Burials St. Mary Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

[Johnrav]

I am attempting to trace my ancesters, the Staveley and Law families of Melton Mowbray, namely Christopher Staveley and John Law and his wife Virtue.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Johnrav

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s & Welcome to Rootschat……

NO Staveley Burials found either in St: Mary’s Melton
or any where close to Melton.

A bit better for John Law. …….

1828.
St: Mary’s Parish. Melton Mowbray.
Parish Burial Register Entry No’. 742.

John Law.
Abode. ….Melton Mowbray.
11th. June.
Aged. ….44.

Or …….

1885
St Egelwin’s Parish Church.
SCALFORD.

Burial Register Entry No'. 717.

John Law.
Abode. …Scalford.
17th. May.
Aged. ….47.

I have asked the Moderator to move this thread from the completed section to the correct Section
This will help others to help you. ….

MIKE. …….

[Johnrav]

Thank you Mike for your prompt reply, you have hit the nail on the head with my John Law of Melton Mowbray. I have just received an email from Canada to say Christopher Staveley died 1801 and is buried at St. Wulfram, Grantham, Lincolnshire, I will have to try and check this out.
Christopher was an Architect, Engineer & Sculpter working on churches throughout the area.

Thank you once again

John

[Mike from Leicester]

“ Your very welcome” ….John.

Re Christopher’s burial. …….
Try asking on the “ Lincolnshire Section. “ on this site……

Someone night be able to help you with the details…….

Good Luck……

MIKE. …..  

[Johnrav]

Thank you Mike, I put a request in on the Lincolnshire site this afternoon.
Thanks for your wish to help, I only wish I could return some help to you,
there are still some good people around and you are one of them.

Kind regards

John

[birchwood]

Hi I'm just doing a survey of the Melton Mowbray church yard.Burials ceased there in 1899. So Melton cemetry might have some information from then
There is one large tomb to Christopher Staveley and his wife Sarah. I would guess there are other members of the family there too.
Not east to read but early 1800.

[birchwood]

Hi just found a site on the internet all about Staveley families. I just googled Christopher Staveley.


Now in reference to the tomb in Melton Mowbray
I'm sure I can read Dunsmore and Draper on it as well.

This Christopher married to Sarah Hill was born 1726 I think
Their daughter Ann Married William Dunsmore ,Daughter Sarah married John Draper , Bridgett married William Adcock ,Christopher married Lucy ? then Ruth?(Loughborough connection) there was a Mary and an Edward who designed Nottingham Park and also an Elizabeth who married John Hickson.

In the churchyard there is a Bridget+ William Adcock and also a pinnacle to the Hickson family which mentions Elizabeth as a daughter of Christopher Staveley.
Hope this helps

[Johnrav]

Thank you so much Birchwood for setting my mind at rest on clarifying for me the place of rest of Christopher Staveley b. 1726, my 4th Gt Grandfather, also my 3rd Gt Grandfather William Adcock & Elizabeth Staveley. I live near Southport Lancashire, this year I hope to have a holiday at Melton Mowbray and to take some photos of their tombstones, also the Hickson Pinnacle, I have all these names you gave me on my family tree. John Hickson was a Banker at Melton Mowbray, his son Thomas built Staveley House at Nottingham Road.
Once again thank you for your kindness.

John

[jadzia]

Hello Birchwood,

I was very interested to read you are doing a survey of the Melton Mowbray Churchyard, Is there any where to be able to view the work you have done online? I am interested in the names of Barratt (& other spelling variations), Short & Winter/Winters who were buried there & I would love to know if they have headstones. I am unable to visit Melton myself. Any help you could offer me would be very much appreciated. Thank you