'Staniforth1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Staniforth of Darnall, Staniforth of Liverpool

                               
Thomas de Stanyford of Darnall (a 1390, 1401)
1. William de Stanyford of Darnall (a 1390, dsp after 1401)
2. John de Stanyford of Darnall (a 1410)
  m. ?? ("sister to the wife of John Smyth")
A. John Staniforth of Darnall (a 1399, 1441)
  i. John Staniforth of Darnall (a 1433, 1481)
  m1. (div 06.08.1450) Agnes Birley
  m2. Margaret (a 1481)
  a.+ issue (a 1481) - Thomas, Richard, Joan, Catherine
  Shown just below the above but not connected to them, and connected to each other by dotted line, were the following Thomas & John. We speculate that they were sons of either Thomas or Richard
(1) Thomas Staniforth - continued below
  m. Margaret
  (2) John Staniforth of Darnall (a 1539, cutler)
  m. Joan Fretwell (dau of Roger Fretwell of Maltby)
3. Richard de Stanyford of Attercliffe (a 1401)
  A. John Staniforth
  i. William Staniforth in/of Attercliffe (a 1487)
  We speculate that William was ancestor of later Staniforths of Attercliffe shown on Staniforth2.

 

 

Thomas Staniforth of Darnall - continued above
m. Margaret
1. Laurence Staniforth of Darnall (d 1590)
  m1. (19.10.1567) Elizabeth Birdwood
  A. John Staniforth of Darnall (bpt 28.01.1570/1, bur 11.10.1630)
  m. Jane Lewis (bur 02.05.1632, dau of Richard Lewis of Mar, sister of Samuel of Thorp-Audline, "Of the family of Lewys of Marr")
  i. John Staniforth of Darnall (bur 27.08.1661)
  m. Mary Gower (a 1676, dau of Rev. Stanley Gower of Sheffield then Brampton Bryan)
  a. John Staniforth of Darnall (bpt 18.09.1636, bur 12.04.1704)
  m. (02.02.1685/6) Elizabeth Wright (b 1649, d 06.12.1720, dau of Rev. Thomas Wright of Ecclesfield, m2. John Grammer of Bakewell)
  (1) John Staniforth (b 06.02.1687, bur 04/14.05.1697)
  b. Griffith Staniforth of Sheffield, later of Darnall (a 1676)
  (1) Samuel Staniforth of Darnall (bpt 26.01.1688/9, d 15.11.1748)
  m. (19.07.1722) Alethea Macro (b 1697, d 29.6.1750, dau of Thomas Macro of St. Edmundsbury by Susan, dau/heir of Rev. John Cox of Risby)
(A) Thomas Staniforth, Mayor of Liverpool (bpt 24.04.1735)
  m. Elizabeth Gore (dau/heir of Charles Gore of Liverpool)
  (i) Samuel Staniforth, Mayor of Liverpool (b 06.02.1769, d 05.04.1851)
  m. (28.03.1800) Mary Littledale (dau of Henry Littledale)
  (a) Thomas Staniforth (b 11.02.1807, rector of Bolton-by-Bolland)
  m. Harriet Turner (dau of Charles Hampden Turner of Rooks' Nest, Godstone)
(b) Sarah Staniforth (b 06.1805, d 30.09.1892)
  m. Frederick Greenwood of Swarcliffe Hall (b 15.01.1797, d 28.08.1864)
  (ii) Elizabeth Staniforth
  m. (1799) John Hext of Rastormel Castle
  (iii)+ other issue - Thomas (d young), Charles (d young), John (d young), Alethea (d young), Elizabeth (d young?)
  (B) Elizabeth Staniforth
  m. John Trevers Younge of Sheffield (bpt 20.08.1719, d 01.1807)
  (C) Mary Staniforth (bpt 07.02.1733/4)
m. (11.01.1759) Thomas Younge of Sheffield (d 14.12.1784)
  (D)+ other issue - John (bpt 26.11.1724, bur 30.01.1724/5), Samuel (bpt 03.08.1725, bur 22.01.1726/7), John (d infant), Samuel (bpt 03.08.1726, d infant), Samuel of Darnall (bpt 19.07.1739, d unm 26.09.1820)
  (2) Mark Staniforth (bpt 12.03.1692/3)
  c. Mark Staniforth of Leeds d by 1700, youngest son) shown in Hallamshire but not in FMG
  m. Phoebe Milner (dau of William Milner of Leeds)
  (1) William Staniforth of Leeds (a 1715)
  d. Mary Staniforth
m. _ Dixon of Wakefield
  (1)+ issue - Staniforth (d 1700), Mary (d 1715)
  e. Sarah Staniforth
  m. _ Blake of Rotherham
  (1)+ issue - Joseph, Charles, Mary
  f.+ other issue - William of Bakewell (a 1676), Alice, Ruth (bpt 19.10.1652, d 25.08.1668)
  ii. Dorothy Staniforth (a 1633)
  m. (04.11.1618) George Pearson
  iii. Mary Staniforth (a 1633)
  m. Michael Ailey (Hyley) of Attercliffe
  iv.+ other issue - William of Hull (d by 08.1633), Ann (a 1633)
  B.+ other issue - Nicholas, Mary
  m2. (13.02.1575/6) Joan Rawson
  D.+ other issue - Laurence (bpt 22.02.1576/7), Ann (bpt 13.01.1580/1)
  m3. (28.07.1583) Helen Hawe
  F. Elizabeth Staniforth (bpt 30.08.1583)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 23.07.25) : 'The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York' ('Hallamshire', Joseph Hunter, 1819, 'Pedigree of Staniforth of Darnall, &c.', p252)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 31.05.11, reviewed 23.07.25 using the above-mentioned 'Hallamshire') : FMG (Continuation, 'Hunter's Pedigrees', 'Staniforth of Darnall', p131+)
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