Biography of Adrian Stokes 1519-1586
On 04 Mar 1519 Adrian Stokes was born.
In 1525 Edward Grey 3rd Baron Grey of Powis (age 22) and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Anne Brandon Baroness Grey Powis (age 18) were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Powis. She the illegitmate daughter of Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 41) and Anne Browne. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry IV of England. 
In 1533 Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 16) and [his future wife] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 15) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Dorset. She the daughter of Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 49) and Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 36). He the son of Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 46). They were half second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. 
In 1546 Adrian Stokes (age 26) was appointed Master of Newhaven.
On 01 Mar 1555 Adrian Stokes (age 35) and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 37) were married. She the daughter of Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor Queen Consort France. She a granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1557 [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Anne Brandon Baroness Grey Powis (age 50) died.
In 1559 Adrian Stokes (age 39) was elected Knight of the Shire Leicestershire.
On 20 Nov 1559 [his wife] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 42) died at Richmond, Surrey [Map]. She was buried at Chapel of St Edmund, Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 05 Dec 1559 [his former wife] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (deceased) was buried in St Edmund's Chapel in Westminster Abbey [Map] at a ceremony conducted by Bishop John Jewel (age 37). Her daughter [his former step-daughter] Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 19) was Chief Mourner. [his former step-daughter] Mary Grey (age 14) was present. Her effigy was paid for by Adrian Stokes (age 40): recumbent effigy is dressed in the Ermine robes signifying she was a duchess with a pendant around her neck possibly designed by Cornelius Cure.
Before 25 Dec 1560 Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford (age 21) and [his former step-daughter] Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 20) were married in secret by an anonymous clergyman at Hertford House Canon Row. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. He the son of Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset and Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset (age 63). He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. 
Before 1563 Nicholas Saunders of Ewell in Surrey (age 33) and [his future sister-in-law] Isabel Carew (age 32) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
Before 16 Apr 1565 Nicholas Throckmorton (age 50) and [his future wife] Anne Carew (age 45) were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
On 19 Aug 1565 Thomas Keyes (age 41) and [his former step-daughter] Mary Grey (age 20) were married. Elizabeth Stafford (age 19) and Ursula Stafford (age 12) were witnesses. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. 
On 26 Jan 1568 [his former step-daughter] Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 27) died at Cockfield Hall, Suffolk.
In 1571 Adrian Stokes (age 51) was elected Knight of the Shire Leicestershire.
In 1572 Adrian Stokes (age 52) and Anne Carew (age 52) were married. Her second marriage having previously been married to Nicholas Throckmorton. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 20 Apr 1578 [his former step-daughter] Mary Grey (age 33) died. Her funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Around 1580 [his sister-in-law] Isabel Carew (age 50) died.
On 30 Nov 1586 Adrian Stokes (age 67) died.
On 24 Nov 1587 [his former wife] Anne Carew (age 67) died.