Bradford, Lancashire
Adam Staveley was born in 1824 in Liverpool, the son of William Staveley and Mary, and baptized in April that year at St. Peter's in Woolton, Liverpool. Unfortunately it has not yet been determined exactly which Staveley family Adam is derived from as there is not a clear link from the earliest Woolton Staveleys to any other Staveley lineage. Adam married his wife Sarah SPEAKMAN at St. Mary, Manchester in 1853, and the following year their eldest son George was born.
1861: 48 Rochdale Road, Manchester, England
| Adam STAVELEY | Head | M | Male | 31 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | Coach Body Maker |
| Sarah STAVELEY | Wife | M | Female | 29 | Hollins Green, Lancashire, England | |
| George STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 7 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | Scholar |
| William STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 5 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | Scholar |
| Frederick STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 2 | Crewe, Cheshire, England |
Young Frederick died in Manchester in 1869 at the age of 9 years. By 1871 we find the family residing in Bradford, Manchester.
1871: 202 Bradford Road South, Bradford, Manchester
| Adam STAVELEY | Head | M | Male | 41 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | Coach Maker |
| Sarah STAVELEY | Wife | M | Female | 39 | Warrington, Lancashire, England | |
| George A. STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 17 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| William H. STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 15 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| Annie A. STAVELEY | Daur | U | Female | 8 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| Ada E. STAVELEY | Daur | U | Female | 3 | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
By 1881 Adam and Sarah have moved to Newton, Lancashire. In 1880 William H. Staveley married his wife Elizabeth in Manchester, and his family is found residing in Newton in 1881.