The Family Tree of Father Benjamin Standish
(order of St. Benedict)
descendant of the Standish of Standish Family of the Burgh at Duxbury?
1. Henry Standish
(b.1743-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
sp: Elizabeth Birchall (b.1755-Wallgate
Wigan;m.27 Feb 1781) |
a. Ralph Standish
(b.11th Dec 1782-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
b. William Standish
(b.2nd June 1787-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
C. Henry Standish
(b.26th August 1791-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
sp: Margaret Valentine (b.14th Sept
1789;m.7th Jan 1814) |
C1. Thomas Standish
(b.1 Jan 1815-Wigan Lancashire;d.1 Jan 1884) |
sp: Mary Withnell (b.7th Sept
1821-Whittle le Woods Lancashire;m.21st Jan 1845;d.1 Jan 1871) |
4. Margaret
Standish (b.1849-Kirkdale Lancashire;d.1923) |
C2. Henry Withnell
Standish (b.1853-West Derby Lancashire;d.1911) |
sp: Helen Westhead (b.Jun 1855-Great
Crosby;m.Sep 1884;d.1929) |
5. Ursula Standish
(b.1885-New Brighton Cheshire) |
5. Helen Standish
(b.1887;d.1888) |
5. Dorothy Standish
(b.1888;d.1889) |
C3. John Standish
(b.25 Jan 1890-Liverpool Lancashire;d.5 Jan 1943) |
sp: UNKNOWN |
C4. Anthony Wilfred
Standish (b.15 Oct 1924-Wirral Cheshire) |
sp: Mary Millicent Tierney (b.25 Nov 1923-Wirral
Cheshire) |
C5. Father Benjamin
Standish (b.16 Oct 1958-Liverpool Lancashire) |
5. Charles Westhead
Standish (b.1891;d.1970) |
4. Charles Withnell
Standish (b.1854-West Derby Lancashire) |
4. Alfred George
Standish (b.1856-Liverpool Lancashire;d.1924) |
4. Marie Agnes
Standish (b.1858-West Derby Lancashire) |
4. Alice Jane
Standish (b.1860-Everton Lancashire) |
4. Frederick
Richard Standish (b.1865-Everton Lancashire;d.7 Jun 1902) |
3. Ann Standish
(b.1816-Ince Wigan Lancashire;d.Mar 1872) |
3. Elizabeth
Standish (b.1819-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
3. Jane Standish
(b.1821-Ince Wigan Lancashire;d.Sep 1895) |
C+1. James Standish
(b.1827-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
sp: Elizabeth Worsley (m.1858) |
C+1a. John Vincent
Standish (b.21 Dec 1860-Preston ;d.23rd March 1941 Workington Cumberland) |
3. Alice Standish
(b.1829-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
3. Margaret
Standish (b.1832-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
2. John Standish
(b.10 May 1793-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
2. Thomas Standish
(b.26th April 1798-Ince Wigan Lancashire) |
2. Elizabeth Standish (b.14th May 1795-Ince Wigan Lancashire)
Over many generations the ancestors of Father Benjamin Standish stated their claim to be descended from the Standish Family of Duxbury. Their claim of descent from the Standish Family of Duxbury is identical to the claims made by the descendants of Myles Standish in America and equally both claims are unproven by a lack of official documentation. John Vincent Standish born 21st of December 1860 in Preston Lancashire is a cousin of Father Benjamin Standish and in common with Benjamin was a Roman Catholic priest whose Church name was Father Clement Standish. On the death of John Vincent Standish (Father Clement Standish) 23rd March 1941 his obituary clearly stated that on his father's side he was related to the Standish family of Duxbury Hall, Chorley.
Obituary John Vincent Standish 23rd March 1941 (Fr Clement Standish).
