Thomas 1St Baron Stanley 
Thomas 1St Baron was born in 1406 in Of Lathom & Knowsley, Lancashire, England.1 He was an only child. He died in Knowlesley, Lancashire, England.2 General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Kg, Mp, Sir
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Thomas Stanley, KG (1457); 1st Lord (Baron) Stanley, so created by writ of summons to Parliament 15 Jan 1455/6, and although this Barony, together is that of Strange has passed to another family, yet descendants of both sexes of the grantee are in remainder to it according to the later doctrine as to heritability of baronies by writ of summons; knighted c1431, Lt of Ireland 1432-36, Constable of Chester Castle, Controller of Royal Household and Chamberlain of North Wales 1439, Justice of Chester, Flintshire, and North Wales 1443, Cheif Steward of Duchy of Lancaster 1448, Warden of Calais. [Burke's Peerage]
MP 1432. [Ancestral Roots]
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Following copied from Dave Utzinger, World Connect db=utzing, rootsweb.com:
Which appears to be a quotation from the "Complete Peerage".
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BARONY OF STANLEY
I. 1. THOMAS STANLEY, of Lathom and Knowsley, Lancs, son and heir. He was born in or before 1405. In 1430/1 he was a knight, and Lieutenant of Ireland; and so continued (described as King's knight) until 9 November 1436, or later. On 6 December 1437 he was appointed constable of Chester Castle; and on 26 April 1439 he was granted, during good behaviour, the offices of Controller of the Household, Chamberlain of North Wales, and (with another) Forester of Macclesfield. On 1 December 1443 he, with the Earl of Suffolk, had a grant in survivorship of the office of justice of the cos. of Chester and Flint and of North Wales; and on 11 December 1448, with the same, had a grant of the office of Chief Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster. On 2 April 1450 he was appointed with others to be warden of Calais, &c. In 1451 the Commons petitioned for his removal from the Court. In 1455 he is described as Thomas Stanley, knight, Lord Stanley, the King's Chamberlain. He was summoned to Parliament 15 January 1455/6 by writ directed Thome Stanley militi domino de Stanley, whereby he is held to have become LORD STANLEY. Nominated K.G. before 13 May, installed 14 May 1457. He married. Joan, daughter and coheir of Sir Robert GOUSHILL of Hoveringham, Notts, by Elizabeth, widow of (i) Sir William DE MONTAGU and (ii) Thomas (DE MOWBRAY), 1st DUKE OF NORFOLK, daughter of Richard (FITZALAN), EARL OF ARUNDEL. He died 11 February 1458/9. Joan survived him. [CP 12[1]:250-1]
Name Suffix:<NSFX> K.B., Lord Stanley of Lathom & Knowsley, K.G.
Name Prefix:< NPFX> Sir
They had four sons and three daughters, named James, Thomas, Earl Of Derby, William, John, Elizabeth, Katherine and Margaret.
Family Notes
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Children
Katherine Stanley
Katherine was born about 1432 in Stanley, Derbyshire, England. She died in 1498 in Clifton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England. She was buried in Macclesfield Church.3
Thomas, Earl Of Derby Stanley
Thomas, Earl Of Derby was born about 1435 in Hornby, Lancashire, England. He died on July 29th, 1504 in Holt Castle, Cheshire, Eng.
Margaret Stanley
Margaret was born about 1436 in Latham, Lancastershire, England. She died about 1481 in Bewsey Hall, Warrington, Lancashire, England.4
William Stanley
William was born about 1437 in Lathom, Lancashire, England. He died in Of Holt Castle, Denbighshire, Wales (Beheaded).
1 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists @ Line 57-36
2 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr. @ 20-33
3 Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell @ 231
4 google.com, groups, soc.genealogy.medieval, newsgroup @ Kerrie Rafter, 13 Oct 2002
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists @ Line 20-33, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr. @ 20-33, 23-33, 57-36, Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 815, Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists @ 258
2 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr. @ 20-33
3 Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell @ 231
4 google.com, groups, soc.genealogy.medieval, newsgroup @ Kerrie Rafter, 13 Oct 2002
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists @ Line 20-33, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr. @ 20-33, 23-33, 57-36, Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 815, Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists @ 258
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