Stanley, Thomas (1433 - 1504)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 21
Total events naming patron - 17
Troupes - 7
Venues - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 9
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1433 (possibly born ca. 1435)
Death Date: 1504-07-29

Siblings

Male

Stanley, William (1435 - 1495)
Stanley, John ( - )

Female

Stanley, Margaret ( - )
Stanley, Elizabeth ( - )
Stanley, Catherine ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Neville, Eleanor ( - 1471)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: after 1457-5-10
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Beaufort, Margaret (1443 - 1509)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1472-6-12
    Union ended: 1499
    Note: Margaret moved to Collyweston and took a vow of chastity

Offspring

From Neville, Eleanor ( - 1471)

  1. Male offspring: Stanley, George (1460 - 1503)
  2. Male offspring: Stanley, Edward (1460 - 1523) (patron)
  3. Male offspring: Stanley, James (b. 1465)
  4. Female offspring: Stanley, Margaret (n.d.)

Primary Title

10th Earl of Derby

Titles

  • 2nd Baron Stanley
    Assumed 1458/9-02-20
    Vacated 1504-07-29
  • Lord of the Isle of Man
    Assumed 1458/9-02-20
    Vacated 1504-07-29
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1483
    Vacated 1504-07-29
  • 10th Earl of Derby
    Assumed 1485-10-27
    Vacated 1504-07-29

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Constable & Steward, Lancashire n.d. n.d.
Steward, Cheshire n.d. n.d.
Esquire of the Body, England 1454 n.d.
Chief Justice, Flintshire 1460/1-1-1 n.d.
Chief Justice, Cheshire 1460/1-1-1 n.d.
Master Forester, Rider & Surveyor, Cheshire 1461/2-1-11 n.d.
Steward, Lancashire 1463 1480
Privy Councillor, England 1471 1485
Steward of the Household, England 1471-8-14 1485-10
JP, Surrey 1472 1475
JP, Wiltshire 1473 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1473 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire 1474 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1474 n.d.
JP, Devon 1474 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1474 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lancashire 1475 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1475 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1475 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1476 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1476/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1477 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire 1478 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1478 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1479 n.d.
Constable of England, England 1483-12-16 1504-07-29
JP, Huntingdonshire 1483 n.d.
Steward, Lancashire 1483 1504
Chief Steward, Duchy of Lancaster, Northern Parts 1485-10-1 1504-07-29
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Coventry 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1485 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1485 n.d.
High Forester, North of Trent 1485-10-7 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1485 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1485 n.d.
Keeper, Master Forester & Steward, Staffordshire 1485-10-7 n.d. Sutton Lordship, Manor & Park also in Warwickshire
Receiver, Duchy of Lancaster, Northern Parts 1485-10-1 1504-07-29
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Kent 1486 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1486 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1486 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1486 1487
JP, Huntingdonshire 1487 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire 1489 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, York 1489 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1490 1490
JP, Derbyshire 1492 1493
JP, Rutland 1492 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1492/3 1493
JP, Nottinghamshire 1492/3 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1493 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1493 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1493 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1493 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1493 n.d.
JP, Buckinghamshire 1493 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1493 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1493 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1493 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1493 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1493 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1493 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1493 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1493/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1493/4 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1494 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norfolk 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Suffolk 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Coventry 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bedfordshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire 1494/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1494/5 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1494/5 1498
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1495 1497
JP, Berkshire 1495 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1495/6 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Staffordshire 1496 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Derbyshire 1496 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Derbyshire 1496 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Staffordshire 1496 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1496 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1496 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1496/7 1497
JP, Derbyshire 1497 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1497/8 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1498 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1499 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1499 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1500/1 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1501 1502
JP, Nottinghamshire 1501 1502
JP, Staffordshire 1501 1504
JP, Berkshire 1501/2 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1502 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1502 1504
JP, Huntingdonshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1503 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1504 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1504 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1504 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1505 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Greenhalgh Castle, Lancashire
    In 1490 Thomas Stanley obtained a licence to crenellate and otherwise fortify and empark Green Hall Manor
    Acquired: after 1490
    Divested: ca. 1504-07-29
  • Derby House, Paul's Wharf, London (city-county)
    Granted.
    Acquired: 1484
  • Derby House, Paul's Wharf, London (city-county)
    Granted
    Acquired: 1484-09
    Divested: 1504-07-29
  • Lathom House, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1458-02-20
    Divested: ca. 1504-07-29
  • New Park (Halton Castle), Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1458/9-02-20
    Divested: ca. 1504-07-29
  • Knowsley Hall, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1458/9-02-20
    Divested: ca. 1504-07-29

Lands

  • Bedfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Berkshire
    Minor holdings
  • Cheshire
    Divested: after
    Major holding: Patrimony.
  • Cheshire
    Major holdings: Patrimony & grants in 1484
  • Cumberland
    Minor holdings
  • Flintshire
    Minor holdings
  • Hertfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Huntingdonshire
    Minor holdings
  • Lancashire
    Major holdings: Patrimony & grants in 1484 & 1489
  • Rutland
    Minor holdings
  • Somerset
    Minor holdings
  • Staffordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Warwickshire
    Minor holdings
  • Westmorland
    Minor holdings
  • Wiltshire
    Minor holdings

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1488-1488 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1488-1489 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1489-1489 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1491-1491 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1491-1491 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Derby's Minstrel
Performance 1495-1495 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Minstrel
Performance 1504-1504 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Derby's Minstrels
Performance 1474-1474 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Stanley's Bearward
Performance 1482-1483 Sandwich (Unknown), Sandwich , Kent Lord Stanley's Bearward
Performance 1483-1483 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Stanley's Bearward
Performance 1484-1485 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Stanley's Bearward
Performance 1485-1486 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Stanley's Bearward
Performance 1475-1476 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Stanley's Bearwards
Performance 1478-1481 Abbot's House, Battle Abbey, Battle , Sussex Lord Stanley's Bearwards
Performance 1485-1485 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Lord Stanley's Bearwards
Performance 1468-1469 Town Hall, Grimsby , Lincolnshire Lord Stanley's Minstrels
Performance 1486-1486 New College, Oxford , Oxfordshire Lord Stanley's Performers

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Derby's Bearward Stanley, Thomas (1433 - 1504) Performing Animals 4
Earl of Derby's Minstrel Stanley, Thomas (1433 - 1504) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Earl of Derby's Minstrels Stanley, Thomas (1433 - 1504) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Stanley's Bearward Stanley, Thomas (1433 - 1504) Performing Animals 5
Lord Stanley's Bearwards Stanley, Thomas (1433 - 1504) Performing Animals 3
Lord Stanley's Minstrels Stanley, Thomas (1433 - 1504) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Stanley's Performers Stanley, Thomas (1433 - 1504) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Knowsley Hall Lancashire Private Residence
Lathom House Lancashire Private Residence
New Park Lancashire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV – Henry VI [1467–77]. London: HMSO, 1900.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III [1476–85]. London: HMSO, 1901.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1914–16.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Coward, Barry. Stanleys, Lords Stanley, and Earls of Derby, 1385–1672. Chetham Society, 3rd ser, 30. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1983.
Doyle, James E. The Official Baronage of England Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885. 3 vols. London: Longmans, 1886.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Wedgwood, Josiah C., and Anne D. Holt. The History of Parliament: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House 1439–1509. London: HMSO, 1936.
Williams, William Rethaw. Official Lists of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster from earliest times to the present day, with biographical and genealogical notices compiled from the records in the duchy and record offices. np [Brecon, Wales?]: Privately printed, 1901.