C'mon, anneelaine.
STEVELEY?
You do mean STAVELEY?
What I've been getting at is that the name could have been STAVELY, though, and the spelling might even have varied. And it could have depended on what the person spelling it knew -- for instance, your mum's mother might have thought it was spelled Staveley, even if it was Stavely.
Really, though, spelling counts, for names, when you are asking questions, even just so we know who spelled a name how, and when.
Is there any chance you might answer the several questions that have been asked?
It was even pointed out to you in your older Genforum post that if you don't give the informatin you have, people aren't likely to be able to help.
We don't know what you know. If you want us to help, you have to tell us what you know. The story is very clear to you, but you have not told it clearly.
Was my summary correct? --
Charles and anneelaine's mum's mother met during the war in about 1917.
He was in the military (English? Canadian?)
They weren't married.
anneelaine's mother was born as a result of their relationship.
-- is that correct?
-- maybe you could just give us your mum's first name so we have a way to refer to her
Either there is info about Charles on anneelaine's mum's birth certificate, or annelaine's mum mother told her things about Charles, like that he was Canadian and that he was a violin maker and maybe his age.
-- where does the information come from?
Charles went back home after the war or went to Canada even if he was not from Canada.
Charles returned to England, or at least went back to see anneelaine's mum in England, and wanted to take her to Canada, but did not.
I think we are pretty sure that anneelain'es mum was born in England, to unmarried parents, and her father was in the military in WWI.
?
And *where* in England did all this happen? It probably doesn't really matter, as Charles would have been away from home (wherever home was) while in the military, but it could still be of interest.
