Husband Charles Crowther Lasby 1 2
Born: 14 Feb 1854 - Ponsonby, Nichol Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Christened: 23 Apr 1854 - Bethany Methodist Church, Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Died: 17 Nov 1902 - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Buried:
Father: Joseph Lasby (1810-1878) 3
Mother: Matilda Crowther (1818-1854) 4
Marriage:
Wife Carrie Newman 5
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
Birth Notes: Husband - Charles Crowther Lasby
Born on 14 February 1854 according to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~methodists/pilkington.htm. Birthdate may have been 13 February 1854.
Christening Notes: Husband - Charles Crowther Lasby
Baptised by Rev. James Armstrong, minister of Bethany Wesleyan Methodist Church 1853-1855.
Research Notes: Husband - Charles Crowther Lasby
Youngest son of Joseph Lasby and Matilda Crowther.
From Excerpts from....The Lasby Story
by Bill Lasby, Toronto, Canada.. June 18, 1969
(original is 9 typed pages)
at http://www.angelfire.com/in3/vanbrink/lasby.html
Charles, the youngest of the nine children, became a minister and preached in New York. He married Carrie Newman and they had one son named Newman, who was killed in a railway accident at the age of 22.
Husband Frederick Lasby 6 7
Born: 17 May 1840 - Ponsonby, Nichol Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: 23 Apr 1879 - Inverhaugh, Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Buried:
Father: Joseph Lasby (1810-1878) 3
Mother: Matilda Crowther (1818-1854) 4
Marriage: 22 Apr 1862
Noted events in his life were:
• Religion, a Methodist
• Residence, 1871 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Owned 8, (probably) Lot 6S in Concession V, 60 acres, 1877 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Appears on the map as "F. Lasby." To the immediate southwest were lots owned by "S. Lasby" (his brother Sylvester?) To the east were other Lasby properties.
1877 county map digitized by the Canadian County Atlas Digital Project at McGill University.
Wife Catherine Lawrence 9
Born: 28 Nov 1844 - Winterbourne, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: 24 Nov 1904 - Chester, Thayer, Nebraska, United States
Buried:
Children
1 M George Edgar Lasby 2 10
Born: 20 Feb 1863 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Christened: 20 May 1864 - Elora, Nichol Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada
Died:
Buried:
2 M Joseph Albert Lasby 2 11
Born: 7 May 1864 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Christened: 20 May 1864 - Elora, Nichol Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada
Died: 19 Feb 1895 - Chester, Saunders, Nebraska, United States
Buried:
Research Notes: Husband - Frederick Lasby
First husband of Catherine Lawrence. Oldest son of Joseph Lasby and Matilda Crowther.
From Excerpts from....The Lasby Story
by Bill Lasby, Toronto, Canada.. June 18, 1969
(original is 9 typed pages)
at http://www.angelfire.com/in3/vanbrink/lasby.html
"Frederick Lasby was the oldest Lasby boy. He married Catherine Lawrence and they had eight children. Frederick died at an early age, and this family had many difficulties before they got started on their way. My grandfather, Sylvester, married Mary Lawrence, a sister of Catherine, and my father and his brothers were very close to this family."
Death Notes: Wife - Catherine Lawrence
From http://www.angelfire.com/in3/vanbrink/images/Catherine_Lasby_obit.txt
Obituary of my maternal great-great-grandmother,
Catherin Lawrence-Lasby.
Chester, Nebraska 1904
OVER THE RIVER
Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death
Unto the Blessed Assurance of a Never-Ending Eternity With Christ
in Heaven
"One by one the stately ships go on,
to their haven under the hill,
But oh, for the touch of a vanished hand,
and the sound of a voice that is still."
At exactly 4 o'clock, of the afternoon of Thursday, November 24, 1904,
the soul of Mrs. Catharine Lasby winged its flight out into the "Great
Beyond" to stand before its Maker and its King, to render up an
account of the deeds done here in the body, and to receive a reward of
righteous living to an inheritance that is "Incorruptible, undefiled
and which fadeth not away. The poor scarred and weakened body,
blackened and bruised and scarred by the terrible fire which caused it
to render up its life, now lies sleeping the long, last and most
beautiful sleep in Chester's "City of the Dead." Around her, as the
life went out, were gathered all her living children, save one, and
the watchers, who had so faithfully and carefully watched over her
since the day of the accident.
This is the saddest occasion that the Chester people have ever
been called upon to witness. A week ago she was the very picture of
perfect health, Friday, of last week, by an inadvertent step, she
caught on fire, and in less that the week, after enduring all the
intense suffering that mortal flesh could possibly bear, her life went
out, leaving a home forsaken, the hearts of the children crushed, and
the city prostrated.
Mrs. Lasby has lived in Chester since the year 1894, coming
here with her children from Wellington county, Ontario. She was one
of those good, motherly souls, whom but to know was to love; a
faithful nurse to the sick and the afflicted; a devoted mother, and a
devout Christian, being affiliated with the Methodist church. She was
a member of the Star of Hope Lodge No. 117 Degree of Rebekah, of this
city, and occupied one of the most prominent positions in the degree
staff.
What more can be said? She falls asleep, the community mourns.
"REQUIESCAT ET PACE."
Catherine Lawrence was born in Waterloo country, Ontario, Canada,
November 28, 1844, and was married to Frederick Lasby April 22, 1862,
when they moved to Wellington county, settling upon a homestead where
Mr. Lasby died upon the anniversary of their wedding day in 1879. She
continued to live upon the home place, until coming to Chester in the
year 1894. She was the mother of twelve children, eight of whom, five
boys and three girls are still living. They are: G. E., J. M., C.
S., M..L.(Martin Lewis). and Maggie Lasby of Chester, Nebraska.
F.J.D. Lasby, of Hartney, Manitoba. Mrs. Addie Underhill, of
Underhill, Manitoba, and Mrs Kate Bowyer, of Virden, Manitoba.
Had the deceased lived until the 28th of this month she would
have reached her sixtieth birthday.
