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Sheffield, Yorkshire

Many Staveley families over the years have found themselves residing in or near Sheffield at one time or another.

Our first Sheffield Staveley family is that of William Staveley b. December 25, 1807, the son of John Staveley and Elizabeth STONE of Winster, Derbyshire.  William Staveley married Hannah TITTERTON in Elton, Derbyshire on November 8, 1830.  By 1841 we find William and Hannah residing in Sheffield:

1841: North Allen St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Son John died the following year in Sheffield, in 1842.

1851: Allen St., Court 9, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Son Thomas married Elizabeth WILD and is living in Nether Hallam in 1861:

1861: King St., 3 Court, Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William and Hannah's daughter Ellen married Thomas RIXHAM in 1858, and is living with her parents in 1861:

1861: 52 Well Meadow St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William's Son Samuel married Emma CHARLESWORTH in 1858, and is lodging in the PASS household in 1861:

1861: 256 Beet St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

1871: 177 Allen St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

In 1871 son Thomas is found living with his Mother-in-law:

1871: 37 Pye Bank, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas' wife Elizabeth died in Sheffield in 1873 at the young age of 39 years.

1871: 36 Brook St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

A daughter Lily was born to Samuel and Emma in 1865, but Lily died as a child, at the age of 4 years, in 1870.

1881: 177 Allen St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah's husband William died in Sheffield in 1888, at the reported age of 78 years.

1881: 57 Summer St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Samuel b. 1838 died in Sheffield in 1898 at the age of 61 years.  His wife and most of his children have not been located on the 1891 census.

Hannah's son Thomas is now widowed, but still living with Mother-in-law on Pye Bank:

1881: 37 Pye Bank, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas' son, Thomas Wilfred Staveley, was married to Amelia PRICE in 1880 in Sheffield.  Thomas and Amelia have not been located in the 1881 census, but are found as follows in 1891:

1891: 111 9 Court, Pye Bank, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas' wife Amelia died in 1900 at the age of 37 years.  Neither Thomas, nor his children have been located in the 1901 census.

Samuel's son, John Henry Staveley, married Mary BEAUMONT in 1883 in Sheffield and are living in Heeley in 1891:

1891: 127 Cambridge Rd., Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

By 1901, Mary has moved with the children to Dronfield, Derbyshire.

1891: 177 Allen St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah died in Sheffield in 1896 at the age of 86 years.

1901: 130 Shinn St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Samuel and Emma's son Samuel married Harriet Ellen HUNTER in 1896:

1901: 145 Heavygate Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward Staveley b. 1828 in Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire is the son of William Staveley and Amelia ABRAHAM.  Edward married Annie BLAND and initially settled in Dundee, Scotland.  In 1859 a child Michael Edward Staveley was born in Barton Upon Humber, but died in infancy.  By 1861 we find Edward's family residing in Sheffield:

1861: 3 Parke St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

In 1871 son William is a coal miner lodging in the LIMB household in Great Preston, Yorkshire.

Eliza Amelia Staveley married Henry Francis MARSH in 1874 in Sheffield, and settled in Nether Hallam by 1881.

Edward and Annie have not been located in 1871, but by 1881 Edward appears to have remarried by 1881, although a record of this marriage has not been found:

1881: 27 Nursery St., Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire, England

Edward died in Sheffield in 1890 at the age of 61 years.  His wife Margaret died in 1894 at the age of 67.

An additional group of Staveleys living around the Sheffield area were originally from Dore, Derbyshire.   In 1846, Francis Staveley b. 1824, son of Samuel Staveley and Hannah OATES of Dore, married Amelia Ann SHAW.  They had a son in 1847, registered during the September quarter of that year as "Male Staveley".  Amelia died shortly after childbirth, and Francis appears to have given up his son.  In 1851 Francis is visiting with his SHAW in-laws in Sheffield:

1851: 134 Bath Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Francis' son Joseph is found lodging in the LAITHWAITE household in Horwich, Lancashire, aged 4 years.

By 1861 Francis has remarried, and is living in Beighton with his wife Ann and daughter Jane.  Son Joseph has not yet been located in 1861, but by 1871 is living in Ancoats, Lancashire, with his wife Mary Jane NOAR.

John W. Staveley below was also the son of Samuel Staveley of Dore, Derbyshire and Hannah OATES, brother to Francis above.   John was born in Dore, Derbyshire about 1826 (based upon 1841 census records for Norton, Derbyshire).  John married Jemima PARRY in 1848 in Chester, Cheshire.  It appears the family moved from Chester shortly after son Thomas was born, and relocated briefly to Wednesfield, Staffordshire before arriving in Sheffield around 1856. 

1861: 53 Lansdowne Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John and Jemima's daughter Harriet who was born in Staffordshire in 1850 is found residing in Ecclesall Bierlow in 1861 in the PARAMORE household, employed as a nurse girl, aged 11 years.

John and Jemima's stay in Sheffield was brief, and soon after this census was taken, their family relocated to Birkenhead, Cheshire, perhaps so John could be closer to his blind sister Sarah who had recently been sent to the Hardman School for the Blind, in Birkenhead.  It is important to note John Staveley's stepdaughter Elizabeth PARRY is residing in his household in 1861.  This implies that Jemima PARRY had a previous marriage, and thus Parry would not be Jemima's original maiden name.

