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Ashley Baptisms 1684-1812
1721 Thomas the Son of
Francis Stafford & Mary his wife baptized Nov 8
1723 Hannah the Daughter
of Frans Stafford & Mary his wife baptised
1726 Mary the Daughter
of Francis Stafford & Mary his Wife was Baptized Apr 14th
1728 Frances the Daughter
of Francis Stafford & Mary his wife was Baptized Nov the 22nd
1730 Francis the
Son of Francis and Mary Stafford was Baptized Aug 29th
1732 Elizabeth the
Daughter of Francis Stafford & Mary his Wife was Baptized Feb 19th
1734 John the Son of
Francis Stafford & Mary his wife was baptized Jun the 5th
1736 Zachariah
the son of Francis Stafford & Mary his wife was baptized Jul 11
1753 Mary the Daughter
of Francis & Ann Stafford was baptized March 1st
1755 Thomas Son
of Francis and Ann Stafford was baptized May 19th
1757 Elizabeth the
Daughter of Francis and Ann Stafford was baptized Jun 5th
Mary
the Daughter of John and Ann Stafford was baptized August 14th
1759 Francis the
Son of Francis Stafford and Ann his wife was baptized July 8th
(Note : This entry is not on
the IGI)
1761 Hannah the
Daughter of Francis Stafford and Ann his wife was baptized April 26th
1763 Thomas the
Son of John and Ann Stafford was baptized May 16th
Susannah
the Daughter of Francis and Ann Stafford was baptised September 4th
1766 Zacharias the
Son of John Stafford and Ann his wife was baptized March 31
1768 Joseph the Son
of John Stafford and Ann his wife was baptized July 10th
1771 Hannah Daughter
of John & Ann Stafford was baptized March 24th
1780 Elizabeth Daughter
of Thomas and Jane Stafford was baptized Nov 12
1782 Francis the
Son of Thos and Jane Stafford was Baptized Sep 15th
1793 John Son of Wilson
and Jane Stafford was baptized August 4
1798 Samuel Son of
Wilson & Jane Stafford was baptized December 23
1805 Thomas Son of Wilson
and Jane Stafford was baptized January 6
1812 John son of
William and Priscilla Stafford born Aug 31 (?) baptized Sept 20th
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There is a bundle of scraps of paper from Ashley Church
held in the Archives of the Northamptonshire Records Office. These include
baptism entires:
John son of Thos and Jane
Stafford was baptized Dec 19th 1784
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William son of Wilson and
Jane Stafford was baptized May 13 (1787)
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Ann Daughter of Thomas
and Jane Stafford was Baptized Oct 27 1786
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Jane Daughter of Thos
and Jane Stafford was Baptized August 19
Francis son of Wilson and
Jane Stafford was Baptized Sep 5 1790
This last one is on the back of a note to Tho. Kirby from R Faurr (?) who was about to set out on a journey from which he would not return for several months. Dated Aughust 25.
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All Stafford in register 1814 to about 1839. This is held in vestry of Ashley Church (Ref-03-Nov-1999-09)
14 Sep 1814 Charles
William & Priscilla Stafford Ashley Wheelwright &
Carpenter
20 Dec 1816 Priscilla
William & Priscilla Stafford Ashley Carpenter
16 Nov 1817 Joseph
Francis & Anne Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
23 May 1819 Thomas
William & Priscilla Stafford Ashley Carpenter
23 May 1819 Samuel
Francis & Anne Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
22 Apr 1821 William
William & Priscilla Stafford Ashley Carpenter
11 May 1823 Benjamin
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
29 May 1824 Henry
William & Priscilla Stafford Ashley Carpenter
20 Apr 1825 Jane
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
23 May 1827 Benjamin
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
25 Dec 1831 Ephraim
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
