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Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley 1435–1504 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 29 Jul 1504

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

Father: THOMAS STANLEY

Mother: Lady Goushill

Spouse(s): Eleonore Neville, Lady (Tudor), Maud Anderne, Joan Beaumont, Margaret Beaufort, Eleanor Neville

Children(s): George Stanley, James Stanley, Sir Stanley, Catherine Stanley, Jane Stanley, Alice Stanley, ISABEL STANLEY, Margaret Stanley, Agnes Stanley, William Stanley, Anne Stanley, Henry England, Thomas Stanley, Sir Tudor

The story of Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley began in 1435 in Lancashire, England. Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley married Eleanor Neville, Eleonore Neville, Joan Stanley De Beaumont, Lady Margaret Beaufort Tudor, Margaret Countess Of Richmond And Derby Beaufort, Maud Anderne, and had children including Agnes Stanley, Alice Stanley, Anne Stanley, Catherine Stanley, George Stanley, Henry Vii England Tudor England, Isabel Stanley, James Bishop Ely Stanley, Jane Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Sir Henry De Stafford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham Tudor, Sir Thomas Stanley, Thomas Stanley, William Stanley. Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley passed away in 1504 in Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley began in 1435 in Lancashire, England.
  • Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley married Eleanor Neville, Eleonore Neville, Joan Stanley De Beaumont, Lady Margaret Beaufort Tudor, Margaret Countess Of Richmond And Derby Beaufort, Maud Anderne, and had children including Agnes Stanley, Alice Stanley, Anne Stanley, Catherine Stanley, George Stanley, Henry Vii England Tudor England, Isabel Stanley, James Bishop Ely Stanley, Jane Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Sir Henry De Stafford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham Tudor, Sir Thomas Stanley, Thomas Stanley, William Stanley.
  • Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley passed away in 1504 in Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS STANLEY
1406–1458
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
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Lady Goushill
1404–1460
Birth Location: Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England
LG

Spouses(s)

Eleonore Neville
1438–1504
Birth Location: Holt Castle, Cheshire, England
EN
Lady (Tudor)
1443–1509
Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire
L(
Maud Anderne
1409–
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
MA
Joan Beaumont
1440–1466
Birth Location: Edenham, Lincolnshire, England
JB
Margaret Beaufort
1425–1474
Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
MB
Eleanor Neville
1436–1481
Birth Location: –
EN

Children(s)

George Stanley
1460–1503
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
GS
James Stanley
1471–1525
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
JS
Sir Stanley
1462–1475
Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England
SS
Catherine Stanley
1467–1498
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, , England
CS
Jane Stanley
1465–
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
JS
Alice Stanley
1475–1476
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
AS
ISABEL STANLEY
1464–1500
Birth Location: Knightley, Staffordshire, England
IS
Margaret Stanley
1454–1492
Birth Location: , Cheshire, , England
MS
Agnes Stanley
1477–1478
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
AS
William Stanley
1447–
Birth Location: , Cumberland, , England
WS
Anne Stanley
1455–1456
Birth Location: 1669136, Lancashire, England
AS
Henry England
1456–1509
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
HE
Thomas Stanley
1406–1459
Birth Location: Knowsley, Lancashire, England
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Sir Tudor
1455–1483
Birth Location: Abergavenny, County Monmouthshire, Wales
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Thomas Stanley's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Stanley
1435–1504
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
THOMAS "Knight Lord of Lathom" STANLEY
1406–1458
Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Joan "Baroness of Stanley") Goushill
1404–1460
Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Knight (Sir John Knight Sheriff of) Stanley
1386–1437
Lathom, Lancashire, England
Isabel Harrington
1386–1429
Aldingham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stanley
1362–1414
Isabel Lathom
1364–1414
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1322–1398
Lady Storeton
1329–1380

