Gressingham, Lancashire
John Staveley b. 1799 in Grasmere is found as follows in 1851:
1851: Beck Side House, Gressingham, Lancashire, England
| John STAVELS | Head | M | Male | 53 | Grasmere, Westmorland England | Farmer of 10 Acres of Land |
| Margaret STAVELS | Wife | M | Female | 46 | Gressingham, Lancashire, England | |
| Jane STAVELS | Dau | U | Female | 17 | Gressingham, Lancashire, England | Servant at Home |
| Ann STAVELS | Dau | U | Female | 3 | Gressingham, Lancashire, England |
Also in 1851 we find a Henry Staveley, aged 17, born in Gressingham, working as a Miller in the household of Robert Cannon of Over Kellet, Lancs.
John and Margaret's son William appears to be in the household of William Blackburn of Eskrigg, Gressingham, to whom William is referred as his nephew, and aged 14. This implies that John's wife Margaret may have been nee BLACKBURN.
1861: Gressingham, Lancashire, England
| John STAVELEY | Head | M | Male | 62 | Grasmere, Westmorland England | Miller |
| Margaret STAVELEY | Wife | M | Female | 56 | Gressingham, Lancashire, England | |
| Elizabeth STAVELEY | Dau | U | Female | 29 | Gressingham, Lancashire, England | Miller's Daur |
| William STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 24 | Gressingham, Lancashire, England | Miller |
| Ann STAVELEY | Dau | U | Female | 13 | Gressingham, Lancashire, England | Scholar |
It is unknown at this time if John is the brother of Thomas Staveley b. 1805 in Grasmere, that is residing in Lancaster in 1861.
After 1861, most members of this family seem to have accepted the surname as Stables in the census records, rather than Staveley. By 1861 son Henry has moved to Bentham with his wife Margaret, and they, along with their two children now carry the STABLES name. In 1871, daughter Jane is working as a servant in the household of William Becket of Ellel, but she retains the Stavely spelling. Her mother Margaret, apparently now Widowed, is also in Bentham, using the STABLES name.