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STANLEY, James (1664-1736)

Family and Education
b. 3 July 1664, 8th but 3rd surv. s. Charles Stanley, 8th earl of Derby, and Dorothea Helena (d. 6 Apr. 1703), da. of Jan van den Kerckhove, Ld. of Heenvliet [Dutch]; bro. of Charles Zedenno and William Richard Stanley, 9th earl of Derby. educ. St Paul's Sch. Reg. of St Paul's School, 282. m. Feb. 1705 (with £50,000-60,000) Add. 70022, ff. 44-45; HMC Kenyon, 434. Mary (1667-1752), da. and h. of Sir William Morley, of Halnaker, Suss., 1s. d.v.p. Stanley, House of Stanley (1998), 203-4; Lancs. RO, DDK 15/28. suc. bro. 5 Nov. 1702 as Ld. of Man; gt.-niece 8 Aug. 1732 as Bar. Strange. d. 1 Feb. 1736; will 20 Dec. 1735, pr. 19 Feb. 1736. TNA, PROB 11/675; Lancs. RO, DDK 20/17.
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Groom of bedchamber 1689 – 1702; chan., duchy of Lancaster 1706 – 10; PC 10 June 1706 – d.; capt., yeomen of gd. 1715 – 23.

Ranger, Quernmore, Mierscough, Amounderness, Bleasdale, Wyersdale (the ‘five forests’), Lancs. 1694 – 1710, Furness, Lancs. 1702–d.; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders, ed. Somerville, 135, 144. ld. lt., Lancs. 1702 – 10, 1714 – d.; custos rot., Lancs. 1702 – 10, 1714–d.; HMC Kenyon, 435–36. v.-adm., Lancs. and Cheshire 1702 – 12; chamb., cty palatine of Chester 1702 – d.; mayor, Liverpool 1707 – 08, 1734 – 35.

Capt., earl of Pembroke's regt. of ft. (Dutch establishment) 1686 – 89, 1st Ft. Gds. 1689 – 92; col., 16th regt. of ft. 1692 – 1705; brig.-gen. 1702 – 04; maj.-gen. 1704 – 05.

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etching by P. Pelham, aft. Hamlet Winstanley, 1725-6, NPG D20121.

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STANLEY, William Richard George (1655-1702)

Family and Education
b. 18 Mar. 1655, 3rd but 1st surv. s. Charles Stanley, 8th earl of Derby, and Dorothea Helena (d. 6 Apr. 1703), da. of Jan van den Kerckhove, Ld. of Heenvliet [Dutch]; bro. James Stanley, later 10th earl of Derby and Charles Zedenno Stanley. educ. travelled abroad (France and Italy) (tutors, James Forbes, Thomas Fairfax) 1673-5; CSP Dom. 1673, p. 443; HMC Ormonde, n.s. iii. 331-72. m. 10 July 1673 (with £10,000), Elizabeth (1660-1717), da. Thomas Butler, Bar. Butler of Moore Park, styled. earl of Ossory [I], 4s. d.v.p., 2da. Add. 33589, ff. 102-7; HMC Ormonde, n.s. iii. 326, 452-3; Lancs. RO, DDK/13/8; 14/1. suc. fa. 21 Dec. 1672 as Ld. of Man; d. 5 Nov. 1702; will 19 May 1692; pr. 7 July 1705. TNA, PROB 11/482.
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Steward, Furness, Lancs. 1672–d.; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. Somerville, 135. ld. lt. Lancs. 1676 – Sept. 1687, Oct. 1688 – May 1689, June 1702 – d., Cheshire 1676 – Jan. 1688, Oct. 1688 – Apr. 1689, N. Wales June 1702 – d.; cust. rot. Lancs. 1681 – 87, June 1702 – d., Cheshire 1682–88; Glassey, JPs, 275, 279, 285; CSP Dom. 1689–90, pp. 181, 335, 404; HMC Kenyon, 213. chamb., co. palatine of Chester 1677 – d.; freeman, Preston by 1682; Preston Burgesses (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 180. vice-adm., Lancs. and Cheshire 1684–91. Sainty, Vice-admirals (correcting CP).