25 Dec 1831 Mary
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
25 Dec 1833 John
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
24 Apr 1836 Anne
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
26 Feb 1837 Wilson
Francis & Ann Stafford
Ashley Carpenter
27 Jan 1839 Martha
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
27 Jan 1839 Rebecca
Francis & Anne Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
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Bishops Transcripts for Ashley 1839 onwards (1813-1874 missing 1841
& 1870)
16 Jun 1844 Wilson
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
26 Jul 1846 Thomas
Samuel & Martha Stafford Ashley
Carpenter
18 Nov 1855 Emily
Benjamin & Elizabeth Stafford Ashley Carpenter
19 Sep 1858 William
John & Ann Stafford
Ashley Baker
14 Nov 1858 George John
Benjamin & Elizabeth Stafford Ashley Carpenter
20 Nov 1859 Amelia Jane
John & Ann Stafford
Ashley Baker
3 Nov 1861 Jane
Benjamin & Elizabeth Stafford Ashley Carpenter
29 Aug 1862 Charlotte Ann
John & Ann Stafford
Ashley Baker
12 Jun 1864 Martha Ann
Benjamin & Elizabeth Stafford Ashley Carpenter
13 Nov 1864 Alice
John & Ann Stafford
Ashley Baker
16 Jul 1865 John
John & Ann Stafford
Ashley Baker
12 Feb 1871 William Proctor
Wilson & Mary Stafford
Ashley Baker
From Banns Index (1754-1817) at Northants Record Office
1755 William Sherman of Stoke Albany and Mary
Stafford of this Parish
16 Mar / 23 Mar / 30 Mar
1757 Zacharias Stafford
& Elizabeth Timson both of this Parish
27 Feb / 6 Mar / 13 Mary
1780 Thomas Stafford
& Jane Ward both of this Parish
28 May / 4 Jun / 11 Jun
1782 John Stafford & Elizabeth Wignall both of this Parish
27 Oct / 3 Nov / 10 Nov
1807 Francis Stafford & Sarah Smalley both of this Parish
4 Oct / 11 Oct / 18 Oct
1811 William Stafford
Bachelor & Priscilla Underwood, Spinster, both of this Parish
10 Nov / 17 Nov / 24 Nov
1812 Thomas Stafford of this Parish and Elizabeth Bent spinster
of Drayton in the Parish of Bringhurst, Leics.
19 Apr / 26 Apr / 3 May
1816 Francis Stafford batchelor
of this parish & Ann Freestone, Spinster of the said parish
27 Oct / 3 Nov / 10 Nov
One entry from registers, remainder from marriage index (1754-1812)
Marriage register is still in the Church.
31 Mar 1755
William Shearman of Stoke Albany & Mary
Stafford of this Parish
by [Me] !!!
Witnesses- William Wright, Robert Shearman
11 Apr 1757
Zacharias Stafford &
Elizabeth Timson both of this parish by banns
By Banns
Witnesses George Wignall, John Clifton
9 May 1757
John Stafford & Ann Tolton
both of this Parish by Licence
By Licence
Witnesses Geo. Wignall, Francis Stafford
14 Jun 1780
Thos Stafford &Jane Ward
both of this Parish by banns
By Banns
Witneses : William Ward, Thos. Kirby
13 Nov 1782
John Stafford, Widower &
Elizabeth Wignall, Widow both of this parish by banns
By Banns
Witnesses ? Fran. Berry, Thos. Kirby
22 Oct 1807
Francis Stafford & Sarah Smalley both of this Parish by banns
Witnesses ? Jonathan Burt, John Stafford
26 Nov 1811
William Stafford & Priscilla
Underwood both of this Parish by banns
By Banns
Witnesses ? Thos. Kirby, Thos. Stafford
17 Nov 1817
Francis Stafford batchelor of
the Parish of Ashley in the County of Northamptonshire
and
Ann Freestone spinster of the Parish of Ashley
were married in this Parish Church by Banns this seventeenth Day of
November in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen
by me ______
signed Francis Stafford
her mark
in the presence of John Stafford
Mary Clark
All Stafford entries in the Burial register 1813-1905 held in the vestry
of the Church and the copies held at the NTH record office of 1678-1732
and 1733-1812.
The final column is added - this indicates approximage year of birth.
Many have been checked against the Bishops' transcripts.
