Salford, Lancashire

John Staveley (b. 1822) of Aysgarth, son of George Staveley and Dorothy Wray, married Mary Ann WALMSLEY of Salford on November 14, 1852.  In 1861 John and Mary are residing in Failsworth, but by 1871 have moved the family to Hulme:

1871: Runcorn St, Hulme, Lancashire

 John STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   48   Yorkshire, England   Stoker at a Timber Yard 
 Mary STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   44   Salford, Lancashire, England   Maker Up 
 William STAVELEY  Son  U  Male 16  Hulme, Lancashire, England  Mechanic Apprentice***
 Ellen STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female 13  Ardwick, Lancashire, England  Maker Up
 Agnes STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   5   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Domestic Servant 
 Jane STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   7 months   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Scholar 

 

***This is William Wray Staveley who married Sarah Maria SENIOR of Edinburgh, Scotland.  They were married in Barton Upon Irwell in 1880 and by 1881 had moved to West Bromwich, Stafford.  They then relocated to Pontefract, West Yorkshire where they are found in the 1881 census.

In 1881 John and Mary, and their children, are staying with John's nephew Henry in Salford.  Henry's was born in 1844 in Horwich, the son of John's sister Jane. After Jane died in 1851, when Henry was just 6 years old, John and Mary took Henry in and raised him as their own.

On May 15, 1870, Henry Staveley married Martha Atmore PRATT at Manchester Cathedral:

1881: 6 Wild St, Salford, Lancashire

 Henry STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   36   Horwich, Lancashire, England   Mechanic Sewing Machine (E & M) 
 Martha A. STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   36   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Housewife 
 John Hy. STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   10   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Scholar 
 Frank STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   8   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Scholar 
 Ethel E. STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   5   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Scholar 
 Annie STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   3   Salford, Lancashire, England    
 Martha J. STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   1   Salford, Lancashire, England    
 John STAVELEY   Uncle ((Son))   M   Male   58   Aysgarth, York, England   Sawmill Stoker 
 Mary STAVELEY   Aunt   M   Female   52   Salford, Lancashire, England   Maker Up Calico Printer 
 Agnes STAVELEY   Cousin   U   Female   15   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Domestic Servant 
 Jane STAVELEY   Cousin   U   Female   10   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Scholar 

 

Perhaps John was ill or unable to work and this may explain why he is residing with his nephew in 1881.  John died in 1885, and his wife Mary died the following year.  Daughter Jane was located in the 1891 census, occupation "stitcher", boarding at 6 Craven St, in Salford.  In 1893 Jane married James Kershaw in Salford.  Daughter Agnes married Robert JENKINS in 1889 in Salford, and they are found living with Robert's father on Union St, Ardwick in 1891 along with their two sons Alfred and Robert.

In 1891 Henry has moved, but remains in Salford:

1891: 63 Monmouth St, Salford, Lancashire

 Henry STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   46   Horwich, Lancashire, England   Engine Fitter 
 Martha A. STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   46   Hulme, Lancashire, England    
 John H. STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   20   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Locomotive Engine Cleaner 
 Frank STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   17   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Labourer Paper Mill 
 Ethel E. STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   15   Hulme, Lancashire, England    
 Annie STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   13   Salford, Lancashire, England    
 Martha J. STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   11   Salford, Lancashire, England    
 Lillie STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   9   Salford, Lancashire, England   

 

Again, by 1901, Henry and Martha have moved, and now have no less than four grandchildren less than a year old! Their daughter Annie married Alexander ARNOT in 1900 and they are staying with Henry and Martha at the time of the census:

1901: 2 Lord Napier St., Salford, Lancashire

 Henry STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   56   Horwich, Lancashire, England   Iron Turner 
 Martha A. STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   56   Manchester, Lancashire, England    
 Martha J. STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female  21   Salford, Lancashire, England   Baker & Confectioner's Assistant
 Lillie STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   19   Salford, Lancashire, England   Baker & Confectioner's Assistant 
 Annie ARNOT   Daur   U   Female   15   Hulme, Lancashire, England    
 Annie STAVELEY   Daur   M   Female   23  Salford, Lancashire, England    
 Alexander STAVELEY   Son-in-Law   M   Male   24   South Shields, Durham, England   Joiner
 Gladys STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female   1 Mo   Salford, Lancashire, England   

