Lords of the Manor of Standish
(1763–1813)
by Joseph Allen.
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. [1] [2]
| 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) |
