' Stewart Earl of) Lichfield 1622–1645
        6. 6. Lady (Anne (Anna) Stewart of) Darnley 1614–1646
        7. 7. George Stewart 1618–1642
        8. 8. Henry Stewart 1615–1632
        9. 9. Lady (Margaret Stuart) (Stewart) 1618–1618
        10. 10. Elizabeth Stuart 1610–1673
        11. 11. Frances Stuart 1617–1693
        12. 12. Lord (Henry 8th Seigneur d'Aubigny) Stuart 1618–1642
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bampfylde 1565–1630
  2. 2. Charles Stanley 1530–1581
  3. 3. Elizabeth Stanley 1532–
  4. 4. Francis Stanley 1532–1581
  5. 5. Margaret Stanley 1536–
  6. 6. Willem (Stanley Baron) Monteagle 1528–1581

Sir Stanley's Timeline

4 Records

1507
25 May 1507
Birth of Sir Thomas Stanley in Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1528
2 April 1528
Age 21
Sir Thomas Stanley was married in Melling, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Melling, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1536
1536
Age 29
Sir Thomas Stanley was married in Preston Patrick, Preston Richard, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Preston Patrick, Preston Richard, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1560
25 August 1560
Age 53
Death of Sir Thomas Stanley in Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1507
    Event Place: Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 April 1528
    Event Place: Melling, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Preston Patrick, Preston Richard, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1560
    Event Place: Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Melling, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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