 

Henry and Martha's daughter Ethel Eleanor married Samuel K. WHITFIELD in 1898 at Salford St. Bartholomew:

1901: 18 Soho St., Salford, Lancashire

 Samuel WHITFIELD   Head   M   Male   28   Salford, Lancashire, England   Machine Minder (Paper Mill)
 Ethel E. WHITFIELD   Wife   M   Female   25   Hulme, Lancashire, England    
 Leonard WHITFIELD   Son   U   Male   1   Salford, Lancashire, England   

 

Son John married Kate ATKINSON in 1900 at Salford St. Bartholomew, and is in Salford with his wife and young son:

1901: 21 Sand St, Salford, Lancashire

 John H. STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   30   Manchester, Lancashire, England   Iron Turner
 Katie STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   23   Salford, Lancashire, England    
 John STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   4 Mo.   Salford, Lancashire, England   

 

Henry and Martha's son Frank married Edith ROBERTS at St. Bartholomew in Salford in 1900, and they are found residing just up the road from Frank's sister Ethel as follows:

1901: 5 Soho St, Salford, Lancashire

 Frank STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   27   Hulme, Lancashire, England   Beater Paper Mill 
 Edith STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   22   Owestry, Salop, England    
 Baby STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   <1 Mo.   Salford, Lancashire, England   

 

Henry and Martha's youngest child Lillie married Otto P. BUCKENHEIM at Stowell Memorial in Salford in 1905.

Henry's wife Martha died at the end of 1917 at the age of 74 years. They had been married for 47 years at the time of Martha's death. Henry himself died just a few months after her in the early part of 1918 at the age of 73.


 

James Staveley was born in 1827, son of George Staveley and Dorothy Wray of Aysgarth.  In 1851 James is an Assistant Clogger, residing in Horwich, and by 1861 we find him in Pendleton:

1861: 8 John Street, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England

 Catherine FRELLS  Head   W  Female   86   Manchester, Lancashire, England   Housekeeper
 William WINTER  Step Son  W  Male 64  Manchester, Lancashire, England   Silk Weaver
 James STAVELY   Boarder  U   Male  30  Wensdale, Yorkshire, England  Clog and Pattern Maker
 Elizabeth BRYNE  Boarder  W  Female  43  Scotland  

 

James died in Salford in 1866 at the young age of 38 years.


 

Enos Davenport Staveley was born in Higher Booths in 1865, and was the son of Enos Staveley of Aysgarth and Elizabeth Davenport of Chorley. He is the grandson of George Staveley and Dorothy Wray of Aysgarth. In 1901 we find Enos with his wife Emily living in Withnell. By 1901 Enos and Emily have moved to Salford:

1911: 66 Earl St., Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire

 Enos D. STAVELEY   Head   M    Male   45  Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England   Copper Baller Engraver - Calico Printer
 Emily STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   42   Lumb, Lancashire, England   
 Annie STAVELEY   Daur   U   Female  17  Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England  Warehouse Hand - Packers
 Enos STAVELEY   Son   U   Male  14  Wheelton, Lancashire, England   Engravers Labourer - Calico Printers
 Eunice STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female  10  Brinscall, Lancashire, England  
 Jack STAVELEY  Son  U  Male  1  Brinscall, Lancashire, England  

 

Daughter Eunice was eventually to spend much of her life institutionalized, and she died in 1967 after an extensive incarceration at Whittingham Lunatic Asylum near Preston, Lancashire.  It is not clear exactly what Eunice's disability was that lead to her hospitalization, and the family never spoke of her.  We do know that her mother Emily purchased a house in Stacksteads for Eunice, ever hopeful that some day she would 'get better' and come home.

