Second Generation  

2. James STANGER [85205] (John¹).

General Notes: In a Set of Biographical Notes provided by Keith Martin, he states:
No record of James was found prior to his marriage. The banns make it clear he was of the parish of Castor. Banns were called in both parish churches and married at Gretton (Castor & Gretton Parish Register transcripts, NRO) . (Gretton is some 12 miles to the west of Castor) We think he may have been a son of John and Mary for two reasons. His marriage was witnessed by Mary (presumed mother) (ibid.) and he later was witness to the second marriage of John COTTON (who would have been his brother-in-law) (CPRT, NRO) .
James was very active in the community at he start of the 1800s and appears to have done quite well out of it. He was a parish clerk, a post that commanded an annual stipend ( see picture 'Jas St(B2) clerk' ). He also received payment directly from the Poor Relief fund for shoemaking and repairing he undertook for those in receipt of poor relief ( see pictures 'Jas St(B2) fees1' and 'Jas St(B2) fees2' ).
James witnessed marriages, not of family members and presumably his capacity of parish clerk, in October 1813, twice in November 1815 and in February 1816 (all SDS) .

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Cordwainer, Castor Cambridgeshire England.

James married Elizabeth EDGSON [85209] [MRIN: 28251] on 14 Jul 1763 in Gretton Northamptonshire England. Elizabeth was born in Gretton Northamptonshire England.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 6 M    i. John STANGER [85212] was born about 1765 in Castor Cambridgeshire England and was baptised on 14 Oct 1765 in Castor Cambridgeshire England.

   7 F    ii. Ann STANGER [85213] was born about 1767 in Castor Cambridgeshire England and was baptised on 28 Dec 1767 in Castor Cambridgeshire England.

Ann married Robert PEACH [85224] [MRIN: 28255] on 28 Dec 1787 in Castor Cambridgeshire England. Robert was born in Upton Cambridgeshire England.

   8 F    iii. Mary STANGER [85214] was born about 1769 in Castor Cambridgeshire England and was baptised on 15 May 1769 in Castor Cambridgeshire England.

Mary married William NARRISH [85225] [MRIN: 28256] on 5 Nov 1792 in Castor Cambridgeshire England. William was born in Brampton Huntingdonshire England.

   9 F    iv. Elizabeth STANGER [85215] was born about 1771 in Castor Cambridgeshire England and was baptised on 20 May 1771 in Castor Cambridgeshire England.

   10 F    v. Alice STANGER [85216] was born about 1773 in Castor Cambridgeshire England and was baptised on 14 May 1773 in Castor Cambridgeshire England.

Alice married William ASHLEY [89555] [MRIN: 29838] on 22 Aug 1813. William was born in Deeping Fen Cambridgeshire England.

   11 F    vi. Judith STANGER [85217] was born about 1775 in Castor Cambridgeshire England and was baptised on 20 Feb 1775 in Castor Cambridgeshire England.

Judith married John LEE [85246] [MRIN: 28262] on 21 Oct 1805 in Castor Cambridgeshire England. John was born in Brampton Huntingdonshire England.

   12 M    vii. William STANGER [85218] was born about 1776 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, was baptised on 15 Feb 1776 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, died in 1776 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, and was buried on 8 Mar 1776 in Castor Cambridgeshire England.

+ 13 M    viii. William STANGER [85219] was born about 1777 in Castor Cambridgeshire England and was baptised on 27 Jan 1777 in Castor Cambridgeshire England.

+ 14 M    ix. Francis STANGER [85220] was born about 1778 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, was baptised on 8 Jan 1779 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, and died on 6 Jul 1852 in Stamford Lincolnshire England aged about 74.

   15 M    x. Thomas STANGER [85221] was born about 1781 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, was baptised on 24 Apr 1781 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, and died on 2 Apr 1788 in Castor Cambridgeshire England aged about 7.

   16 F    xi. STANGER [85222] was born about 1783 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, was baptised on 29 Apr 1783 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, died in May 1783 in Castor Cambridgeshire England, and was buried on 17 May 1783.