STANLEY, William (1598-1665), of St Martin’s, Leicester.

Family and Education

bap. 25 Mar. 1598, 1st s. of William Stanley, mercer, of Leicester, and Anne (bur. 10 Oct. 1628), da. of William Morton, mercer, of Leicester.St Martin, Leicester par. reg.; PROB11/110, f. 210; Nichols, Leics. i. 152; Hartopp, Mayors, 74-5, 96-6. educ. ?appr. mercer, Leicester c.1612. m. 24 July 1627, Mary (d. 27 July 1682), da. of Humphrey Alsop of Butterley Hall, Pentrich, Derbys. and Markfield, Leics., wid. of Richard Spencer of Wanlip, Leics. 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.).St Martin’s, Leicester par. reg.; Nichols, Leics. iv. 152, 802; Leics. RO, Probate 1626/68; Probate 1665/76. suc. fa. Aug. 1607. bur. 25 Aug. 1665 25 Aug. 1665.St Martin’s, Leicester par. reg.

Offices Held

Civic: freeman, Leicester 1621–2;Freemen of Leicester ed. Hartopp, 113. cllr. 1623; chamberlain, 1628 – 29; alderman by Sept. 1635-c.Sept. 1662; coroner, 1637 – 38; bailiff, 1638 – 39; mayor, Sept. 1640–1, Sept. 1648–9; steward of the fair, 1642 – 43, 1650–1.Leics. RO, BRII/1/3, pp. 463, 534; Hartopp, Mayors, 96–6; Leics. Bor. Recs. iv. 598, 599, 601, 602, 604, 605, 606; Nichols, Leics. i. 427, 429.

Religious: churchwarden, St Martin, Leicester 1629–30.Churchwardens’ Accts. ed. North, 177, 179

Local: commr. subsidy, Leics. 1641; further subsidy, Leicester 1641; poll tax, 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, Leics. 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). Leicester 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644; for associating midland cos. Leics. 15 Dec. 1642;A. and O. Leics. militia, 16 Jan. 1643, 10 July 1644;An Examination Examined (1645), 15 (E.303.13); A. and O. sequestration, Leicester 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May 1643; Leics. 3 Aug. 1643; New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 14 Mar. 1655, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O.; SP25/76A, f. 16v; CSP Dom. 1655, p. 78. ejecting scandalous ministers, Leics. and Rutland 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth, Leics. by Dec. 1655-c.1657.TSP iv. 335. Trustee and gov. Wyggeston’s Hosp. Leicester 9 June 1657.Nichols, Leics. i. 488–9. Commr. for public faith, Leics. 24 Oct. 1657.Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35).

: of St Martin’s, Leicester.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

STANLEY, William (1598-1665), of St Martin’s, Leicester.

Will

10 June 1665, pr. 23 Sept. 1665.Leics. RO, Probate 1665/76.

Estates

in 1607, inherited unspecified ‘freehold land and leases’.PROB11/110, f. 210. In 1664, owned house of 9 hearths in Leicester.Leicester and its Inhabitants in 1664 ed. Hartopp, 13. In 1665, estate inc. a house and shop in Leicester; 8 acres of meadow in Birstall and Thurmaston, nr. Leicester; house and barn in Melton Mowbray, Leics.Leics. RO, Probate 1665/76; PROB11/286, f. 110v.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

lodging with Mrs Cressy, St Margaret’s churchyard, Westminster (Mar. 1659).Leics. RO, BRII/18/29, f. 739.

Religion

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