Fulham, Middlesex

The following family is that of Robert Ussher Staveley of Dublin, Ireland, and his wife Alice Elizabeth CARMODY.  Robert and Alice had settled in Hackney, Middlesex.  While in the Navy, Robert died unexpectedly in 1884 of tuberculosis, and Alice quickly remarried, to a George Loverock ORME at the end of 1884.  In 1901 we find the family as follows:

1901: 26 Colehill Lane, Fulham, Middlesex, England

 Alice ORME  Head   M   Female   41  Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   Dressmaker
 Robert Staveley  Son  U   Male  21  Shepherds Bush, London  Collector Evening News
 George ORME  Son  U  Male  18  Fulham Green, London, England   Fruiterer's Assistant
 William ORME  Son   U   Male   16   Fulham, London, England   District Messenger London
 Herbert ORME  Son  U  Male  14  Fulham, London, England   Errand Boy Grocers
 Richard ORME  Son  U  Male  9  Shepherds Bush, London  

 

 

The origins of these Fulham Staveleys are not clear, however it is known that Samuel Staveley b. 1861 in Newington, Middlesex, is the son of Samuel Staveley, a Farrier, of Somerstown, St. Pancras, London. Samuel Staveley of Newington married Edith JONES in Fulham in 1887:

1891: 29 Arrell Road, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England

 Samuel STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   30   Lambeth, London, England   Carpenter
 Edith  STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   26  Battersea, London, England   
 Edith STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female  3  Hammersmith, London, England   
 Samuel STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   2   Hammersmith, London, England   
 Arthur STAVELEY  Son  U  Male  2 mo  Fulham, London, England   

 

Samuel's wife Edith died later that same year at the age of 26 years.  Samuel married his second wife, Rosalina HILL, in Fulham in 1893:

1901: 61 Ancile Street, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England

 Samuel STAVELEY   Head   M   Male   40   Newington, London, England   Joiner
 Roslina  STAVELEY   Wife   M   Female   29  Guildford, Surrey, England   
 Edith STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female  13  Fulham, London, England   
 Samuel STAVELEY   Son   U   Male   11   Fulham, London, England   
 Arthur STAVELEY  Son  U  Male  10  Fulham, London, England   
 John A. STAVELEY  Son  U  Male  5  Fulham, London, England   
 May R. STAVELEY  Daur  U  Female  2  Fulham, London, England   
 Frank E. STAVELEY  Son  U  Male  7 Mo  Fulham, London, England   

 

Samuel and Roslina's son John Alfred Staveley was a Rifleman in the 12th Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps during World War 1.  He died January 31, 1918 at the age of 22 years, and his buried in Fulham Old Cemetery.

 

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