Peter Rigby and Ann Banister of Croston

[GrannyM]

I have found the marriage of Peter Rigby and Ann Banister in 1608 Croston , Lancashire. I am trying to establish if this Peter belongs to my branch of the Rigby tree and any information about Ann...does she belong to the Banisters of Bank Hall Bretherton?

Has anyone got the same couple in their family tree or know anything about the Banister tree of Bank Hall at around this time?

Many thanks

[andrewalston]

This Peter Rigbey came from "Armeschurch" - Ormskirk parish.

It's going to be difficult sorting out which Banister family's involved. Another Ann Banister was married only three days before.

It's likely that they are all related somehow.

[GrannyM]

Many of our Rigbys were born, married and died in Ormskirk, hence the Peter Rigby marriage to Ann Bannister in Croston seems a likely marriage for him. All that we have at the moment is the name Peter Rigby and are therefore trying to establish who he married and who his father might be.
Not much luck as yet though

[andrewalston]

There are a couple of wills indexed at http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm which might be interesting to you.
One Peter Rigby died in Eccleston in 1640, another in Lathom in 1670. There are several other Rigbys in Lathom mentioned.

It's probably worth a look through the Banister wills too. It you find a legacy to "Ann Rigby wife of Peter Rigby" you're home and dry.

[GrannyM]

Hi,

We have already looked at the Peter Rigby wills, the 1640 one is an inventory and doesn't really help us with our search. The will of 1670 however is a possibility.

I have just been trawling through some of the Bannister wills at the LRO this morning. There is one which could be Ann's father, a William Banister 1595...looks like he died young as he mentions his parents and he also mentions his daughter Ann Banister who could certainly be the Ann marrying Peter in 1608.

Perhaps I am getting closer!

[bankhallbretherton]

Hi
The Anne Banastre you want is likely to be related to the banastre's of Bank Hall but you may want to look at the time line under the year 1555 onwards...
http://bankhallbretherton.webs.com/WEBPROTECT-bankhalltimeline.htm

John

[GrannyM]

Hi John,

Thanks for your interest

I haven't done much research on the Rigby/Bannister side just recently so I am a bit rusty. But I know I didn't manage to prove if Ann was of Bank Hall or not...I was trailing through a few wills on the Bannister side to see if anything cropped up but with no luck 

I have looked at the Bank Hall timeline and I am thinking that perhaps 'our' Ann was the daughter of one of the 'minor' brothers...just not found any proof yet.

I know there were some Bannisters living in Fairhurst hall near Parbold....not quite sure of the dates off the top of my head...but do you know if these Banisters were related to the Bank Hall Bannisters?

You have reignited my interest in this side of the family tree again

Thank you:)

[bankhallbretherton]

Hi GrannyM
no problems, it would be great to do some research into this. I wasnt aware of the banastres being at Fairhurst Hall, but i have heard of the place.
If you look on my timeline to 1593 the couple had 4 sons so im sure that one of them could be the ancesters of the ones your looking for or even before them. im sure they will be from the same decendants, but unfortunately im guessing your ann never lived at Bank Hall as the banastre name died out as Christopher Banastre had two daughters Anne (who married Thomas Fleetwood and lived at Bank Hall) and Elizabeth (Who married Robert Parker and lived at Cuerden Hall)

Saying that I have found this link and it states the history scroll down to Fairhurst section in this link and read from there http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53092