The funeral services were held on Friday afternoon. A short
scripture reading and prayer was rendered at the home at 2:00 o'clock,
by Rev. E.M. Furman, after which the funeral cortege passed to the
Methodist church, the remains being in charge of A.D. McGlothlen, Fred
Crump, Hiram Woodford, Price Dillon, James Yost and James Wilson, as
pall bearers, and under escort of a cordon of nearly one-hundred
Rebekahs from Chester, Hubell and Superior.
AT THE CHURCH. The services at the church were the most
impressive of any ever held in that house, her favourite songs, the
passages and scriptures of , the text, the sermon and all, bore out
her life and commended her Eternal God as the world's every-lasting
refuge, and as the pastor eulogized her life before the people, it
must have been a hardened heart that could not have been moved unto
tears and supplication. The church was crowded to the very door, and
all gave the most earnest heed throughout.
The choir sang \endash "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross," after which D.
G. Wagner, pastor of the Christian church, read the scripture lesson,
Fifth chapter of Second Corinthians, first ten verses; followed by an
eloquent prayer by the Rev. U.G. Brown of Superior. The choir then
sang \endash "When the Cares of Life are Ended," and Rev. E.M. Furman
presented the sermon \endash "And I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto
me. Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from
henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their
labours; and their works do follow them."
His word picture of the life of the departed was pathetic,
touching, inspiring. Her message to the living, delivered through him
was elevating, sublime, Holy. Hers was a perfect life, a befitting
pattern to follow for those who are left behind unto the third and
fourth generation.
The choir then sang \endash "Jesus is Mine". Rev. Brown made a few
remarks, the singing of \endash "I Shall Know Him." The viewing of the
remains, and the body was born to its last resting place to return
unto the dust from which it arose. "AND THE END OF THAT MAN IS
PEACE."
The children of Mrs., Catharine Lasby requests us to say that
they are very thankful to all who so kindly assisted in the care and
welfare of their mother during the last days of life, and especially
would they thank those ladies who stayed by and ministered to their
every want from the first unto the last. In such times as these it is
hard for one to freely express their heart's desire, but from out the
deepest recesses of their hearts they wish to say, "We thank you."
Mrs. Maria Loveland was up from Byron to attend the funeral of
Catharine Lasby.
-We held this issue of The Herald in order that we might
publish the obituary notice of Mrs. Catharine Lasby.
Marsh Lasby returned from the north Tuesday, being called
sooner than he expected by the sad accident which recently befell his
mother, Mrs. Catherine Lasby.
Annie Lasby is here from Lincoln, having been called by the
very severe sickness of her grandmother, Mrs. Catharine Lasby. Her
mother Mary Knight, could not come on account of sickness.
Mrs. Addie Underhill, of Underhill, Manitoba, and Mrs. Kate
Bowyer, of Virden, Manitoba, daughters of Mrs. Catharine Lasby,
arrived Wednesday. Her son, Fred, of Hartney, Manitoba, was
unable to leave.
The following ladies were present at the funeral services of
Mrs. Catharine Lasby: Mesdames Denton, Casad. Kelso, Hennen,
Greider, Townsend, Hallenbeck, Scott, Lockwood, Wilcox Mabel Denton
from Hubbell; Mesdames Duwe, Bosserman and Kesterson from Superior.
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Research Notes: Wife - Catherine Lawrence
Sister of Mary Louisa Lawrence, who married Sylvester Lasby.
Christening Notes: Child - George Edgar Lasby
Baptised by Rev. Richard L. Tucker, minister of Bethany Wesleyan Methodist Church 1862-1863.
Christening Notes: Child - Joseph Albert Lasby
Baptised by Rev. Richard L. Tucker, minister of Bethany Wesleyan Methodist Church 1862-1863.
Husband Donald Wallace 12 13 14 15
Born: 14 Feb 1816 - Rosshile/Rosskile <Mossfield?>, Rosskeen Parish, Ross-shire, Scotland 16
Christened: 16 Feb 1816 - Rosshile/Rosskile <Mossfield?>, Rosskeen Parish, Ross-shire, Scotland
Died: 1902 - Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
Buried:
Father: George A. Wallace (1775-1828) 17 18 19
Mother: Barbara Munro (1789-1849) 17 18 20 21 22 23
Marriage: 5 Feb 1842 - Guelph Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada 22
Noted events in his life were:
• Sailed, from Scotland to La Guayra (Caracas), Venezuela, on the ship "Planet", 7 Oct 1825 - Cromarty, Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty, Highland), Scotland
Emigrated with his parents and three brothers. His brother John remained in Venezuela when the rest of the family sailed to Canada.
• Emigrated, to West Canada, 26 Sep 1827 - Guelph Twp, (Wellington), Ontario, Canada
With his parents and two brothers.
• Occupation, farmer - Guelph Twp, (Wellington), Ontario, Canada
• Religion, a Methodist, joining the Methodist Church, 24 Feb 1840 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Member, of Bethany Wesleyan Methodist Church, 1843 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Inherited, the family farm, with his brothers Hugh and Alexander, 1849 - Ponsonby, Nichol Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Donald sold/gave his 50 acres to Hugh's son George when he moved to the United States.
• Residence, 1871 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Owned 24, 50 acres of, 1877 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Appears on map as "D. Wallace." The other 150 acres were owned by his brother Hugh, on the map as "Hugh Wallace" and "H. Wallace."
1877 county map digitized by the Canadian County Atlas Digital Project at McGill University.
