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William Stanley 1533 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 November 1581

Death Location: Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Stanley

Mother: Mary Brandon

Spouse(s): Anne Leybourne

Children(s): Elisabeth Monteagle

William Stanley was born in 1533 in Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Stanley and Mary Brandon. William Stanley married Anne Leybourne, and had children including Elisabeth Stanley Barones Monteagle. William Stanley passed away in 1581 in Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Stanley was born in 1533 in Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Stanley and Mary Brandon.
  • William Stanley married Anne Leybourne, and had children including Elisabeth Stanley Barones Monteagle.
  • William Stanley passed away in 1581 in Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Stanley's Ancestors

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William Stanley
1533 – 1581
Birth Place: Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Stanley
1507 – 1560
Hornby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Brandon
1510 – 1542
Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward (Stanley Baron) Monteagle
1465 – 1523
Elisabeth Vaughan
1475 – 1515
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stanley's Descendants

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William Stanley (1533 – 10 November 1581) m. Anne Leybourne (1537 – )
  1. 1. Elisabeth (Stanley Barones) Monteagle (1555 – 12 June 1585) m. Edward (Parker Lord) Morley (1550 – 1 April 1618) m. John Parker (1542 – 2 June 1619)
    1. 1. Willem (Parker Lord) Morley (1575 – 1 July 1622)
    2. 2. Frances Richards ( – 20 September 1654)
    3. 3. John (Burge) Parker (11 Jul 1585 – 1649) m. Alice Mason (7 Nov 1585 – 1610)
      1. 1. Margaret Parker (1608 – 10 February 1662) m. Deemster (John) Christian (1 August 1602 – 1673)
        1. 1. Isabell Christian (24 Aug 1629 – OCT 1668) m. 11thG (Maj.Gen Richard) Stevenson (Bef 1627 – 20 Apr 1683)
      2. 2. Issabel Parker (1620 – September 1658)

William Stanley's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of William Stanley in Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1581
10 November 1581
Age 48
Death of William Stanley in Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1581
    Event Place: Hornby Castle, Nr Bedale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Melling, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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