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Thomas Lord Stanley 1410 – 1459 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1410

Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire

Death Date: 20 Feb 1459

Death Location: Knowsley, Lancashire

Father: Knight Stanley

Mother: Elizabeth Harrington

Spouse(s): Joan Goushill, Lady Elford

Children(s): Baroness Stanley, Katherine Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, William deStanley, James Destanley, John Stanley, Lady Stanley, Katherine Stanley, Thomas Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Margaret Stanley

Early life: Thomas Lord Stanley arrived in Lathom, Lancashire in 1410, born to Knight Sir John Knight (17) Stanley and Elizabeth (17) Harrington. Over time, Thomas Lord Stanley formed a family with Joan Goushill, Lady Matilda d' Arderne and Countess of Elford, which included Baroness Anne Stanley, Katherine Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, William deStanley, James Destanley, John Lord of Mann Stanley, Lady Elizabeth Stanley, Katherine Stanley, Thomas 1st Earl of Derby 2nd Baron of Stanley King of Mann Stanley, Margaret Stanley and Margaret Lady Lancashire de Stanley. Thomas Lord Stanley concluded life in Knowsley, Lancashire in 1459.

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Parents

Knight Stanley
1386 – 1437
Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England
KS
Elizabeth Harrington
1386 – 1429
Birth Location: Hornby, Lancashire, England
EH

Spouses(s)

Joan Goushill
1405 – 1459
Birth Location: Heveringham, Nottinghamshire
JG
Lady Elford
1400 – 1435
Birth Location: Elford, Staffordshire, England
LE

Children(s)

Baroness Stanley
1420 – 1486
Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England
BS
Katherine Stanley
1422 – 1472
Birth Location: Stanley, Derbyshire, England
KS
Elizabeth Stanley
1423 – 1459
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancs, England
ES
William deStanley
1424 – 1493
Birth Location: –
Wd
James Destanley
1426 –
Birth Location: –
JD
John Stanley
1429 – 1480
Birth Location: Weever, Chesire, England
JS
Lady Stanley
1429 – 1459
Birth Location: Lathom Knowlesely, Lancashire, , England
LS
Katherine Stanley
1430 – 1498
Birth Location: Stanley, Derbyshire, England
KS
Thomas Stanley
1435 – 1504
Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England
TS
Margaret Stanley
1436 – 1481
Birth Location: Laxton, Lancashire
MS
Margaret Stanley
1436 – 1492
Birth Location: Prescot, Lancashire, England
MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1410
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Feb 1459
    Event Place: Knowsley, Lancashire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burscough, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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