• Moved, from Guelph to, Bef 1886 - Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Occupation, manufacturing chemist - <California, United States>
Wife Harriet Lasby 5 25 26 27
AKA: Harriette Lasby
Born: 15 Nov 1822 - Penkhull, (Stoke-upon-Trent), Staffordshire, England
Christened:
Died: May 1887 - Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
Buried:
Father: Charles Lasby (1781-1870) 2 28 29 30
Mother: Margaret Challenor (1784-1856)
Children
1 M John Donald Wallace 15 31 32
Born: 24 Feb 1845 - Elora, Nichol Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada 33
Christened:
Died: 1907 - Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Buried: - Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States 34
Spouse: Hannah Patmore ( -1881) 35
Marr: Bef 1870
Spouse: Mary Larter (1854-Aft 1930) 36 37
Marr: 6 Jun 1883 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
2 F Lavina Margaret Wallace 38 39
AKA: Lavinia Margaret Wallace, Vinie Wallace
Born: 1846 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: 1920
Buried: - Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse: Robert Hazlewood Young (1844-1929) 40
Marr: 10 Feb 1873 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
3 M George Charles Wallace 41 42 43
Born: Abt 1848 - Ontario, Canada 22
Christened:
Died: - <New York, United States>
Buried:
Spouse: Mariana Raynor ( - )
4 M Dr. Albert Joseph Wallace
Born: 11 Feb 1853 - Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: 23 Feb 1939 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Buried: - Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Spouse: Serena Healy (1850-1882)
Spouse: Grace H. ( - )
Marr: Aft 1882
5 M Charles L. Wallace 44 45
Born: 13 Dec 1855 - Ponsonby, Nichol Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: - <New York, United States>
Buried:
Spouse: Emily E. Smith ( - )
Marr: 1 Oct 1879 - Merrick, Long Island, [Nassau, ] New York, United States
6 M Francis Silvester Wallace 2
AKA: Frank S. Wallace
Born: 1858 - <Ponsonby, Nichol Twp, Wellington>, Ontario, Canada
Christened: 16 May 1858 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Died: Bef 1939
Buried:
Spouse: < > < > ( - )
7 F Matilda Frances Wallace 46
Born: 1855
Christened:
Died: 1935
Buried: - Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Los Angeles, California, United States 47
Spouse: Rev. James C. Healy (1854-1905) 48
Marr: Abt 1878 - North Dakota, United States
8 M Alexander H. Wallace 45 49
Born: Abt 1862 22
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
9 F Mary A. Wallace
Born: Abt 1855
Christened:
Died: Aft 1939
Buried:
Spouse: S. Frank Johnston ( - )
10 M Robert Wallace
Born:
Christened:
Died: 1898 - <Cuba>
Buried:
Birth Notes: Husband - Donald Wallace
According to Jeanine Wallace, the family Bible of George & Barbara Wallace states that Donald was born in "Ropshile" (Ross-shile/Ross-skile?) Parish of Rosskeen February 14, 1816.
Donald Wallace's letter to Ed Wallace has only that he was born in Ross-shire 14 Feb 1816.
Mossfield Parish (which may not have existed) is given by an online source.
Christening Notes: Husband - Donald Wallace
FamilySearch.org has christened 16 Feb 1816
General Notes: Husband - Donald Wallace
Donald Wallace (1816-1902) letter to Ed H. Wallace dated 4 Jun 1896 has b. 18 Aug 1737 [1773? May be typo in transcription]: "His [Alexander's] oldest son, Lachlin, was my great-grandfather; his son John was my grandfather; one of his sons, George, was my father. He [George] was born January 9th, 1775. He married Barbara Munro, 6th March, 1806. He was a factor for Culrain, a wealthy man, then he went as overseer for a gentleman. On the 7th Oct 1825, he and wife and 4 sons left Scotland for South America. There he tried farming, but he did not like it. He left his [son] John there. He and family went to Canada West. He arrived at Guelph 26 September 1827. He settled on a farm there. On the 19th of next August he died. His wife [Barbara] was born in Ross[-s]hire 18 Aug 1737 [sic]. She died at Woolwich, Feb. 4, 1844 He had four sons--John, Donald, Hugh, Alexander. John was born at Ross[-s]hire, 13th of April 1813. He died in South America 11th of March, 1848. Donald was born 14th of February 1845. Hugh was born in Sutherland, 8th July, 1819. Died. Alexander was born in Sutherland on the 3rd of February, 1822. Barbara Wallace and her three sons removed from near Guelph to Woolwich 20th April, 1833. On a genealogical tree of the family of Wallaces in Ross[-s]hire, by a cousin of mine, I saw 88. Some more might be added since. One of them, Lachlin, had 10 children. One of them was John, my grandfather."
Research Notes: Husband - Donald Wallace
According to himself (letter to Ed H. Wallace on 4 Jun 1896), he was born on 14 Feb 1816, Ross-shire Scotland.
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From History of Long Island, vol. III, p. 114 :
"George Wallace is descended from a Scotch family which has contributed members to every honorable and useful walk of life. His father, Donald Wallace, a native of Scotland, born in 1816, recently died in California, in the eighty-seventh year of his age. He reared a family of nine children, all but one of whom are living and occupying excellent business and social positions. The youngest son, a member of Roosevelt's 'Rough Riders' regiment, lost his life in the Spanish-American war. The eldest, John D., has long been a promient business man and a leader in Republican councils in North Dakota, and is now the county judge of Pembina county; Charles L. is editor of the leading Republican newspaper in Nassau county, at Rockville Center, also a promient operator in real estate. Albert J. and Frank S., as the firm of Wallace Bros., are at the head of large business enterprises at Los Angeles, Pasadena and elsewhere in California. Lavinia M. is the wife of R. H. Young, editor of the 'Methodist Herald,' of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Matilda H. is the wife of the Rev. James Healy, a Methodist Episcopal clergyman filling a pastorate in Southern California; and Mary A. is wife of S. Frank Johnson, a banker at Pasadena, California."
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From History of Long Island, vol. III, pp. 95-96:
"Charles L. Wallace, editor of the 'South Side Observer' of Rockville Center, Long Island, was born in Ponsonby, Ontario, December 13, 1855, a son of Donald and Harriet (Lasby) Wallace. Hiw paternal grandparents were George and Margaret Wallace, who were natives of Scotland, and his maternal grandparents were Charles and Mary Lasby, natives of England. Donald Wallace, father of Charles L. Wallace, was born in Ross-shire, Scotland, February 14, 1816, from whence he emigrated to Caracas, South America, and thence to Ontario, and he subsequently removed to Pasadena, California. He was a farmer by occupation, but was also engaged for a time as a manufacturing chemist. In 1838 he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Lasby, who was born in London, England, in 1822; nine children were born to them, namely: John D., Lavinia M., George, Charles L., Albert J., Francis S., Matilda H., Alexander H. and Mary A. Wallace."
