The STACKHOUSE Surname Page

Our Stackhouse Ancestors

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Oliver Stackhouse of Stackhouse (died 1540)

• was born before 1495.
• was listed in a muster roll for Giggleswick township in 1510, which is generally taken as the list of men who fought under Lord Clifford at the Battle of Flodden (1513).
• was listed as a tenant of Furness Abbey at Stackhouse in 1524/25 and again in 1538/39 after the dissolution, when the Abbey's former estates were being administered by Sir Marmaduke Tunstall.
• died before 30th September 1540, when administration of his estate was granted to his wife Alice.
• left four children (according to the Bond of Administration) including two sons:
  1. John Stackhouse was the eldest son who inherited the Stackhouse tenement. During the 1560s he became embroiled in a number of disputes with his neighbour, James Stackhouse of Stackhouse (relationship unknown). He did not marry, but had an illegitimate son, John (son of Elizabeth Harrison), christened at Giggleswick in 1571. This son later laid claim to the Stackhouse lands, and a case was heard in Chancery between John and his father's brother Hugh.
  2. Hugh Stackhouse.

Hugh Stackhouse

• the younger son of Oliver Stackhouse.
• was probably born at Stackhouse in the 1530s.
• tried to install his son Thomas on the Stackhouse tenement, but seems to have lost his case against his elder brother's illegitimate son.
• married Elizabeth Armitstead at Giggleswick on 17th July 1560.
• had 6 children:
  1. John Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick on 21st September 1560, but presumably died in infancy.
  2. John Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick on 29th January 1562.
  3. Margaret Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick on 17th September 1564.
  4. Thomas Stackhouse (1566-1626)
  5. Jane Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick on 27th January 1569.
  6. Oliver Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick on 22nd July 1571. He is probably the Oliver Stackhouse 'of Lawkland' referred to in the Parish Registers of Clapham (between 1597 and 1620), beginning with the burial of two sons, both called Hugh, in 1597 and 1600. In addition to the entries at Clapham, a daughter Jane was buried in 1617 at Giggleswick where he is described as 'of Linethwaite', providing a link with his brother Thomas (see below).

Thomas Stackhouse of Linethwaite (1566-1626)

• the son of Hugh Stackhouse.
• was christened at Giggleswick, Yorkshire on 27th December 1566.
• settled at Linethwaite. [It has not been possible to trace this location on modern maps, but it was probably on the boundary of Giggleswick and Clapham parishes.]
• married Isabella Hall (daughter of Thomas Hall of Giggleswick) at Giggleswick on 7th February 1596. She died at Linethwaite and her will was proved at the Central Court on 3rd December 1651 - naming 6 surviving children.
• died at Linethwaite and was buried at Giggleswick on 19th September 1626.
• died intestate, but Administration of his estate was granted to his widow Isabella on 1st May 1628.
• had nine children:
  1. Robert Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick on 6th January 1598/9. He died before 1651.
  2. Jane Stackhouse was born at Giggleswick and christened there on 22nd November 1601, but was then buried there on 17th January 1601/2.
  3. Hugh Stackhouse was born at Giggleswick and christened there on 24th February 1602/3. He was named in 1651 by his mother Isabella as the eldest surviving son, and inherited the lands at Linethwaite. However it appears that he had no children, as the lands passed to his brother.
  4. Thomas Stackhouse was born at Giggleswick and christened there on 4th January 1605/6. He seems to have taken over the lands at Linethwaite and died there in 1679. His will names his wife Ellen and four children; Robert, Thomas, John and Margaret. The eldest son Robert inherited the house and lands at Linethwaite. Robert's descendants were christened at Clapham - described as 'of Lawkland' - although subsequent wills still identified this family with property at Linethwaite.
  5. John Stackhouse was born at Giggleswick and christened there on 23rd January 1608/9. He died before 1651.
  6. Margaret Stackhouse was probably born at Giggleswick and christened there on 26th October 1611. She was still alive in 1651.
  7. Oliver Stackhouse (1614-1677)
  8. James Stackhouse was born at Linethwaite and christened at Giggleswick on 1st March 1617/18. He was still alive in 1651.
  9. Isabella Stackhouse was born at 'Meweth' and christened at Giggleswick on 9th October 1620. She was still alive in 1651. [Meweth was a collective term for farmsteads to the west of Giggleswick]

Oliver Stackhouse of Giggleswick (1614-1677)

• the son of Thomas Stackhouse.
• was christened at Giggleswick, Yorkshire on 5th November 1614.
• married Ann Wood at Horton-in-Ribblesdale on 3rd May 1641.
• paid tax for one hearth at Giggleswick in 1672.
• died at Giggleswick and was buried there in October 1677.
• died intestate, but Administration of his estate was granted to his son Samuel on 7th March 1678.
• had at least 5 children:
  1. Samuel Stackhouse (died 1710)
  2. Hugh Stackhouse was born in 1652. He studied at Giggleswick School and then entered Magdalene College Cambridge in 1672. He was ordained as a deacon at York in September 1675.
  3. Isabella Stackhouse was born at Giggleswick on 16th August 1654 and christened there 4 days later.
  4. Margaret Stackhouse was buried at Giggleswick on 26th December 1656.
  5. Thomas Stackhouse had 3 children baptised at Horton-in-Ribblesdale between 1680 and 1684 - a son Oliver and 2 daughters Ann and Margaret - all of whom were buried as infants. [There is no direct evidence that this Thomas was Oliver's son, but it seems likely from the name he gave his own son.]

