Ifield, Sussex

The following family is that of George Augustus Pepper-Staveley (1823-1890) and Jessie Louisa MACFARLAN (1837-1925).  A beautiful stained glass window was placed in May 1927 in their memory at the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Ifield, in West Sussex by their daughter, Jessie Georgina Annie Staveley, and her husband Dr. Robert Swan Aitchison.  The window is positioned on the south wall, and the memorial states "To the Glory of God and in loving memory of George Augustus Pepper-Staveley, his wife, Jessie Louisa and their grandson, George Staveley Aitchison".

It should be noted that the name Staveley in this instance was not acquired via direct descent.  Jessie Louisa MacFarlan was the daughter of Mary Ann ROOKE and Donald MacFarlan.  Jessie's mother, Mary Ann ROOKE, had a brother Edward (Jessie's Uncle) who married a cousin Elizabeth STAVELEY, daughter of Elizabeth ROOKE and Richard STAVELEY of Doncaster, Yorkshire.  In 1868, Jessie Louisa MACFARLAN married George Augustus PEPPER in Darlington, Durham. For reasons unknown, the name Staveley was later added to the Pepper name sometime after this marriage.

1881: Woldhurst Lea Gossips Green, Ifield, Sussex, England

 Geo. PEPPER STAVELY   Head   M   Male   57   Bombay, India   Annuitant Bengal ... Service 
 Jessie L. PEPPER STAVELY   Wife   M   Female   43   Darlington, Durham, England    
 Gertrude E.M. PEPPER STAVELY   Daur   U   Female   20   Bengal Noakhally    
 Jessie G.A. PEPPER STAVELY   Daur      Female   11   Bengal Je...    
 Zoe W.A.T. PEPPER STAVELY   Daur      Female   10   Bengal K...    
 Emma F.H. PEPPER STAVELY   Daur      Female   7   Ifield, Sussex, England    
 John D. PEPPER STAVELY   Son      Male   5   Ifield, Sussex, England    
 Amy B.E. PEPPER STAVELY   Daur      Female   2   Ifield, Sussex, England    
 Elizabeth JONES   Serv   U   Female   22   London, Middlesex, England   Governess (Priv) 
 Helen WOOD   Serv   U   Female   25   Dover, Kent, England   Cook Dom Ser 
 Jane STEER   Serv   U   Female   24   Bletchingley, Surrey, England   ... Maid Dom Serv 
 Annie HORNTON   Serv   U   Female   17   Ifield, Sussex, England   House Maid Dom Ser 
 Mary A. BLABER   Serv   U   Female   19   Horsted Keyne, Sussex, England   Nurse Maid Dom Ser 

 

George Augustus Pepper Staveley died in 1890 at the age of 67 years.

1891: Wooldhurst Lea, Ifield, Sussex, England

 Jessie Louisa PEPPER STAVELY  Head  W  Female  53  Darlington, Durham, England   Own Means
 Jessie Georgina PEPPER STAVELY   Daur   U  Female   1   Bengal India   
 Zoe Winifred Augustus PEPPER STAVELY   Daur   U   Female   10   Bengal India   
 Emma Florence PEPPER STAVELY   Daur   U   Female   7   Ifield, Sussex, England    
 John Donald PEPPER STAVELY   Son   U   Male   5   Ifield, Sussex, England    
 Bertha PEPPER STAVELY   Daur   U   Female   2   Ifield, Sussex, England    
 Mary Ann PLEWS   Sister   W  Female   22   London, Middlesex, England   Own Means
 Emma STREATFIELD  Serv   U   Female   25   Dover, Kent, England   Parlour Maid Domestic
 Eva PLEWS  Niece   U   Female   24   Bletchingley, Surrey, England   
 Bertha STREET   Serv   U   Female   17   Ifield, Sussex, England   Cook Domestic
 Annie PELLING  Serv   U   Female   19   Horsted Keyne, Sussex, England   Housemaid Domestic

 

Jessie Georgina Pepper Staveley married Robert Swan AITCHISON in 1891.

In 1898, Amy Bertha Pepper Staveley married Ernest Henry BRASS.  In 1902, Amy married her second husband, Cameron Dimsdale SHUTE, and had a daughter Elizabeth Nerina in 1908.

 

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