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william edgerton stansfield

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James Bernard Stansfield

James Bernard Stansfield Report 6 Dec 2007 13:54

I am trying to trace both decendants and ancestors of William Edgerton Stansfield born sometime in1884/5 in salford he was married to Bertha Maud (nee James) in 1912 in Salford.I know my granddad William had at least one brother who lived in the Urmston/Davyhulme area of Manchester, and another possibly called Joseph reputed to have been the last horsecollar maker in Manchester he had a workshop/pemises just off Liverpool st opposite where the air and space museum is now (also known as city hall) They had three sons William(Bill married Vi a music hall dancer),Bernard my father(married Lillian) James Alfred (unmmarried) a daughter Martha (married Edward (Ted) Randal) and an adopted son Robert(Cooke parents were Rico and May circus performers). William worked at the Manchester Evening news when it was the evening news and chronical (about 30years) my grandmother ran a boardinghouse for the artistes that performed at the Salford Hipodrome the house was on Windsor bridge opposite the Prince of Wales feathers pub almost next door to Salford University can any one help

Linda

Linda Report 6 Dec 2007 14:05

Births Jun 1884 (>99%)
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Stansfield William Egerton Salford 8d 149

1901 England Census
about William E Stansfield
Name: William E Stansfield
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Martha
Gender: Male
Where born: Salford, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Salford
Ecclesiastical parish: Salford St Phillip
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Salford
Sub-registration district: Regent Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 41
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin Beaman 41
Jane Stansfield 24
John Stansfield 52
John Stansfield 13
Joseph Stansfield 26
Martha Stansfield 50
Martha Stansfield 15
Thomas Stansfield 11
Walter Stansfield 19
William E Stansfield 16

Address is 36 Hampson (?) Street. John senior is a printer (letterpress?), Joseph is a horse collar maker, John junior a horse collar maker's apprentice. Walter is a farrier's apprentice. Benjamin Beaman is a boarder.





Linda

Linda Report 6 Dec 2007 14:12

1891 England Census
about Martha Stansfield
Name: Martha Stansfield
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Salford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Salford
Sub-registration district: Regent Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin Beaman 32
Daniel J Stansfield 18
Jane Stansfield 14
John Stansfield 42
John Stansfield 3
Joseph Stansfield 16
Martha Stansfield 41
Martha Stansfield 5
Richard Stansfield 19
Thomas E Stansfield 2
Walter Stansfield 9
William E Stansfield 6
William Verity 19

Address is 26 Hampson Street.

Linda

Linda Report 6 Dec 2007 14:20

The 1871 image shows Martha's sister Eliza Adshead living with them. This must be their marriage:

Marriages Dec 1870 (>99%)
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ADSHEAD Martha Manchester 8d 412
Stansfield John Manchester 8d 412


Linda

Linda Report 6 Dec 2007 14:26

Martha in 1861:

1861 England Census
about Martha Adshead
Name: Martha Adshead
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Joseph
Gender: Female

Civil Parish: Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Manchester
Sub-registration district: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 63
Household Members: Name Age
Daniel Jas Adshead 9
Eliza Alice Adshead 5
John Adshead 15
Joseph Adshead 53
Martha Adshead 11
Peter M Adshead 17
Sarah Ann Adshead 20
S Benjn Adshead 7
Thomas Adshead 13