The Stanley family of Lathom and Knowsley, Lancashire

Family origins - the Stanley family of Stourton

This page relates to "The House of Stanley from the 12th Century" Chapter 12


Reference sources -
1. Pedigree - History of the County Palatine and City of Chester by George Ormerod Esq., LL.D F.R.S. & F.S.A
2. The British Library manuscript catalogue.
3. Prisoners of the Tower by A H Cook formerly Chief Warder at H.M. Tower of London
4. Knights of England, by Shaw
5. The complete Perage of England, Scot, Ire - 1890

1. Sir John De Stanley K.G. of Lathom and Knowsley, Lord of Man, Lord leutenant of Ireland
Baptised -
Burial - Died - January 8th 1413/14 at Ardee in Ireland
Father - William De Stanlegh, lord of Stanlegh and Storeton
Mother - Alice Massey
Knight of the Garter - 5th December 1404 - Ref 4
Married 1 - Isabel, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas de Lathom Knt, lord of Lathom and Knowsley (died 1414)
Issue -
1.1 Sir John
1.2 Henry
1.3 Sir Thomas of Elford, Staffordshire, and Aldford, Cheshire
1.4 Sir Ralph
1.5 other issue

Manuscripts listed in the catalogue of The British Library relating to Sir John Stanley - Ref. 2

  • Add. 4486 f. 28 - Sir John Stanley K.G. Steward of the Royal Household Arms - 1405-1412
  • Add. 38462 f. 226 - Sir John Stanley Grant to, from Henry IV, of the I. of Man Copy - 1406

1.1 Sir John John De Stanley Knt of Lathom and Knowsley (Lord of Man, lord of Lathom and Knowsley, Sheriff of Anglesey, Justice of Chester)
Baptised -
Burial - living 6 Hen 6
Father - Sir John De Stanley K.G
Mother - Isabel de Lathom
Married - Isabel, daughter of Sir John Haryington Knt, and sister of Sir William de Haryington Knt
Issue -
1.1.1 Sir Thomas
1.1.2 Richard - Archdeacon of Chester
1.1.3 Edward - Archdeacon of Chester
1.1.4 Isabel - married John de Warrenne of Poynton
1.1.5 Alice - married Thomas de Dutton, lord of Dutton

Manuscripts listed in the catalogue of The British Library relating to Sir John Stanley - Ref. 2

  • Add. 4149 ff. 331-346 - Sir John Stanley. Lord of the Isle of Man; son of the preceding, Laws of the Isle of Man confirmed - 1422 . Copy
  • Add.Ch. 8483 - John de Stanley Lord of Man Inspeximus of grants to the Bishopric 1423

1.1.1 Sir Thomas De Stanley K.G. of Lathom and Knowsley (Lord of Man, lord of Lathom and Knowsley, 1st Lord Stanley, lord Leutenant of Ireland)
Baptised -
Burial - died - 20th February 1458/59 - Ref 5
Father - Sir John John De Stanley Knt
Mother - Isabel Haryington
Lord Stanley - created - 1456 - Ref 5
Knight of the Garter - 13th May 1457 - Ref 4
Married - Joan, daughter and heir of Sir Robert Gousehill of Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, and Elizabeth, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk - daughter and coheir of Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel (descended through the Bohun family from Edward Plantaganet) Ref 5
Issue -
1.1.1.1 Sir Thomas - Earl of Derby
1.1.1.2 Sir William - of Holt
1.1.1.3 Sir John - of Weever and Alderley
1.1.1.4 James - Archdeacon of Chester
1.1.1.5 Elizabeth - married Sir Richard Molyneux Knt. of Sefton, Lancashire
1.1.1.6 Katherine - married Sir John Savage Knt of Clifton
1.1.1.7 Margaret - married 1) Sir William Troutbeck Knt., 2) Sir John Boteler (baron of Warrington), and 3) Lord Grey of Codnor


1.1.1.2 Sir William Stanley - of Holt
Baptised -
Burial - Beheaded 15 Feb 1495
Father - Sir Thomas De Stanley K.G
Mother - Joan Gousehill
Knight of the Garter - 1487 May 27 Ref 4
Married - Joyce, daughter of Edward Charleton - lord Powys
Issue -

to be added later

 

Lord Chamberlain. Ref 3
Prisoner in the Tower of London - Impeached before Henry VII after Christmas 1494, on the doubtful charge of high treason for favouring the pretentions of Perkin Warbeck. Beheaded on Tower Hill in 1495. Ref 3

1.1.1.4 James Stanley - Archdeacon of Chester
Baptised -
Burial -
Father - Sir Thomas De Stanley K.G
Mother - Joan Gousehill
Married -
Issue -

Clerical history


1.1.2 Richard Stanley - Archdeacon of Chester
Baptised -
Burial - 1467
Father - Sir John John De Stanley Knt
Mother - Isabel Haryington
Married -
Issue -

Clerical History


1.1.3 Edward Stanley - Archdeacon of Chester
Baptised -
Burial - 1485
Father - Sir John John De Stanley Knt
Mother - Isabel Haryington
Married -
Issue -

Clerical History


1.2 Henry De Stanley
Baptised -
Burial -
Father - Sir John John De Stanley Knt
Mother - Isabel de Lathom
Married -
Issue -

1.3 Sir Thomas De Stanley of Elford, Staffordshire, and Aldford, Cheshire
Baptised -
Burial - Inq. p.m. 3 Edw 4 (1464)
Father - Sir John John De Stanley Knt
Mother - Isabel de Lathom
Married - Matild, daughter and heir of Sir John De Arderne Knt. of Elford and of Aldford
Issue -
1.3.1 Sir John of Elford, Staffordshire, and Aldford, Cheshire - Inq. p.m. 16 Edw 4 (1477)
1.3.2 Anne, married Sir John Greselegh of Drakelow Derbyshire
1.3.3 Other issue

1.4 Sir Ralph De Stanley
Baptised -
Burial -
Father - Sir John John De Stanley Knt
Mother - Isabel de Lathom
Married -
Issue -

Stanley families of Lancashire


 
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