Fr Clement Standish was born at Preston on December 21st, 1860 and received in Baptism the names of John Vincent. On his father's side he was related to the Standish family of Duxbury Hall, Chorley, and on his mother's side to the Worsleys of Salmesbury and Brindle. He was in the School from 1872 to 1880 and his name appears in the Prize Lists for Drawing and Music. On leaving the School he entered the novitiate at Belmont and took the name Clement at his clothing out of respect for his relative Fr Clement Worsley, an old Amplefordian and the builder of St John's Priory, Bath. In 1884 he returned to Ampleforth and in the following year Fr Anselm Burge became Prior and almost at once began a new policy with regard to the school which gave it a new charter by which it could free itself from various out of date customs and assert its right to fall into line with the Public Schools. After his Ordination in 1887 Fr Clement was appointed Prefect of Studies and held that position throughout Prior Burge's administration. The task was no easy one for many changes had to be made but with his superior's support and full confidence and with all his own manly vigour and determination he set to work to carry out Prior Burge's wishes and for eleven years he held the position more like a modern headmaster than the old time Prefect. In later years he was wont to admit that milder treatment would have been more advisable in many cases.
As Choir Master and Organist he was very successful in pleasing everybody and gained a reputation both in and outside his monastery. Some of his compositions are still very popular and his arrangement of the Prayer of Jeremias for Tenebrae is by now an old and popular tradition.
When Prior Smith succeeded Prior Burge all the officials were changed. Everyone admired the humility of Fr Clement in relinquishing his place of honour and the zealous way in which he entered into pastoral work at St Peter's, Liverpool. He showed at once the line he would take to promote the religious life of the Parish. In his district visiting, at the Altar, in the Sacristy, in the Choir he attracted the youth by seeing that everything was well prepared and well executed. There was no resisting his energy and commanding personality.
In 1900 he was transferred to Workington where he succeeded Fr Elphege Duggan as head priest in 1905. The ceremonial and music and all to do with the reverent and dignified carrying out of the Liturgy were his first care. Equally important for him was the education of the children. His labours in this respect saw their reward in the erection of St Joseph's Schools. Another way in which he gained the affection of his people was by bringing to their parish many well known Catholic leaders. Cardinal Bourne preached at the Jubilee of the Church and was given a civic reception by the Municipality.
Fr Clement's kindness and care for his assistants and his hospitality to all the priests of West Cumberland, his appreciation and gratitude to anyone in the town and parish who did anything for him, won for him a devotion and affection that was fully demonstrated at the celebration of his Golden Jubilee in 1937. His superiors had already shown their appreciation of his worth and work by granting him the titular dignity of Cathedral Prior of Worcester.
In 1938 failing health forced him to resign the responsible position of head priest. From that date onwards he bore his sufferings patiently and cheerfully until his death on Sunday, March 23rd, 1941, in the eighty-first year of his age and the fifty-fourth of his Priesthood. Nearly all the town of Workington attended his funeral and the parish jealously saw to it that his body should remain with them. May he rest in the peace of God after his many labours for God
As a consequence of the
above letter in October 2003 Father Benjamin Standish had his Dna tested over
25 Markers with known male descendants of Myles Standish in America. Family
Tree DNA of Huston Texas USA carried out the Dna test. A 23 out of 25 Marker
match was achieved between Father Benjamin Standish and the descendants of
Myles Standish in America. In 2004 Family Tree DNA stated the results as -:
2 |
Probably Related |
You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by two 'points' among the 25 markers we tested. For most closely related and same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are usually either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, and on the following from the second panel: DYS #'s 458 459 a 459b 449, 464 a-d, which have shown themselves to move most rapidly. The probability of a close relationship is good, however your results show mutations, and therefore more time between you and the other same surnamed person. |
* It should be noted that in 2008 DNA tests are carried out over 67 Markers.
