The Standish family is an ancient English feudal manorial family and one of the oldest Anglo-Norman noble lineages. This Norman-roots family has been settled in Lancashire from the Conquest of England in 1066. The known history of the Standish family begins at the end of the twelfth century.
Lords of the Manor of Standish
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The ancestors of the Standish family lived at Standish, a parish (St. Wilfrid) in the unions of Wigan and Chorley. According to the English historian John Whitaker, Standish, anciently Stanedich, was one of the twelve considerable towns in the south of Lancashire. Of the castle of Standish (a former fortified castle erected by the Saxons), however, there are no remains, nor can its site even be ascertained. Furthermore, it is not known whether the Standish family's progenitors gave their name to the parish, or received it from the castle.
Members of the Standish family, who were Lords of the Manor of Standish (Standish Hall, a large brick mansion, long the seat of the Standish family) and custodians of the Standish estates in Lancashire, are listed below.[1][2]
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| Lordish | Personage | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1202?-1220 | Radulphus de Stanedis | first Lord of the Manor |
| 1220-1240 | Alexander de Standedis | |
| 1240-1246 | Radulphus de Standish (II) | |
| 1246-? | Edmund de Standish | son of Radulphus |
| ?-1270? | Hugh de Standish | son of Radulphus |
| 1270?-1290 | Jordan de Standish | son of Radulphus |
| 1290-1296 | Radulphus de Standish (III) | |
| 1296-1326 | William de Standish | |
| 1326-1353 | John de Standish | |
| 1353-1396 | Henry de Standish | |
| 1396-1418 | Ralph de Standish (IV) | |
| 1418-1434 | Lawrence de Standish | |
| 1434-1445 | Alexander de Standish (II) | |
| 1445-1468 | Ralph Standish (V) | |
| 1468-1507 | Alexander Standish (III) | |
| 1507-1538 | Ralph Standish (VI) | |
| 1538-1539 | Alexander Standish (IV) | |
| 1539-1546 | Ralph Standish (VII) | under Wardship |
| 1547-1610 | Edward Standish | under Wardship 1547-1551 |
| 1610-1656 | Ralph Standish (VIII) | |
| 1656-1682 | Edward Standish (II) | |
| 1682-1705 | William Standish (II) | |
| 1705-1755 | Ralph Standish (IX) | last male-line heir |
| 1755-1778 | Cecilia Towneley, née Standish | granddaughter of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk |
| 1778-1807 | Edward Towneley Standish, né Towneley | son of Cecilia Standish and William Towneley (himself grandson of William Widdrington, 3rd Baron Widdrington). This elder brother was Charles Townley |
| 1807-1813 | Thomas Strickland Standish, né Strickland | maternal nephew of Edward Towneley Standish |
| 1813-1863 | Charles Strickland Standish | |
| 1863-1883 | Charles Henry Lionel Widdrington Standish | m.(1) 1846 Sabine de Noailles, daughter of Just de Noailles, Prince of Poix and Duke of Mouchy (2) 1870 Louise Florence Courteille |
| 1883-1920 | Henry Noailles Widdrington Standish | last Lord of the Manor, m. 1870 Hélène de Pérusse des Cars, granddaughter of Amédée de Pérusse des Cars, Duke of Cars (no children) |
Other family members
editRadulphus de Stanedis, of Duxbury Manor (a Lancashire squire at the beginning of the 13th century).[3]
See also
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