People: Banastre, Lawrence
Surname
Banastre (Banester, Bannister, Banister)
Forename
Lawrence
Sex
Male
Marital Status
Married
Spouse Name
Jane
Occupation Status
Gentleman
Remarks
Career: Lawrence Banastre lived at Banister Hall, also called Darwen Hall, in the northern part of the township of Walton-le-Dale. His family had occupied the hall for several generations. He was married to Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Hoghton, and he died in 1558.
He was named as one of the out-burgesses at Preston gild in 1542.
Sources:
F. R. Raines (ed.), The visitation of the county palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1567 by William Flower, Esq (Chetham Society, old series, 81, 1870), p. 35
‘Townships: Walton-le-Dale’, in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6, ed. William Farrer, J Brownbill( London, 1911), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol6/pp289-300 [accessed 5 January 2025]
Causes
EDC 5/11/1 – defendant