Associated with: Knowsley Hall; Lathom House, Lancs. . 1672–d.; Castle Rushen, Isle of Man.
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mezzotint by R. Tompson, after Sir P. Lely, 1679, NPG D1744.

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STANLEY, Charles (1628-72)

Family and Education
b. 19 Jan. 1628, 1st s. of James Stanley, 7th earl of Derby, and Charlotte (d. 1664), da. of Claude de la Trémoille, duc de Thouars [France]; bro. of Edward and William Stanley. educ. private tutor (Samuel Rutter) ?-1651. J. Seacome, Mems. containing a Genealogical and Hist. Account of the … House of Stanley (1793), 357-58. m. 1650 Dorothea Helena (d. 6 Apr. 1703), da. of Jan van den Kerckhove, Ld. of Heenvliet [Dutch], 9s. (5 d.v.p.), 5da. (3 d.v.p.). P. E. Stanley, House of Stanley, (1998), 203-4. suc. fa. 15 Oct. 1651 as Ld. of Man. d. 21 Dec. 1672; admon. 3 Oct. 1674 to wid. TNA, PROB 6/49, f. 142.
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Ld. lt., Lancs. 1660 – d., Cheshire (sole) 1660 – 62, (jt.) 1662 – 64, (sole) 1664 – d.; chamb. co. palatine of Chester (jt) 1660 – d.; forester, Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire 1660–d.; CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 66; Lancs. RO, DDK/12/22. steward, Furness Liberty, Lancs. 1660–d.; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders, ed. R. Somerville, 135. v.-adm. Cheshire and Lancs. 1661 – d.; mayor, Chester 1668–9. Chester Freemen (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. li), 156.

Associated with: Lathom House; Knowsley Hall., Lancs.; Castle Rushen, Isle of Man.
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line engraving by E. Davis aft. A. Hanneman, 1650s, NPG D16538; mezzotint by A. Blooteling, 1660s-70s, NPG D1741.

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TUFTON, Thomas (1644-1729)

Family and Education
b. 30 Aug. 1644, 4th s. John Tufton, 2nd earl of Thanet, and Margaret (1614-76), da. and coh. of Richard Sackville, 3rd earl of Dorset; bro. Nicholas Tufton, 3rd earl of John Tufton, 4th earl of Richard Tufton, 5th earl of Thanet and Hon. Sackville Tufton; educ. travelled abroad (France, Low Countries) 1660-3; m. 14 Aug. 1684 (with £12,000) Add. 70503, f. 93. Catherine (1665-1712), da. and coh. Henry Cavendish, 2nd duke of Newcastle, 3s. d.v.p., 5da. d. 30 July 1729; will 31 July 1721 – 4 Feb. 1729, pr. 24 Jan. 1730. TNA, PROB 11/635.
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Groom of the bedchamber, James* [1665], duke of York 1675 – 84; commr. Greenwich Hosptial 1695; PC 20 Mar. 1703 – May 1707, 13 Dec. 1711 – Sept. 1714.

Dep. lt., Suss. 1670 – ?84; sheriff (hered.), Westmld. 1684-­d.; recorder, Canterbury 1684 – 87, Appleby 1685 – 88; ld. lt. Cumb. and Westmld. 1685 – 87; custos rot., Cumb. 1685 – 87, 1714 – 15, Westmld. 1702 – 06, May-Nov. 1714.

Capt., tp. of horse 20 June – 27 July 1685; col., 27 July 1685 – 24 Oct. 1686.

Mbr. SPG 1701.

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oil on canvas by S. Pietersz. Verelst, c.1685, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria; oil on panel by J. Richardson the elder, 1719, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria.