Son Enos (aged 14 above) served as a Private in the Manchester regiment in WW1, earning the British War Medal, the Victory medal, and the Silver War Badge.  It is unknown what the nature of Enos' injury/illness was that qualified him for the latter award. He later married Alice TETLEY, but unfortunately he died toward the end of 1945.

World War 1 Medal Card for Enos Staveley

 

WW1 Medal Card for Enos Staveley (1897-1945)

Enos and Emily's son Jack, born in 1909 in Brinscall, married Eleanor Taylor in 1934 and settled near Bacup  Enos Davenport Staveley is listed in the 1929 Kelly's Directory of Manchester of Salford and Suburbs as an Engraver, living at 41 Haddon Street, in Gorton. The follow year Enos died, in 1930, in Levenshulme, Manchester.  His wife Emily then returned to Haslingden to be near her sons Jack and Enos after her husband's death, until she died in 1939.


 

Census records show that John Staveley was born around 1838 in Horwich, Lancashire and is believed to be the son of William Staveley (b. 1807) of Aysgarth Yorkshire, and Bridget REGAN.  John married Elizabeth SEDDON  May 27, 1858 at Eccles, St. Mary's, just prior to the birth of his first daughter Lavinia.  In 1861 the family is found residing as follows:

1861: 20 Rose Hill View, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England

 John STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   23   Horwich, Lancashire, England   Book Binder Journeyman
 Elizabeth STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female  21  Pendlebury, Lancashire, England   
 Levina STAVELEY   Dau  U   Female 2  Pendlebury, Lancashire, England   Scholar 
 Emma Jane STAVELEY  Dau  U   Female  9 mo  Pendleton, Lancashire, England  

 

By 1871 this family has relocated to Burnley.

In 1871 William and Bridget's son James (b. 1846) is residing with his wife Mary Ann GATWARD in Salford.  James and Mary Ann were married in 1866 at Pendleton St. Thomas:

1871: 212 Bolton Road, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England

 James STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   27   Pendlebury, Lancashire, England   Fishmonger and Poulterer
 Mary A. STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   30   Bambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   
 William STAVELEY   Son      Male   4   Flixton, Lancashire, England   
 Ernest H. STAVELEY   Son      Male   2   Glossop, Derby, England   

 

By 1881 James and Mary have relocated to Barton Upon Irwell.


 

George Staveley (b. 1832) was born in Chorley, the son of William of Aysgarth and Bridget.  George Staveley married Sarah MOSS in 1854 at Eccles, St. Mary's.  George is living in Salford between 1861-1871:

1861: 11 Waddington Street, Blackfriars, Salford, Lancashire, England

 George STAVELEY   Lodger   M   Male   29   Chorley, Lancashire, England   Book Binder 
 Sarah STAVELEY   Lodger   M   Female   28   Eccles, Lancashire, England   Cotton Weaver

 

In 1871, Sarah's mother and two brothers are residing in George's household:

1871: 11 Hallon Street, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England

 George STAVELEY   Lodger   M   Male   29   Chorley, Lancashire, England   Book Binder 
 Sarah STAVELEY   Lodger   M   Female   28   Eccles, Lancashire, England   House Keeper
 Alice MOSS  Mother in Law  W  Female 58  Irlams Oth Height, Lancashire, England  Cut Picker
 Thomas MOSS  Brother in Law  U  Male 21  Pendleton, Lancashire, England  Reacher in C
 Simeon MOSS  Brother in Law  U  Male 16  Pendleton, Lancashire, England  Reacher in C

 

By 1881, George and Sarah have moved to Wales and are found living in Cardiff.  George died in Cardiff, Wales in 1900.


 

Frederick W. Staveley was born in 1870 to William Staveley and Caroline SCHOFIELD of Prestwich, Lancashire.  Frederick is the Grandson of William Staveley and Bridget REGAN of Aysgarth.  In 1891 Frederick is residing with his father in Ancoats, and by 1901 is found in Salford:

1901: 134 Weaste Lane, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England

 Frederic W. STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   31   Salford, Lancashire, England   Merchant of Cotton Goods 

 

It is believe that Frederic married Annie EGLIN in 1893 in Manchester, but Annie is not at home during the 1901 census.  There is an Annie Staveley, married, aged 30 and born in Manchester, visiting the household of Annie WADE in St. Anne on the Sea, Lancashire in 1901 who may turn out to be Frederic's wife.