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From "Bethany History" (http://www.bethanyuc.org/Sub/bethany_history_1.htm):
Our first record of Bethany Church, then Methodist, was for the purchase of the lot for the Cemetery at Ponsonby. This was bought on October 3, 1843 from Oliver and Mary Lasby for 2 pounds and was three-quarters of an acre. The church trustees at that time were Hugh and Donald Wallace, Samuel Cunningham, Robert Fasken and Thomas Moore. On the tombstones in this cemetery we find names of some of the pioneer families. These include John Allen - died 1875; Joseph Hall - d 1861 aged 41 years; Thomas Howse - d 1874; Mary Peckover (Howse) - d 1855; Ann Howse (sister of Thomas) - d 1881 at 93 years,Levi Patmore-d 1872; Mary, wife of Joseph Lasby --d 1876; Joseph Lasby -d 1876, and many others. This cemetery was used until about 1888.
At that time, the Bethany Church belonged to the Elora Circuit and services were held in a log school house that was situated on the farm now owned by Stanley Steen, Lot 9, Con. 2, Pilkington Township.
The first church was built of stone and was situated on Lot 9, Con. 2 Pilkington Township on the farm now owned by Kenneth Barton (Alvin Skerritt). This property was seventy feet square and was bought from Joseph Lasby on the 13th day of February 1863 for twenty dollars. The trustees at this time were Donald and Hugh Wallace, Joseph Lasby, Thomas and Edmund Hall, Gilgian Bettchen and William Bye. The minister was Rev. R. Forman.
Owing to the nature of the land, a good foundation had not been built under this church and a new site soon had to be chosen. On the 9th of December, 1875, three-eights of an acre of land was purchased for Fifty Dollars from William Thacker and his mother Catherine, widow of John Thacker. The present church was built of red brick in 1876 with Rev. Thomas Cobb as minister and the trustees were Gilgian and Joseph Bettchen, Hugh and John D. Wallace, Donald McKay, William Bye, Charles Nicklin, William Martin, Edward and Henry Patmore Benjamin Fyfe, Henry Hall and Joseph Lasby. The corner stone of the new church was laid by Col. Charles Clarke, member of the Provincial Legislature.
General Notes: Wife - Harriet Lasby
Ambiguous handwritten note by Lorna Wallace [Johnson]:
"My great grandfather on my father's side came to Canada from Scotland. His wife emigrated from England to Canada."
Research Notes: Wife - Harriet Lasby
From History of Long Island, vol. III, pp. 95-96:
"Charles L. Wallace, editor of the 'South Side Observer' of Rockville Center, Long Island, was born in Ponsonby, Ontario, December 13, 1855, a son of Donald and Harriet (Lasby) Wallace. His paternal grandparents were George and Margaret Wallace, who were natives of Scotland, and his maternal grandparents were Charles and Mary Lasby, natives of England. Donald Wallace, father of Charles L. Wallace, was born in Ross-shire, Scotland, February 14, 1816, from whence he emigrated to Caracas, South America, and thence to Ontario, and he subsequently removed to Pasadena, California. He was a farmer by occupation, but was also engaged for a time as a manufacturing chemist. In 1838 he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Lasby, who was born in London, England, in 1822; nine children were born to them, namely: John D., Lavinia M., George, Charles L., Albert J. Francis S., Matilda H., Alexander H. and Mary A. Wallace.
Burial Notes: Child - Dr. Albert Joseph Wallace
www.findagrave.com: b. 1853, d. 23 Feb 1939, buried Angelus Rosedale Cemetery + Obituary
Christening Notes: Child - Francis Silvester Wallace
Baptised by Rev. Charles Silvester.
Burial Notes: Child - Matilda Frances Wallace
Gravestone reads:
REV. JAMES C. HEALY
1854 - 1905
MATILDA H. HEALY
1855 - 1935
They went about doing good
Death Notes: Child - Robert Wallace
A member of Rossevelt's "Rough Riders" regiment, he lost his life in the Spanish-American War.
Husband John Tessmann
Born: - Germany
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage: 1927
Wife Jennie Belle Lasby 5 50
Born:
Christened:
Died: 1959
Buried:
Father: Walter Lasby (1843-1920) 51
Mother: Lavinia Freeman ( - ) 5
Noted events in her life were:
• Occupation, Astronomer and Professor
She was in the first group of women hired by George Ellery Hale to work at Mt. Wilson (c.1908 or 1909). The Tessmann Planetarium at Santa Ana College was named in her honor in 1967.
• Residence, 1910 - Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States
Sent a postcard to Ella Wallace in Long Beach from Pasadena (Mount Wilson Observatory) on 23 May 1910.
• Retired, Santa Ana College, 1946 - Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States
Children
Research Notes: Wife - Jennie Belle Lasby
From Excerpts from....The Lasby Story
by Bill Lasby, Toronto, Canada.. June 18, 1969
(original is 9 typed pages)
at http://www.angelfire.com/in3/vanbrink/lasby.html
The daughter, Jennie, was quite a brilliant person. She was the first lady astronomer in the United States and received an appointment to Potsdam just before the outbreak of the first World War. Going over in the boat to take up this appointment, she met a young German musician who was returning to Germany due to the threat of war. They fell in love at once. Because of the war, Jennie returned to the United States but following the war went back to Germany to find her love. He had been badly gassed and apparently wasn't expected to live long. They were married and as Mrs. Tessman, came back to the United States. Jennie immediately went to work teaching at one of the universities in California and had quite a brilliant career. She had the old Lasby family bible from which she gave me many of the dates and some of the information that is on the chart. Through my correspondence with Mrs. Tessman, I met Mrs. Helen Jeffrey, who was the daughter of William Lasby referred to above. She was a charming lady and became quite a good friend of ours.
Following her Aunt Jennie's death, she intended to go to California to work with Mr. Tessman, then an elderly gentleman, in the winding up of her aunt's affairs. Apparently, many of the Lasby artifacts, including the old Lasby bible, had been kept by Mrs. Tessman. Unfortunately, Helen died quite suddenly and she was the last of the Walter Lasby family. In her will, she left me a beautiful china pitcher that had been brought to Canada by Margaret Challenor-Lasby in 1824.