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TUFTON, Richard (1640-84)

Family and Education
b. 30 May 1640, 3rd s. John Tufton, 2nd earl of Thanet, and Margaret (1614–76), da. and coh. of Richard Sackville, 3rd earl of Dorset; bro. Nicholas Tufton, 3rd earl of John Tufton, 4th earl of Thomas Tufton 6th earl of Thanet, and Hon. Sackville Tufton. educ. travelled abroad (France, Low Countries) 1660–3. unm. d. 8 Mar. 1684; will 1–14 Feb., pr. 11 Mar.; admon. 20 Mar. 1684 to Thomas and Sackville Tufton. TNA, PROB 11/377; PROB 11/378.
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Sheriff (hered.), Westmld. 1680 – d.

Capt., Col. Russell’s Regt. of Ft. Gds. 1673 – d., blockhouses, West Tilbury and Gravesend 1681 – d., indep. coy. of ft. Gravesend 1681–d. CSP Dom. 1673, p. 120; CSP Dom. 1680–1, pp. 318, 319, 331.

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TUFTON, John (1638-80)

Family and Education
b. 7 Aug. 1638, 2nd s. John Tufton, 2nd earl of Thanet and Margaret, da. and coh. of Richard Sackville, 3rd earl of Dorset; bro. Nicholas Tufton, 3rd earl of Richard Tufton, 5th earl of Thomas Tufton, 6th earl of Thanet and Sackville Tufton. educ. Eton 1653-4; Diaries of Lady Anne Clifford ed. D.J.H. Clifford, 114, 116; Eton Coll. Reg., 338. Queen’s, Oxf. 1654-6 (without matric.); Lady Clifford Diary, 114,116, 122, 126. travelled abroad (Low Countries: tutor, George Sedgewick) 1656-7, (France) 1660-3. Lady Clifford Diary, 126, 133-4, 137, 139, 149; CSP Dom. 1655-6, p. 582; 1658-9, p. 578. unm. d. 27 Apr. 1680; will 22 Oct. 1679, admon. 17 June 1680. TNA, PROB 11/363; PROB 11/364.
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Dep. sheriff, Westmld. 1676 – 79; sheriff (hered.) Westmld. 1679–d. TNA, C181/7, pp. 354, 490, 539, 605.

Parlimentarian
Associated with: Hothfield House, Kent; Thanet House, Aldersgate St., London; Appleby; Brougham Castles, Westmld. and Skipton Castle, Yorks.
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TUFTON, Nicholas (1631-79)

Family and Education
b. 7 Aug. 1631, 1st s. John Tufton, 2nd earl of Thanet, and Margaret (d.1676), da. and coh. of Richard Sackville, 3rd earl of Dorset; bro. John Tufton, 4th earl of Richard Tufton, 5th earl of Thomas Tufton, 6th earl of Thanet, and Hon. Sackville Tufton. educ. travelled abroad (Italy) 1651–3. Diaries of Lady Anne Clifford, ed. D.J.H. Clifford, 108. m. 11 Apr. 1664 (with £10,000), Chatsworth, Cork mss, misc box 1, Burlington Diary, 11 Apr. and 15 May 1664, 1 Feb. 1665. Elizabeth (1643–1725), da. Richard Boyle, 2nd earl of Cork [I] and Baron Clifford of Lanesborough (later earl of Burlington), s.p. d. 24 Nov. 1679; will 18 June 1677, pr. 8 Dec. 1679. TNA, PROB 11/361.
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Sheriff (hered.), Westmld. 1676–d. R. Pocock, Memorials of the Family of Tufton, 73.

Capt. coy. of horse 1666. CSP Dom. 1665–6, p. 557.

Associated with: Hothfield House, Kent;Hasted, Kent, vii. 516-20.; Thanet House, Aldersgate Street, London 1664-c.1677.Haley, Shaftesbury, 410-11; London Past and Present, i. 23.;
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funerary monument, c.1679, St Margaret’s parish church, Rainham, Kent.

