A short history of the Stanley Family in Tameside dating back approximately four hundred years. Although links with the illustrious Earls of Derby have not been found, some of the stories discovered plus the odd family skeleton have proved no less interesting and in conclusion far more surprising.

Main associated surnames:

CARTWRIGHT, NEWTON, JACKSON, METCALFE, HORSFALL, KLAUS, DEANE, WILDE.

FAMILY HISTORY Earliest References Ancestral Standleys Robert Stanley 1721-1798 John Stanley 1752-1857 William Stanley 1788-1879 Robert Stanley 1828-1911 "Unlucky Bob" Stanley 1857-1934 Dean Stanley 1885-1976 OTHER CONNECTED LINES John Stanley 1786-1855 Children from his First Marriage Children from his Second Marriage John Horsfall and Charlotte Turner John Horsfall and Nancy Sutcliffe Henry Horsfall and Sarah Jameson Albert Beckett's Line Wilde Family in the USA The Deane Family of Kent Klaus and Young line in Australia

STORIES CONNECTED TO THE FAMILY John Wroe's Virgins Poor Law 'Five Pence Per Day' Poor Law 'Refusal to Remove a Body' Blind Jack of Knaresborough Stalybridge Mayor converts to Islam The Murder of William Horsfall OTHER WEBSITES USED Knaresborough History On-line Stanley Roots - Nigel Stanley Ian Stanley's Website Tameside Local Studies Library CheshireBMD Genuki Family History Society of Cheshire Family Search I.G.I. Ancestry Free BMD Google

NEW BIOGRAPHY ABOUT JOHN WROE

I would like to say a very special thank you to the staff of
Tameside Local Studies Library
for their help and interest over the last few years.

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