Thomas Stanley, of Elford

Biography

Updated 22 May 2024

Thomas Stanley of Elford, Staffordshire was the third son of John Stanley 1362-1414 and Isabel Lathom 1364-1414, the daughter of Thomas de Lathom and Joan Venables.

Esquire, in right of his wife, of Elford, Staffordshire and Aldford, Alderly and Etchells, Cheshire. King's Esquire, Sheriff of Worcestershire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. Knight of the Shire for Staffordshire.

He was the husband of Maud Ardene, daughter of heiress of Sir John Ardene and Margaret Pilkington. They had children:

1. Sir John m 1) Cecily Ardene, 2) Elizabeth Vernon, 3) Anne Handesacre
2. Anne m John Gresley

Maud died 1430 to 1432.

Secondly, Thomas was the husband of Elizabeth Langton, daughter of Ralph Langton of Walton de Dale, Lancashire. They had one son,

1. George, m. Eleanor Sutton

In 1442, the population of Lichfield rose up against Thomas in a riot.

Thomas is buried with his second wife at St Peters, Elford.

Research Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stanley-501

Children

The Staffordshire Record Society edition of Staffordshire Visitations lists one other son of Thomas's first marriage: Humphrey.[5] So does the 1812 edition of Collins's Peerage.[18] Humphrey was Thomas's grandson Sir Humphrey Stanley, Sheriff of Staffordshire, son of Thomas's son John. The mistake is corrected in a footnote to Thomas Harwood's edition of Erdeswicke's Survey of Staffordshire.[19] Humphrey is shown as Thomas's grandson in the Harleian Society edition of the 1619 Visitation of Warwick.[7]

Pedigree

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• JOHN de Stanley, son of WILLIAM de Stanley & his wife Joan de Baumville (-after 1314). m [777][MABEL, daughter of JAMES Hawkset of Stourton Parva & his wife ---]. John & his wife had two children:
  • 1. WILLIAM de Stanley (-after 1362). m [778][ALICE, daughter of HAMON [Hugh] de Mascy of Timperley, Cheshire & his wife ---].
    • a) WILLIAM de Stanley (-1398). m ---. The name of William’s wife is not known. William & his wife had one child:
      • i) WILLIAM de Stanley ([1368]-). His lands were forfeited for his participation in the rebellion of Henry Percy "Hotspur" in 1403[779]. Ancestor of the STANLEY family of Wirral[780].
    • b) ALICE de Stanley . m (1340) RANDLE le Roter of Kingsley, Staffordshire, son of ---.
    • c) JOHN de Stanley (-before 28 Jan 1414). He was deputy in Ireland for Robert de Vere Marquess of Dublin 1386-1388, and was Lieutenant of Ireland 1399 to 1401[781]. m (1385 or before, dispensation 24 Dec 1398[782]) ISABEL, daughter of THOMAS de Lathom of Lathom and Knowsley, Lancashire & his first wife ---. John & his wife had two children:
      • i) JOHN de Stanley (-27 Nov 1437). m ISABEL, daughter of JOHN de Haryngton of Hornby Castle, Lancashire & his wife ---. John & his wife had one child:
        • (a) THOMAS Stanley of Lathom and Knowsley, Lancashire (1405 or before-11 Feb 1459). He was summoned to parliament 15 Jan 1456, whereby he is held to have become Lord Stanley. see below.
      • ii) THOMAS Stanley of Elford, Staffordshire . Ancestor of the STANLEY family of Elford Pipe, Staffordshire[783].
    • 2. JOHN Stanley of Greswithin, Cumberland (-after 1347). Ancestor of the STANLEY family of Ponsonby Hall, Cumberland[784].

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• Sir Thomas Stanley, Sheriff of Warwickshire, Leicestershire, & Staffordshire1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
• M, #19388, b. circa 1392, d. 13 May 1463
• Father Sir John Stanley, Lord Lieutenant & Justiciary of Ireland, Justice of Chester, Governor of the City & County of Chester, Constable of Windsor Castle9,10 b. 1350, d. 6 Jan 1414
• Mother Isabel Lathom9,10 b. c 1365, d. 26 Oct 1414
• Sir Thomas Stanley, Sheriff of Warwickshire, Leicestershire, & Staffordshire was born circa 1392 at of Aldford, Cheshire, Elford, Staffordshire, England. He married Maud (Matilda) Arderne, daughter of Sir John Arderne and Matilda (Maud) Pilkington, before 1 May 1413; They had 1 son (Sir John) and 1 daughter (Anne, wife of Sir John Gresley).2,3,5,6,8 Sir Thomas Stanley, Sheriff of Warwickshire, Leicestershire, & Staffordshire married Elizabeth Langton, daughter of Sir Ralph Langton, Baron of Newton and Alice Balderston, before 1434; They had 1 son, George, Esq.2,4,5,8 Sir Thomas Stanley, Sheriff of Warwickshire, Leicestershire, & Staffordshire died on 13 May 1463; Buried at Elford, Staffordshire.2,5
• Family 1 Maud (Matilda) Arderne b. 2 Jul 1396, d. bt 1430 - 1432
• Children
  • Anne Stanley+2,11,5,6,7 b. c 1418, d. a Jun 1481
  • Sir John Stanley, Sheriff of Staffordshire+5 b. c 1420, d. 29 Jun 1476
  • Elizabeth Stanley+12 b. c 1422
• Family 2 Elizabeth Langton b. c 1400, d. b 13 May 1463
• Child
  • George Stanley, Esq., Sheriff & Escheator of Staffordshire+13,14,4,5,15 b. c 1440, d. c 1509
• Citations
• 1.[S5988] Unknown author, The Pilkington Family, by Lt. Col. John Pilkington, 3rd Ed., 1912, p. 42; Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, by David Faris, p. 284; Family Group Sheet in SLC Library Archives.
• 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 283.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 24.
• 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 163.
• 5.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 104-105.
• 6.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 262-263.
• 7.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 172.
• 8.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 89.
• 9.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 104.
• 10.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 88.
• 11.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 357.
• 12.[S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, SLC Archives.
• 13.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 87.
• 14.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 773.
• 15.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 362.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p645.htm#i...

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• Sir Thomas Stanley1
• M, #247581
• Last Edited=16 Oct 2007
• Sir Thomas Stanley is the son of Sir John de Stanley and Isabel Lathom.1
• He was ancestor of the Stanleys of Elford Pipe.1 He lived at Elford, Staffordshire, England.1
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1101. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p24759.htm#i247581 _________________
• Thomas STANLEY
• Born: ABT 1392, probably Elford, Staffordshire, England
• Died: 1463
• Buried: St. Peter's Church, Elford, England
• Father: John De STANLEY (Sir Knight Lord Lieutenant of Ireland)
• Mother: Isabel LATHOM
• Married 1: Matilda De ARDERNE (dau. of John De Arderne and Margaret Pilkington) 1413
  • 1. John STANLEY (Sir)
  • 2. Anne STANLEY
• Married 2: Elizabeth (WALLER) De BAR (b. ABT 1400) AFT 1423
• Children:
  • 3. George STANLEY (Bishop)
  • 4. Elizabeth STANLEY
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STANLEY3.htm#Thomas STANLEY1 _________________________

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References

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