Brief Life History of Thomas
When Sir Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Mounteagle was born on 25 May 1507, in Hornby Castle, Lancashire, England, his father, Edward Stanley, was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth Vaughan, was 56. He married Lady Mary Brandon on 2 April 1528, in Melling, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 18 August 1560, in Hornby, Lancashire, England, at the age of 53, and was buried in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Henry Stanley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- Thomas Stanley, "Find A Grave Index"
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1549 · Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.
1558 · Act of Uniformity
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Stanley, including those in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This English name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it was Gaelicized as de Stainléigh.
English: possibly also a variant of Stoneley, a habitational name from Stoneley Green in Burland (Cheshire), Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), or Stonely in Kimbolton (Huntingdonshire), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of any of various like-sounding names in other languages, for example Polish Stanislawski , Greek Anastasiou , and Serbian Stojadinov (patronymic from the personal name Stojadin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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