Samuel Staniforth (builder)

Samuel Staniforth
Born January 1689
Darnall, Sheffield, England
Died 15 November 1748 (aged 59)
Darnall Hall, Sheffield, England
Resting place Attercliffe Chapel
Occupation Esquire
Known for builder of Darnall Hall
Spouse(s)
Alethea Macro
(m. 1722; d. 1748)
Children Mary Staniforth
Elizabeth Staniforth (1723–1786)
Thomas Staniforth (1735–1803)
Samuel Staniforth (1739–1820)
Parent(s)
  • Griffith Staniforth
  • Mary Gower
Relatives John Staniforth (grandfather)

Samuel Staniforth (January 1689 – November 1748) was a British Esquire, notable for building Darnall Hall in Sheffield, England.

Samuel was the son of Griffith Staniforth, his grandmother was Mary Gower, a daughter of Puritan minister Stanley Gower.[1]

He married Alethea Macro at Bradfield, a sister of Cox Macro, notable for the Macro Manuscript.

The Grave of Samuel Staniforth and his wife Alethea.

The home at Darnall was constructed in a year, with the foundation stone being laid on 22 April 1723.[2] Samuel was a friend of Thomas Chaloner, the Regicide judge, who was signatory to Charles I's death warrant. The Chaloner family had a home close to Darnall hall.

Samuel had a total of six children, one of which was Thomas Staniforth, who held the title of Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1797–98.[3]

He died in 1748, and was buried at the Attercliffe Chapel on 15 November 1748.

Staniforth Road, which is located close to the original Darnall Hall was named after him.

References

  1. ↑ Staniforthiana Or Recollections of the Family of Staniforth Of Darnall, In Yorkshire Collected and Arranged Chronologically (Frances Margery Hext) 1860
  2. ↑ "Picture sheffield". www.picturesheffield.com.
  3. ↑ Familiae Minorum Gentium (Joseph Hunter)
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