Ralph Standish (Lord of the Manor 1705-1755)
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A lease of the Worthington Mill House, in 1708, by Ralph Standish to Seth Jolley, is of interest to residents of Standish as this old 17th century manor house is still standing and occupied. Also in a Register Survey of about the same time the name of Jane Standish appears in connection with a house in Almond Brook Road which may be identified with a cottage, lately demolished, near St. Maries Church. In 1720, Lord George Howard left a reversionary interest in some property at Glossop to George, son of Ralph.
In 1732, Lady Phillipa died. She had borne a number of children but several had died in infancy. Ralph, one of her sons, took the name Ralph Standish Howard, and went tot London under the patronage of the Duke of Norfolk. Ralph Standish, his father, remarried, his second wife being Mary Hodshon. They had two sons, Ralph and Edward, but they both died before their father. Thus, when Ralph died in 1755, none of his sons was living the estate went to his daughter, Cecilia, who had married William Towneley in 1735.
In his will, made in 1750, Ralph left his wife, Mary, two coach horses named Tinker and Robin, “the silver teapot that I constantly use” and other silver. A string of diamonds and a diamond cross were left to his grand-daughter, Cecilia Towneley; and to his daughter, Cecilia, he left two five guinea pieces, his chariot with harness and four coach horses that he usually drove, while all medals and any curiosities were to be left at Standish Hall to be enjoyed as family heirlooms, including those which had formerly belonged to the Howard family.
Among the collection of Ralph's papers are an account book of his, some correspondence relating to the accounts, a diary and a description of his journey through Flanders in 1720. There are also letters and lists of furniture belonging to the Strickland family.[1]
- ↑ Eleanor Johnson, The Standish Family 1189-1920 (Published by the Standish Local History Group, 1972)
| Preceded by William Standish (Lord of the Manor 1682-1705) | Lord of the Manor 1705 - 1755 | Succeeded by Cecilia Townley, nee Standish (Lady of the Manor 1755-1778) |
