STANLEY, Sir Thomas, 4th Bt. (1670-1714), of Bickerstaffe, Lancs.

b. 27 Sept. 1670, 1st s. of Sir Edward Stanley, 3rd Bt., by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Bosvile of Warmsworth, Yorks. m. (1) 16 Aug. 1688, Elizabeth (d. 1695), da. and coh. of Thomas Patten† of Preston, Lancs. 4s. (2 d.v.p.); (2) 1695, Margaret, da. of Thomas Holcroft of Holcroft, Lancs., wid. of Sir Richard Standish, 1st Bt.*, s.p. suc. fa. as 4th Bt. 16 Oct. 1671. J. J. Bagley, Earls of Derby, 131–3; HMC Kenyon, 377.