Biography of Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury 1802-1869

Paternal Family Tree: Stanley

In 1796 [his father] John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 29) and [his mother] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley were married. She the daughter of John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield (age 60) and Abigail Way Countess Sheffield.

On 13 Nov 1802 Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury was born to John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 35) and Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley.

On 07 Oct 1826 Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 23) and Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 18) were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 01 Jun 1827 [his step-father] Arthur Charles Legge (age 26) and [his mother] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley were married. She the daughter of John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield and Abigail Way Countess Sheffield. He the son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 66).

On 11 Jul 1827 [his son] Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 24) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 19).

On 29 Nov 1827 [his grandfather] John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet (age 92) died. His son [his father] John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 61) succeeded 7th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. [his mother] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley by marriage Lady Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.

In 1828 [his daughter] Alice Margaret Stanley was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 25) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 20).

On 03 Jul 1830 [his daughter] Henrietta Blanche Stanley was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 27) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 22).

On 24 Jul 1832 [his father-in-law] Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon (age 54) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles Henry Dillon 14th Viscount Dillon (age 22) succeeded 14th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

Monument to Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon (age 54) and Henrietta Browne, sister of Dominick, daughter of Dominick-Geoffrey Browne in All Saints Church, Spelsbury [Map]. Sculpted by Thomas Gaffin (age 52).

Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon: On 28 Oct 1777 he was born to Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon and Henrietta Maria Phipps at Brussels. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 09 Nov 1813 Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon died. His son Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon succeeded 13th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

Charles Henry Dillon 14th Viscount Dillon: On 20 Apr 1810 he was born to Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon at Dublin.

On 04 May 1833 [his daughter] Mauda Alethea Stanley was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 30) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 25) at Alderley Park, Cheshire [Map].

On 30 Sep 1837 [his son] John Constantine Stanley was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 34) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 29).

On 16 May 1839 [his son] Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 36) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 31).

On 16 Sep 1843 [his son] Algernon Charles Stanley was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 40) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 35).

Around 1844 [his daughter] Katherine Louisa Stanley was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 41) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 36).

On 20 Feb 1845 [his daughter] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle was born to Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 42) and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 37) at Grosvenor Crescent Belgravia.

On 22 May 1847 [his brother-in-law] Gerald Normanby Dillon (age 23) and Louisa Eleanor Georgina Fitzgibbon (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Richard Hobart Fitzgibbon 3rd Earl de Clare (age 54). He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1848 Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 45) was created 1st Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire. [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 40) by marriage Baroness Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire.

On 23 Oct 1850 [his father] John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 83) died. His son Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Stanley Alderley, 8th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. [his wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 42) by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.

On 23 Sep 1851 [his son-in-law] David Ogilvy 10th Earl of Airlie (age 25) and [his daughter] Henrietta Blanche Stanley (age 21) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1853 [his brother-in-law] Constantine Augustus Dillon (age 37) died.

On 03 Feb 1853 [his son-in-law] Augustus Henry Fox Pitt-Rivers (age 25) and [his daughter] Alice Margaret Stanley (age 25) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1862 [his son] Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury (age 34) and [his daughter-in-law] Fabia San Roman of Seville were married. The first of three ceremonies of which the first two transpired to be bigamous. He a great x 5 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1864 [his son-in-law] George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle (age 20) and [his daughter] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle (age 18) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 08 Nov 1864 [his son-in-law] John Russell (age 21) and [his daughter] Katherine Louisa Stanley (age 20) were married. They had four children, including a stillborn daughter. He the son of John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 72) and Frances Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Countess Russell (age 48). He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

After 18 Nov 1865 [his brother-in-law] Theobald Dominick Dillon 15th Viscount Dillon (age 54) died. After 18 Nov 1865 His brother [his brother-in-law] Arthur Edmund Denis Dillon 16th Viscount Dillon (age 53) succeeded 16th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 16 Jun 1869 Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 66) died. His son [his son] Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury (age 41) succeeded 3rd Baron Stanley Alderley, 2nd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 9th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.

On 16 Feb 1895 [his former wife] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 87) died.

St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley [Map]. The chancel contains memorials to the Lords Stanley of Alderley. The memorial to [his father] John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley contains his effigy dressed in peer's robes lying under a canopy with his hand on a book, dated 1856 and by Richard Westmacott. On the other side of the chancel is a memorial to his son Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury, his effigy holding a scroll in his hand and with a dog at his feet. Engraved in brass on the side of the memorial are the figures of his widow and children. Lady Stanley is seated in the middle with their four surviving sons on her right, five surviving daughters on her left and three children who had died at a young age at her knee and on her lap. A memorial tablet to John Constantine Stanley, who died in 1878, is by Joseph Boehm.[12] The chancel contains a monument to Rev. Edward Shipton, rector of the church from 1625 to 1630.

Royal Ancestors of Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury 1802-1869

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis "Lion" VIII King France

Ancestors of Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury 1802-1869

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Stanley 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Father: John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Lewis Way

GrandMother: Abigail Way Countess Sheffield