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William Stanley 1472 – 1497 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Holt Castle, Flint (Cheshire) England

Death Date: 5 Dec 1497

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Lord Stanley

Mother: Eleanor DeNeville

Spouse(s): Jane Massey

Children(s): William Stanley

William Stanley was born in 1472 in Holt Castle, Flint (Cheshire) England, the child of Lord Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby, King of Mann Knight of the Garter 2nd Baron Stanley and Eleanor Countesse Derby DeNeville. William Stanley married Jane Massey, and had children including William Stanley. William Stanley passed away in 1497 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • William Stanley was born in 1472 in Holt Castle, Flint (Cheshire) England, the child of Lord Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby, King of Mann Knight of the Garter 2nd Baron Stanley and Eleanor Countesse Derby DeNeville.
  • William Stanley married Jane Massey, and had children including William Stanley.
  • William Stanley passed away in 1497 in London, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Stanley
1435 – 1504
Birth Location: Lathom House, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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Eleanor DeNeville
1436 – 1490
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Massey
1473 – 1513
Birth Location: Mavesyn, Ridware (Staffordshire) England
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Children(s)

William Stanley
1495 – 1575
Birth Location: Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England
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William Stanley's Ancestors

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William Stanley
1472 – 1497
Birth Place: Holt Castle, Flint (Cheshire) England
Parents
Lord Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby, King of Mann Knight of the Garter 2nd Baron Stanley
1435 – 1504
Lathom House, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Eleanor (Countesse Derby) DeNeville
1436 – 1490
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stanley's Descendants

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William Stanley (1472 – 5 Dec 1497) m. Jane Massey (1473 – 20 Mar 1513)
  1. 1. William Stanley (1495 – about 1575) m. Esther (Stanlye) Stanley (1500 – 1550)
    1. 1. Elenor Stanlye (1520 – 1560) m. William Becke (1520 – 1562)
      1. 1. Joane Beck (1 Oct 1560 – 1643) m. John Ford\Forde (28 Mar 1560 – 1 Dec 1620)
        1. 1. Thomas Forde (1587 – 9 Nov 1676) m. Elizabeth (Charde) Cooke (1589 – 18 Apr 1643)

William Stanley's Timeline

2 Records

1472
1472
Birth of William Stanley in Holt Castle, Flint (Cheshire) England
Holt Castle, Flint (Cheshire) England
1497
5 Dec 1497
Age 25
Death of William Stanley in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Holt Castle, Flint (Cheshire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1497
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastham, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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