LANCASHIRE PARISH REGISTERS

The Lancashire Record Office at Preston hold microform copies of parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts for the whole county. Most have been transcribed in a continuing series published by the Lancashire Parish Register Society. [ None of the family entries have been checked with the original Parish Registers or Bishop Transcripts. ]

From various published references it seems likely that the first Lancashire member of the family was the son of one Bimme the White (or Bimme le Whyte ). The word Bimme would have had the Anglo-French pronunciation, phonetically "Bamm", which led to such local names as Bamber Bridge. Many of his descendants adopted the name Bimson (son of Bimme), and others probably became White, but one of his sons, Robert, seemingly went on a Crusade, and instead adopted his nickname from that expedition as his surname - " Start-avaunt ", a herald or messenger. As this Robert's son, also Robert, was involved in a land dispute at Lancaster Assizes on 14 January 1305, the Crusade in question was most likely the eighth Crusade in 1270. References to Lancashire members of the family are then sparse until the introduction of parish registers in 1538, but they lived mainly at Chipping in the Forest of Bowland from the 14th to 17th Centuries. [Ref Startifant Farm??] The Lancashire line appears to have died out in the mid-19th Century. The following early references are known:

Richard Startinnant and his wife Eleanor involved in a court case at Preston re land on Ribchester on 2 May 1356.

Robert Startyvaunt of Macclesfield, Cheshire [ a neighbouring county ], and his son John, are referred to in legal documents known as Banco Rolls in 1451/2.

Godfrey Stertevant was involved in a dispute over lands in Yorkshire and Lancashire, in Early Chancery Proceedings 1468 - 1485. [ no exact date given ]

Nicholas Stertevaunt , a priest at Slaidburn, Lancs was involved in a dispute over the manor of Boland, in Early Chancery Proceedings 1500 - 1515 [ no exact date ]. When visited in the 1990s, his name does not appear in a list of incumbents in the Slaidburn parish church, which has a gap around that period.

Ashton-under-Lyne St.Michael Parish Registers

16 Feb 1690[/1?]

John Sturtevant m Ann Ratcliffe . [or 1790?]

Chipping St.Bartholomew Parish Registers

30 Oct 1569	Elizabethe Startivante baptised.
16 Sep 1571	Alis Stertivant baptised.
15 Jun 1572	John Startivant married. [per IGI not yet proved]
18 Feb 1574[/5?]	Alis Stertivant baptised.
22 Jul 1577	Margarett Startivant baptised.
6 Sep 1579	Thomas Startivant baptised.
11 Feb 1582	John Startivant baptised.
1 Apr 1603	Robt Startivant buried.
20 May 1611	Isabell Startivant father Jo. [= John] Startivant baptised.
25 Oct 1612	Roger Startivant father Johanis[= John] Startivant baptised.
13 Sep 1614	Henery Startivant father Jo. [= John] Startivant baptised.
2 Mar 1618[/9?]	Henery Startivant father Jo. [= John] Startivant baptised.
8 Jun 1622	Jeonet ye wyffe of John Startivant buried.
24 Jul 1654	John Startivant son of Henrie of Lickhurst baptised.
24 Apr 1655	Elizebeth daughter of Hugh Sturdevant of Chipping baptised.
18 May 1655	Hugh Startivant of Chipping buried.
22 Apr 1668	John Startivant and Elizabeth Bond married [per CFI & Boyd]
22 Sep 1668	John Startiuant of this parish married Grace Hesmenhaugh of Ribchester spinster.
4 May 1669	Jame Bleasdell married Jenet Startivant both of this parish.
25 Jul 1669	Tymothie son of John Startivant of Chippin baptised.
3 Jul 1671	Julian daughter of John Startivant of Chippin baptised.
10 Aug 1673	Jenet daughter of John Startivant of Chippin baptised.
11 Dec 1675	Ann daughter of John Startivant of Chippin baptised.
2 Dec 1677	Samuell son of John Startivant of Chippin baptised.
18 Apr 1680	Grace daughter of John Startifant of Chippin baptised.
15 Aug 1687	Elizabeth wife of John Startivant buried.

