STANSFIELD FAMILIES IN BILLINGLEYAt the time this avenue of research was carried out, now some 30 years ago, the unravelling of the history of the 7 acre farm in Billingley proved crucial to understanding this extended family, the descendants of which now extend as far as Australia.
30 Mar 1851 Census: three Stansfield households now in Billingley.
a) Schedule 23: 7 acre farm with Isaac, mother Ann, her grandsonJohn.
b) Schedule 36: David jnr, wife Ann (nee Taylor), John, Sarah,Alice.
c) Schedule 8: at Billingley Green, John, wife Mary, Emma,George.
7 Apr 1861 Census: just one Stansfield household now in Billingley.
Charles, farmer of 7 acres, and Ruth with sons Isaac, labourer, and John.
David and Anne had moved to Cudworth. John and Mary had moved to Doncaster.
2 Apr 1871 Census: three Stansfield households in Billingley once again.
Schedule 14: farming 7 acres, Charles & Ruth, son Isaac.
Schedule 33: their son Thomas & Eliza (nee Denmar), Sarah Ann, George.
c) Schedule 3: having moved back again, David and Ann (nee Taylor), Seth, Amos,Mary.
3 Apr 1881 Census: now four Stansfield households in Billingley.
Schedule 15: farming 7 acres, Ruth and son Isaac.
Schedule 4: David and Ann (nee Taylor) and granddaughter.
Schedule 36: Ruth's son Thomas and Eliza (nee Denmar), George, William.
Schedule 27: Amos and Frances Harriet (nee Miles), William Arthur, Beatrice.
TRANSCRIPTIONS OF CENSUS RETURNS
Note: ages and years of birth are often inaccurate on early Census Returns.
6 June 1841
Address: Billingley, Yorkshire
Registration District: Ecclesfield
Note: Ecclesfield Registration District was only created in 1837 and ceased to exist in 1850.
HOUSEHOLD
Name Sex Age Born Where Born
Stansfield, David M 60 1781 Yorkshire
Stansfield, Ann F 55 1786 Yorkshire
Stansfield, David M 28 1813 Yorkshire
Stansfield, Isaac M 20 1821 Yorkshire
Stansfield, Sarah F 16 1825 Yorkshire
Stansfield, John M 1 1840 Yorkshire (Grandson?)
Stansfield, William M 20 1821 Yorkshire
30 Mar 1851
Address: Billingley Green, Yorkshire
Registration District: Barnsley
HOUSEHOLD
Name Age Born Occupation Where Born
Stansfield, David 38 1813 Agric. Labourer Royston, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Ann 32 1819 Wife East Ardsley, Yorks
Taylor, Maria 7 1844 Step-daughter Morley, Yorkshire
Taylor, Sofia 7 1844 Step Daughter Morley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, John 4 1847 Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Sarah 2 1849 Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Alless 1mth 1851 Billingley, Yorkshire
7 Apr 1861
Address: Lower Cudworth, Yorkshire (Civil Parish)
Ecclesiastical Parish: Monk Bretton in Royston
Registration District: Barnsley
HOUSEHOLD
Name Age Born Occupation Where Born
Stansfield, David 49 1812 Agric. Labourer Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Ann 42 1819 Wife EastArdsley, Yorks
Stansfield, John 14 1847 Farm Servant Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Sarah 12 1849 Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Alice 9 1852 Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Seth 7 1854 Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Amos 4 1857 Darfield, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Mary 11mth 1861 Cudworth, Yorkshire
2 Apr 1871
Address: Billingley, Yorkshire
Registration District: Barnsley
HOUSEHOLD
Name Age Born Occupation Where Born
Stansfield, David 58 1813 Agric. Labourer Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Ann 52 1819 East Ardsley, Yorks
Stansfield, Seth 16 1855 Billingley, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Amos 4 1857 Darfield, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Mary 11 1860 Cudworth, Yorkshire
3 Apr 1881
Address: Billingley, Yorkshire
Registration District: Barnsley
HOUSEHOLD
Name Age Born Occupation Where Born
Stansfield, David 65 1816 Labourer on roads Royston, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Ann 63 1818 Wakefield, Yorkshire
Naylor, Elizabeth 10 1871 Scholar (granddaughter) Ardsley, Yorkshire
5 Apr 1891
Address: Thurnscoe
Registration District: Doncaster
HOUSEHOLD
Name Age Born Occupation Where Born
Stansfield, David 73 1818 Road Labourer Royston, Yorkshire
Stansfield, Martha 73 1818 Wife Cawthorne, Yorkshire
Note: the age given in early census returns is often incorrect, sometimes because of poor memory, but also because people were simply not surrounded by the documentation we are subjected to today. The year of birth is generally extrapolated from the age given in the census during the process of transcription, so it does not corroborate the age given in the census.