Distance |
Relatedness |
Explanation |
0 |
Related |
Your perfect 25/25 match means you share a common male ancestor with a person who shares your surname (or variant). These two facts demonstrate your relatedness. |
1 |
Related |
You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by only one 'point' on only one marker. For most closely related and same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are usually either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, and on the following from the second panel: DYS #'s 458 459 a 459b 449, 464 a-d, which have shown themselves to move most rapidly. The probability of a close relationship is very high. |
2 |
Probably Related |
You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by two 'points' among the 25 markers we tested. For most closely related and same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are usually either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, and on the following from the second panel: DYS #'s 458 459 a 459b 449, 464 a-d, which have shown themselves to move most rapidly. The probability of a close relationship is good, however your results show mutations, and therefore more time between you and the other same surnamed person. |
3 |
Probably Not Related |
You share the same surname (or a variant) but are off by 3 'points' or 3 locations on the 25 markers tested. If enough time has passed it is possible that you and another distantly related family members' line each have had a mutation, or perhaps 2. The only way to prove that is to test additional family lines and find where the mutation took place. Only by further testing can you find the person in between each of you... this in 'betweener' becomes essential for you to find, and in their absence the possibility of a match exists, but further evidence should be pursued. |
4 |
Not Related |
21/25 is too far off to be considered related. Unlikely but vaguely possible that the rule for ONLY “Probably Not Related” applies. It is important to determine what set of results (or haplotype) most typifies 'most' members of the group you are close to matching. You may be 21/25 with an individual, but 23/25 with the center (most common) of the group, and your potential relatedness to him is through the center of the group. |
5 |
Not Related |
20/25 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have not shared a common male ancestor with this person in excess of 2,000 years. |
6 |
Not Related |
19/25 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have not shared a common male ancestor with this person in excess of 5,000 years. |
>6 |
Not Related |
You are totally unrelated to this person |
Norman Weston Standish of the USA.
Norman's Dna was tested against Father Benjamin's Dna with a 23/25 Marker result.
Standish Family of the Pele Duxbury, Lancashire.
Family Connections in London - Dublin - Wigan?
The Reverend William Ball – Wright of Dublin Ireland conclude in his research (1890) into the Standish Family of Ireland (descended from the Standish Family of the Pele at Duxbury Lancashire England) that a possible family connection existed between the Irish Standish Family and Jonathan Standish who married Margaret Wood of Wigan Lancashire England in1685.
The Reverend William Ball-Wright of Dublin concluded that the
Jonathan Standish recorded marrying Margaret Wood of Wigan on January 1st
1685 (entry in the parish registers of the Church of All Saints Wigan
Lancashire) was the son of John
Standish (of Greyfriars London) a descendant of the Standish Family of the Pele
at Duxbury. This conclusion by the Reverend William Ball-Wright opens up the
possibility of a connection (as a result of the marriage in 1685 between
Jonathan Standish and Margaret Wood) with Henry Standish born 1743 in Ince the
parish of Wigan being the earliest known ancestor of Father Benjamin Standish
and thus could establish Benjamin’s family connection with the Standish Family
of the Pele at Duxbury?
The parish registers of the Church of All Saints Wigan Lancashire
England relate to the appropriate period of time and the place of residence for
the Jonathan Standish referred to in the research of Reverend William
Ball-Wright of Dublin and also the ancestors of Father Benjamin Standish.
The parish registers of the Church of All Saints Wigan 1580 to 1710.
The parish registers of the
Church of All Saints record the baptism of a Jonathan Standish 29th
February 1651 the son of John Standish of Whitley Wigan Lancashire. This is the
first entry for the name Jonathan Standish. The next entry for the name Jonathan
Standish is recorded on the 1st of January 1685 when Jonathan
Standish marries Margaret Wood. There are four entries for the baptisms of the
children of Jonathan Standish 1687 Mary – 1688 Frances – 1692 Margaret
and on the 6th of June 1696 John a son to Jonathan Standish
but sadly immediately after this entry the next entry records the death of
Margaret wife of Jonathan Standish.
The balance of probability would suggest that the Jonathan Standish
baptised 29th February 1651 the son of John Standish of Whitley
Wigan Lancashire was also the same Jonathan Standish that married Margaret Wood
on the 1st of January 1685.The above entries in the name Jonathan
Standish recorded in the parish registers of the Church of All Saints Wigan
Lancashire are the only entries made in the name “Jonathan Standish”
between the years 1580 – 1710.The conclusion of a family connection between the
Jonathan Standish who married Margaret Wood in 1685 and the John Standish of
Greyfriars London / Standish Family of the Pele at Duxbury is not confirmed by
the entries in the parish registers of the Church of All Saints.