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TUFTON, John (1608-64)

Family and Education
b. 15 Dec. 1608, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Nicholas Tufton, 2nd bt. (later earl of Thanet), and Frances (d.1653), da. of Thomas Cecil, earl of Exeter. educ. unknown. m. 21 Apr. 1629, Margaret (1614–76), da and coh. of Richard Sackville, 3rd earl of Dorset, 6s. 6da. (1 d.v.p.). Kntd. 5 Dec. 1627. d. 7 May 1664; will 26 June 1662–23 Apr. 1664, pr. 18 May 1664. TNA, PROB 11/313, 314.
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Warden, Hove Court, Suss. 1639–42; CSP Dom. 1639–40, p. 66. sheriff, Kent 1654 – 55.

Parlimentarian
Associated with: Hothfield House, Kent; Thanet House, Aldersgate Street, London.
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oils on canvas, William Dobson, Lakeland Arts Trust (AH 2321/81).

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FEILDING, Basil (1668-1717)

Family and Education
b. bet. 28 Oct. and 14 Nov. 1668, 1st s. William Feilding, 3rd earl of Denbigh, and Mary (d. 1669) da. of Sir Robert King; bro. of William Feilding. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 15 May 1685, DCL 9 Nov. 1695; travelled abroad 1686-7 (Brussels). Add. 38847, f. 129; CSP Dom, 1686-7, p. 346. m. 20 June 1695 C.W. Firebrace, Honest Harry: being the biography of Sir Henry Firebrace, 234n. (with £15,000), Hester Firebrace (1676-1726), da. of Sir Basil Firebrace, of London, WCRO, CR 2017/F37/1-7. 4s. (1 d.v.p.), 6da. Nichols, Leics. iv. 293. d. 18 Mar. 1717; admon. 9 May 1717, to wid. TNA, PROB 6/93, f. 70v.
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Master of Horse to Prince George, duke of Cumberland, 1693–4; Bodl. Tanner, 25, f. 8; Macky Mems. 71. teller of exch. Aug. 1713 – Nov. 1715.

Ld. lt. Leics. 1703 – 06, 1711 – 14.

Col. Regt. of Drag 1694 – 97.

Associated with: Newnham Paddox, Warws.; Hancock Street, London and Soho Square, Westminster.C. Jones, 'The London Topography of the Parliamentary Elite', London Top. Rec. xxix. 57; Add. 70282, Denbigh to Oxford, 22 July 1711, 31 May 1714.;
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FEILDING, William (1640-85)

Family and Education
b. 29 Dec. 1640, 1st. s. of George Feilding, earl of Desmond [I] (d.1666), and Bridget ( c.1615), da. of Sir Michael Stanhope, of Sudbourne, Suff. educ. unknown. m. (1) 1666, Mary (1645–69), da. of Sir Robert King, wid. of Sir William Meredyth, bt. [I], 2s. 1da.; (2) 1676 (with £5,000), Mary (1635–1719), da. Henry Carey, 2nd earl of Monmouth, and Martha, da. Lionel Cranfield, 3rd earl of Middlesex, WCRO, CR 2017/F36/1. s.p. d. 23 Aug. 1685; will 20 Feb. 1683–21 Feb. 1684, pr. 30 Sept. 1685. TNA, PROB 11/380.
Offices Held

Custos rot. Leics. 1680 – 81; ld. lt. Warws. 1683 – d.

?Capt. tp. of horse (Ireland) 1672–6. HMC Hastings, ii.380; Stowe 209, f. 36.

Associated with: Newnham Paddox, Warws.;VCH Warws. vi. 175.; Suffolk Street, Westminster;PA, HL/PO/JO/5/1/19.; Canonbury House, Islington, Mdx.Survey of London, viii. 51-57.;
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