William was born about 1535, the son of unknown parents. The place is not known.
He died in 1584. The place is not known.
His wife was Blanche Twyford. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was William (c1560-<1611).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1535 | ||||
| Death | 1584 |
Note 1
!Source: Full text of "The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;"
The Victoria history of the Counties of England, EDITED BY WILLIAM PAGE, F.S.A., A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, VOLUME VI, THE VICTORIA HISTORY
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434620/cu31924088434620_djvu.txt#:~:text=k%20[Standish]%2C%20211%20Emmott%20[Whalley]%2C%20525%20Euxton,[p]%20115%2C%20[m]%20115%20Thorp%20[Croston]%2C%20104.
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Some further particulars may be
gathered from the Plea Rolls. In 1596
John Stopford alias Langley made a
settlement of the capital messuage of
Bispham, the third part of the manor of
Wrightington, with courts, view of
frankpledge, é&c.. with remainders to his
male issue, and to James another son of
William Stopford; Pal. of Lanc. Plea
R. 279, m. 10. William Ashhurst in
1610 gave sos. for leave to concord with
Richard Nelson and William, Ursula,
Dorothy, Blanche and James Stopford as
to messuages,water-mill, &c., in Bispham,
Shevington and other places, and a sixth
part of the manor of Wrightington ;
ibid. 305, m. 6. In the following
year Anne widow of William Stopford
claimed dower in Bispham and Wright-
ington against William Ashhurst. She
—
relied upon a settlement made by William
Stopford [who died in 1584], grandfather
of her deceased husband, with remainder
to the use of his wife Blanche for life
and then to their male issue. Blanche
widow of the elder William afterwards
married Robert Hesketh ; ibid. 307, m.
zod. For Blanche [Twyford] see Dug-
dale, Visit. [Chet. Soc.], 135.