Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford [SEP] father
Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford
Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford (1572 – 16 September 1625) was the son of Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford and Mary Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby and Dorothy Howard. He became 4th Baron Stafford on the death of his father in 1603
He married Isabel Forster, the daughter of Thomas Forster of Tong, Shropshire. Isabel was reported to be a family chambermaid in a letter to the Earl of Leicester which includes ""My Lorde Stafford's
, Earl of Arundel. Was created Countess of Stafford for life in her own right in 1640, following the death of her nephew. Thomas Howard was created Viscount Stafford.
2. Henry Stafford, 5th Baron Stafford (24 September 1621 – 4 August 1637). Born after his father's death
However, the younger Edward pre-deceased his father in 1621 and the barony passed to Henry, the grandson of the 4th Baron, in 1625