Thomas Stanley's Descendants

1.
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Thomas ("1st Earl of Derby") Stanley (1435–29 Jul 1504) m. Eleonore Neville (1438–1504) m. Lady (Margaret Beaufort) (Tudor) (31 May 1443–29 June 1509) m. Maud Anderne (1409–) m. Joan ((Stanley) De) Beaumont (1440–5 August 1466) m. Margaret (Countess of Richmond and Derby) Beaufort (Abt 1425–1474) m. Eleanor Neville (1436–1481)
  1. 1. George Stanley 1460–1503 m. Joan (LeStrange Baroness) Strange 1463–1514 m. Lady (Margaret) Beaufort 1443–1509
    1. 1. Lord 1480–1502 m. Dorothy Parre 1478–1502
      1. 1. Ronald Lord 1525–1570 m. Lord 1535–1625 m. Lord 1535–1625
        1. 1. William Lord 1535–1554 m. Jeane (Lord) ? 1535– m. Harriet Nickerson 1627–1664 m. JOAN Lord 1535–1564
        2. 2. Richard (Thomas) Lord 1555–1610
        3. 3. William Lord 1535–1554
        4. 4. Richard (Thomas) Lord 1555–1610
      2. 2. Ronald Lord 1500–1570
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stanley 1485–1557
    3. 3. Eleanor Stanley 1489–1557
    4. 4. Sir (James) Stanley 1486–1562
    5. 5. James (Stanley Marshall) Ireland 1481–1521
    6. 6. Jane Stanley 1485–1557
    7. 7. Anthony Stanley 1499–
    8. 8. Lady (Mary) DeStanley 1500–1543
    9. 9. Sir (Thomas (2nd Earl of Derby 10th Baron) Strange of Knockyn 6th Baron Mohun 14th GGF) Stanley 1490–1521
    10. 10. John Stanley 1485–1477
    11. 11. Lady (Mary) DeStanley 1485–1532
    12. 12. Edward Stanley 1509–1572
  2. 2. James (Bishop Ely) Stanley 1471–1525
  3. 3. Sir (Thomas) Stanley 1462–1475
  4. 4. Catherine Stanley 1467–1498
  5. 5. Jane Stanley 1465–
  6. 6. Alice Stanley 1475–1476
  7. 7. ISABEL STANLEY 1464–1500
  8. 8. Margaret Stanley 1454–1492
  9. 9. Agnes Stanley 1477–1478
  10. 10. William Stanley 1447–
  11. 11. Anne Stanley 1455–1456
  12. 12. Henry (VII England Tudor) England 1456–1509 m. Elizabeth (Plantagenet\ Queen of) England 1466–1503
    1. 1. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (IV Stewart\ King of) Scots 1473–1513
      1. 1. James (King of) Scots 1512–1542 m. Marie (De Guise de Lorraine\ Queen of) Scotlan 1515–1560 m. Mary (Queen Of England) Guise 1515–1560
        1. 1. Mary (Stuart\ Queen of) Scots 1542–1587 m. Henry (Stuart Lord Darnley & Duke Of) Albany 1545–1567
      2. 2. James Stewart 1500–1544
      3. 3. Janet (Joan Jane Jenny Jean Stuart Jane Fleming Stewart Lady) Fleming 1502–1562
      4. 4. Alexander (Stewart Archbishop of St.) Andrews 1493–1513
      5. 5. Unnamed (Daughter 1) Stewart 1508–1508
      6. 6. Arthur (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1509–1510
      7. 7. Alexander (Duke Stewart Duke of) Ross 1514–1515
      8. 8. Catherine (Stewart Countess of) Morton 1491–1554
      9. 9. Unnamed (Daughter 2) Stewart 1512–1512
      10. 10. James (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1507–1508
      11. 11. Margaret Stewart 1497–1517
      12. 12. Alexander Stewart 1514–1515
      13. 13. Margaret (Jane) Stewart 1497–1528
      14. 14. Margaret Douglas 1515–1578
      15. 15. Johanna Stewart 1472–1562
      16. 16. James 1507–1508
    2. 2. Henry VIII 1491–1547 m. Katharina (von Aragón und) Kastilien 1485–1536
      1. 1. Edward (VI Tudor, King of England, France and Ireland King of England, France and) Ireland 1537–1553 m. Lady (Jane Grey of Leicestershire (was Queen of England for 9) days) 1537–1554 m. Lady (Margaret Douglas, Countess of) Lenox 1515–1581 m. Ariel Smith 1527–1598 m. Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart (reign 14 Dec 1542 - 24 Jul 1567),Queen Consort of) France 1542–1587
        1. 1. Elizabeth Tudor –1672
        2. 2. Katherine (Dudley) Harmon 1554–1634
        3. 3. (Infant) (Edward) Dudley 1554–1554
        4. 4. Princess (Elizabeth Tudor (parents: Jane Grey & Guildford) Dudley) 1552–1629
        5. 5. Susan King 1553–1646
      2. 2. Maria (von) England 1516–1558
      3. 3. Elizabeth (von) England 1533–1603
      4. 4. Bridget Windsor 1504–1582
      5. 5. Queen (Mary I Tudor, Queen of England and Ireland) I. 1516–1558
      6. 6. Lady (Anne Windsor Lady Vavasour Windsor, Baroness of) Corbett 1506–1543
      7. 7. William (Joseph George) Carey 1531–1590
      8. 8. Catherine (Boleyn) Carey 1521–1524
      9. 9. Richard (Robert, "Burgess of Perth Goodall",) Cary 1515–1586
      10. 10. Audrey Stafford 1545–1630
      11. 11. William (Carey,) Jr. 1519–1569
      12. 12. Sir (Robert) Carey 1516–1570
      13. 13. Alice Cordray 1524–1574
      14. 14. Richard Conderoy 1522–1566
      15. 15. Mary Plantagenet 1532–1587
      16. 16. Mary (Tudor) Corderoy 1509–1509
      17. 17. Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey 1526–1568
      18. 18. Henry (III Duke of Cornwall) Tudor 1534–1534
      19. 19. Rev (Richard Blewett. Tudor Edwards & Sr. Illegitimate son of King Henry) VIII 1525–1566
      20. 20. Henry (Fitzroy 1st Duke of Richmond and) Somerset 1519–1536
      21. 21. Henry (Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
      22. 22. Lady (Baroness Eleonor) Windsor 1489–1531
      23. 23. Sir (William, 2nd Baron of Bradenham) Windsor 1494–1553
      24. 24. Lady (Katherine) Blount 1506–1591
      25. 25. Lady (Edith Windsor) Ludlow 1502–1563
      26. 26. George Windsor 1492–1520
      27. 27. Andrew WINDSOR 1492–1574
    3. 3. Edmund Tudor 1499–1500
    4. 4. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
    5. 5. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    6. 6. Mary (Rose) Tudor 1496–1533
    7. 7. Prince Arthur 1486–1502
    8. 8. Roland (de) Vielleville 1474–1535
  13. 13. Thomas Stanley 1406–1459
  14. 14. Sir (Henry de Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham) Tudor 1455–1483

Thomas Stanley's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1504
29 Jul 1504
Age 69
Death of Thomas "1st Earl of Derby" Stanley in 1669136, Lancashire, England
1669136, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portsmouth
    Record Source: UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1504
    Event Place: 1669136, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
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