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Stansbury, Peter McKnight, son of Harold Eugene Stansbury and Florence Lilian, d. of Henry Robertson of Muswell Hill; b. 3 Mar. 1942; adm. Apr. 1955 (W); left Dec. 1959; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1960; an art book publisher and bookseller; d. 15 Oct 2015.

STANNYNOUGH, PETER, son of Lawrence Stannynough, Wrightington, Lancs.; b.; adm.; KS ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1642; had a special order to pass in Nov and Dec 1642, and allowed to come up to Christ Church by Parliament Apr 1643 (Madan, Oxford Books, ii, 681), matr. 16 May 1643, aged 17, Westminster Student; BA 1646; ejected from Studentship by Parliamentary Visitors for non-submission 8 Jul 1648; ordained; Curate, Liverpool, Lancs., 1651; Rector of Aughton, Lancs., from 6 Mar 1651 (but not instituted until 27 Oct 1662); “appointed King’s Preacher at the Restoration” [what does this mean ? Chaplain in Ordinary to Charles II ?]; d. 28 Feb 1674.

Stannus, Anthony Carey; son of James Stannus, Carrickfergus, co.Antrim, Ireland, builder and harbour master, and Margaret, dau. of Anthony Carrey, Carrickfergus, co.Antrim ; b. 16 Apr 1830 ; ed. Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Belfast School of Design ; studied art in London ; exhibited at Royal Academy 1862-80 ; Drawing Master Jan – Dec 1865 ; subsequently artist attached to Mexican Army ; correspondent for Illustrated London News ; returned to Belfast 1882 ; President, Belfast Ramblers Sketching Club 1885-90 ; m.1st, 14 Dec 1878 Alice Trophy, youngest dau. of Donald Keith, Kensington ; m.2nd, 1899 Emily Louisa, second dau. of William Primrose Mills, Kensington, barrister ; d. 3 Aug 1919.

Stannard, Robert William, son of Robert John Stannard, of Hampstead, London, by Fanny Rebecca, daughter of Edward Henry Lewis, of Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, b. Oct. 20, 1895; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (H); K.S. (non-resident) 1910; elected head to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1914, matric. Michaelmas 1914; B.A. 1920; 1st class Theol. Tripos 1921; Liddon student 1921; M.A. 1921; 2nd Lieut. A.S.C. April 12, 1915; Lieut. May 2, 1916; transferred to Middx. Regt. 1916; served in France, Belgium, and Germany; ordained deacon 1922, priest 1923 (Southwark); Curate of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, 1922-4, of Putney, 1924-7; Vicar of St. James, Barrow-in-Furness, 1927-34; Rector of Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, 19:34; Vicar of Melton-on-the-Hill, Yorks, 1941; Archdeacon of Doncaster 1941; Chaplain in Ordinary to the King 1944; consecrated Bishop Suffragan of Woolwich July 25, 1947; Dean of Rochester 1959; m. July 25, 1922, Muriel Sylvia, younger daughter of Arthur James Knight, of Arkley, Herts.; d. 26 Dec. 1986.

STANNARD, JOHN PETER, son of Rev. Francis Stannard, Rector of Stourmouth, Kent, and Thomasine --- (IGI); bapt. St. Bride’s, Fleet Street, London 10 Jul 1700 (IGI); adm. (aged 14) Jan 1714/5; KS 1715; left 1719; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 28 may 1719, scholar 29 Apr 1720, matr. 1720; BA 1722/3; ordained deacon (London) 9 Jun 1723; Curate, St. Bride’s, Fleet Street; d. 21 Feb 1728.

Stanley, Sir Robert Christopher Stafford, son of Frederic Arthur Stanley, of Battersea, by Mary Stafford; b. May 12, 1899; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (H); left April 1917; R.M.A. Woolwich 1917; 2nd Lieut. R.G.A. June 6, 1918; Lieut. Dec. 6, 1919; retired July 31, 1921; served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine Aug. 1918-March 1919; Nigerian Adminis­ trative Service May 1925; Administrative Officer, Cyprus, 1935; Commissioner 1936; Chief Asst. Secretary 1938; Colonial Secretary, Barbados, 1943 and Gibraltar 1945; Chief Secretary, Northern Rhodesia, 1947; High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 1952; retired 1956; Speaker of the Mauritius Legislative Council 1956-9 O.B.E. Jan. 1, 1942; C.M.G. Jan. 1, 1944; K.B.E. Jan. 1, 1954; m. 1927, Ursula, daughter of Henry Watts Cracknell, of Hampstead; d. 31 May 1981.

Stanley, Richard Harrison, son of Ethelbert Thomas Stanley of Acton and Edith Irene, d. of Richard Beavis RA; b. 22 Feb. 1911; adm. Sept. 1923 (H); left Dec. 1927; a co. director in Johan­nesburg; SAAF in WW2 (Capt.); d. 4 July 1974.

STANLEY, HON. EDWARD, brother of James Smith-Stanley, Lord Strange (qv); b. Jun 1732; adm. Feb 1741/2 (Morel's); left 1744; d. 20 Apr 1745.

STANLEY, EDWARD, son of Capt. John Stanley, Royal Navy, and Jane, dau. of Abel Walter, Busbridge, Surrey; b. 25 May 1718; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1728/9; left 1733; Clerk of Northern Ports, Customs (occurs 1760); Secretary to Commissioners of Customs (occurs 1769-80); DCL Oxford 4 Jul 1780; FRS 7 Mar 1765; m. 27 Feb 1741 Catharine, dau. and heiress of Joseph Fleming; d. 6 Jan 1789.

Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn; Dean of Westminster. Second son of Right Hon.Edward Stanley DD, Bishop of Norwich, and Catherine, dau. of Rev.Oswald Leycester, Rector of Stoke-upon-Terne, Shropshire ; b. 13 Dec 1815 ; educ. Rugby School ; Balliol Coll.Oxford, matr. 30 Nov 1833 ; Ireland Scholar and Newdigate Prize for English Verse 1837 ; 1st cl.Lit.Hum. 1837 ; BA 1837 ; Fellow, University Coll.Oxford Jul 1838, Tutor 1843 ; Chancellor’s Latin Essay Prize 1839, Chancellor’s English Essay Prize 1840, Ellerton Theological Essay Prize 1840 ; ordained deacon Dec 1839, priest 1843 ; Secretary to Oxford University Commission 1851-2 ; Canon of Canterbury Jul 1851 – Dec 1856 ; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, and Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History Dec 1856 – Jan 1864 ; Dean of Westminster from 9 Jan 1864 ; author, Life of Thomas Arnold DD, Head Master of Rugby, 1844, Sinai and Palestine in connection with their history, 1856, Lectures on the History of the Eastern Church, 1861, Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church, 3 vols, 1863-70, Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey, 1870, and many other publications ; m. 22 Dec 1863 Lady Augusta Frederica Elizabeth Bruce, dau. of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, Ambassador to the Sublime Porte, Gen. in the Army ; d. 18 Jul 1881. Buried Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey. ODNB.
While Dean of Westminster he continued the Greek Testament Prize originated by Dean Trench (below), and in 1868, at his own expense, he restored School to its former proportions by removing the wall at the northern end where the Shell form was situated, at the same time making good the roof which had been damaged by fire in 1694.