'Strange02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Le Strange (L'Estrange) of Hunstanton, Styleman of Hunstanton, Styleman of Snettisham

                               
BLG1952 reports that the family name was spelled "Le Strange" for the early generations and that the 3rd Baronet was the first to spell it as "L'Estrange".
Sir Henry le Strange of Hunstanton (d 25.11.1485)
m. Katherina Drury (dau of Roger Drury of Hawstead)
1. Sir Roger Le Strange of Hunstanton (d 1505)
  m. Anne Heydon (dau of Sir Henry Heydon)
A. John Le Strange (b 1501, d 25.03.1514)
2. Sir Robert Le Strange of Winfarthing and Heywood (d 1512)
  m. Anne Le Strange (dau of Thomas Le Strange of Walton and/or Westbury)
  A. Sir Thomas Le Strange of Hunstanton, Sheriff of Norfolk (b 1494, d 16.01.1545)
  m. Anne Vaux (dau of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Lord of Harrowden)
  i. Sir Nicholas Le Strange of Hunstanton, Sheriff of Norfolk (d 07.10.1580)
  m1. (1528) Ellen (Eleanor) Fitzwilliam (dau of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Milton and Gainspark)
a. Sir Hamon Le Strange of Hunstanton, Sheriff of Norfolk (d 07.10.1580)
  m. Elizabeth Hastings (dau of Sir Hugh Hastings of Elsing, de jure 14th Lord Hastings
  Through this marriage one of their descendants successfully claimed the Barony of Hastings.
  (1) Thomas Le Strange of Hunstanton (dsp 01.02.1581)
  m. (25.07.1580) Griselda or Chrysold Yelverton (dau of William Yelverton of Rougham)
  (2) Sir Nicholas Le Strange of Hunstanton (d 15.12.1591)
  m1. (1582) Mary or Margaret Bell (dau of Sir Robert Bell)
  (A) Sir Hamon Le Strange of Hunstanton (b c1583, d 31.05.1654)
  m. (1601) Alice Stubbe (dau of Richard Stubbe of Sedgeford)
(i) Sir Nicholas Le Strange, 1st Bart of Hunstanton (bpt 27.03.1604, d 24.07.1665)
  m. (26.08.1630) Anne Lewknor (d 15.07.1663, dau of Sir Edward Lewknor of Denham)
  (a) Sir Hamon Le Strange, 2nd Bart of Hunstanton (b c1632, d unm 15.02.1656)
  (b) Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 3rd Bart of Hunstanton (bpt 17.10.1632, d 13.12.1669)
  m1. Mary Coke (dau of John Coke of Holkham)
  ((1)) Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 4th Bart of Hunstanton (b 02.12.1661, d 18.12.1724, Colonel)
  m. (02.12.1686) Ann Wodehouse (d 1727, dau of Sir Thomas Wodehouse of Kimberley)
  ((A)) Sir Thomas L'Estrange, 5th Bart of Hunstanton (dsp 08.11.1751)
  m. (27.07.1721) Anne Calthorpe (d 1743, dau of Sir Christopher Calthorpe of East Barsham, cousin)
  ((B)) Sir Henry L'Estrange, 6th Bart of Hunstanton (dsp 02.09.1760)
  m. Mary North (dau of Hon. Roger North of Rougham)
  ((C)) Armine L'Estrange (d 29.05.1768)
  m. Nicholas Styleman of Snettisham (d 06.01.1746)
  ((i)) Nicholas Styleman of Hunstanton and Snettisham, Sheriff of Norfolk (dsp 09.01.1788)
  m. Catherine Henley (dau of Henry Hoste Henley of Leigh)
  ((ii)) Armine Styleman of Hunstanton and Snettisham (d 03.04.1803, rector of Ringstead)
  m. Ann Blakeway (dau of Capt. James Blakeway)
((a)) Henry Styleman of Hunstanton and Snettisham, Sheriff of Norfolk (d 25.03.1819) had issue
  m1. (1780) Mary Gregg (d 06.12.1807, dau of Robert Gregg of Ealing)
  m2. (05.12.1809) Emilia Preedy (dau of Benjamin Preedy of St. Albans)
  Their son Henry assumed the name Le Strange.
