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William Stanley, Earl of Derby 1561–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 September 1642

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Derby

Mother: Lady Stanley

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The story of William Stanley, Earl of Derby began in 1561 in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom. William Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1642 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Stanley, Earl of Derby began in 1561 in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1642 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Derby's Ancestors

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William Derby
1561–1642
Birth Place: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby
1531–1593
Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Clifford) Stanley
1540–1596
Brougham Castle, Brougham (Westmoreland), Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward (Stanley, 3rd Earl of) Derby
1509–1572
Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Dorothy) Howard,
1511–1580
Lathom Castle, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Norfolk
1445–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1446–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of William Stanley, Earl of Derby in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1642
29 September 1642
Age 81
Death of William Stanley, Earl of Derby in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1642
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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