James Stafford

Abt 1813 - 1887  (~ 74 years)

• Name	James Stafford  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1813	Godley Par., Manchester, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1846	York Twp., York Co., Canada
  Residence	1852	York County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada   [2]
  Census	1871	York East, Ontario, Canada
  Census	1881	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Died	17 Jul 1887	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I006	Branch 130 James Stafford b. 1813 Godley Par., Mancester, ENG
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Obadiah Stafford,   b. Derbyshire, England ,   d. Bef 5 Sep 1832
  Family ID	F05	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah,   b. Abt 1816, Ireland
  Census	1851	York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Notes	1851. Listed as Jas Stafford, a labourer, with wife Susan and children Fanny, Obadiah, Edw & John. All Church of England.
  Children	1. Fanny Stafford,   b. Abt 1838, Canada   2. Obadiah Stafford,   b. Oct 1841, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Saskatchewan, Canada   3. Edwin Stafford,   b. Abt 1842, Canada   4. John Stafford,   b. Oct 1850, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1929  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F04	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		1851 York Co., Ohio Census for James Stafford and family Ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Bibliothèques et Archives Canada. Recensement de 1851 (Canada-Est, Canada-Ouest, Nouveau-Brunswick et Nouvelle-Écosse). Bibliothèques et Archives Canada, Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM): Nova Scotia Board of Statistics, 1851. Data imaged from Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. NS Archives and Records Management gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Infringement of this condition may result in legal action. .
  		1887 Ontario Canada Death record for James Stafford July 17 1887 Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007, Online publication - Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1934. MS 935, 496 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths. MS 944, 11 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario. Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records, 1858-1930. MS 940, reels 1-28. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario. Registration of Marriages, 1869-1924. MS 932, reel 128. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .

  
  

• Notes

  I checked all the James Stafford's in the 1871 census and found only one likely candidate to be the father of Obadiah Stafford. In the 1871 census he is a bricklayer living in East York, which was east of Toronto. He is 58 years of age, born in England, Church of England. He lives with his wife, Susan, age 56, also of England; his son John, age 21, born in Ontario; and James Payne, age 58, a black labourer from the United States, who probably worked for James Stafford. All can read and write and have no infirmities. I also found him in a directory. He was living in the village of Doncaster. That village was located just east of the Don River and would be very close to the present Danforth Avenue before it crosses the Don River in Toronto. He was there in the 1871 directory and also in the 1866 directory. He is not included in the 1861 census but is there in 1851 where he is listed as a labourer, born in England, age 39. The other members of the family include his wife, Susan, born in Ireland, age 38, and four children, all born in Canada. They include Fanny, age 14, Obadiah, age 12, Edwin, age ten, and John, age three. They all belong to the Church of England, and they live in a one-story, shanty house. The name, James Stafford also occurs in unfortunate circumstances in the Toronto Herald on January 20, 1848. The newspaper reports that an inquest was held on the body of Mrs. Jane Wheeler who was beaten to death by her husband at James Stafford's below the Don Bridge. I don't have any other information about this incident but this is very likely our James Stafford. The life of a bricklayer was harsh and brutal in those days and was reflected in the life styles of these people. By Jim Stafford, a descendant. 1881. St. Patrick's Ward. Listed as James Stafford, a bricklayer (English) with wife Susannah (Irish). Both Church of England. 1871. Listed as James Stafford, a bricklayer, head of household. Church of England, Anglican.

  
  

• Sources

  [S07435] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007). Online publication - Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1934. MS 935, 496 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths. MS 944, 11 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario. Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records, 1858-1930. MS 940, reels 1-28. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario. Registration of Marriages, 1869-1924. MS 932, reel 128. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. . [S07533] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006). Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Bibliothèques et Archives Canada. Recensement de 1851 (Canada-Est, Canada-Ouest, Nouveau-Brunswick et Nouvelle-Écosse). Bibliothèques et Archives Canada, Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM): Nova Scotia Board of Statistics, 1851. Data imaged from Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. NS Archives and Records Management gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Infringement of this condition may result in legal action. .