Documentary evidence for John Standish of Whitley Wigan Lancashire - father of Jonathan - 1651.
Wigan Archives Service FILE [no title] - ref. D/D Lei Add/1/3 - date: 4-5-1653.
John Standish of Whitley settlement of part of Whitley Estate.
Wigan Archives Service FILE [no title] - ref. D/D Lei Add/1/4 - date: 8-5-1668.
Draft of John Standish - houses in Wigan.
Documentary evidence for Jonathan Standish of Whitley Wigan Lancashire - son of John Standish - 1651.
Wigan Archives Service FILE [no title] - ref. D/D Lei Add/1/10 - date: 1678.
Draft bond performance of conveyance of Whitley premises. Jonathan Standish,Robert Johnson and wife, Robert Bolton and wife all of Wiga,Anne
Standish & John Standish of Whitley Woodhouses, deceased, discharge of lands as to John Standish and heirs.
Wigan Archives Service FILE [no title] - ref. D/D Lei Add/1/11 - date: 16-3-1679.
Counterpart of lease between Edward Herle,John Standish Jnr, Jonathan
Standish, Francse Standish, widow and Lawrence Anderton of a close called The
Hill in Wigan, in consideration of £90 demised to Laurence Anderton a close called The
Hill, part of the premises (No 3) rent 11/- payable to Mr. Herle.
The Parish Churchof All Saints Wigan Lancashire England.
The Parish Church
of All Saints is the oldest church in Wigan, but the actual date of its
establishment is uncertain. It is possible that the earliest church was built
in the time of Edward the Confessor but it was certainly in existence before
1199 when Ranulf is recorded as being the first known Rector.
The Parish of
Wigan, for many years, covered a large area, including Pemberton, Billinge,
Winstanley, Orrell, Upholland, Dalton, Ince, Hindley, Abram, Haigh and Aspull.
It covered and area of 29,033 acres, and until the foundation of a chapel at
Upholland by Sir Robert de Holland in 1307, Wigan parish Church was the only
church in the area.
Since 1880, Wigan
has been in the Diocese of Liverpool, but in previous years it has been part of
the dioceses of York, Lichfield and Chester.
The present building dates from 1845, when the church was rebuilt, very much in the same style as the building it replaced. The work was completed in 1850.
Additional evidence for a Standish Family London - Wigan Link?
The Will of John Standish of London 1612- TNA ref PROB11/121
The Will of John Standish, 1612/3 TNA ref PROB11/121 (part shown above) is an extensive and interesting family account from the year 1612. A possible family business connection is made between the London and Wigan branches of the Standish family by the statement in the Will - I, John Standishe, Citizen and Stac[i]oner of London.
Below is the transcription of the Will of John Standish, his words on the second day of February in the year 1612.
Lancashire Archives DDKE/958/31 16th February 1683.
In the year 1683 William Standish of Wigan writes a letter to secure business for the Standish family stationary business in Preston Lancashire.
James Standish was born in Wigan Lancashire in 1827 he is the father of John Vincent Standish born 21st of December 1860 in Preston Lancashire they are cousins of Father BenjaminStandish.
John Vincent Standish in common with Benjamin was a Roman Catholic priest.
The birth certificate of John Vincent Standish in 1860 shows his father to be a Law Stationer in Preston Lancashire.
Documentary evidence for the ownership of Land and property in Ince in the Parish of Wigan by the Standish family of the Burgh at Duxbury Lancashire.
Lancashire Archives - ref. D/D An/Bundle 26/97 - date: 5 Mar. 1629.
Parties: John Ince of Ince, Gentleman, one part, Richard Ashton of
Bamfurlong, Gentleman, Thomas Ince, son and heir of Thomas Ince, late citizen
and haberdasher of London, Thurston Standish of the Burghe,
within Chorley, Gentleman, and Thomas Ince of Ince, Yeoman, of the other part.
