Richmond, Surrey

Benjamin Staveley (b. 1788) states he was born in Sheffield (with the exception of the 1851 census), but his parents are as yet unknown.  He married Sarah MANN November 23, 1818 in Hampton Wick, Middlesex.  They had four children born in Kingston Upon Thames before arriving in Richmond, Surrey where they had the following children:

Benjamin Staveley b. June 27, 1828   St. Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey
Sarah Staveley b. October 22, 1830 d. January 4, 1832 (aged 1) St. Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey
Mary Ann Staveley b. January 4, 1833   St. Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey
William Staveley b. January 23, 1835   St. Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey
Henry Staveley b. June 8, 1837 d. June 22, 1837 (infant) St. Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey
George Staveley b. June 8, 1837 d. March 30, 1838 (infant) St. Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey
Sarah Ann Staveley b. August 13, 1841   Richmond, Surrey

 

1841: Marshgate, Richmond, Surrey, England

STAVELY  Benjamin  51  File Cutter  Born Outside Census County
STAVELY  Sarah  45    Surrey
STAVELY  Francis  22  M. S.  Surrey
STAVELY  Emma  18    Surrey
STAVELY  Benjamin  13    Surrey
STAVELY  Mary  9    Surrey
STAVELY  William  7    Surrey

 

1851: Marshgate Road, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Benjamin STAVELEY  Head  M  Male  60  Gibraltar  File Cutter (Chelsea Pensioner)
 Sarah STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   54   Ockley, Surrey, England   
 Emma STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female   27  Kingston, Surrey, England  
 Mary Ann STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female   18  Richmond, Surrey, England  
 William STAVELEY  Son  U  Son  16  Richmond, Surrey, England  
 Sarah Ann STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female   9  Richmond, Surrey, England  

 

Benjamin and Sarah's son Francis married Sarah PRYOR in Isleworth, London on Marc 16, 1846 and had the following children in Richmond:

Emily Staveley b. August 25, 1847 St. Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey
Sarah Staveley b. March 31, 1850 St. Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey

Francis' first wife Sarah died very soon after daughter Sarah was born in 1850.  In 1851 we find Francis a widower, living next door to his father:

1851: Marshgate Road, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Francis STAVELEY  Head  W  Male  31  Kingston, Surrey, England  Coachman
 John PRYOR  Son in Law*  U  Male  11  Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England   Scholar
 Emily STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female   3  Richmond, Surrey, England  
 Sarah STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female   1  Richmond, Surrey, England  

 

In 1859 Francis married his second wife Caroline REAVES.

Benjamin and Sarah's son Benjamin married Emma FOLLET on June 9, 1850 in Isleworth, London:

1851: The Square, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Benjamin STAVELY  Lodger  M  Male  23  Richmond, Surrey, England  Gardener
 Emma STAVELY   Wife   M   Female   19   Richmond, Surrey, England   Laundress 
 Mary Ann BUDD       U   Female   53   Richmond, Surrey, England    

 

Benjamin and Sarah's children have all left home by 1861:

1861: Michel's Alms House, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Benjamin STAVELEY  Head  M  Male  70  Sheffield, Yorkshire, England  Pensioner Chelsea File Cutter
 Sarah STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   65   Dorking, Surrey, England   Servant

 

Note that Benjamin's reported occupation has been that of file cutter.  This seems to be an occupation associated with at least one lineage of Staveleys from Sheffield.

1871: Michel's Alms House, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Benjamin STAVELEY  Head  M  Male  82  Sheffield, Yorkshire, England  Recipient of Alms 
 Sarah STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   74   Dorking, Surrey, England   Recipient of Alms 
 Emily STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   23   Richmond, Surrey, England   

 

Benjamin died in 1874 at the age of 86 years.  His wife Sarah died in 1878 at the age of 88 years.

Son Francis, and his second wife Caroline REAVES are living in Richmond in 1871:

1871: 11 Beavers Lane, Richmond Surrey, England

 Francis STAVELEY  Head  M  Male  50  Kingston, Surrey, England  Coachman
 Caroline STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   40   Cork, Ireland   

 

1861: ?Lodging House, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Benjamin STAVELY  Lodger  M  Male  32  Richmond, Surrey, England  Labourer
 Emma STAVELY   Wife   M   Female   29   Richmond, Surrey, England   Laundress 
 Emma E.  STAVELY   Daur   U   Female   9   Richmond, Surrey, England   Scholar 

 

Benjamin died in 1866 in Richmond at the age of 38 years.