John's brother Francis is found in Beighton, Derbyshire in 1861, and his brothers Thomas and Samuel are residing near their parents Samuel and Mary in Norton. By 1871 John and Jemima's son Thomas Staveley is also found living in Beighton, with his in-laws and new wife Martha BANKS.

In 1881 John's brother Thomas is once again living closer to Sheffield, with his wife Elizabeth.  Prior to this time Thomas and Elizabeth were living in Norton, Derbyshire.

1881: Abbeydale Road (Lodge), Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England

It appears that Thomas and Elizabeth never had any children, but continued to remain in the Sheffield area.  Thomas' brother Samuel,  and his wife Mary had a few children, and appear to have remained in Norton on the Derbyshire - Yorkshire border near Sheffield. 

Jesse Staveley is the grandson of Samuel (b. 1799) and Mary of Norton.  His father Samuel (b. 1832) is living with Jesse's brother Arthur in Norton in 1901.  Jessie however, nephew to Thomas and Elizabeth above, is found living in Sheffield with his wife Jane at this time.

1901: 39 Bailey St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Another Staveley family is residing in Sheffield in 1851.  The origins of this line are not clear, but the following family is that of William Staveley and his wife Mary:

1851: 14 Court St, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William died in 1859.  After William's death, Mary married a Henry MOSELY, and the Staveley children are found residing in the Mosely household in 1861:

1861: 136 Young Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary's son Isaac (b. 1843) married Elizabeth (nee?) in the September quarter of 1864, and is living in Ecclesall Bierlow in 1871:

1871: 126 Young Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

**Note: The occupation of file cutter is interesting, because in 1843 there is a burial record in the General Cemetery in Sheffield for:

It is unknown at this time if perhaps William was related to this Staveley family, but it does seem plausible.  Nothing else is presently known about William.

There is also a Benjamin Staveley, File Cutter, who was born about 1788 who is residing in Richmond Surrey in 1861.  Again as the the occupation is similar it is presumed that perhaps these Staveleys are all related, but the connections are not yet clear.

1881: 197 Pond St, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Isaac appears to have remarried by 1891 as his wife's name is now Mary (not Elizabeth):

1891: 197 Pond St, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

It is interesting that Emma suddenly appears in the household in 1891.  A review of the 1881 census shows that Emma was actually in hospital during the 1881 census, but there is no indication as to the nature of her illness in the census record:

1881: Public Hospital & Dispensary West Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Isaac's son Walter married Amelia MORTON in the June quarter of 1887, and the family is found as follows:

1891: 112 Bard Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

1901: 10 Trinity Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter died in the June quarter of 1905 at the age of 40 years.  His wife Amelia died in the March quarter of 1928 at the age of 64 years.  Walter and Amelia's son Isaac married Jane SPAVOLD in Sheffield in the June quarter of 1913, and they are known to have had at least two sons, and two daughters.

Walter's father Isaac and his family have not been located in the 1901 census, except for Gertrude who married Charles WILSHAW in the March quarter of 1900:

1901: 81  Thomas Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

It is known however that Isaac died in the September quarter of 1901 aged 57 years.

There is another Staveley family nearby for a Thomas Staveley born about 1820.  It is unknown at this time if this may be a former brother-in-law of Mary MOSELEY's above:

1851: Badger Yard, Portibello St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

1861: 44 Thomas Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

In 1866 son Henry married Mary A. BURGIN and has two children, who are all residing with his parents on Thomas St. in 1871:

1871: 34 Thomas Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas (b. 1820) died in 1873 at the age of 53 years.  Thomas and Eliza's son Thomas married Elizabeth and has the following family  in 1871:

1871: 69 Thomas Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas' widow Eliza is living with two of her daughters.  Daughter Mary Ann had married George Albert GREEN in 1874:

1881: 39 Bath Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza died in Ecclesall Bierlow in 1890 at the age of 72 years.

1881: 8 Black Lane Off Sharrow Vale Rd, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England

Thomas and Eliza's son Henry is still residing on Thomas St. in 1881:

1881: 31 Thomas Street, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

1891: 31 Thomas Street, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry's son William is married to Kate and has the following children in 1891:

1891: 14 Dene Lane, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William and Kate's daughter died the following year at the age of 2 years.  William's wife, Kate Alma Staveley, died in 1894 at the age of 37.

1891: 69 Hodgson Street., Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

It is unknown where Thomas' wife Elizabeth is during the 1891 census, Thomas died in the June quarter of 1898 aged 55 years.  His children are found living together in 1901:

1901: 259 Hanover Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry is a widower by 1901.  In 1894 Henry's daughter Polly married Thomas RASTRICK.  Two of Polly's children are staying with their grandfather Henry in 1901:

1901: 31 Thomas Street, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Note that it appears that Henry's daughter, Polly RASTRICK, is working as a cook in the household of Samuel WHITE of Sheffield, at his home in Blackpool in 1901.  Henry's son William is now a widower, and residing next door to his father in 1901:

1901: 29 Thomas Street, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John Mair Staveley was born in Hull Yorkshire, the son of George Staveley of Skirlaugh and Elizabeth ALLISON.  John married Ada Emily TOLKIEN in 1880 near Sheffield:

1881: 176 Freedom Road, Nether Hallam, York, England

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