Standish family


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 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, 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.
LordishPersonageNotes
1202?–1220Radulphus de StanedisFirst Lord of the Manor
1220–1240Alexander de Standedis
1240–1246Radulphus de Standish
1246–?Edmund de StandishSon of Radulphus
?–1270?Hugh de StandishSon of Radulphus
1270?–1290Jordan de StandishSon of Radulphus
1290–1296Radulphus de Standish '
1296–1326William de Standish
1326–1353John de Standish
1353–1396Henry de Standish
1396–1418Ralph de Standish '
1418–1434Lawrence de Standish
1434–1445Alexander de Standish '
1445–1468Ralph Standish '
1468–1507Alexander Standish '
1507–1538Ralph Standish '
1538–1539Alexander Standish '
1539–1546Ralph Standish 'Under wardship
1547–1610Edward StandishUnder wardship 1547–1551
1610–1656Ralph Standish '
1656–1682Edward Standish '
1682–1705William Standish '
1705–1755Ralph Standish 'Last male-line heir
1755–1778Cecilia Towneley, née StandishGranddaughter of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk
1778–1807Edward Towneley Standish, né TowneleySon of Cecilia Standish and William Towneley . This elder brother was Charles Townley
1807–1813Thomas Strickland Standish, né StricklandMaternal nephew of Edward Towneley Standish
1813–1863Strickland Standish
1863–1883Charles Henry Lionel Widdrington Standishm. 1846 Sabine de Noailles, daughter of Just de Noailles, Prince of Poix and Duke of Mouchy '' 1870 Louise Florence Courteille
1883–1920Henry Noailles Widdrington StandishLast Lord of the Manor,
m. 1870 Hélène de Pérusse des Cars, granddaughter of Amédée de Pérusse des Cars, Duke of Cars ''

Other family members

Radulphus de Stanedis, of Duxbury Manor.