Providence, RI
This Staveley line originates in Stockton on the Forest, in Yorkshire. Benjamin Staveley was born in 1844 in York St. Margaret, to parents Thomas Staveley and Maria SCOTT. He married Harriet ARMITAGE in 1864 and initially settled his family in Fixby, Yorkshire. Benjamin and his wife Harriet emigrated to the United States in the late 1880's and first settled in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. They are later found living in Lowell during the 1910 US Federal Census. Benjamin and Harriet had a number of children in Yorkshire prior to arriving in the United States. Their two youngest sons, Arthur (b. 1878) and Scott (b. 1880) are living in Providence, Rhode Island, by 1910.
Scott and Arthur Staveley are found on the Tewksbury, MA census for 1900 residing with their parents. Scott b. 1880 married Mary HILL and is found in Providence by 1910:
1910: Unit St., Providence, Rhode Island
| Sarah A. HILL | Head | M | Male | 62 | England | |
| Rowland HILL | Son | U | Male | 24 | Rhode Island | Farm Helper |
| William E. HILL | Son | U | Male | 17 | Rhode Island | Milkman |
| Scott STAVELEY | Son-in-Law | M | Male | 29 | England | Machine Shop Clerk |
| Mary STAVELEY | Daur | M | Female | 28 | England |
In 1910, Scott's brother Arthur is still residing in Worcester, Massachusetts.
1920: Providence, Rhode Island
| Scott STAVELEY | Head | M | Male | 39 | England | Machine Clerk |
| Mary STAVELEY | Wife | M | Female | 38 | England | |
| Lincoln STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 7 | Rhode Island | |
| Grace STAVELEY | Daur | U | Female | 5 | Rhode Island |
Scott's brother Arthur b. 1879 has moved to Rhode Island from Worcester, Massachusetts by 1920:
1920: Providence, Rhode Island
| Aurther STAVELEY | Head | M | Male | 41 | England | Baker |
| Annie STAVELEY | Wife | M | Female | 38 | England | |
| Harry STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 7 | Massachusetts | |
| Phillys STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 1 y 9 mo | Rhode Island |
By 1930 Scott Staveley and his wife Mary return to Lowell, Massachusetts, but his brother Arthur remains in Providence:
1930: Cumerford Street, Providence, Rhode Island
| Arther STAVELEY | Head | M | Male | 52 | England | Bakery Proprietor |
| Ann STAVELEY | Wife | M | Female | 48 | England | |
| Harry STAVELEY | Son | U | Male | 17 | Massachusetts | |
| Phyllis STAVELEY* | Daur | U | Female | 12 | Rhode Island |
*Phyllis is clearly delineated as a female child of Arthur and Ann in 1930, and clearly as a male child in 1920. It is presumed that the 1920 census entry was erroneously recorded.
During the time of the 1942 draft registration, Arthur Staveley was living in Kent, Rhode Island, where he owned a Retail Foods business at 49 Barton Avenue in Kent.