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William Stanley 1561–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Westminster (Middlesex) England

Death Date: 1642

Death Location: Cheshire England

Father: Henry Derby

Mother: Margaret Clifford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (VII)

Children(s): Robert STANLEY, Anne KERR, James (I), Katherine (III)

In 1561, William Stanley entered the world in Westminster (Middlesex) England, born to Henry Stanley Earl Of Derby And Margaret Clifford. William Stanley married Elizabeth Countess D Derby De Vere Vi De Stanley Vii, and had children including Anne De Stanley V De Kerr, James 7Th Earl D Derby 1St Baron Strange D Derby De Stanley Iii Of Derby I, Katherine Catherine De Stanley Iii, Robert De Stanley. William Stanley passed away in 1642 in Cheshire England.

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Biography

  • In 1561, William Stanley entered the world in Westminster (Middlesex) England, born to Henry Stanley Earl Of Derby And Margaret Clifford.
  • William Stanley married Elizabeth Countess D Derby De Vere Vi De Stanley Vii, and had children including Anne De Stanley V De Kerr, James 7Th Earl D Derby 1St Baron Strange D Derby De Stanley Iii Of Derby I, Katherine Catherine De Stanley Iii, Robert De Stanley.
  • William Stanley passed away in 1642 in Cheshire England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Stanley's Ancestors

Self
William Stanley
1561–1642
Birth Place: Westminster (Middlesex) England
Parents
Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby
1531–1593
Lathom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Clifford
1540–1632
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of) Derby
1509–1572
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Howard
1511–1580
Lathom House, Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Henry (III 3, Sir de Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford, 2nd Lord Earl of Cumberland Earl of) Cumberland
1517–1570
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Anne (Duchess of Cumberland) Dacre
1521–1581
Gilsland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1483–1521
Anne Stanley
1485–1550
Thomas
1473–1554
Agnes (Paulet)
1477–1601
Henry Vesci)
1493–1542
Margareth Percy
1506–1540
William Greystoke
1500–1563
Lady Kent
1502–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Norfolk
1420–1485
Katherine Moletns
–1465
Henry Percy
–1527

William Stanley's Descendants

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William Stanley (1561–1642) m. Elizabeth (Countess d'Derby de Vere (VI) de Stanley) (VII) (22 June 1575–10 March 1626)
  1. 1. Robert (de) STANLEY 1608–1632
  2. 2. Anne (de STANLEY (V) de) KERR 1610–1656
  3. 3. James (7th Earl d'Derby 1st Baron Strange d'Derby de Stanley (III) of Derby) (I) 1606–1651
  4. 4. Katherine (Catherine de Stanley) (III) 1609–

William Stanley's Timeline

4 Records

1561
1561
Birth of William Stanley in Westminster (Middlesex) England
Westminster (Middlesex) England
1561
20 Jul 1561
William Stanley was baptized in St Martin Ludgate,London,London,England
St Martin Ludgate,London,London,England
1642
1642
Age 81
Death of William Stanley in Cheshire England
Cheshire England
1729
15 Mar 1729
Age 168
William Stanley was baptized in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England
Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Westminster (Middlesex) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1561
    Event Place: St Martin Ludgate,London,London,England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69Mtn1A002Ms10213
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1729
    Event Place: Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Bishops Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Cheshire England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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