1871: 3 Ross Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Emma STAVELY   Head   W   Female  39  Richmond, Surrey, England   Laundress 
 Minnie STAVELY   Daur   U   Female   1   Richmond, Surrey, England   

 

1881: Morleys Lodging House, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Francis STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   63   Kingston, Surrey, England   Coachman (Dom) 
 Caroline STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   49   Cork, Ireland   Cook (Dom) 
 Charles MOULD   Lodger   U   Male   50   Isbury, Wiltshire, England   Porter 

 

1881: 17 Worple Way, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Emma STAVELY   Head   W   Female   49   Richmond, Surrey, England   Laundress 
 Minnie STAVELY   Daur   U   Female   11   Richmond, Surrey, England   Scholar 

 

1891: 6 Whitechurch Cottages, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Emma STAVELY   Head   W   Female   59   Richmond, Surrey, England   Laundress 

 

Emma's daughter, Minnie Matilda Staveley, was married in 1890 to John William BRIDGER and is residing in Richmond in 1891:

1891: 1 Longs Cottage, Back of Milk Shop, Richmond, Surrey, England

 John W. BRIDGER   Head   M  Male  25   Richmond, Surrey, England   Waterman Barge 
 Minnie M. BRIDGER   Wife   M  Female   21   Richmond, Surrey, England   

 

In 1891 Benjamin and Sarah's son Francis is living at Michel's Alms House, where his parents resided some thirty years earlier.  Francis is now a widower as his second wife Caroline died in 1888 at the age of 55 years:

1891: Michel's Alms House, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Francis STAVELEY   Head   W   Male   71   Kingston, Surrey, England   Pensioner

 

Francis died in 1894 in Richmond at the age of 74 years.

In 1901 Minnie's mother Emma is lodging in Richmond in the household of Josiah WILSON, a Richmond Baker:

1901: 4 Princes Street, Richmond Surrey, England

 Emma STAVELY   Lodger   W   Female   70   Richmond, Surrey, England   Laundress 

Benjamin's widow, Emma, died in 1908 in Richmond at the age of 76 Years.

 

Another Staveley family is found residing in Richmond, Surrey by 1861.  Arthur Staveley was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and is the son of Miles Staveley and Eleanor GOSNEY.  Miles can be found living in St. Pancras (a pianoforte maker) at the time of his death, along with his children Eastland, Arthur and Ellen.  Miles' son Arthur married Eliza LOWE October 15, 1839 in St. Pancras, London.  Arthur died on October 17, 1856 at the age of 43 years.  At the time of his death Arthur was residing at St. Pancras Workhouse, and sadly the cause of Arthur's death was reported as "a suicide by hanging".  By 1861 Arthur's widow, and most of his children are found residing in Richmond:

1861: 7 Bromley Cot., Richmond, Surrey, England

 Eliza STAVELEY  Head  W  Female 42  Lambeth, Surrey, England  Head ?
 Joseph STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   17   St. Pancras, Middlesex, England   Errand Boy 
 Miles STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   14   St. Pancras, Middlesex, England   Errand Boy 
 Louisa STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female 9  St. Pancras, Middlesex, England   

 

Arthur and Eliza had three additional children to those listed above.  Emily Sarah Staveley was born abt. 1841 in Middlesex, a son Henry Walter Staveley was born about 1843, and a daughter Sarah Baker Staveley born 1847 in St. Pancras.  In 1861 Henry Walter Staveley, a tailor, is visiting the BEEZLEY household in St. Pancras, and gives his place of birth as "Kentish Town".

Daughter Emily Sarah is a housemaid in the employ of Sarah BAYLEY, residing at Lime Cottage in Wimbledon in 1861.  Emily Sarah married William Thomas COX in 1863 in Richmond, and moved to Barking, Essex by 1871.

