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From my research, I can claim descent from William Stacey, a wheelwright who lived in Knottingley at the end of the 18th century. There’s very little information about him. He seems to have been married twice but the identity of his first wife remains a mystery. He had 2 children, John in 1786 and Mary in 1788, before marrying a lady named Frances Hudnell in 1793 and having a further 11 children with her. He died in 1815 and his burial entry in the PRs of St Boltolph suggests he was born circa 1761.
There were just 2 other Stacey families living in Knottingley around the same time as my William.
Joseph Stacey had a son named John baptised at St Botolph’ in 1788. Joseph himself died young and was buried at the same church in 1790, aged 26. This puts his birth year as about 1764 so he was possibly a brother or cousin of my William.
There was also John Stacey who confusingly also married a lady named Frances. John was a wheelwright like my William and he had 11 children with her, all baptised in Knottingley between 1791 and 1811. John was buried in 1829 at St Botolph’s and his burial record puts his year of birth as around 1758.
So I have three men named Stacey, born between 1758 and 1764, all living in Knottingley around the same time. I’ve come to a dead end with my William Stacey but I would like to find the link between these men if there is one. There aren’t any earlier Stacey’s in the PRs for St Botolph’s so I’m not sure they were local originally. Their descendants were mariners and watermen on the river Aire so it’s possible they came from further afield as well. Maybe a fresh pair of eyes will be able to spot something I’ve missed?
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