William Stanley (1883)

Born 3 Nov 1883 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Swift) Stanley — married 1907 in Parish Church, St Helens, Lancashire, England

Biography

This profile is part of the Stanley Name Study.

William Stanley was born in Lancashire, England.

William Stanley was born on 3 Nov 1883 in St Helens, Lancashire. He was the son of Edward Stanley and Alice (Pilkington) Stanley. He was christened on 5 Dec 1883 at St Mary the Virgin Church in Prescot, Lancashire. The family's address was given as Eccleston, and his father's occupation as collier.

William married Isabella Swift in 1907 at St Helens Parish Church.

Research Notes

Identification of his parents

There were two William Stanleys in the 1901 census who were reasonable matches, but the other one was still living with his parents in 1911, so can be easily eliminated.

Sources

• Baptism listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• Baptism "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTK3-3BV : 9 March 2018, William Stanley, ); citing yr 1879-1887 p 110, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,657,584. Image link https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GZ-B94D-L

• Marriage registration listed in Lancashire Register Office indexes on http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:77Q3-CZM : 6 May 2019), William Stanley in household of Edward Stanley, Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LK-37H : 21 May 2019), William Stanley in household of Edward Stanley, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWY9-C6C : 12 August 2019), Isabellla Stanley in household of William Stanley, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.