William Stourton, 11th Baron Stourton (c. 1594-25 April 1672) was the son of Edward Stourton

Edward Stourton, 10th Baron Stourton

Edward Stourton, 10th Baron Stourton was a younger son of Charles Stourton, 8th Baron Stourton. He succeeded his brother John in 1588....

 and Frances Tresham. He married Frances Moore (d. 5 January 1662), daughter of Sir Edward Moore. William and Frances had five children;

• William
• Mary (d. 1650); married Sir John Weld
• Frances; was a nun
• Edward (1617-January 1644); married and had issue
• Thomas (d. 1684 Paris
  Paris
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  ); was a monk

His eldest son William died young and childless, and he was succeeded by his grandson William

William Stourton, 12th Baron Stourton

William Stourton, 12th Baron Stourton was the grandson and successor of William Stourton. He was the son of Edward Stourton and Mary Petre , daughter of the 3rd Baron Petre...

, son of Edward.

William was a royalist

Royalist

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 and a papist

Papist

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, and suffered heavily due to this. Stourhead

Stourhead

Stourhead is a 2,650 acre estate at the source of the River Stour near Mere, Wiltshire, England. The estate includes a Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens, farmland, and woodland...

, his home, was at one point garrisoned for the King and then, in September 1644, was ravaged by General Ludlow.