Stafford, Frances
24 Nov 1728
Daughter of Francis & Mary
Stafford, Elizabeth
22 Feb 1732
Infant
Stafford, Francis
21 Nov 1750
Shoe Maker
Stafford, Mary
9 Sep 1758
Widow
Stafford, Hannah
10 Apr 1771
Infant
Stafford, Ann
24 Jan 1772
Stafford, Ann
9 Sep 1779
Stafford, Eliz
13 May 1794
Stafford, Francis
16 Feb 1806
Stafford, Joseph
3 Apr 1816 47 1768
Stafford, Ann
29 Aug 1815 83? 1732 (age may be 53 or 63)
Stafford, Priscilla
24 Mar 1822 3 1819
Stafford, Benjamin
22 Jan 1824 1 1823
Stafford, Elizabeth
16 Jun 1824 92 1732
Stafford, Jane
23 Jan 1825 60 1765
Stafford, Mary
30 Jan 1825 71 1754
Stafford, Samuel
10 Dec 1827 20 1807
Stafford, Elizabeth 23 Oct 1828 41
1787
Stafford, Thomas
12 Sep 1830 75 1755
Stafford, Elizabeth
4 May 1834 27 1807
Stafford, Wilson
27 Jun 1835 77 1758
Stafford, Wilson
17 Jul 1838 1 1837
Stafford, Jane
30 Jan 1850 90 1760
Stafford, Ann
11 Jul 1852 55 1797
Stafford, Elizabeth 6 Sep 1854
72 1782
Stafford, William
14 Aug 1860 1 1859
Stafford, Agnes Jane
2 Dec 1862 2y+1m 1860
Stafford, John George
19 Mar 1863 4 ? 1859
Stafford, Francis
28 Oct 1863 73 1790
Stafford, Jane
9 Jan 1864 2 1862
Stafford, Charlotte Ann 13
Oct 1864 2 1862
Stafford, John
25 Oct 1864 31 1833
Stafford, Martha
16 Dec 1864 64 1800
Stafford, Thomas
12 Apr 1872 73 1799 (Bishops transcript says
83)
Stafford, Elizabeth
31 Mar 1875 54 1821
Stafford, Samuel
28 Feb 1877 78 1799
Stafford, Benjamin
22 Feb 1883 55 1828
Stafford, Thomas
31 Jul 1899 53 1846
Stafford, Ann
16 Jun 1905 71 1834
Stafford, Alice
18 Sep 1911 48 1863
RG4/889 1781 -1836
Name born baptised parents parish
Mary
19 Sep 1792 4 Nov 1792 Thomas & Jane
Ashley
William
15 Mar 1794 13 Apr 1794 Thomas & Jane
Ashley
Hannah
6 Apr 1796 1 May 1796 Thomas & Jane
Ashley
Sussannah
28 Dec 1797 21 Jan 1798 Thomas & Jane
Ashley
Edward
28 Jan 1804 1 Apr 1804 Thomas & Jane
Ashley
Samuel
11 Dec 1807 21 Feb 1808 Thomas & Jane
Ashley
Thomas
9 Oct 1821 3 Mar 1822 Francis & Catherine Sutton
Mary
7 May 1823 29 Jun 1823 William & Lucy
Weston by Welland
Francis
26 Sep 1823 23 Nov 1823 Francis & Catherine Sutton
Jane
3 Feb 1825 15 May 1825 William & Lucy
Weston by Welland
Phebe
29 Aug 1825 4 Feb 1827 Francis & Catherine
Sutton
John
16 Nov 1826 19 Aug 1827 William & Lucy
Weston by Welland
Ebenezer
18 Jun 1829 20 Jun 1829 William & Lucy
Weston by Welland
Samuel
20 Dec 1827 12 Jul 1829 Francis & Catherine Sutton
Samuel
20 May 1831 25 Sep 1831 Edward & Elizabeth
Ashley
Lucy
21 Mar 1830 28 Jun 1832 Francis & Catherine Sutton
Mary Ann
30 May 1832 28 Jun 1832 Francis & Catherine Sutton
Elizabeth
30 May 1832 28 Jun 1832 Francis & Catherine Sutton
Mary
25 Sep 1832 21 Oct 1832 Edward & Elizabeth
Ashley
Charles
7 Apr 1834 13 Jul 1834 Thomas & Catherine Sutton
William
7 Sep 1835 29 May 1836 William
& Sarah Weston by Welland
Baptisms:
15 Apr 1744 Ffrancis ye son of Ffrancis Stafford and Joyce his wife
was then baptized.
15 Mar 1746 Thomas the son of Francis Stafford and Joyce his wife was
then baptized.
