William Staunford

Sir William Stanford (1509 – 1558), also written Stamford or Staunford, was an English politician, judge and jurist.

Origins Born on or by 22 August 1509 at Monken Hadley in Middlesex, he was the second son of William Stanford, a mercer (textile dealer) in the City of London, and his wife Margaret Gedney. His father was a younger son of Robert Stanford, of Rowley Regis in Staffordshire.

In historic legal citations, Stanford's name is abbreviated "Stamf.", "Stanf.", or "Staunf.". Les Plees del Coron received the abbreviation "P.C." or "Plc", so the work is cited as "Stamf. P.C.", or similar.

Family He married Alice, daughter of John Palmer (died 1542), of Kentish Town and his wife Eleanor (died 1558), daughter of Edward Cheeseman and sister of Robert Cheeseman. They are recorded as having six sons and five daughters, Ralph, a Catholic priest. His widow Alice later married Roger Carew, MP for St Albans in 1563, and died in 1573.