Hammersmith, 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 1891 we find the family as follows:
1891: 1 Thornfield Road, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
| George L. ORME | Head | M | Male | 30 | Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | Pianoforte Salesman |
| Alice ORME | Wife | M | Female | 34 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| Arthur P. Stavely | Step Son | U | Male | 13 | Hammersmith, London | Scholar |
| Robert B. Staveley | Step Son | U | Male | 11 | Shepherds Bush, London | Scholar |
| George ORME | Son | U | Male | 9 | Turnham Green, London, England | Scholar |
| William ORME | Son | U | Male | 5 | Walkham Green, London, England | |
| Charles W. ORME | Son | U | Male | 4 | Walkham Green, London, England | |
| Frederick L. ORME | Son | U | Male | 3 | Hammersmith, London | |
| Alice L. ORME | Dau | U | Female | 2 | Walkham Green, London, England |
In 1901 we find the Staveley/Orme family living in Fulham, Middlesex.
This is where we seem to lose Arthur Patrick Staveley for a while though. Arthur married Ada Matilda T. HODGES in Brentford, Middlesex, on July 29, 1897. Thus far attempts to locate Arthur and Ada in the 1901 census have failed. It seems that sometime between 1897 and WW1 Arthur appears to have moved his family back to Ireland. As of 1914, Arthur states he has one child, James Butler Ormond Staveley, born on June 30, 1903. His Army War Record shows that he enlisted in Limerick, Ireland on December 28th, 1914. He gives his postal address as: 143 Eden Terrace, Merrion Rd, Dublin. Arthur served in the Army for a period of 4 years 151 days. Under 'Descriptive and Other Distinguishing Marks' his record states the following:
| Has a slight impediment in his speech and a small scar from a fall on inside of left leg about 3 inches from the ankle |
Arthur Patrick Staveley's service was not uneventful, and the following are few highlights from his Army service record:
| July 16, 1916 Promoted A/Cpl Sept 3, 1916 Reverted to L/Cpl for drinking in the canteen during prohibited hours about 8am Oct 7, 1916 Reverted to Pte (inefficiency) Dec 27, 1916 Hospitalized (neuritis) Dec 9, 1917 Hospitalized (malaria) Feb 19, 1918 Transferred to the R.A.M.C. |
This last entry is significant, because at the time Arthur was discharged from service, the following notation is found his record:
Arthur Staveley |
On the Army pension record, there is a notation "Pension Expires: REJECTED".
Arthur Patrick Staveley died in 1924.
Arthur's son, James Butler Ormond Staveley, married a Kathleen BUTLER, and enlisted in the Merchant Navy.
James and Kathleen had the following children:
| Robert Arthur Staveley | b. | Ireland |
| Maud Staveley | b. | Ireland |
Sadly James was killed in action during WW2, on August 5, 1940 at the age of 37 years. At the time of his death, his parents Arthur and Ada, and his wife Kathleen, are listed as being of Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. James was interred at the Dundee Eastern Necropolis, Scotland.
The origins of the following 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.