The Standish family is an ancient English feudal manorial family and one of the oldest Anglo-Norman noble lineages. This Norman-rooted family has been settled in Lancashire since the Conquest of England in 1066. The recorded history of the Standish family begins at the end of the 12th century.
Lords of the Manor of Standish
The ancestors of the Standish family lived in Standish, a parish (St Wilfrid) within 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 structure believed to have been erected by the Saxons), there are no surviving remains, nor can its exact site be ascertained. Furthermore, it is not known whether the progenitors of the Standish family 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 and custodians of the Standish estates in Lancashire, are listed below. Standish Hall—a large brick mansion—served as the long-time seat of the family.Ralph de Standish Sheriff of LancashireSir Ralph de Standish (knighted by Richard II) 1344–1415
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 Radulphus de Stanedis, of Duxbury Manor (a Lancashire squire at the beginning of the 13th century).Standish Family of Duxbury
See also Myles Standish Frederick Standish Berystede Hélène Standish
External links
The House of Standish -The french connection on Myles Standish.info website Standish Papers on The National Archives website
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