Samuel Stackhouse of Giggleswick (died 1710)

• the son of Oliver Stackhouse.
• was probably born at Giggleswick in the 1640s.
• worked as a shoemaker.
• died at Giggleswick and was buried there in May 1710.
• wrote his will on 11th June 1709, which was proved at York on 4th July 1710, and made provision for each of his six children, as well as his widow.
• married Ellen who died at Giggleswick and was buried there on 19th April 1732. She was the last of our Stackhouse ancestors to live in Giggleswick parish.
• had 6 children:
  1. Oliver Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick on 2nd January 1679. He married Elizabeth Topham at Thornton-in-Lonsdale in 1708, and settled at Twisleton-le-dale in Ingleton parish where he worked as a husbandman. They had 2 sons and 2 daughters before Elizabeth died in 1721. Oliver re-married to Agnes Harrison at Kirkby Lonsdale in 1723 and had 2 more children. His eldest son Samuel (1709-1792) himself married twice and had a large family. Some of his descendants were still living at Ingleton well into the nineteenth century. Oliver died at Twisleton and was buried at Ingleton on 19th February 1729. His will names his brother Hugh as an overseer.
  2. Ann Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick in January 1681. She married Robert Jackson of Knotts, near Bolton-by-Bowland, where they had 3 children. Ann died at Knotts and was buried at Bolton-by-Bowland on 30th January 1755.
  3. Margaret Stackhouse was christened at Giggleswick on 4th September 1684. She married William Johnson of Birksfield at Ingleton in 1705.
  4. Hugh Stackhouse (1686-1774)
  5. Ellen Stackhouse was born at Giggleswick and christened there on 6th January 1689. She married James Johnson, a webster of Giggleswick, at Ingleton in 1709.
  6. John Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 24th December 1693. He studied at Giggleswick School and then entered St John's College Cambridge in 1714, aged 20. No further career is known.

Hugh Stackhouse of Coldcoats (1686-1774)

• the son of Samuel Stackhouse.
• was christened at Giggleswick, Yorkshire in March 1686.
• married Ellen Booth (eldest child of Francis Booth, clothier of Coldcoats, and his second wife Sarah Lane) at Ingleton on 22nd November 1713. She was buried at Ingleton on 29th December 1766.
• settled near his wife's family at Coldcoats, near Ingleton, where he was described as a yeoman.
• died at Coldcoats and was buried at Ingleton on 4th November 1774.
• wrote his will on 29th November 1773, which was proved at Richmond on 14th January 1775, The main beneficiary was his son John, having already provided for his other surviving children. He also left some money for his grandson Hugh (son of Samuel).
• had 7 children:
  1. Ellin Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 5th February 1719, but died as a child and was buried on 11th November 1729.
  2. Samuel Stackhouse (1722-1809)
  3. Sarah Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 25th February 1726. She married Robert Richardson, a carpenter, at Ingleton in 1752. They had 3 children and Sarah was buried at Ingleton on 29th September 1780.
  4. Francis Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 31st August 1729, but died in infancy and was buried on 21st January 1730.
  5. John Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 17th January 1731. He was sworn in as executor to his father's will in 1775.
  6. William Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 4th April 1735.
  7. Joseph Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 17th June 1738, but did not reach adulthood and was buried on 22nd March 1754.

Samuel Stackhouse of Killington (1722-1809)

• the son of Hugh Stackhouse.
• was christened at Ingleton, Yorkshire on 4th February 1722.
• married Agnes Holme at Tatham, Lancashire on 25th November 1747.
• moved around the Craven district before finally settling at Killington in Westmorland.
• was a land tax assessor for Killington in 1773.
• paid tax for 7 windows at Killington in 1777.
• died at Killington and was buried there on 28th April 1809, aged 88.
• had 5 children:
  1. Eleanor Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 6th November 1748, but died in infancy and was buried on 10th February 1749.
  2. Hugh Stackhouse (born 1750)
  3. Elizabeth Stackhouse was christened at Ingleton on 17th November 1751, but died a young adult and was buried at Killington on 14th December 1773.
  4. Agnes Stackhouse was christened at Clapham on 2nd February 1755. She married James Abbot, and their eldest son, Samuel Stackhouse Abbot, was christened at Killington in 1791, but he died a young man and was buried in June 1813. James Abbot was occupying his father-in-law's lands in 1798.
  5. Jane Stackhouse was christened at Thornton-in-Lonsdale on 23rd December 1759.

