Staveleys of North Dalton

North Dalton, Yorkshire

Isaac Staveley was born in Kirkburn in 1761 to parents Isaac Staveley and Ann PEIRCY. He married Ann PORDON on March 29, 1779 in North Dalton and had the following children in the parish:

John Staveley	b. January 11, 1780	North Dalton, Yorkshire
Isaac Staveley	b. March 10, 1782	North Dalton, Yorkshire
Ann Staveley	b. January 30, 1785	North Dalton, Yorkshire
Robert Staveley	b. November 5, 1786	North Dalton, Yorkshire
Isaac Staveley	b. February 8, 1789	North Dalton, Yorkshire
Ann Staveley	b. June 8, 1793	North Dalton, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Staveley	b. July 8, 1798	North Dalton, Yorkshire

Son Isaac b. 1789 is living in Tibthorpe in 1851.

On November 17, 1832 a John Staveley of North Dalton, blacksmith, was convicted of using dogs and a gun to kill game on the lands belonging to a James Dowker of North Dalton, yeoman. John Staveley 's sentence was a fine of £5 plus 13s 6d, or to serve 2 months in the House of Correction.

John Alfred Staveley was born in 1851 the son of Simpson and Ann Staveley of Kirkburn. He married Kate SHEARDOWN on June 10, 1879 in Kingston Upon Hull. In 1881 he is residing in North Dalton:

1881: Beverley Rd Manor House, North Dalton, York, England

John Alf STAVELEY	Head	M	Male	29	Tibthorpe, Yorkshire, England	Farmer of 857 Ac Empl 7 Boys & 13 Men
Kate STAVELEY	Wife	M	Female	24	Hamphole Nr Doncaster, Yorkshire, England	Farmers Wife
Zoe A. STAVELEY	Daur		Female	11 m	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England
Alice HALL	Serv	U	Female	26	Beverley, Yorkshire, England	Cook Domestic Servt
Lucy BROUGHTON	Serv	U	Female	17	London, Middlesex, England	Housemaid Servt
Letitia NEWLOVE	Serv	U	Female	18	Kilham, Yorkshire, England	Nurse Servt
William LOVEL	Serv	U	Male	24	Beverley, Yorkshire, England	Groom Servt

1891: Manor House, North Dalton, Yorkshire, England

John A. STAVELEY	Head	M	Male	39	Tibthorpe Grange, Yorkshire, England	Farmer
Kate STAVELEY	Wife	M	Female	24	Hamphall, Yorkshire, England
Zoe A. STAVELEY	Daur	U	Female	10	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England	Scholar
Guy S. STAVELEY	Son	U	Male	5	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England	Scholar
Hugh S. STAVELEY	Son	U	Male	2	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England
Letitia RANSOM	Serv	U	Female	28	Kilham, Yorkshire, England	Housemaid Domestic
Elizabeth POTTER	Serv	U	Female	24	Kirkburn, Yorkshire, England	Cook Domestic
Hannah BULLOCK	Serv	U	Female	18	Wetwang, Yorkshire, England	Nurse Domestic

1901: Eastlands, on Road to Kirkburn, Tibthorpe, Yorkshire, England

John A. STAVELEY	Head	M	Male	49	Tibthorpe, Yorkshire, England	Landowner, Farmer, (Justice of the Peace)
Kate STAVELEY	Wife	M	Female	44	Hamphole, Yorkshire, England
Zoe Annie STAVELEY	Daur		Female	20	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England
Edith WALLER	Serv	U	Female	27	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England
Annie WILSON	Serv	U	Female	23	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England

John's son Hugh Sheardown Staveley is residing in Bessingby, as a pupil at the Bessingby Grammar School, aged 12 years. Son Guy Sheardown Staveley is a pupil boarding at Giggleswick Grammar School, aged 15 years.

John Alfred Staveley died in London at the age of 60 on June 8, 1912. His funeral was held in Kirkburn:

The Times, Saturday June 12, 1912

Obituary

Colonel J. A. Staveley

The funeral of Colonel John Alfred Staveley, of Tibthorpe, Yorkshire, who died suddenly in London on Tuesday at the age of 60, took place yesterday at Kirkburn, Driffield.

Colonel Staveley had many years service in the Volunteers and the Territorial Force and as Deputy-Lieutenant, Magistrate, and County Alderman. He rendered valuable service in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

John's son, Guy Sheardown Staveley, married in 1910 in Fulham, and died in 1922 at the age of 22 years in Erpingham, Norfolk.

His brother, Hugh Sheardown Staveley, was killed in France on May 3, 1917 during World War 1 (see Medal Card Index) at the age of 30. There is an inscription on the Great Driffield War Memorial that simply reads:

Lieut. Hugh S. Staveley

John Alfred Staveley's brother, Harold Hornby Staveley, has moved from Kirkburn to North Dalton by 1901:

1901: Manor House, North Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Harold H. STAVELEY	Head	M	Male	46	Tibthorpe, Yorkshire, England	Farmer
Mirion B. STAVELEY	Wife	M	Female	40	Kirkburn, Yorkshire, England
Ursula B. W. STAVELEY	Daur	U	Female	8	Southburn, Yorkshire, England
Rose M. GARDINER	Governess	U	Female	25	Bretherton, Lancashire, England	Governess to Child in School
Elizabeth A. FENWICK	Serv	U	Female	22	Keighley, Yorkshire, England	Cook Domestic
Louisa SCOTT	Serv	U	Female	20	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England	Housemaid Domestic
Sarah A. ROBSON	Serv	U	Female	15	North Dalton, Yorkshire, England	Under Housemaid Domestic
Henry GELDARD	Serv	U	Male	14	Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire, England	Groom Boy

Harold's sons Frederick Simpson Staveley, and Claude Harold Staveley are pupils at Leadhall House, in Harrogate in 1901.

Daughter Ursula B. W. Staveley married a gentleman with the last name of DUPRE in 1916.

Frederick Simpson Staveley married Ursula Joan WHITAKER in 1914, but the marriage was brief. Ursula was born in High Bray, Devon, the daughter of Charles P. Whitaker, a Clergyman, of Broadclyst, Devon. Frederick was a Captain in the East Yorkshire Regiment during World War I, and he was accidentally killed in Ypres, Belgium on March 14, 1915 at the age of 27 years (see Medal Cards).

There is a memorial in St. Mary's Church, Kirkburn, that reads:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF

FREDERICK SIMPSON STAVELEY

CAPTAIN 3RD YORKSHIRE REGT
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN BELGIUM

SUNDAY 14TH MARCH 1915

ERECTED BY HIS FRIEND JOHN KAY

The following memorial to Frederick appears in the Church of St. John the Baptist in Broadclyst, Devon:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR ENGLAND AND FOR FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919.

FREDERICK S. STAVELEY

Captain Frederick Simpson Staveley attached to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Son of Harold and Blanche Staveley and husband of Ursula Staveley. Born 1887 Sep in Driffield, Yorkshire. Died 14 March 1915 aged 27

Frederick is buried in the New Irish Farm Cemetery in Ieper, Belgium. His widow Ursula Joan remarried in 1920 to a gentleman with a last name of COPPIN.