  ((b)) Nicholas Styleman (dsp)
  m. Elizabeth Cobb (dau of Frank Cobb of Margate)
  ((c)) Catharine Styleman (dsp 29.04.1825)
  m1. Edward Roger North (rector of Ringstead, of Rougham family)
m2. (04.08.1801) Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Bart of Long Melford (d 1815)
  ((d)) Anne Styleman
  m1. Tomkyns Dew of Whitney Court
  m2. Lt. Colonel Powell of Hertfordshire
  ((e)) Lucy Styleman
  m. William Herring of Norwich
  ((f))+ other issue (d unm) - Mary, Armine
  ((D)) Lucy L'Estrange (b 1694, d 25.07.1739)
  m. (1721) Sir Jacob Astley, 3rd Bart (b 03.01.1691-2, d 05.01.1760)
  One of their descendants successfuly claimed the Barony of Hastings in 1841.
  ((E))+ other issue - Hamon (d um 1715), John (d 1692), Jemima (dsp), Susanna (dsp)
m2. (16.10.1662) Elizabeth Isham (bur 06.08.1689, dau of Sir Justinian Isham, 2nd Bart)
  ((2)) Charles L'Estrange (d unm)
  ((3)) Thomas L'Estrange
  m. _ Dunwell
  ((4)) Elizabeth L'Estrange
  m. Robert Tash of Iver
((5)) Jane L'Estrange (d 22.11.1734)
  m. William Barnesly
  (c) John Le Strange of Gressenhall had issue
  m. Dorothy Le Strange (dau of Hamon Le Strange of Barton Mere) @@ below
  (d) Roger Le Strange of Hoe (b 1633, d 29.10.1706)
  m(1/2). Susan Lane (dau of Francis Lane (not Land) of Thuxton)
  ((1)) Sir Roger Le Strange of Harleston, 7th Bart (dsps 21.04.1762)
  m(3). Elizabeth Rede
  ((2))+ other issue - Lewknor, John, Helen
  (e) William Le Strange of Mileham (b c1638, dsp 08.08.1711 who married ...
  m. Ann Bastard (dau of Henry Bastard of Great Dunham)
  (f) Edward Le Strange of Horsted (Horstead) (b 1639-40, d 24.09.1715) had issue having married ...
  m. Elizabeth Bastard (dau of Henry Bastard of Great Dunham)
(g)+ other issue - Thomas (rector of Brisley), Charles
  (ii) Hamon Le Strange of Barton Mere
  (a) Dorothy Le Strange
  m. John Le Strange of Gressenhall @@ above
  (iii) Elizabeth Le Strange probably of this generation
  m. Sir William Spring, 1st Bart of Packenham (d c1656)
  (iv)+ other issue - Sir Roger (b 1616, d 1704), son, 3 daughters
  m2. (1591) Anne Paston (dau of Sir William Paston of Paston)
  (3) Anne Le Strange probably of this generation
  m. Roger Bozun of Wissingset
  m2. (1547) Katherine Hide (dau of John Hide (Hyde of Hyde))
  ii. Richard Le Strange
  m. Anne Astley (dau of John Astley of Hill Morton and Melton Constable)
  iii. Sir Thomas Le Strange of Loughsendy, Sheriff of Westmeath (dsp 14.03.1582, youngest son)
  m. Margaret Bath (widow of Nicholas Shaen)
  iv.+ other issue - William, John, Roger, Henry, plus 8 other children
  B. Catherine le Strange (d 02.02.1558)
  m1. (24.04.1523) Sir Hugh Hastings of Elsing (b c1505, d 29.12.1540)
  m2. (1554) Thomas Gawdy (d 04.08.1556, searjant-at-law)

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Le Strange of Hunstanton) with support from BP1934 (Hastings)
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