Hugh Stackhouse of Hall Bank, New Hutton (born 1750)

• the son of Samuel Stackhouse.
• was christened at Ingleton, Yorkshire on 9th February 1750.
• moved to Westmorland with his father.
• first farmed at Old Hutton, where he paid tax for 7 windows in 1777.
• married Jane Atkinson (daughter of the late Revd William Atkinson, curate of Selside, and his wife Mary) at New Hutton on 26th March 1780. Jane died on 5th July 1808, aged 49, and was buried at her father's former chapel at Selside.
• finally settled at Hall Bank, New Hutton around 1794.
• was a land tax assessor for New Hutton in 1809.
• had 13 children:
  1. Mary Stackhouse was born at Braskenrigg and christened at Old Hutton on 17th February 1781.
  2. Samuel Stackhouse was born at Old Hutton around 1782/3. He inherited Hall Bank from his father and was still living there in 1851 as a farmer of 150 acres. He married Jane Cornthwaite at New Hutton in 1836, and their family included 2 sons; William Atkinson Stackhouse (born 1839) and James Hugh Stackhouse (born 1841). By 1861 Hall Bank was in the possession of John Ewan, and Samuel was dead by 1866. Of the 2 sons, William had a family and was a farm bailiff at Nether Graveship in 1901. However, James spent some time as an inmate of the workhouse in Kendal.
  3. Agnes Stackhouse was christened at Killington on 13th June 1784. She died at Old Hutton on 30th August 1810, and was buried alongside her mother at Selside.
  4. William Stackhouse (born 1785)
  5. Elizabeth Stackhouse was christened at Killington on 25th February 1787.
  6. Sarah Stackhouse was christened at Killington on 29th June 1789. She remained a spinster, moving to Preston, Lancashire, where she worked for some time as a bonnet-maker. Sarah died at Preston on 28th December 1866, aged 76. She left a will, which included gifts for her numerous nieces and nephews, and the joint executors were three youngest siblings.
  7. Jane Stackhouse was christened at Killington on 2nd July 1793. She was living in Preston when she died in 1820, but was buried at Killington.
  8. John Stackhouse was born at Hall Bank and christened at New Hutton on 8th July 1794. He married Hannah Allison at Killington in 1823. They had a large family, mostly baptised at Sedbergh, Yorkshire, but John apparently emigrated to America some time before 1866.
  9. Hannah Stackhouse was christened at New Hutton on 17th June 1795.
  10. Hugh Stackhouse was born at Hall Bank and christened at New Hutton on 7th January 1797. He died at Hall Bank, aged 32, and was buried at Killington on 31st May 1829.
  11. Anne Stackhouse was born at Hall Bank and christened at New Hutton on 15th December 1798. She lived for some time in Preston with her sister Sarah, but returned to Westmorland after her sister's death. She was the last survivor of this large family, dying at at New Hutton on 30th June 1881, aged 82. Administration of her estate (valued at £345) was granted to a niece, Elizabeth Holden of Dalton-in-Furness (probably a daughter of John).
  12. James Stackhouse was born at Hall Bank and christened at New Hutton on 19th April 1802. He remained a bachelor throughout his life, living with his twin brother. They were owners of land at Killington around 1830, then at Strickley, New Hutton until the 1850s and finally at Raw Green, Hutton-le-Hay. James died at Raw Green on 23rd September 1868, aged 66. His will, written back in 1852, left everything to his twin brother.
  13. Christopher Holme Stackhouse was born at Hall Bank and christened at New Hutton on 19th April 1802. Like his twin brother James, he remained a bachelor. Christopher died at Raw Green on 15th October 1871, aged 69. In his will he left £200 for the chapel wardens of New Hutton, to be 'expended in the purchase of bread which shall be distributed at the conclusion of monring service on every Sunday amongst such poor persons as shall have attended the same service'. He also requested that a small tablet be placed in the church recording this benefaction ...'as having been made by myself and my twin brother'. This tablet is still in place in the church, but is hardly small. He left several legacies for his remaining family members, the first of which to be mentioned was his niece Jane Anderton.

William Stackhouse (born 1785)

• the second son of Hugh Stackhouse.
• was christened at Killington, Westmorland on 11th September 1785.
• married Hannah Barnfather (a widow) at St Nicholas', Liverpool on 26th March 1818.
• initially farmed at Bendrigg Fellgates near Killington, but moved to Preston,Lancashire in the 1820s where he worked as a butcher.
• apparently emigrated to America at some point.
• died before his eldest daughter's marriage in 1842.
• had 4 children:
  1. Jane Stackhouse was born at Bendrigg Fellgates and christened at Killington on 9th January 1820. She married John Wallis Anderton.
  2. Samuel Stackhouse was born at Bendrigg Fellgates and christened at Killington on 22nd October 1820.
  3. Hannah Stackhouse was born at Bendrigg Fellgates and christened at Killington on 29th December 1822. She married Henry Coulthurst at St John's, Preston on 20th June 1852, and they emigrated to America where Henry farmed.
  4. William Stackhouse was born at Stanley Street, Preston and christened at St John's, Preston on 11th February 1824. He may also have emigrated to America.