Gorton, Lancashire
Francis Staveley is one of twin sons born in Aysgarth, Yorkshire in 1827 to parents George Staveley and Dorothy WRAY. In 1853 Francis married Alice DYNELY, and in 1861 they are found residing in Ardwick, Lancashire.
1871: 18 Oak St., Gorton, Lancashire, England
Francis STAVELY | Head | M | Male | 44 | Town Not Known, Yorkshire, England | Labourer for Mason |
Alice STAVELY | Wife | M | Female | 40 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Ann STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 12 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | Scholar |
Frank STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 8 Mo | Gorton, Lancashire, England | |
John EDGAR | Boarder | U | Male | 18 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | Labourer for Brick ? |
George BROCKELHURST | Boarder | U | Male | 19 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | Labourer for Brick ? |
William HARTLEY | Boarder | U | Male | 32 | Preston, Lancashire, England | Bolt Maker |
By 1881 Francis and Alice have moved back to Ardwick.
Francis' nephew, John NELSON, the son of Francis' sister Dorothy, is found living in Gorton in 1911, having recently moved from Worsley.
1911: 15 Chatham Road, Gorton, Lancashire, England
John NELSON | Head | M 33 Years | Male | 56 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | Engineers Foreman |
Betsy NELSON | Wife | M | Female | 54 | Swinton, Lancashire, England | |
Enos S. NELSON | Son | Male | 30 | Swinton, Lancashire, England | Joiner | |
Charles F. NELSON | Son | Male | 11 | Swinton, Lancashire, England | Grocer Assistant | |
Dorothy NELSON | Daur | Female | 4 | Swinton, Lancashire, England | Confectionary Assistant |
John and Betsy's son, George Royle Nelson, married Lilian Catherine BARDI in 1908, and settled in Gorton.
1911: 22 Laburnum Road, Gorton, Lancashire, England
George Royle NELSON | Head | M 2 years | Male | 32 | Swinton, Lancashire, England | Draughtsman |
Lilian Catherine NELSON | Wife | M | Female | 26 | Cheetham, Lancashire, England | |
John Clifford NELSON | Son | Male | 1 | Gorton, Lancashire, England | ||
Frank Graham NELSON | Son | Male | 6 Mo | Gorton, Lancashire, England |
George's brother, Enos Staveley Nelson, married Maud SMITH in 1914 in Stockport, Cheshire. They had a son Frank Staveley Nelson born on April 9, 1917. Enos' wife Maud died in 1947, and Enos died the following year. Frank died in 1991 in Stockport, and is buried with his parents at Norbury Parish Church, grave I193.