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William Stanley 1561 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 29 SEP 1642

Death Location: Lathom St James, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Stanley

Mother: Margaret Clifford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Vere

Children(s):

William Stanley was born in 1561 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Henry Stanley and Margaret Clifford. William Stanley married Elizabeth de Vere. William Stanley passed away in 1642 in Lathom St James, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Stanley was born in 1561 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Henry Stanley and Margaret Clifford.
  • William Stanley married Elizabeth de Vere.
  • William Stanley passed away in 1642 in Lathom St James, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Stanley's Ancestors

Self
William Stanley
1561 – 1642
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Henry Stanley
1531 – 1593
United Kingdom
Margaret Clifford
1540 – 1596
Grandparents
Edward Stanley
1509 – 1572
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Howard
1496 – 1580
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Henry Clifford
1517 – 1570
Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Brandon
1519 – 1547
Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1485 – 1521
Anne Hastings
1485 – 1550
Thomas Howard
1443 –
Elizabeth Tilney
1447 – 1497
Henry Clifford
1493 – 1542
Margaret Percy
1495 – 1540
Charles Brandon,
1484 – 1545
Mary Tudor
1496 – 1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Stanley
1460 – 1503
Joan Strange
1463 – 1513
Edward Hastings,
1466 – 1506
Mary Hungerford
1467 – 1533
Frederick Tilney
1420 – 1447
Elizabeth Cheney
1422 – 1473
Henry Clifford
1453 – 1523
Anne John
1461 – 1506
Henry KB
1478 – 1527
Catherine Spencer
1477 – 1542
William Brandon
1426 – 1485
Elizabeth Bruyn
1450 – 1494
Henry Tudor
1457 – 1509
Elisabeth York
1466 – 1495

William Stanley's Timeline

4 Records

1561
1561
Birth of William Stanley in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1561
1561
William Stanley was christened in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1642
29 SEP 1642
Age 81
Death of William Stanley in Lathom St James, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lathom St James, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1642
OCT 1642
Age 81
Burial of William Stanley in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1642
    Event Place: Lathom St James, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: OCT 1642
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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