Beverley, Yorkshire
The Staveley name has long been associated with Beverley in Yorkshire. The following is an early reference to Lord William de Stavelay from the 14th Century:
Deeds & Estate Papers - Beverley, Yorkshire
Date: 12 March 1315/6
(1) To (2) 1 messuage in B. in Walkergat, in breadth between land lately Martin de Galineton's on S., and land lately Geoffrey de Northwod's on N., and in length from the stream called Walkerbek on E. to lands of (1) on W. To hold from Whit 1316 for 4 yrs. (2) to pay 18d. (p.a.) to heirs of Lord Wm. de Stavelay and 1d. (p.a.) to fabric of St. Mary's church. If (2) erects any other building on premises, he can take it down or away at end of term.
Michael Staveley was born in 1712, the son of Michael Staveley of Bessingby. He married Sarah LOFTUS September 14, 1735 in Walkington, Yorkshire and had the following children in Beverley:
| Francis Staveley | b. October 14, 1740 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
| Walter Staveley | b. November 23, 1742 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
| Thomas Staveley | b. June 25, 1747 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
| John Staveley | b. September 12, 1748 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
Michael's son Walter Staveley (b. 1742) married Sarah MOXON April 1, 1779 at St. Giles, Pontefract, Yorkshire and had the following child in Beverley:
| Richard Moxon Staveley | b. September 7, 1780 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
Son Francis married Catherine OVEREND October 18, 1763 in Londesborough, Yorkshire and had the following children in Beverley:
| William Staveley | b. November 20, 1764 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
| Frances Staveley | b. March 18, 1766 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
| Alice Staveley | b. July 29, 1767 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
| Hugh Staveley* | b. April 10, 1770 | St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire |
Francis and Catherine's son William married Martha CLAYTON August 12, 1790 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, and settled in St. Mary Castlegate, York. Note that son Hugh was buried at St. Mary Castlegate in 1805.
William Staveley was born in St. Mary Castlegate, York in 1799. He married Amelia ABRAHAM and briefly lived in Cambridgeshire shortly after they married in 1825, and in 1828 appear to have moved to Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire. By 1841 we find this family residing in Beverley:
1841: St. John, Woodmansey, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
| STAVELEY | William | 40 | Farmer | Yorkshire |
| STAVELEY | Amelia | 35 | Born Outside Census County | |
| STAVELEY | Amelia | 14 | Born Outside Census County | |
| STAVELEY | Margarett | 10 | Born Outside Census County | |
| STAVELEY | Charles | 8 | Born Outside Census County | |
| STAVELEY | Abraham | 6 | Born Outside Census County | |
| STAVELEY | Walter | 5 | Born Outside Census County | |
| STAVELEY | Emma | 3 | Born Outside Census County | |
| STAVELEY | Frederick | 1 | Born Outside Census County |
Their stay in Beverley was brief however, and by 1851 we find this family living in Barton Upon Humber, Lincolnshire. Daughter Margaret was buried at Barton Upon Humber on October 15, 1843. Son Walter Paul Staveley, and daughter Emma were both buried at Barton on April 22, 1844.
George Staveley is the son of John Staveley and Mary DALE of Wetwang, Yorkshire. In 1881 his parents are residing in Hutton Cranswick, and his two brothers, Richard and Robert, are lodging in Bridlington.
1881: New Walk, Beverley St Mary, Yorkshire, England
| Benjamin E. NAYLOR | Head | M | Male | 59 | Winteringham, Lincoln, England | Supt Of Police |
| Annie NAYLOR | Wife | M | Female | 49 | Brantingham, York, England | |
| Annie NAYLOR | Daur | Female | 18 | Escrick, York, England | Scholar | |
| Edward NAYLOR | Son | Male | 17 | Escrick, York, England | General Clerk (Malster) | |
| Ada NAYLOR | Daur | Female | 14 | Bridlington, York, England | Scholar | |
| George STAVELEY | Boarder ((Lodger)) | Male | 19 | Wetwang, York, England | Police Constable |
George has not been located on any subsequent census records.
The following family is that of William Robert Staveley of Falmer Sussex, and Mary Gertrude JACKSON. In 1891 this family is found residing in Seaton Carew, Durham:
1901: 4 Nolpark Terrace, St. Mary, Beverley, Yorkshire
| William R. STAVELEY | Head | M | Male | 62 | Falmer, Sussex, England | Collector of HM Customs - Civ. C. |
| Mary G. STAVELEY | Wife | M | Female | 61 | Bath, Somersetshire, England | |
| Dorinda B. STAVELEY | Daur | U | Female | 28 | Runcorn, Cheshire, England | |
| Harriet J. STRICKLAND | Serv | U | Female | 31 | Reighington, Durham, England | |
| Ameila A. DICK | Serv | U | Female | 21 | Hartlepool, Durham, England | Cook Domestic |
William and Mary's daughter, Eleanor M. Staveley, is visiting Springfield Lodge, in Coxton, Northumberland in 1901.
William Robert Staveley died in 1926 at the age of 88, in Harrogate. His daughter, Margaret Amelia, died a spinster in 1946 at the age of 71 years.