29 Sep 1749 William ye son of Francis and Joyce Stafford was baptized
Marriages:
4 Nov 1729 Robert Barret widower and Elizabeth Stafford both of this
parish, were married
6 Oct 1741 John Haw’s of Brampton and Sarah Stafford were then marryed.
Burials:
17 Jul 1752 Francis Stafford was then buried
17 Sep 1754 Robert the Posthumous son of Francis and Joyce Stafford.
Buried.
Sept Joyce Stafford, widow, died the 5th buried 7th (Didn't record the year)
Catharine Stafford, widow of this parish buried Oct 25 1789 by E Griffin, Rector
These Staffords were living only a few miles from Ashley. I cannot see any direct link but it raises questions about whether some of the identifications made might be incorrect.
Baptisms
Mary the daughter of Francis
Stafford and Mary his wife was baptized the sixteenth day of December Anno
Domi 1716
William the son of Francis
Stafford and Mary his wife was baptized the eigth day of May Anno Dommy
1720
Burials
None found
From Phillimore's Marriage index
14 Oct 1734
Francis Stafford, of Tugby, & Joyce Darman, of Whatborough
10 Oct 1748
Thomas Stafford of Medbourn &
Sarah Howlat of Weston by Welland, Northants
There do not appear to be any parish registers for Laughton prior to
1745. However, there are Bishop’s transcripts which cover:
1564 1572 1580 1604 1606-7 1609 1612-13 1622 1625-30 1632-4 1636-8
1660-7 1672-5 1677 1679-81 1684 1686-8 1690-3 1695 1701 1704-7 1709-24
1726-30 1732-1812 1813-36
Many are duplicated. In a few instances this is helpful and once the
name is different.
Baptisms
2 Oct 1687 Elizabeth the daughter of Edward Bosworth and
Elizth
his wife
1701 Elizabeth the daughter
of Joseph Stafford
7 Feb 1705 Thomas son of Joseph Stafford & Mary his wife
13 Mar 1707 Edward son of Jo: Stafforde Weaver
9 Jun 1707 Thomas son of Joseph Stafforde
24 Jul 1726 Sarah (Elizabeth in copy) Dt of Benjamin Stafford
29 Oct 1727 Mary Dt of John Stafford
6 Jan 1727 Benjamin Son of Ben Stafford
19 Oct 1729 Abraham & Moses sons of John Stafford
20 Oct 1729 Elizabeth Dtr of Ben Stafford
24 Nov 1734 Mary & Hannah Dtrs of Ben & Sarah Stafford
28 Apr 1738 Willm son of Benjamin & Sarah Stafford
2 Apr 1738 John son of Benjamin Stafford
7 Dec 1740 Wm son of Benjamin & Sarah Stafford
Marriages
4 May 1704 Zachariah Stafford
& Elizabeth Bosworth of Laughton Wid (?)
16 Apr 1727 John Leech & Hannah Stafford
24 Feb 1734 Laurence Haines & Mary Stafford
Burials
24 Sep 1690 Edward Bosworth
27 Mar 1711 Joseph son of Joseph Stafforde
3 Aug 1723 Jos: Stafforde
5 Aug 1723 Zech: Stafforde
22 Dec 1727 Mary Stafforde
19 Oct 1729 Moses & Abraham Stafford (baptized the same day)
1 Nov 1729 Elizabeth Stafford
6 May 1732 John Stafford
18 Feb 1734 Hannah Stafford
1 Aug 1736 Willm Stafford
7 May 1738 Hannah Stafford (prob bapt 24 Nov)
25 Apr 1740 Benjamin Stafford
17 Mar 1740 Willm Stafford
11 Jun 1718 ? Appears to be a ref. to John Stafford
Nothing checked beyond 1740
William Stafford of this
Parish widow and
Sarah Smith of this Parish spinster
Were married in this Church by Licence
This first day of November 1830
Witnesses: Abraham Carnell, Mary Stafford
From an index of Baptisms 1694-1812 in the Leicestershire Records Office
15 Jul 1750 Thomas son of
Tho:
Stafford and Sarah his wife
5 Jun 1752 Francis
son of Thos Stafford and Judith his
wife
7 Apr 1754 Judith daughter
of Thos Stafford and Judith his wife
2 Nov 1755 John son
of Thos Stafford and Judith his wife
15 Apr 1757 Mary Daughter
of Thomas Stafford and Judith his wife
19 Feb 1759 Wilson son of
Thos Stafford and Judith his wife
17 Sep 1759 Francis son of
John
Stafford and Ann his wife
9 Jan 1761 Joseph son
of Tho’s Stafford and Judith his wife
10 Sep 1763 William son of
Tho’s and Judith Stafford named June 5th baptized Sepbr 10
21 Dec 1773 John son of
Thos
and Alice Stafford
6 Jul 1782 John son
of Francis Stafford and Rebekah
his wife
12 Sep 1784 (Stamp) Meadows
son of Francis and Rebekah Stafford
27 Dec 1786 (Stamp) John
son of Francis and Rebekah Stafford
21 Feb 1792 Rebecca Daur
of Francis and Rebecca Stafford
"No 5 …. Is a composite production, containing (reckoning from
the Baptism side) 4 paper folios, pirnted and spaced for the record of
80 baptisms 1783-89 for each of which a three-penny stamp was required.
