Settle, Yorkshire
Thomas Staveley is the son of William Staveley and Mary BOLLAND of Dent. Thomas married Ellen WOLFENDEN in Clapham, Yorkshire in 1806. Thomas and Ellen had the following children baptized at Houghton by Settle:
William Staveley | b. April 19, 1812 | Houghton by Settle |
Elizabeth Staveley | b. June 11, 1815 | Houghton by Settle |
James Staveler | b. March 21, 1819 | Houghton by Settle |
In 1841 Thomas's wife Ellen appears to be absent from the household:
1841: Gruskham, Bentham, Yorkshire, England
Thomas STAVELY | 60 | Yorkshire, England | General Dealer |
Elizabeth STAVELY | 25 | Yorkshire, England | |
James STAVELY | 20 | Yorkshire, England | Farrier |
Crissy STAVELY | 9 | Yorkshire, England | |
John ELLERSHAW | 30 | Yorkshire, England | Shoe M |
Richard Hodgson | 25 | Yorkshire, England | Shoe M |
Thomas and Ellen's son William has not been located in any census.
It seems that Ellen is in Slaidburn during the 1841 census:
1841: Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England
Edward TURNER | 37 | Yorkshire, England | Publican |
Ann TURNER | 37 | Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas TURNER | 8 | Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen STAVELEY | 60 | Not Born in Census County | F.S. |
The notation "F.S." as Ellen's occupation implies that she is a female servant working in the Turner household.
By 1851, Thomas's daughter Elizabeth appears to have married John ELLERSHAW who was residing in the household in 1841:
1851: Green Smith, Bentham, Yorkshire, England
John ELLERSHAW | Head | M | Male | 40 | Bentham, Yorkshire, England | Shoemaker (Master) |
Elizabeth ELLERSHAW | Wife | M | Female | 35 | Bowland*, Yorkshire, England | |
Robert ELLERSHAW | Nephew | U | Male | 8 | Windermere, Westmorland, England | Scholar |
Ellen STAVLEY | Mother in Law | W | Female | 69 | Gisburn, Yorkshire, England | Lodger |
*Elizabeth's birthplace is more like to be Bolland (Bolton by Bolland), approximately 10 miles from Settle.
Ellen's son James has not been found after the 1841 census.
Ellen Staveley died in 1858 in Settle.