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Coundon, Durham

The Staveleys of Coundon, Durham originate primarily from the family of George Staveley and Mary KNOWLES.  George's parents have not yet been confirmed, but he may descend through the Sedbergh/Dent line of Staveleys.  George was born about 1808, and resided for a time in Hawes and Askrigg.  A number of Staveleys descended from Robert Staveley and Mary LISTER of Ingleton were found residing in Hawes around the that time, but exactly how George may fit in, is unclear.

George Staveley and Mary Knowles were married April 27, 1830 at St. Andrews Church in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire. Prior to moving to Lancashire they raised their sizeable family principally in Askrigg at least until 1841.

In 1851 the family is found residing in Keighley, Yorkshire where their last three daughters were born.

By 1861 George and Mary are found in Coundon, Durham "here on census night only".  They are staying with daughter Ann b.1832 and her husband Robert THORNTON:

1861: 112 Tottenham, Coundon, Durham, England

By 1871 George and Mary had relocated to Burnley, Lancashire and daughters Mary and Margaret are residing with them.  However, at this time their sons Anthony and Mathias are found living Coundon, Durham.

In 1861 George and Mary's son Anthony is residing with his wife Jane and daughter Margaret in Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire. 

1871: New Houses, Coundon, Durham, England

Mathias (Mathew) married Jane CLARK of Darlington in 1864, and it appears their first child, Richard George Staveley, was born in Darlington.  Between 1865-1870 the family has relocated to Coundon.

1871: New Houses, Coundon, Durham, England

*** Son Anthony did not survive the year as an entry of death was recorded in the December quarter of 1871.

1881: 439 William St, Coundon, Durham, England

1881: 512 William St, Coundon, Durham, England

1891: 513 George St., Coundon, Durham, England

Jane died in 1894, and her husband Mathias died shortly thereafter in 1900.

Matthias and Jane's son Matthias (Mathew), enlisted with the 19th Durham Light Infantry on March 3, 1915.  At the time of his enlistment his home address is given as 16 Wye Terrace, Tottenham, Coundon, Durham. A miner by trade, Matthias was 26 years and 3 months old when he enlisted. His record shows that he married Catherine HUDSPETH at the Auckland register office on January 22, 1910, and they have two children. Son Albert, born May 30, 1910 in Bishop Auckland, and daughter Elizabeth born April 11, 1915 in Bishop Auckland. (The GRO index shows two additional children later born to this marriage, a daughter Lilian in 1920, and a son Richard G. Staveley in 1922).

Matthias served with the Expeditionary Force in France between January 31, 1916 and April 29, 1917. His medical record shows that he sustained an injury on September 13, 1916 in France, stated as follows:

Matthias was discharged from active duty on December 13, 1917 as a result of being physically unfit. 

There is an entry of marriage for Mathias' son Richard George Staveley to a Lydia (Elizabeth) BANNER in the December quarter of 1885.  In 1890 there is an entry for a second marriage for Richard George Staveley to Sarah A. GREEN in Durham.  In 1891 we find Richard and Sarah living next door to Matthias and Jane, presumably the children were from Richard's first marriage:

1891: 512 George St., Coundon, Durham, England

1891: 514 Railway Terrace, Coundon, Durham, England

†Anthony and Jane's daughter, Jemima, married John LONGSTAFF and is living in Coundon in 1901.

1901: William St., Coundon, Durham, England

1901: George St., East, Coundon, Durham, England

In the 1901 census Anthony and Jane are still living in Coundon, and their daughter Margaret is visiting with her children.  Margaret married James HALL in Meldon Northumberland on the 9th of September, 1890:

1901: 1 Grange Cottages, Coundon, Durham, England

***Note Anthony's son Elijah did not appear with the family in the 1891 census, and has not yet been located in that census.

Anthony's wife Jane however, died the following year, in 1902, aged 63 years.

Anthony Staveley's son George, born in Crook Durham in 1862, married Hannah LONGSTAFF on December 10, 1895.  Their family appears in the 1901 census as follows:

1901: William St, Coundon, Durham, England

1911: 23 Victoria Terrace, Coundon, Durham, England

We find Anthony Staveley of Askrigg, now widowed after the death of his wife Jane, residing with his daughter Jemima in 1911:

1911: 21 George Street West, Coundon, Durham, England

Anthony's son, Anthony, married Mary Hannah HICKS in 1902.

1911: 33 William Street, Coundon, Durham, England

Anthony and Jane's son, Miles, married Eliza COLLIN in 1904, and is living in Bishop Auckland in 1911.

1911: 10 Rutland St., Leeholme, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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