(Hence Stamp)"
Thomas Stafford of this parish
and Alice Wade of the same
by Banns 11 Feb 1773
Witnesses : Robt Wade, Francis Stafford, Wm Kirby
William Kirby of this parish and Ann Freestone of the same
by Licence 27 Sep 1773
John Meadows of this parish and Judith
Stafford of the same
by Licence 15 September 1777
Witnesses : Wm Kirby, Francis Stafford
Joshua Freestone of this parish and Mary
Stafford of the same
by Banns 29 January 1781
Witnesses : Francis Stafford, Wm ? Meadows
Francis Stafford of this parish
and Rebekah Meadows of the same
by Licence 20 September 1781
Witnesses : John Meadows, Tho Bashel?
Robert Pateman of the Parish of Medbourn and Rebecca
Stafford of said Parish
by Licence 2 Feb 1810
Witnesses : John Meadows, Elizabeth Granger, John Stafford
From an index of burials 1678-1812 but checked against the registers.
13 Apr 1770 William Stafford
13 Jul 1782 John Stafford
(an infant)
12 Mar 1796 Judith wife
of Thomas Stafford
21 Jun 1796 Thomas Stafford
6 Apr 1801 Rebecca
wife of Francis Stafford
From the burial register 1813-
1 Dec 1814 John Stafford
of Medbourn aged 28
19 Feb 1831 Francis Stafford
of Medbourn aged 78
26 Mar 1853 Sarah Stafford
of Middleton aged 60
17 Jan 1863 Meadows
Stafford of Middleton aged 78
Shearsby Registers ? copy by L N O’Neil
1689
Hannah the daughter of Zacariah
(sic) & Hannah Stafford, was Baptized Jul 28
1691
John Stafford the son of Zaachariah
Stafford and Hanna his wife was baptized May 10th
1693
Francis Stafford son of Zachariah
Stafford and Hannah his wife was baptized the twenthyeth of October
1696
Thomas son of Zachariah Stafford
and Hannah his wife was baptized Jul the twenty sixt.
Extracts taken from the Bishops Transcripts
25 Dec 1761 married
William Stafford & Mary Curtis
8 Apr 1764 baptism & burial
Sarah Stafford daughter of William and Mary
27 Nov 1768 baptism
William Stafford son of William and Mary
26 Dec 1769 burial
William Stafford son of Willliam and Mary
28 Apr 1772 burial
William Stafford son of William and Sarah
1813-1890 Baptism Register at the Northamptonshire Record Office - only certain Stafford entries
Date Child
Parents
Of Occupation
21 Sep 1834 Thomas
Francis & Anne Stafford Weston
Carpenter
22 Sep 1833 Fanny
Francis & Ann Stafford Weston
Carpenter
10 Aug 1828 Anne
Francis & Anne Stafford Weston
Carpenter
1788-1812 Burial Register at the Northampton Record Office
21 Nov 1800 Elizabeth Stafford S60
(? age born c1740)
29 Nov 1800 Thomas Stafford
S63 (? age born c1737)
These may be Thomas and Elizabeth Stafford (96-H) in which case these are not their ages.