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From "Mr. Bishop's Telescope 1923 - 1930"
(http://www.cerritos.edu/ladkins/bishop/bishop_history.htm) by Larry Adkins:
"Exactly when [Clyde Bishop] acquired an interest in astronomy is not known, but he clearly was in contact with Jennie Lasby (later Tessmann) almost as soon as she began her teaching career at Santa Ana Junior College in 1919. This can be surmised from the fact that Ms. Lasby is known to have served as Bishop's "technical advisor" in the selection of the telescope and in the construction of the observatory which was initiated shortly after her arrival in Orange County2 .
"I think that the case can be made that Jennie Lasby was the major influence in Bishop's acquiring the telescope and equipping the observatory. Ms. Lasby was a first rate professional astronomer, in the first group of women hired by George Ellery Hale to work at Mt. Wilson, and co-author with future observatory director Walter Adams of a pioneering work on solar spectroscopy <http://www.cerritos.edu/ladkins/bishop/lasby_book.htm> 3 . She was subsequently offered positions with J. C. Kapteyn in Germany (thwarted by World War I) and at the University of Chicago, but she chose to move to Santa Ana to be near her ailing parents. Ms. Lasby received her undergraduate degree from Carleton College in Minnesota and her master's degree from Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts. She worked in the observatories of both of these institutions (Goodsell at Carleton and Williston at Mt. Holyoke), and they both had 8" Alvan Clark refractors 4 . It would appear that Mr. Bishop was advised to install a modern (1920s) version of these academic observatories at his home. The earlier telescopes were research grade instruments, equipped with spectroscopes, camera attachments and Herschel wedges for solar observing. The Bishop observatory's 8" refractor had all of these accessories, making it the equal of the institutional instruments. Ms. Lasby makes it clear in several articles published in the 1930s that she expected to do serious work with the Bishop telescope. I have been unable to locate the original spectroscope or the camera attachment, but the Herschel wedge is still in the eyepiece box.
"... [Bishop's] death merited a front page obituary with a large headline in the Santa Ana Register13. His enthusiasm for astronomy and the fact that he had built an observatory at his home was mentioned, though no further details were given. That same year (1927) Jennie Lasby traveled to Germany and married John Tessmann, a German scientist and mathematician whom she had met on her first trip to Europe on the eve of World War I."
Husband Benjamin W. Nicklin 52
Born: Abt 1822
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage: 26 Dec 1877 - Esquesing Twp, Halton, Ontario, Canada
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation, miller - Acton, Picton, Ontario, Canada
Wife Margaret Lasby 52
Born: Abt 1839
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Oliver Lasby (1808-1860) 53
Mother: Mary MacTavish (1817- ) 54
Noted events in her life were:
• Residence, 1877 - Esquesing Twp, Halton, Ontario, Canada
Children
Notes: Marriage
Witnesses: Alexander Lasby from Esquesing and Augusta Nicklin from Acton.
Husband Oliver Lasby 53
Born: 27 Dec 1808 - Milwich, Staffordshire, England
Christened:
Died: 8 Jan 1860 - Acton, Ontario, Canada
Buried:
Father: Charles Lasby (1781-1870) 2 28 29 30
Mother: Margaret Challenor (1784-1856)
Marriage:
Noted events in his life were:
• Sold 55, 3/4 of an acre to Bethany Church for a cemetery, 3 Oct 1843 - Ponsonby Cemetery, Ponsonby, Nichol Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Wife Mary MacTavish 54
Born: 1817
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 F Margaret Lasby 52
Born: Abt 1839
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Benjamin W. Nicklin (Abt 1822- ) 52
Marr: 26 Dec 1877 - Esquesing Twp, Halton, Ontario, Canada
Research Notes: Husband - Oliver Lasby
This is most likely the Oliver Lasby referenced in http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~methodists/pilkington.htm below:
Pilkington Cemeteries
Bethany Methodist Lot 10 Con 6 Church Lot 2 Con 9 - The first record for Bethany Church was for the purchase of the land for the cemetery at Ponsonby on the Elora Road. It was bought on October 3, 1843 from Oliver and Mary Lasby for two pounds and was three-quarters of an acre. The cemetery was closed in 1888. Some names on the gravestones are John Allen d 1875 Joseph Hall d 1861 Thomas Howse d 1874 Mary Peckover (Howse) d 1885 Ann Howse d 1881 Levi Patmore d 1872 Mary Lasby d 1876, Joseph Lasby d 1876
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Husband Sylvester Lasby 2 56 57
Born: 6 Sep 1848 - Ponsonby, Nichol Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: 1 Nov 1903 - Inverhaugh, Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Buried: - <Elora Municipal Cemetery, Elora, Nichol, Wellington>, Ontario, Canada
Father: Joseph Lasby (1810-1878) 3
Mother: Matilda Crowther (1818-1854) 4
Marriage: 8 Dec 1871 - Elora, Nichol Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada
Noted events in his life were:
• Religion, a Methodist
• Owned 58, (probably) Lot 7S in Concession V, 25 acres, 1877 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Appears on the map as "S. Lasby." To the immediate northeast was the lot owned by "F. Lasby" (his brother Frederick?) To the east were other Lasby properties.
1877 county map digitized by the Canadian County Atlas Digital Project at McGill University.
• Residence, 1871 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Occupation, Farmer, 1901 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
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Wife Mary Louisa Lawrence 2 59
Born: 20 Oct 1854 - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: 1942 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Buried: - <Elora Municipal Cemetery, Elora, Nichol, Wellington>, Ontario, Canada
Noted events in her life were:
• Residence, 1901 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Children
1 M Amos Lasby 2 60
Born: 21 Feb 1873 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
2 M Charles A. Lasby 2 61
Born: 21 Jul 1881 - Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: 23 Feb 1933 - Guelph Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Buried: - Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada 62
3 M Walter Edgar Lasby 63
Born: 1 Oct 1872 - Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Christened:
Died: 1961
Buried:
Birth Notes: Husband - Sylvester Lasby
Born on 5 September 1848 according to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~methodists/pilkington.htm
Burial Notes: Husband - Sylvester Lasby
http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa/search.php?page=2&surname=Lasby&given=Sylvester has only the name. May not be the same person.
