Paternal Family Tree: Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury
Maternal Family Tree: Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury
In 1817 a large room was added to the Elizabethan School, Nether Alderley [Map] by the Rev. Edward Stanley. In 1908 the room was restored and presented to the parish by Lord Stanley of Alderley.
On 7th October 1826 [his father] Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury [aged 23] and [his mother] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury [aged 18] were married.
On 16th May 1839 Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury [aged 36] and Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury [aged 31].
On 23rd October 1850 [his grandfather] John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley [aged 83] died. His succeeded son [his father] Edward [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baron Stanley Alderley, 8th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. [his mother] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.
In 1862 [his brother] Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury [aged 34] and [his sister-in-law] Fabia San Roman of Seville were married. The first of three ceremonies of which the first two transpired to be bigamous.
In 1864 [his brother-in-law] George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 20] and [his sister] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 18] were married.
On 16th June 1869 [his father] Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury [aged 66] died. His succeeded son [his brother] Henry [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Baron Stanley Alderley, 2nd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 9th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
In or before 1873 [his daughter] Katharine Florence Clementine Stanley was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 33] and [his future wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley. She died aged eleven point zero zero zero zero one nine nine nine nine nine nine nine nine in 1884.
On 6th February 1873 Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 33] and Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley were married.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1874 [his daughter] Henrietta Margaret Stanley was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 34] and [his wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley.
On 14th September 1875 [his son] Arthur Stanley 5th Baron Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield, 4th Baron Eddisbury was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 36] and [his wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley.
On 14th May 1878 [his son] Edward John Stanley was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 38] and [his wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley.
On 23rd October 1879 [his son] Oliver Hugh Stanley was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 40] and [his wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley. He married 8th July 1919 Alice Kathleen Violet Thynne, daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath, and had issue.
In 1882 [his daughter] Sylvia Laura Stanley was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 42] and [his wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley. She married 24th April 1906 Anthony Morton Henley, son of Anthony Henley 3rd Baron Henley 1st Baron Northington and Clara Jekyll Baroness Henley and Northington, and had issue.
In 1884 [his daughter] Katharine Florence Clementine Stanley [aged 11] died.
In 1885 [his daughter] Blanche Florence Daphne Stanley was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 45] and [his wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley.
In 1887 [his daughter] Beatrice Venetia Stanley was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 47] and [his wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley. She married 26th July 1915 Edwin Montagu, son of Montagu Samuel 1st Baron Swaythling and Ellen Cohen.
On 29th March 1889 William George Howard 8th Earl Carlisle [aged 81] died unmarried. His succeeded nephew [his brother-in-law] George [aged 45] succeeded 9th Earl Carlisle. [his sister] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 44] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
On 16th February 1895 [his mother] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury [aged 87] died.
On 10th December 1903 Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury [aged 76] died. He was buried according to Muslim rites in unconsecrated ground in the garden of the Dower House on his family's estate, Alderley Park, Cheshire [Map]. His succeeded brother Edward [aged 64] succeeded 4th Baron Stanley Alderley, 3rd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 10th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 24th April 1906 [his son-in-law] Anthony Morton Henley [aged 32] and [his daughter] Sylvia Laura Stanley [aged 24] were married.
On 14th November 1908 [his son] Edward John Stanley [aged 30] died unmarried.
1909. The Stanley Mausoleum, St Mary's Church [Map] was built for the 4th Lord Stanley of Alderley [aged 69]. The architect was Paul Phipps of London (Father of Joyce Grenfell); it is now a Grade II listed building. It is built of sandstone with a Kerridge stone-slate roof and above the door is the Stanley crest. Below the Mausoleum runs an empty crypt.
On 21st April 1909 Henry Holroyd 3rd Earl Sheffield [aged 77] died unmarried. Earl Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, Viscount Pevensey, Baron Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath and Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in Yorkshire extinct. His succeeded half first cousin once removed Edward [aged 69] succeeded 4th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon.
After 1915. Memorial to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 75] at the Stanley Mausoleum, St Mary's Church [Map].
On 26th July 1915 [his son-in-law] Edwin Montagu [aged 36] and [his daughter] Beatrice Venetia Stanley [aged 28] were married. She had converted to Judaism after his proposal on 28th April 1915.
On 8th July 1919 [his son] Oliver Hugh Stanley [aged 39] and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Kathleen Violet Thynne [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 56] and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 50].
On 12th August 1921 [his sister] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 76] died.
On 18th March 1925 Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 85] died. His succeeded son Arthur Stanley 5th Baron Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield, 4th Baron Eddisbury [aged 49] succeeded 5th Baron Stanley Alderley, 5th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 4th Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 11th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
On 4th January 1929 [his former wife] Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley died.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
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Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 12 Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Stanley 2nd Baronet 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Father: Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield
GrandMother: Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Way
Great x 1 Grandmother: Abigail Way Countess Sheffield
Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Dillon 7th Viscount Dillon 
19 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Dillon 20 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Dillon 11th Viscount Dillon 21 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield 
Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Lee Viscountess Dillon Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hales 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Hales Countess Lichfield 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Catherine Bellings-Arundell Baroness Arundel Wardour 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon 3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Constantine Henry Phipps
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Phipps
Great x 2 Grandfather: Constantine Phipps 1st Baron Mulgrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Annesley 3rd Earl Anglesey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Annesley Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Darnley Duchess Buckingham and Normandby Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Phipps 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lepell Hervey Baroness Mulgrave 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Wedig Lepell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey
Mother: Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland