Earls of Derby

As every Stanley researcher will tell you, “My grandmother always said that we were related to the Earls of Derby”. I’m afraid I’ve heard this so many times now that it just can’t be true on every occasion. Call me sceptical, but I would suggest you take this anecdote with a pinch of salt. The ancestry of the Earls of Derby is an illustrious one indeed and well documented elsewhere. I have not gone into too much detail here but I include this page to give you a flavour of what’s out there.

“Five hundred years ago, on the morning of 22nd August 1485, the battle of Bosworth Field ended the protracted dynastic struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster. At the side of the victorious Henry Tudor stood his step-father, Thomas, second Baron Stanley, soon to be rewarded for his support by being made Earl of Derby.” Source : J. J. Bagley “The Earls of Derby” The history of the Earls of Derby is well documented and is beyond the scope of this web site to augment. However there are some interesting sites out there that are worth looking into, I hope you find something here.

1st	Thomas Stanley KG, 1435-1504 more (courtesy of Kevin Greenhalgh) For more details on his ancestry see the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy and go to chapter 3(B)
2nd	Thomas Stanley, 1485-1521
3rd	Edward Stanley KG, 1509-1572 The Battle of Flodden Field also The Battle of Flodden Field
4th	Henry Stanley KG, 1531-1593
5th	Ferdinand Stanley, 1559-1594
6th	William Stanley KG, 1561-1642
7th	James Stanley KG, 1607-1651
8th	Charles Stanley, 1627-1672
9th	William George Stanley, 1655-1702
10th	James Stanley, 1664-1736
11th	Edward Stanley, 1689-1776
12th	Edward Smith Stanley, 1752-1834
13th	Edward Smith Stanley KG, 1775-1851 Papers in the possesion of the American Philosophical Society
14th	Edward Geoffrey Stanley KG, 1799-1869, Lord Stanley & Prime Minister
15th	Edward Henry Stanley KG, 1826-1893
16th	Frederick Arthur Stanley KG, 1841-1908
17th	Edward George Villiers Stanley KG, 1865-1948
18th	Edward John Stanley, 1918-1994
19th	Edward Richard William Stanley, 1962-


	Battle of Bosworth Field Roll call of the battle Sir Thomas Stanley Sir William Stanley’s household The Ballad of Bosworth Field Wikipedia The Battle of Redemore

	Other Lathom and Knowsley links Knowsley (Frances Coakley) Knowsley Knowsley.com Knowsley Hall Knowsley local history, with family trees of the Earls Latham (Frances Coakley) Stanley Family Tree

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Stanleys of Knowsley

One of the largest collections of papers & letters pertaining to the Stanleys of Knowsley is now open for enquiries. A result of many years of research. To find out more about what went on behind the walls of the estate.
Contact Mike Graham

Other Descendants of the Knowsley line

Becky Boneer
Blake Reneau
Brett Campbell
Brian S. Roberts
Gary L. McLaughlin
Leo van de Pas
Tomkins family

General Information on the Stanley Family

1911 Encyclodpaedia
Manuscripts relating to the Earls of Derby
The Stanleys, Lord Stanley and Earls of Derby, 1385-1672 (History Today)


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