Lancashire Archives - FILE [no title] - ref. D/D An/Bundle 35/247 -
date: 1650.
17th April 1650. Indenture. Parties, Thomas Ince of Ince gent. and
John Ince son & heir apparent of Thomas Ince, Marie daughter of the said
Thomas Ince, Joseph Rigbie maior of Wigan, John Maudisley of Wigan gent. one
part and Richard Ashton of Bamfurlong in Abram gent. Thurstan Standish of the Burgh in
Chorley gent, Richard Ashton of the Platt Bridge in Abram yeoman and John
Rigbie of Ince yeoman, other part witnesseth that the said Thomas Marie &
John Ince, Joseph Rigbie and John Maudisley in consideration that the said
Richard Ashton gent Thurstan Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman and John Rigbie
stand bound with the said Thomas and John Ince for their proper debts to the
severall persons in a schedule thereto annexed and for the better kepping
harmless of them (the sureties) the said Thomas Ince, Elizabeth his wife, Marie
Ince, John Ince, Joseph Rigbie & John Maudisley have demised to farm-let to
the said Richard Ashton gent. Thurston Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman, and
John Rigbie all those closes of land lying in Ince called the Three Mosse Heyes
and the Meadow Boethome containing 18 acres, and being parcel of the demesne of
the said Thomas Ince with all ways etc, etc, to hold to the said Richard Ashton
gent. Thurstan Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman, John Rigbie, for the term of 31
years at the yearly rent of one peppercorn Proviso that for so long as the said
John Ince shall keep indemnified the said Richard Ashton gent Thurstan
Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman and John Rigbie from the debts mentioned in the
said schedule the said Richard Ashton gent. Thurstan Standish, Richard Ashton
yeoman and John Rigbie it shall be lawful for the said John Ince to have and
enjoy the said closes of land without lett or interruption of them (the said
sureties)
Lancashire Archives - ref. D/D An/Bundle 47/488 - date: 1654.
Civil War - Sequestration Proceedings 1654.
This document which is contained on five sheets of
foolscap concerns the allowance of a lease of several lands to Richard Ashton,
Thurston Standish and others in Sequestration Proceedings against Thomas Ince. At the
commencement is a recital of an order of the Court dated 27th May 1651, and the
body of the document contains a record of the depositions of a number of
witnesses who were called before the Court to substantiate the claim for the
allowance. It is alleged that the lands were conveyed as security for monies
due from the said Thomas Ince and remained owing at the date of his death which
according to the evidence of one William Glover, took place a month or so prior
to the 28th of March 1654.
Lancashire Archives - ref. FILE - ref. D/D An/Bundle 61/44 - date: 1657
Endorsed "showed and deposed unto us on a Comon executed att
Wigan in the County of Lancaster the fifteenth day of June in the yeare of our
Lord 1657 before us Robert Mawdsley, James Scrowld (?) and signed Thomas Ince
(of Ince) Richard Ashton (of Bamfurlong in Abram) Thurstan Standish of the Burgh in Chorley, Richard Ashton (of Abram), John Ricley
of Ince yeoman.
Henry Standish born1743 in Ince Parish of Wigan Lancashire is the earliest recorded ancestor of Father Benjamin Standish. The Standish family of the Burgh at Duxbury Lancashire were the principle branch of the Standish family owning Land and property in Ince. The claim made by many generations of ancestors of Father Benjamin Standish that their line of descent was from the Standish family of Duxbury Lancashire ( the same claim made by many generations of descendants of Myles Standish) is on the balance of probability correct if the line of descent is from the Standish family of the Burgh in Duxbury Lancashire. Thus the male DNA of Father Benjamin Standish would be that of the House of Standish of Standish direct from Sir Alexander Standish Lord of the Manor of Standish 1468 to 1507.
Thurston Standish of the Burgh in Duxbury is said to be the second son of Sir Alexander Standish Lord of the Manor of Standish 1468 - 1507 and younger brother of Ralph Standish Lord of the Manor of Standish 1507 - 1538.