Research Notes: Husband - Sylvester Lasby
Excerpts from....The Lasby Story
by Bill Lasby, Toronto, Canada.. June 18, 1969
(original is 9 typed pages)
at http://www.angelfire.com/in3/vanbrink/lasby.html:
"My grandfather, Sylvester, married Mary Lawrence, a sister of Catherine, and my father and his brothers were very close to this family...
"Sylvester Lasby was my grandfather. He married Mary Lawrence and they had four children, Walter, my father, Lynn, Amos and Charles. Sylvester farmed on a large farm on the town line between Pilkington and Woolwich Township. As a boy, I remember the old log house that they had built and played in it as my father at that time was renting his farm. It overlooked the Grand River. On this farm he built a large brick house which still stands. My sister, Emily, and her family repurchased this Lasby farm some years ago."
Burial Notes: Wife - Mary Louisa Lawrence
http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa/search.php has name Mary L. Lasby, no dates. May not be the same person.
Research Notes: Wife - Mary Louisa Lawrence
Sister of Catherine Lawrence, who married Frederick Lasby.
Birth Notes: Child - Amos Lasby
May have been born on 20 Feb 1873 (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tincanman&id=I034252)
Death Notes: Child - Charles A. Lasby
Struck by a train, apparently when in a truck.
Husband William Lasby 5
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Walter Lasby (1843-1920) 51
Mother: Lavinia Freeman ( - ) 5
Marriage:
Wife
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 F Helen Lasby
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Husband Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man 64 65 66 67 68
AKA: John I Stanley Lord Lieutenant of Ireland & King of Mann
Born: 1340
Christened:
Died: 6 Jan 1413 or 1414 - Ardee, Ireland
Buried: Jan 1413 or 1414 - Burscough Priory near Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Father: William de Stanlegh, Lord of Stanlegh and Storeton (1311-1360) 69 70 71
Mother: Cecily Congleton (Abt 1315- )
Father: William de Stanlegh, Lord of Stanlegh and Storeton (1311-1360) 69 70 71
Mother: Alice Massey, of Timperley (Abt 1339-Abt 1364) 72 73
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Isabel Lathom (Abt 1364-1414) 74 75 - in or bef 1385
Noted events in his life were:
• Made, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1385
• Made, Lord of Man by Henry IV, 1405
in return for his help in suppressing the Percy Rebellion in Wales, although it was not technically Henry's to give.
• Sent to Ireland, as Lord Lieutenant, 1408
Wife Jane Lassells
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Robert Stanley
Born: Abt 1362
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Birth Notes: Husband - Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1356.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1340, d. 1414
Death Notes: Husband - Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 6 Jan 1414 or 1415
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1340, d. 1414.
Burial Notes: Husband - Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man
Died in Ireland. His body was returned to Lathom (England) and buried in Burscough Priory near Ormskirk.
Research Notes: Husband - Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man
From Wikipedia - John II Stanley of the Isle of Man : Source: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919
• Made, Lord of Man by Henry IV, 1405
in return for his help in suppressing the Percy Rebellion in Wales, although it was not technically Henry's to give.
• Sent to Ireland, as Lord Lieutenant, 1408
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1356. Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 6 Jan 1414 or 1415 Died in Ireland. His body was returned to Lathom (England) and buried in Burscough Priory near Ormskirk.
From Wikipedia - John II Stanley of the Isle of Man : Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1364
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 26 Oct 1414
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Sir John Stanley, K.G. (c. 1350 - 1414 ), was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and titular King of Mann , the first of that name. The Stanley family later became the Earls of Derby and remained prominent in English history into modern times.
In 1405 he was granted the tenure of the Isle of Man by Henry IV , which had been confiscated from the rebellious Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland .
He held the following offices:-
He was granted the Isle, Castle, peel and Lordship of Mann, by King Henry IV of England
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From The Baronetage of England, p. 206:
"William, his son, lord of Stanley, &c. living 26 Edw. III, married Alicia, daughter of Hugh Massey, de Timperly, sister to Sir Hamond Massey, Knt. and had issue by her William de Stanley, lord of Stanley, &c. living 10 Rich. II. Henry, Matildes, and John... John, the younger brother of William aforesaid, married Isabella, daughter and heir of Thomas de Leatham, Knt. (lord of Leatham in Lancashire); from whence are descended the earls of Derby, who have so worthily exerted themselves for their King and country, as is evident in the history of England."
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From http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm
"William the Elder's younger brother Sir John de Stanleigh (1340-1414) may also have had other 'younger' sons such as Robert Stanley of Cheshire (see Peter E. Stanley's 'House of Stanley' p.501 & 505), who in 1398 was granted land in Surrey (Patent Rolls). In 1413, the king's esquire Robert de Stanley was granted £20 from customs in the port of London, by Henry V; he was on the Agincourt campaign in 1415, and was again mentioned in letters patent in 1422 (Patent Rolls)..."
"The Stanleys of Lathom and Knowsley in Lancashire
The landowning Stanleys of Stanley in Staffordshire and Stourton in Cheshire established a branch in Lancashire after 1400. In 1385 Sir John de Stanleigh (1340-1414) married the heiress Isabel de Lathom, bringing into his possession in 1406 the estates of Lathom and Knowsley in Lancashire. Having served in Ireland, Sir John was created Ruler of the Isle of Man in 1405. It was his great-grandson, Sir Thomas Stanley, who was created 1st Earl of Derby in 1485, for his famous assistance to Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth."
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From Manx Note Book
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/john1.htm
"Sir John was second son of William Stanley of Storeton, Master Forester of Wirral - he was a soldier with an exceptional military record and confident of Richard II who had appointed him deputy to Robert de Vere Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He married Isabel of Lathom, in 1385, when he was 40 and, due to unexpected deaths of various closer heirs, received from her large estates in southwest Lancashire and Cheshire.
