Woolton, Lancashire
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St. Peter's church in Woolton, Liverpool sadly no longer stands. The last service took place in September 1919, and the church was demolished in 1922. There is an extensive collection of records available from St. Peter's pertaining to a number of Staveley entries. However, these records require careful examination as there are a number of Staveley and Stanley entries, some of which appear to intertwine with each other. |
One Staveley family group from this parish is that of William Norrington Staveley and Margaret HIGHTON. William Norrington Staveley is believed to be the grandson of James Staveley and Ann Norrington of Dover, married November 24, 1769. However, William's official record of birth in the registers of St. Mary the Virgin, Dover, only lists a date, and not his parents. It shows William Norrington Staveley b. January 30, 1816, but has no other information. Records at St. Peter's pertaining to the children of William Norrington Staveley and Margaret Highton are as follows:
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This family is found in West Derby between 1871 and 1901.
A branch of William Norrington's family ultimately ends up in Dallas, Texas via his son William John.
The records of St. Peter's church in Woolton also contain numerous entries regarding an earlier family of 'William Staveley and Mary' but as yet these entries have not been entirely untangled, and actually may pertain to more than one family group. Thus far the following children appear to have been born to William and Mary in this parish:
| William Staveley | b. November 24, 1816 | St. Peter, Woolton |
| Martha Staveley | b. abt. 1819 | (see 1841 Census) |
| John Staveley | b. November 20, 1820 | St. Peter, Woolton |
| Adam Staveley | b. April 15, 1824 | St. Peter, Woolton |
| Thomas Staveley | b. August 4, 1826 | St. Peter, Woolton |
| Charles Staveley | b. January 18, 1828 | St. Peter, Woolton |
| Joseph Staveley | b. September 18, 1829 | St. Peter, Woolton |
| Mary Adelaide Staveley | b. March 11, 1832 | St. Peter, Woolton |
1841: Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, England
| STAVELY | William | 45 | Brush M F | Lancashire |
| STAVELY | Mary | 46 | Lancashire | |
| STAVELY | Martha | 22 | Lancashire | |
| STAVELY | Adam | 17 | Coach M F | Lancashire |
| STAVELEY | Joseph | 11 | Lancashire |
Son William married Jane BAKER in 1840. In 1841 they are found residing West Derby.
Son Adam moved to Manchester, and married his wife Sarah SPEAKMAN there in 1853. By 1861 Adam and Sarah are living in Bradford Manchester, and later move on to Newton, and then on to Lancaster.