A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours (1836)
n of Archbishop Mark-ham. (See vol. ii. p. 207.) This gentleman, whose patronymic is Crompton, inheriting, 13th February, 1832,upon the demise of his father, Joshua Crompton, esq., his mothers estates, assumed,in compliance with her testamentary injunction, the additional surname and arms… … The family of Stansfield, or Stansfeld asanciently written, trace their descent fromone of the companions-in-arms of WilliamTHE Conqueror, who obtained the grant ofthe lordship of Stansfeld. His descendantshave remained ever since enjoying highrespectability in the county of York, andtlieir ancient…
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