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William Stafford

English politician and courtier (1500-1556) of Chebsey, Staffordshire
Person human Q4020158

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1508
Date of death
May 5, 1556
Place of death
Geneva
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of England[15]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1547-1552 Parliament[16][17]
Father
Sir Humphrey Stafford[5]
Mother
Margaret Fogge[6]
Spouse
Dorothy Stafford, Mary Boleyn[7][8]
Child
William Stafford, unknown male Stafford, Elizabeth Stafford, Edward Stafford, Ursula Stafford, John Stafford[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Sibling
Humphrey Stafford, Sir Robert Stafford[22][23]
Family name
Stafford[20]
Given name
William[21]
Honorific prefix
Sir[19]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 11
Freebase ID
/m/03m6l27
Genealogics.org person ID
I00187952
Geni.com profile ID
6000000008487245485
History of Parliament ID
1509-1558/member/stafford-sir-william-1512-56
IMDb ID
ch0051710
Kindred Britain ID
I3702
Roglo person ID
p=william;n=stafford;oc=10
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10050017
The Peerage person ID
p21323.htm#i213230
WeRelate person ID
William_Stafford_(30)
WikiTree person ID
Stafford-3

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🔗 Connections
Spouse 2
Mary Boleyn, Dorothy Stafford
Spouses 2
Mary Boleyn, Dorothy Stafford
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of England
Family name 1
Stafford
Given name 1
William
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
politician
Place of death 1
Geneva
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Stafford was born in 1508[1]. He died on May 5, 1556[2], in Geneva[3]. He worked as a politician[4].

FAQs

Where did William Stafford die?

William Stafford passed away in Geneva[3].

Who were William Stafford's parents?

William Stafford's father was Sir Humphrey Stafford[5]. William Stafford's mother was Margaret Fogge[6].

Who was William Stafford married to?

William Stafford's spouses include Dorothy Stafford[7] and Mary Boleyn[8].

What did William Stafford do for work?

William Stafford worked as a politician[4].

Related Entities

Kingdom of England Mary Boleyn The Other Boleyn Girl

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Maundwiki · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1508-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of birth: 1508"
  2. 19w ago · Melderick · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → William Stafford, unknown male Stafford, Elizabeth Stafford +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Child: John Stafford"
  3. 19w ago · Melderick · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → William Stafford, unknown male Stafford, Elizabeth Stafford +3
    Family name → Stafford
    Honorific prefix → Sir
    Sex or gender → male
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Sibling: Humphrey Stafford"
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