STANDISH. A parish in Lancashire, the ancient heritage of the family. The earliest recorded ancestor seems to be Thurstan de Standish, whose name appears in deeds dated 6. Henry III. This distinguished family continued to flourish on the lands fi'om which they derived their name until the year 1807. when the last male heir died, and the estate passed to his sister's son, a Strickland, who assumed the Standish name.

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