Surname Saturday - Staniforth

 This is my mam's family name.

Family Origins

This Coat of Arms was taken from

“Burke’s General Armory” compiled by

“Sir Bernard Burke” C.B.; LL.D;,

Ulster King of Arms to the Queen (1842)

Staniforth

Variants Stanford, Staniford, Staniforth, Stainforth. A locality name meaning ‘of Stanford’, from parishes found in the south of England. This name is of English descent and is found in many ancient manuscripts in the above country. Examples of such are an Adam de Stanford, County Oxfordshire, who was recorded in the ‘Hundred Rolls’, England, in the year 1273 and a Symon de Stanford, County Huntingdonshire, was also recorded in the same year in this ancient document. Names were recorded in these ancient documents to make it easier for their overlords to collect taxes and to keep records of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired land by either force or gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. Other examples of this name were found in the person of a Florentia de Stanforde, County Somerset, who was recorded in ‘Kirby’s Quest’, in the reign of Edward III and a Thomas Stanniford was recorded in the University of Oxford, in the year 1622.

my Uncle Doug

Douglas Staniforth

(aka Tommy)

Douglas should have been named Thomas Elijah Fairbanks Staniforth but because my grandpa (Colin) and a friend of his Mr Buxton got a bit tiddly before registering the baby they named him Douglas because they knew it had something to do with the actor Douglas Fairbanks; Douglas grew up with his mam and others calling him Tommy.

Below is a picture of the Staniforth family minus one - Sonia Kathleen was away being a nurse.

on the left as you look at it - Kathleen (nee Betts), Colin, Juanita Gertrude,  Betty Marina, Gordon Barry, Enid Hidebrand, (behind Enid) James Colin, Olive Mary, Douglas.

All information was from my mam (Olive Mary nee Staniforth)

My 2nd Great Grandparents

Thomas Staniforth

Eliza (nee Hutchinson)

Because I don’t have much information on the above I’m going to tell you about their whole family, which as you will see isn’t much.

Thomas was born about 1840. On 4 October 1864 Thomas’ occupation was Bricklayer (Journeyman). In 1886 Thomas’ occupation was a Stone Mason. Thomas died before 1887. (It says on Elijah’s marriage certificate that his father is deceased.)

Eliza was born about 1840.

Thomas and Eliza had two children (as far as I know)

Elijah (my great grandfather)

Minnie was born about 1865. Minnie around 1909 married William Humphrey.

Minnie and William had a child

Clarence Gilbert was born in October 1909 at Sileby, Leicestershire, England. On 3 April 1911 Clarence Gilbert lived with Elijah and his family, (I have been told that Clarence got left on my great grandparents doorstep). Clarence Gilbert married Millicent Audrey (nee Moss) in 1934. Clarence Gilbert died on 21 June 1944 at Burma, he has no known grave; his name is on the Rangoon Memorial.

All information was found on www.ancestry.co.uk, family members, twgpp.org & certificates.

Great Grandparents

My Great Grandparents –

Elijah Staniforth

Henrietta (nee Bradley)

Elijah Staniforth was born on 4^th October 1864 at Whittles Gard, Drummond Street, Leicester, England, he married Henritta Ellen (nee Bradley) on the 26^th September 1887 at The Registry Office, Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England. On the 5^th April 1891 his occupation was a Brick Yard Fireman at Sileby Brick Yard, on the 31^st March 1901 and also on the 3 Apr 1911 his occupation was a Brick burner. Elijah died on the 7^th June 1921, he is buried with two of his daughters Minnie Matilda and Mary Hannah. They are buried in grave plot C60 in Sileby Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Sileby, Leicestershire, England.

Henrietta Ellen (nee Bradley) was born in March 1868 at Sileby, Leicestershire, England. On the 2 April 1871 she lived with her family at 38 Barrow Road, Sileby and she was a scholar. On the 29^th November 1874 she lived with her family in Church Lane, Sileby; on 3 April 1881 she lived with her family in Back Lane, Sileby. After she got married to Elijah Staniforth, they lived at 78 Cossington End, Sileby, on 31 March 1901 and also on 3 Apr 1911 they lived at 39 Cemetery Road, Sileby. Henrietta died on the 9^th February 1951 in Leicestershire, England, she is buried with her daughter Clara. They are buried in grave plot C417nc in Sileby Cemetery.

Elijah and Henrietta Ellen had 8 children

Mary Hannah          born March 1888 Sileby            died 26 Oct 1905 Leicestershire

Isabella Dora           born June 1889 Sileby               died 21 March 1933 Leicester

Collin                        born 8 December 1890 Sileby       died 26 March 1974 Cossington

Minnie Matilda      born December 1892 Sileby          died 22 May 1894 Sileby

James                      born March 1895 Sileby             died 24 May 1917 France

Clara                        born March 1898 Sileby            died 21 March 1967 Leicestershire

Gertrude                 born March 1900 Sileby            died 18 June 1931 Leicestershire

Hetty Matilda         born December 1902                died 17 July 1978 Barrow upon Soar

most information was found on www.ancestry.co.uk

My Grandparents

My Grandparents are –

Kathleen (nee Betts)

Collin Staniforth (when he got enlisted he dropped one 'L' from his name)

Daisy Maud (nee Morris)

Sidney John Brown

Kathleen was born on 18^th June 1895 in Sileby, Leicestershire, England.  I don’t remember anything about her as I only just turned one when she died, I don’t know if I ever called her Grandma or Nana.

Kathleen died of Cancer on 7 July 1970.

Colin was born on 8^th December 1891 in Sileby, Leicestershire, England. I don’t remember a lot about him, I had just turned six when he died on 26 March 1974. I do remember how he used to peel an apple from top to bottom without breaking the skin and also he won me a teddy and asked me what I was going to call him and I said Colin after you Grandpa.

Colin was in the Leicestershire Regiment in World War 1 he was awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1915 Star.

Colin and Kathleen got married in 1919 at St Mary Church, Sileby, Leicestershire, England.

 They  had 9 children.

Daisy Maud (nee Morris) was born in 1891  Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. I never knew my Grandma Brown. She died in 1936 at Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

Sidney John was born 29 June 1889  Shotswell, Oxfordshire, England although by the time he got christened Shotswell was in Warwickshire (the border had been changed).Sidney was christened on 18 August 1889. I never knew my Granddad Brown. He died on 29 August 1971.

Sidney was in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in World War 1 he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

Sidney John and Daisy Maud got married on 6 July 1912 at Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

They had 8 children.

Both Colin & Sidney John were awarded the Silver War Badge - 

Sidney John Brown was discharged from the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 27.2.19, he enlisted on 21.3.13, cause of discharge - Wounds, Age 28, Sidney served overseas.

Colin Staniforth was discharged from Leicestershire Regiment on 13.6.18, he enlisted on 10.5.15, cause of discharge - Wounds, Age 27, Colin served overseas.