Thomas Staniforth was the son of Samuel Staniforth and Mary Littledale, and the grandson of Thomas Staniforth, another former Lord Mayor of Liverpool, descended from the Staniforths of Darnall Hall. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1826 and graduating B.A. in 1830.[2] He captained the first Oxford crew at The Boat Race 1829, a team that included Charles Wordsworth, Thomas Garnier amongst others.[3]
Staniforth retired and moved into Storrs Hall at Windermere in 1859, after it was passed down to him by his godfather John Bolton.[6] He remained there until his death in 1887. He never had any children and the property was sold. In his will he left a large sum of money to his grand-nephew Edwin Wilfred Greenwood, the son of politician John Greenwood. Thomas named Edwin as Edwin Stanyforth and so Edwin changed his name. Edwin would go on to father English cricket captain R. T. Stanyforth.[7]
thomas, staniforth, priest, thomas, staniforth, 1807, 1887, english, clergyman, resided, storrs, hall, windermere, england, notable, first, crew, captain, oxford, boat, race, 1829, thomas, staniforthborn11, february, 1807ranelagh, street, liverpool, englanddie. Thomas Staniforth 1807 1887 was an English clergyman who resided at Storrs Hall Windermere England He is notable as the first crew captain for Oxford at The Boat Race 1829 1 Thomas StaniforthBorn11 February 1807Ranelagh Street Liverpool EnglandDied1887 aged 80 Storrs Hall WindermereOccupationPriestKnown forfirst crew captain Oxford at The Boat Race 1829SpouseHarriet Turner m 1837 died 1887 wbr ParentsSamuel StaniforthMary LittledaleEarly life edit nbsp Storrs Hall WindermereThomas Staniforth was the son of Samuel Staniforth and Mary Littledale and the grandson of Thomas Staniforth another former Lord Mayor of Liverpool descended from the Staniforths of Darnall Hall He was educated at Christ Church Oxford matriculating in 1826 and graduating B A in 1830 2 He captained the first Oxford crew at The Boat Race 1829 a team that included Charles Wordsworth Thomas Garnier amongst others 3 Career editDuring his working life Staniforth was a rector at Bolton by Bowland in Lancashire between the years 1831 1859 4 5 Staniforth retired and moved into Storrs Hall at Windermere in 1859 after it was passed down to him by his godfather John Bolton 6 He remained there until his death in 1887 He never had any children and the property was sold In his will he left a large sum of money to his grand nephew Edwin Wilfred Greenwood the son of politician John Greenwood Thomas named Edwin as Edwin Stanyforth and so Edwin changed his name Edwin would go on to father English cricket captain R T Stanyforth 7 References edit Oxford University Alumni 1500 1886 Foster Joseph 1888 1892 Staniforth Thomas Alumni Oxonienses the Members of the University of Oxford 1715 1886 Oxford Parker and Co via Wikisource Summary of Individual Legacies of British Slavery Collection of the Public General Statutes passed in the Twenty Ninth amp Thirtieth Years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria 1866 STORRS HALL Windermere 1332564 Historic England Summary of Individual Legacies of British Slavery The Gentleman s Magazine Volume 161 1837 Edward Cave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Staniforth priest amp oldid 1113513570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