 

The following children were born to Thomas Staveley (b. 1840) and Sarah Ann HARLOW.  Thomas was the son of William Staveley and Bridget REGAN.  In 1861 Thomas and his wife are residing with Sarahs' parents in Worsley.  In 1871 Thomas and Sarah are still living in Worsley, with the same Staveley children listed below.  However, it is clear that by 1877 Thomas and Sarah must have divorced, as Sarah had married a William HORROCKS by that time.  Although Thomas was not located in the 1881 census, he is clearly not deceased by then, as he is residing with his brother William in 1891 in Ancoats.

1881: 9 Hope Street, Salford, Lancashire, England

 William HORROCKS   Head   M   Male   39   Bolton, Lancashire, England   Ironworks Labourer 
 Sarah A. HORROCKS   Wife   M   Female   39   Swinton, Yorkshire, England   Cotton Winder 
 Edwin STAVELEY  Stepson   U   Male   18   Swinton, Lancashire, England   Cotton Beamer (Manuf) 
 Emily STAVELEY  Stepdaur      Female   15   Pendleton, Lancashire, England   Cotton Weaver 
 Annie STAVELEY   Stepdaur      Female   11   Moorside, Lancashire, England   School 
 Jno. Wm. HORROCKS   Son      Male   4   Pendleton, Lancashire, England    

 

Thomas and Sarah's son Edwin married Mary Ann YATES in 1890 at the Salford Register Office:

1891: 3 Leigh Street, Salford, Lancashire, England

 Edwin STAVELEY  Head   M   Male  27  Swinton, Lancashire, England,  Foreman over Warpers in Cotton Mill
 Mary A. STAVELEY  Wife   M   Female   29   Pendleton, Lancashire, England   
 Edith STAVELEY  Daur  U   Female 5  Pendleton, Lancashire, England   Scholar
 Arthur H. STAVELEY  Son  U  Male 3  Pendleton, Lancashire, England   

 

1901: 2 South Street, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England

 Edwin STAVELEY  Head   M   Male  37  Swinton, Lancashire, England,  Section Warper Overlooker Drapers Cotton Mill
 Mary A. STAVELEY  Wife   M   Female   39   Pendleton, Lancashire, England   
 Arthur Harold STAVELEY  Son  U  Male 13  Pendleton, Lancashire, England   Errand Boy
 Harry STAVELEY  Son  U  Male 8  Pendleton, Lancashire, England   
 Elsie STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female 4  Pendleton, Lancashire, England   

 

Arthur was educated at the Strawberry Road Board School in Pendleton in the mid-1890s.  By 1909 Edwin and Mary Ann had moved to 21 Edmund St., Seedley.  Son Arthur married Fanny SMITH in 1915. In 1917 he enlisted with the Army Ordinance Corps, and received his training at Woolwich and Devonport.  He was sent to Mesopotamia, and stationed in the region of Basra. He contracted Malaria and was treated at the Deolali War Hospital in India.  He then returned to Mesopotamia in November 1918, and remained there until October 1919 when Turkey signed an armistice, ending the conflict in that region.  Arthur was awarded the general service Victory Medal.  It is unknown if Arthur and Fanny had any children.

Arthur's brother, Harry Staveley, was killed in Somme, France on May 13th, 1917 at the young age of 24 (see Medal Cards).  Harry was a 'Sapper' in the Royal Engineers during World War 1 (the term 'Sapper' means Military Engineer):

In Memory of
HARRY STAVELEY
Sapper
442323
429th Field Coy., Royal Engineers
who died on
Sunday, 13th May 1917. Age 24.
Son of Edwin and Mary Ann Staveley, of 21, Edmund St., Seedley, Manchester. Born at Pendleton.

Harry is buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery, Ste. Radegonde, Somme, France.

 

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