"The Stanleys were adroit at joining the winning side and thus in 1399 he had joined Henry of Lancaster against Richard and, after Henry was crowned King, received several more estates in Cheshire.
"In 1405 he was granted the Lordship of Man in return for his help in suppressing the rebellion in Wales led by the Percies. Legally this was not yet Henry's to give as the current Lord, Henry de Percy, had not yet been attainted - he actually had avoided being at Shrewsbury due to illness and managed to apologise his way out, saving his head but still losing the Island!. This legal error was to cause much trouble during the disputed inheritance of 1594 and the Island was re-assigned to the Stanleys in 1610.
"Initially the grant of the Lordship was for his lifetime only, but in 1406 on payment of 1,300 marks (1 mark = 13s 4d - or for those younger than 40 £0.67) Henry granted it for posterity throwing in the captaincy of Castle Rushen , patronage of the bishropric of Sodor and Man as well as the various royalties etc. then worth some £400 per year for good measure!
"In 1408 he was sent, as Lord Lieutanant, back to Ireland where he died in 1414. His body was returned to Lathom and buried in Burscough Priory near Ormskirk."
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From http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/stanleys.htm
"A brief biography, concentrating on their role in Manx affairs, is given under their separate headings; however Robertson in his Tour of 1794 makes the following, rather typical, comment concerning the Stanleys:
"'it may not be improper to observe, that their personal history, except in a few instances, is unconnected with the public transactions of the Island. Being Subjects of England, they generally resided in that country; and so long as their Lieutenants remitted the revenues of the kingdom,they supinely acquiesced in their administration. For more than three centuries this family enjoyed the regal government of Man; yet in so long a period few of them possessed the ambition or generosity to visit their subjects: and when they conferred this honour, either their interests in the Island were threatened, or their personal safety in England endangered.'
"There is a fair amount of truth in this - the Island would appear to have contributed around 20 to 25% of the Derby revenues (figures averaged from those quoted by Coward) and any political activity required them to remain either in London or more usually their Lancashire stronghold."
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From Manx Note Book
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/hist1900/ch21.htm:
Sir John Stanley, K.G. (b. 1350? d. 1414), 1 the first of the Stanley family who ruled in Man, does not seem to have visited the island. Sir John, who in his youth had served in Aquitaine, held important posts in Ireland between 1386 and 1391, and on the Welsh and Scottish borders. We have already seen 2 how his services to Henry IV. in 1405 were rewarded. In 1409, he was made Constable of Windsor, and Henry V. sent him, in 1413, to govern Ireland, where he died in the following year. His eldest son, John (d. 1432?),3 by Isabel, daughter of Sir Thomas Latham, visited Man in his father's lifetime, when the " Barrons of Man " and the " worthiest Men and Commons " did " faith and fealtie " to him as " Heyre Apparent."4
Footnotes
1 The information about the Stanleys is taken, for the most part, from Seacome, the family historian, and the Dictionary of National Biography.
2 P. 197.
3 This is the date given by Seacome (edition of 1821, p. 41), but the Dict. of Nat. Biog. (quoting Ormerod, ii. 412; and Collins, Ed. Brydges, iii. 54) gives it as 1437.
4 Statutes, vol. i. p. 4
In 1408, some question seems to have arisen with regard to a claim made on behalf of Stephen, " heir of William Lestroppe his brother, formerly Lord of Man," against which the bishop, abbot, and clergy protested, but nothing is known of the result (Add. Chart. Manx Soc., vol. vii. pp. 247-50 ).
Research Notes: Wife - Jane Lassells
Husband Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man 64 65 66 67 68
AKA: John I Stanley Lord Lieutenant of Ireland & King of Mann
Born: 1340
Christened:
Died: 6 Jan 1413 or 1414 - Ardee, Ireland
Buried: Jan 1413 or 1414 - Burscough Priory near Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Father: William de Stanlegh, Lord of Stanlegh and Storeton (1311-1360) 69 70 71
Mother: Cecily Congleton (Abt 1315- )
Father: William de Stanlegh, Lord of Stanlegh and Storeton (1311-1360) 69 70 71
Mother: Alice Massey, of Timperley (Abt 1339-Abt 1364) 72 73
Marriage: in or bef 1385
Other Spouse: Jane Lassells ( - )
Noted events in his life were:
• Made, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1385
Wife Isabel Lathom 74 75
AKA: Isabel Latham, Isabel de Lathom, Isabella de Lathom
Born: Abt 1364
Christened:
Died: 26 Oct 1414
Buried:
Father: Sir Thomas de Lathom, of Lathom, Lancashire ( -Bef 1382) 66 76
Mother:
Children
1 M Sir John de Stanley, King & Lord of the Isle of Man and the Isles, K.G. 75 77 78
AKA: Sir John Stanleigh, Sir John Stanley II, King and Lord of Man and the Isles, John Stanley
Born: 1390 - <Lathom, Lancashire>, England
Christened:
Died: 27 Nov 1437 - Anglesey, Wales
Buried:
Spouse: Isabel Harrington (Abt 1390- ) 79 80
2 M Henry Stanley
Born: Abt 1391
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 M Thomas Stanley
Born: Abt 1392
Christened:
Died: Abt 1463
Buried:
Spouse: Maude Arderne (Abt 1398-Aft 1425)
Spouse: Elizabeth Waller ( - )
4 M Ralph Stanley
Born: Abt 1393
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
5 F Margaret Stanley
Born: Abt 1395
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Birth Notes: Husband - Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1340, d. 1414
Death Notes: Husband - Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1340, d. 1414.
Burial Notes: Husband - Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man
Research Notes: Husband - Sir John de Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man
Sir John Stanley, K.G. (c. 1350 - 1414 ), was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and titular King of Mann , the first of that name. The Stanley family later became the Earls of Derby and remained prominent in English history into modern times.
In 1405 he was granted the tenure of the Isle of Man by Henry IV , which had been confiscated from the rebellious Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland .
