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William Stanley 1495 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: about 1575

Death Location: Hooton, Cheshire, England

Father: William Stanley

Mother: Jane Massey

Spouse(s): Esther Stanley

Children(s): Elenor Stanlye

In 1495, William Stanley VII entered the world in Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England, born to William Stanley and Jane Massey. William Stanley VII married Esther Stanlye Stanley, and had children including Elenor Stanlye. William Stanley VII passed away in 1575 in Hooton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1495, William Stanley VII entered the world in Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England, born to William Stanley and Jane Massey.
  • William Stanley VII married Esther Stanlye Stanley, and had children including Elenor Stanlye.
  • William Stanley VII passed away in 1575 in Hooton, Cheshire, England.

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Children(s)

William Stanley's Ancestors

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William Stanley
1495 – 1575
Birth Place: Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Stanley
1472 – 1497
Holt Castle, Flint (Cheshire) England
Jane Massey
1473 – 1513
Mavesyn, Ridware (Staffordshire) England
Grandparents
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
Geoffrey Massey
1445 – 1495
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Isabel Boteler
1450 – 1495
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stanley's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Hannah Ford (1639 – 29 Apr 1695)

William Stanley's Timeline

4 Records

1495
1495
Birth of William Stanley VII in Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England
Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England
1495
1495
Birth of William Stanley VII in Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England
Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England
1575
about 1575
Age 80
Death of William Stanley VII in Hooton, Cheshire, England
Hooton, Cheshire, England
1584
02 Mar 1584
Age 89
Burial of William Stanley VII in Eastham, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England
Eastham, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Wirrel Forest, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: about 1575
    Event Place: Hooton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1584
    Event Place: Eastham, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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