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Families covered: Winstanley of Braunston, Winstanley of Charnock Richard, Winstanley of Cuerden
[This page was originally launched as 'Winstanley1'. It was renamed when a new Winstanley1 was prepared to cover earlier generations.]

                               
A "scion of the Lancashire family" was ...
James Winstanley, 1st of Braunston, Leicestershire (b 1600, d 13.11.1666, recorder of Leicester)
m. Catherine Moss (dau of Clement Moss)
1. Clement Winstanley of Braunston (d 1672)
  m. (1668) Catherine Willoughby (dau of Sir Francis Willoughby of Nottinghamshire)
A. James Winstanley of Braunston (d 1718-9)
  m. (1701) Frances Holt (dau/coheir of James Holt of Castleton)
  i. James Winstanley of Braunston, Sheriff of Leicestershire (d 03.1770)
  m. Mary Prideaux (d 1758, dau of Sir Edmund Prideaux, Bart)
  a. Clement Winstanley of Braunston, Sheriff of Leicestershire (d 1808)
  m. Jane Parkyns (dau of Sir Thomas Parkyns, Bart of Bunny, sister of 1st Lord Rancliffe)
  (1) Clement Winstanley of Braunston Hall, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b 1775, d unm 1855)
  (2) George Winstanley (d 1846, rector of Glenfield) had issue
  m. Mary Frances Birch (dau of Rev. William Birch of Rugby)
  (3) Anne Jane Winstanley (dsp 1847)
  m. Charles William Pochin of Barkby (d 1817)
  (4)+ other issue - James, Thomas (dsp 1804), Mary Elizabeth
  b. Mary Winstanley
  m. (1763) Rev. John Carlyon of Truro
  c. Anne Winstanley (d 22.08.1814)
  m. (01.12.1766) Leonard Fosbrooke of Shardlow
  d. Frances Winstanley
m. _ Butts
  e.+ other issue - Elizabeth, Susanna
  ii. Anne Letitia Winstanley
  m. Sir Benjamin Trueman of London
  a. John Thomlinson (b 19.09.1692, d 05.02.1761, Rector of Glenfield in Leicestershire)
  m. Catherine Winstanley (b c1706, d 25.02.1754, dau of James Winstanley of Braunston)
  iii. Elizabeth Winstanley (b c1707, d 10.01.1757)
  m. Thomas Herrick of Newark
  iv. Catherine Winstanley (b c1706, d 25.02.1754) probably of this generation
  m. Rev. John Thomlinson (b 1692, d 1761)
  v.+ other issue (d unm) - Robert, Cassandra (d 1797)
2. Susanna Winstanley
  m1. (sp) (John) Austin of Derhams
  m2. Sir Edmund Prideaux, Bart of Netherton (d 02.1719)
3. Catherine Winstanley
  m. Silas Titus (b 1612-3, d 1704?, Colonel, son of Silas of Bushey)

 

 

"A scion of (the) ancient stock" of Winstanley of Winstanley (see Winstanley1) was ...
Thomas Winstanley of Billinge, Lancashire (a temp James I who r. 1603-1625)
m. Frances
1. Ralph Winstanley of Charnock Richard, Lancashire
  A. Robert Winstanley of Charnock Richard
  i. William Winstanley of Charnock Richard, later of Cuerden (Lancashire) (b 05.10.1675, d 30.06.1751)
  m. Isabella (d 04.02.1725)
  a. Robert Winstanley of Cuerden (b 22.02.1710, d 19.03.1804)
  m1. (02.02.1731) Sarah Green (b 05.11.1714, d 19.12.1759, dau of Thomas Green)
  (1) William Winstanley of Cuerden then Woodcock Hall (b 10.08.1742, dvp 11.11.1791, 2nd son)
  m. (29.12.1762) Alicia Woodcock (dau/coheir of Thomas Woodcock of Woodcock Hall)
  (A) Robert Winstanley (b 16.01.1767, dsp 19.03.1795)
  m. (04.05.1790) Elizabeth Walshman
  (B) Woodcock Winstanley of Aysgarth, Yorkshire (b 30.08.1768, d 10.10.1828)
m. Betty Ryder (b 27.11.1770, dau/heir of John Ryder of Gammersgill)
  (i) Alice Winstanley (d young)
  (ii) Elizabeth Winstanley (d 04.06.1875!)
  m. Richard Stuart Picard of Kirkby Lonsdale
  (iii) Margaret Winstanley
  m. William Ware
  (iv) Sarah Winstanley (d 30.07.1827)
  m. James Taylor Wray of Leybourne
  (C) William Winstanley of Chaigeley Manor & Woolton Lodge, Lancashire (b 06.02.1772, d 15.05.1852, 4th son) had issue
  m. (26.05.1808) Elizabeth Hardman (d 31.12.1842, dau/coheir of Samuel Hardman of Manchester by Urith, dau of Rev. Daniel Lowe of Norton)
  (D) Thomas Winstanley (b 27.05.1774, d 08.06.1822) had issue
  m. (10.02.1800) Elizabeth Hatton (b 17.05.1774, d 14.08.1816, dau of Richard Hatton of Parbold)
  (E) John Winstanley of Preston (b 27.12.1776, dsp 22.05.1859)
  m1. Margaret Hatton (dau of Richard Hatton of Parbold)
  m2. Elizabeth McNeil (dau of Roderick McNeil, widow of Col. Robert Wellwood of Pil Liver)
  (F) Elizabeth Winstanley (dsp 21.03.1821)
  m. James Barlow of Blackburn
  (G) Sarah Winstanley (d 09.03.1842)
  m. John Hull of Manchester
  (H)+ other issue (d young) - Thomas (b 10.04.1771), James (b 15.09.1779), Isabella, Isabella, Mary
  (2)+ other issue - William (b 15.03.1733, d 30.10.1740), Robert (b 22.07.1754, d unm 26.07.1772), others (d young - Elizaebth, Isabella, Sarah, Isabella, Sarah)
  m2. Margery (b c1720, dsp 19.07.1800)
  B. William Winstanley

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 05.09.08) : Commoners (vol I, 'Winstanley of Braunston', p363+), BLG1952 ('Winstanley formerly of Braunston')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 05.04.14) : BLG1886 ('Winstanley of Chaigeley') with support from BLG1952 ('Winstanley formerly of Cuerden Hall')
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