Clitheroe Parish Registers

4 Feb 1673/4	Alice daughter of Henry Startivant Lower Standen [Lower Staninge] buried
17 Sep 1674	Margrett daughter of Henry Startyfant buried

Garstang Parish Registers

26 Nov 1721	Ann daughter of James Startifant of Catterall Labourer baptised.
2 Feb 1724	Lucy daughter of James Startifant of Garstang Labourer baptised.
4 Mar 1726[/7?]	John son of James Startifant [?] of Claughton baptised.
1 Jan 1731[/2?]	Margret daughter of James Startifant of Claughton baptised.
2 Jun 1734	Margret daughter of James Startifant of Claughton baptised.
13 Nov 1737	Elizabeth Startifant of Claughton baptised. [new IGI entry unconfirmed]
26 Jan 1810	Thomas Henry son of John Startifant baptised.

Goosnargh [St.Mary or St.Francis?] Parish Registers

29 May 1744	Richard Dilworth of Chipping and Ann Startivant married.
30 Nov 1761	John Kirk Blacksmith married Mary Turner . Witness John Startifant.
20 Sep 1762	James Bramwell , Garstang parish, Joiner married Grace Startifant . Witness Henry Grimbaldston .
25 Nov 1769	John Startifant Husbandman married Ellen Grimbaldston by licence. Witness Mary Fletcher.
4 Mar 1770	John son of John Startifant of Whittingham baptised.
9 May 1773	Mary daughter of John Startifant of Whittingham baptised.
15 May 1777	Lucy daughter of James Startifant buried.
18 Mar 1782	Margaret wife of James Startifant of Whittingham buried.
21 Aug 1796	John Startifant, Preston m Mary Fletcher by licence
29 Jan 1797	Thomas Walmesley , Broughton Chapelry m Margaret Startifant by licence [or 1798?]
26 Feb 1797	Mary daughter of John & Mary Startifant baptised.
18 May 1798	John son of John Startifant baptised.
17 May 1800	Ellen daughter of John Startifant baptised.
26 May 1803	John son of James Startifant of Whittingham buried.
11 Jul 1805	Amelia daughter of John Startifant baptised.

Liverpool St.Nicholas Parish Registers

10 Aug 1807

Moses Sturdivant [American?] and Jane Smith married.

Lancaster St.Mary Parish Registers

27 Jan 1721/2	Tho. Startephant of Stodhay married Mary Bradley of Stodhay [per IGI & Boyd]
5 Jun 1723	Tho. son of Tho. Startephant of Stodhay buried.
14 Oct 1724	Tho. son of Tho. Startephant of Aldcliffe buried.
c.1742	James Startifant buried.

Mitton Parish Registers [ unconfirmed ]

27 Jul 1675

Thomas Parker m Elizabeth Sturtevant .

[This is based on a recent IGI entry for Mitton, Lancs & Yorks. It could refer to Great Mitton, Lancashire, which is 7 miles from Chipping and only a few miles from the Yorkshire border]

Ormskirk Saints Peter & Paul Parish Registers

c17 Oct 1839

Thomas Henry Startifant buried.

Preston Parish Registers

c.1806	Margaret Startefant buried.
c. Jan 1812	John Startifant buried.
c.30 Oct 1828	Mary widow of John Startifant buried.
c16 Oct 1831	Amelia Startifant buried.
c. Aug 1837	John Startifant buried.
c18 May 1840	Mary Anne Startifant , illegitimate daughter of Thomas Startifant & Ann Paul baptised.

Ribchester St.Wilfrid Parish Registers

7 Jun 1711

Richard Greenalis [Greenall ] of Ribchester married Grace Startivant of Chipping by licence

Whittingham Parish Registers

1781	John Startefant was churchwarden.

updated 5th May 2007