VENN: Adm. Fell.-Com. at JESUS,23 June 1655. 3rd s. of Sir Thomas, of Alderley, Cheshire, Bart. Bapt. there, 10 June 1634. ' Matric. (Magdalen College, Oxford) 9 Dec. 1653. Migrated to Cambridge. B.A. 1655/6; M.A. 1659. Fellow of Jesus, 1656-66. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1 Oct.; priest (London) Dec. 1663. Vicar of Madingley, Cambs., 1664. Rector of Mobberley, Cheshire, 1664-74. Rector of Alderley, 1670-4. Died 8 Apr. 1674. 'Monumental inscription.'M.I. at Mobberley. (Ormerod, III. 569; Kimber, II. 45; A. Gray; Al. Oxon.)
See also J.P. Earwaker, East Cheshire, 2 vols. (1877-80), 2.634-5: His widow, Elizabeth, dau. and heiress of John Byron of Macclesfield, d. Nov. 1703: in her will (8 March 1702/3) she described herself as widow of James Stanley, gent, and left 20s. per annum 'to the Minister of the [Nonconformist] Chappell in Macclesfield, where I frequently go to hear divine worship'.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | Appt(Institution) | Stanley, Jacobus | Jesus College, Cambridge / fellowship | Fellow | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Stanley, Jacobus | Jesus College, Cambridge / fellowship | Fellow | View |
| 1662 | Ordi | Stanley, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Stanley, James | / | View | |
| 1664 | Appt(Collation) | Stanley, Jacobus | Maddingley / | Vicar | View |
| 1664 | Subsc | Stanley, James | Maddingley / | Vicar | View |
| 1664 | Subsc | Stanley, Jacobus | Maddingley / | Preacher | View |
| 1664 | Subsc | Stanley, Jacobus | Maddingley / | Vicar | View |
| 1664 | Appt(Institution) | Stanley, Jacobus | Alderley / | Rector | View |
| 1665 | Vac(resignation) | Stanley, Jacobus | Maddingley / | Vicar | View |
| 1667 | Vac(resignation) | Stanley, Jacobus | Jesus College, Cambridge / fellowship | Fellow | View |
| 1670 | Appt(Institution) | Stanley, Jacobus | Alderley / | Rector | View |
| 1670 | Appt(Institution) | Stanley, Jacobus | Alderley / | Rector | View |
| 1674 | Vac(Death) | Stanley, Jacobus | Alderley / | Rector | View |
| 1674 | Vac(Death) | Stanley, Jacobus | Moberley / | Rector | View |