By 1871 Eliza has remarried to a Francis BREWER:

1871: King Street, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Francis BREWER  Head  M  Male 60  Richmond, Surrey, England  Tailor
 Eliza BREWER  Wife  M  Female 52  Lambeth, Surrey, England  
 Henry W. STAVELEY  Step Son  M  Male 28  London, England   Tailor
 Joseph STAVELEY   Step Son   U   Male   27   London, England   Porter
 Miles STAVELEY   Step Son   U   Male   24   Hampstead Road  Professional Cricketer*
 Louisa STAVELEY  Step Daur  U Female 19  London, England   Dressmaker

 

*Eliza's son Miles played just one season for the Surrey Cricket Club, and was described as a right-hand batsman.  He batted in both innings and scored a total of 3! He was a round arm right-arm fast bowler, and bowled 20 overs and took 1 wicket for 51 runs:

Batting and fielding averages
class  mat  inns  no  runs  hs  ave  100  50  4s  6s  ct  st
First-class   1   2   0   3   3   1.50   0   0   0   0   0   0
                         
Bowling averages
class  mat  balls  runs  wkts  bbi  ave  econ  sr  5  10
First-class   1   120   51   1   1/24   51.00   2.54   120.00   0   0

 

So a short and not terribly distinguished sporting career! Miles married Ann VALE on March 26, 1878 in Richmond, Surrey.  However, Miles and Ann have not been located together on any census.

Miles' sister Louisa married Richard ATWOOD in Richmond in 1872:

1881: Cheltenham Villa, 3 Evelyn Road, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Richard ATWOOD   Head   M   Male   31   London, Middlesex, England   Auctioneers Clerk 
 Louisa A. ATWOOD   Wife   M   Female   28   London, Middlesex, England    
 Richard J. ATWOOD   Son      Male   7   Hammersmith, Middlesex, England   Scholar 
 Florence A. ATWOOD   Daur      Female   1   Richmond, Surrey, England   Scholar 

 

Louisa's brother Henry Walter Staveley married Marianne GARDINER in Tonbridge, Kent in 1876:

1881: 9 St Johns Grove, Kewfoot Rd, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Henry Walter STAVLEY   Head   M   Male   38   Kentish Town   Tailor & Habit Maker 
 Marianne STAVLEY   Wife   M   Female   32   London, London, Middlesex, England    
 Outer DAVIS   Boarder   M   Male   35   Gt Marlow, Buckingham, England   Silk Warehouseman (Draper) 
 Frederick W. BRIDLE   Boarder   U   Male   21   Landport Portsmouth   Clerk 

 

It appears that Henry and Marianne never had children.  By 1891 they have moved to Twickenham, Middlesex.

In 1881, Henry's mother Eliza is residing next door.  Her second husband, Francis BREWER, died in 1875:

1881: 7 St Johns Grove, Kewfoot Rd, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Eliza BREWER  Head  W  Female 62  Lambeth, Surrey, England  Annuitant
 John Bloundette BURTON  Lodger  U  Male 32  Southampton, Hampshire, England  Journalist

 

Henry's brother Joseph married Louisa CATCHPOLE, daughter of John Catchpole of Richmond, were married at Saint John's Church, Richmond on November 18, 1878:

1881: 17 Greenside, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Joseph STAVELEY   Servt (Head)   M   Male   36   St Pancras, Middlesex, England   Linendrapers Porter 
 Louisa STAVELEY   Servt   M   Female   27   Caister, Norfolk, England   Housekeeper (Dom) 
 Beatrice M. STAVELEY   Servts Child      Female   1   Richmond, Surrey, England    

 

Unfortunately this marriage was short-lived.  Joseph died in Richmond in 1882 at the age of 38 years.  No record of marriage or death has been located for daughter Beatrice Minnie.

1891: 19 Greenside, Richmond, Surrey, England

 Beatrice M. STAVELEY   Daughter  U  Female   11   Richmond, Surrey, England    
 Louisa STAVELEY   Mother   W   Female   39   Caistor, Norfolk, England   
 Emily WOODRIDGE  Serv  U  Female 15  Ham, Surrey, England  Dom General Servant
 George HIRD  Lodger  M  Male 33  Bude, Yorkshire, England  Solicitor
 Clara C. HIRD  Lodger  M  Female 32  Marylebone, London, England  
 Herbert E. POPE  Visitor  U  Male 26  Eyethorne  Z E R A
 Indine BROWN  Boarder  W  Male 40  Derby, Derbyshire  Inspector R. B.  n n
 Arthur SHARE  Boarder  U  Male 20  Manchester, Lancashire, England  Sculp Artist

 

By 1901 Beatrice and her mother Louisa are living in Chelsea London.

 

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