He held the following offices:-
He was granted the Isle, Castle, peel and Lordship of Mann, by King Henry IV of England
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From The Baronetage of England, p. 206:
"William, his son, lord of Stanley, &c. living 26 Edw. III, married Alicia, daughter of Hugh Massey, de Timperly, sister to Sir Hamond Massey, Knt. and had issue by her William de Stanley, lord of Stanley, &c. living 10 Rich. II. Henry, Matildes, and John... John, the younger brother of William aforesaid, married Isabella, daughter and heir of Thomas de Leatham, Knt. (lord of Leatham in Lancashire); from whence are descended the earls of Derby, who have so worthily exerted themselves for their King and country, as is evident in the history of England."
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From http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm
"William the Elder's younger brother Sir John de Stanleigh (1340-1414) may also have had other 'younger' sons such as Robert Stanley of Cheshire (see Peter E. Stanley's 'House of Stanley' p.501 & 505), who in 1398 was granted land in Surrey (Patent Rolls). In 1413, the king's esquire Robert de Stanley was granted £20 from customs in the port of London, by Henry V; he was on the Agincourt campaign in 1415, and was again mentioned in letters patent in 1422 (Patent Rolls)..."
"The Stanleys of Lathom and Knowsley in Lancashire
The landowning Stanleys of Stanley in Staffordshire and Stourton in Cheshire established a branch in Lancashire after 1400. In 1385 Sir John de Stanleigh (1340-1414) married the heiress Isabel de Lathom, bringing into his possession in 1406 the estates of Lathom and Knowsley in Lancashire. Having served in Ireland, Sir John was created Ruler of the Isle of Man in 1405. It was his great-grandson, Sir Thomas Stanley, who was created 1st Earl of Derby in 1485, for his famous assistance to Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth."
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From Manx Note Book
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/john1.htm
"Sir John was second son of William Stanley of Storeton, Master Forester of Wirral - he was a soldier with an exceptional military record and confident of Richard II who had appointed him deputy to Robert de Vere Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He married Isabel of Lathom, in 1385, when he was 40 and, due to unexpected deaths of various closer heirs, received from her large estates in southwest Lancashire and Cheshire.
"The Stanleys were adroit at joining the winning side and thus in 1399 he had joined Henry of Lancaster against Richard and, after Henry was crowned King, received several more estates in Cheshire.
"In 1405 he was granted the Lordship of Man in return for his help in suppressing the rebellion in Wales led by the Percies. Legally this was not yet Henry's to give as the current Lord, Henry de Percy, had not yet been attainted - he actually had avoided being at Shrewsbury due to illness and managed to apologise his way out, saving his head but still losing the Island!. This legal error was to cause much trouble during the disputed inheritance of 1594 and the Island was re-assigned to the Stanleys in 1610.
"Initially the grant of the Lordship was for his lifetime only, but in 1406 on payment of 1,300 marks (1 mark = 13s 4d - or for those younger than 40 £0.67) Henry granted it for posterity throwing in the captaincy of Castle Rushen , patronage of the bishropric of Sodor and Man as well as the various royalties etc. then worth some £400 per year for good measure!
"In 1408 he was sent, as Lord Lieutanant, back to Ireland where he died in 1414. His body was returned to Lathom and buried in Burscough Priory near Ormskirk."
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From http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/stanleys.htm
"A brief biography, concentrating on their role in Manx affairs, is given under their separate headings; however Robertson in his Tour of 1794 makes the following, rather typical, comment concerning the Stanleys:
"'it may not be improper to observe, that their personal history, except in a few instances, is unconnected with the public transactions of the Island. Being Subjects of England, they generally resided in that country; and so long as their Lieutenants remitted the revenues of the kingdom,they supinely acquiesced in their administration. For more than three centuries this family enjoyed the regal government of Man; yet in so long a period few of them possessed the ambition or generosity to visit their subjects: and when they conferred this honour, either their interests in the Island were threatened, or their personal safety in England endangered.'
"There is a fair amount of truth in this - the Island would appear to have contributed around 20 to 25% of the Derby revenues (figures averaged from those quoted by Coward) and any political activity required them to remain either in London or more usually their Lancashire stronghold."
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From Manx Note Book
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/hist1900/ch21.htm:
Sir John Stanley, K.G. (b. 1350? d. 1414), 1 the first of the Stanley family who ruled in Man, does not seem to have visited the island. Sir John, who in his youth had served in Aquitaine, held important posts in Ireland between 1386 and 1391, and on the Welsh and Scottish borders. We have already seen 2 how his services to Henry IV. in 1405 were rewarded. In 1409, he was made Constable of Windsor, and Henry V. sent him, in 1413, to govern Ireland, where he died in the following year. His eldest son, John (d. 1432?),3 by Isabel, daughter of Sir Thomas Latham, visited Man in his father's lifetime, when the " Barrons of Man " and the " worthiest Men and Commons " did " faith and fealtie " to him as " Heyre Apparent."4
Footnotes
1 The information about the Stanleys is taken, for the most part, from Seacome, the family historian, and the Dictionary of National Biography.
2 P. 197.
3 This is the date given by Seacome (edition of 1821, p. 41), but the Dict. of Nat. Biog. (quoting Ormerod, ii. 412; and Collins, Ed. Brydges, iii. 54) gives it as 1437.
4 Statutes, vol. i. p. 4
In 1408, some question seems to have arisen with regard to a claim made on behalf of Stephen, " heir of William Lestroppe his brother, formerly Lord of Man," against which the bishop, abbot, and clergy protested, but nothing is known of the result (Add. Chart. Manx Soc., vol. vii. pp. 247-50 ).
Birth Notes: Wife - Isabel Lathom
Death Notes: Wife - Isabel Lathom
Research Notes: Wife - Isabel Lathom
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 37-34. Daughter of Sir Thomas de Lathom, probably by his first wife. His second wife was Joan.
Birth Notes: Child - Sir John de Stanley, King & Lord of the Isle of Man and the Isles, K.G.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1390, d. 1437
Manx Note Book http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/stanleys.htm has b. abt 1386, d. 1437.
Death Notes: Child - Sir John de Stanley, King & Lord of the Isle of Man and the Isles, K.G.
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 27 Nov 1437.
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