James Ernest Stafford (1878)

Born 29 Mar 1878 in Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Canada

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Biography

James Ernest Stafford was born in Staveley or Barrow Hill, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire on the 29th March 1878^[1], and baptised in Brimington, Derbyshire on the 28th April 1878 (father James, mother Mary Jane)^[2]; he emigrated to Canada in 1906^[3][4], living in London, Ontario as a lodger at the residence of his future wife.

On 3rd January 1918 he was drafted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force^[1], although it is not clear whether he was sent to Europe - his draft papers claim he was 5 years younger than his birth record (what was the age limit on the Canadian forces at the time, did he lie to make himself eligible, as he would have been approaching 40?), and the second page of his military record is not present on the website in the above source. He married Mary Elizabeth (Pickering) Bowyer in London, Middlesex, Ontario on 6th September 1921^[5]. He was still living in London, Ontario in 1945 where he appears on the electoral register as retired^[6].

Census Records

1881 England Census

Son of head of household

Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire^[7]

1891 England Census

Son of head of household

Father's Help (James Stafford was a Milk Seller & Carrier)

Alvaston, Shardlow, Derbyshire^[8]

1901 England Census

Boarder (household of Isaac and Emma Tunnicliffe)

Railway Fireman

Derby, Derbyshire^[9]

1911 Canada Census

Lodger (household of Albert and Elizabeth Bowyer)

London, Middlesex, Ontario^[3]

1921 Canada Census

Lodger (household of Mary Bowyer)

Civil Servant

London, Middlesex, Ontario^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Library and Archives Canada: Service Files of the First World War, 1914-1918 - Canadian Expeditionary Force: James Ernest Stafford 3130336
2. ↑ familysearch.org: England Births and Christenings 1538-1975 [1]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Census of Canada 1911: London, Middlesex, Ontario (District 94, Subdistrict 24, 50 William St) familysearch.org
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Census of Canada 1921: London, Middlesex, Ontario (District 101, Subdistrict 39, 50 William St)
5. ↑ familysearch.org: Ontario Marriages 1869-1927 (with image): Licence granted 26th August, marriage 6th September [2]
6. ↑ ancestry.co.uk: Canada, Voters List 1935-1980, 1945, James E Stafford, London, Ontario
7. ↑ England Census 1881: Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (RG11, Piece 3434, Folio 72, Page 47)
8. ↑ England Census 1891: Alvaston, Shardlow, Derbyshire (RG12, Piece 2722, Folio 44, Page 21)
9. ↑ England Census 1901: Derby, Derbyshire (RG13, Piece 3216, Folio 144, Page 33)