Life History
| approx. 1835 | Born in Lancashire.1 | 
| 6th Jun 1841 | Recorded in census in Bolton, Halliwell (Light Bounds).1 | 
| 1855 | Educated Cambridge University, Clare.2 Admitted | 
| between 1859 and 1861 | Career in Litlington.2 Curate | 
| 1859 | Qualification.2 B.A. - Cambridge University | 
| between 1861 and 1863 | Career in Astley Bridge.2 Curate | 
| 7th Apr 1861 | Occupation Curate.3 | 
| 7th Apr 1861 | Recorded in census in Royston, Melbourne.3 Head of household | 
| between 1863 and 1865 | Career in Heywood.2 Curate | 
| 1863 | Qualification.2 M.A. - Cambridge University | 
| between Oct 1863 and Dec 1863 | |
| between 1865 and 1869 | Career in Westleigh.2 Curate | 
| between 1869 and 1874 | Career in Leigh.2 Curate | 
| between Apr 1871 and Jun 1871 | Birth of son John STANNING in Leigh.12 | 
| between 1874 and 1907 | Career in Leigh.2 Vicar | 
| 7th Oct 1874 | Witness at wedding in Lytham, St Cuthbert.4 Of John Stanning & Harriet Sarah Ainsworth | 
| 1896 | Directories.5 Clergy List - 1896 | 
| between 1900 and 1907 | Career in Manchester.2 Hon. Canon | 
| 2nd Sep 1903 | |
| 2nd Sep 1903 | Vicar at wedding in Chorley, Leyland Parish Church.6,7,8 Of John Gilbert Luis Eccles & Hannah Mary Stanning. | 
| 28th Dec 1907 | Died in Leigh (The Vicarage).9,2,10 From the Times :- | 
| 31st Dec 1907 | Buried in Bolton, Halliwell, St Peter.11 Abode - The Vicarage Leigh | 
Sources
- 1. Census 1841 Bolton HO107/541, F8, P8 - John Stanning
- 2. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 - Joseph Heaton Stanning
- 3. Census 1861 Royston RG9/814, F123, P9 (Joseph Heaton Stanning)
- 4. Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project - Marriages - John Stanning & Ainsworth
- 5. Clergy List, 1896 - Joseph Heaton Stanning
- 6. Marriage Certificate - John Gilbert Luis Eccles & Stanning
              - John Gilbert Luis Eccles, 2 September 1903, Marriage Certificate, Chorley
 
- 7. The Times - Marriages - John Gilbert Luis Eccles & Stanning (7 Sept)
              - The Times, Monday, Sep 07, 1903; pg. 1; Issue 37179, col A
 
- 8. The Times - Marriages - John Gilbert Luis Eccles & Stanning (8 Sep)
              - The Times, Tuesday, Sept 08, 1903; pg. 1; Issue 37180, col A
 
- 9. The Times - Deaths (Joseph Heaton Stanning)
              - The times, Monday, Dec 30, 1907; pg. 1; Issue 38529; col A
 
- 10. 1907, Q4, Joseph Heaton Stanning, Leigh, 8c, 182
              - BMD Death Index
 
- 11. Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project - Burials - Joseph Heaton Stanning
- 12. BMD Birth Index - John Stanning - 1871
              - 1871, Q2, John Stanning, Leigh, 8c, 224
 
- 13. BMD Marriage Index - Joseph Heaton Stanning
              - 1863, Q4, Joseph Heaton Stanning, Bolton, 8c, 334
 
