FAMILY HISTORY: KNOTT
THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM JOHN STACEY
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| At the time of the 1881 and 1891 Censuses, William John Stacey was living with his parents. Sometime
after 1891 he married his first wife and was a widower by 1899, when he married Ellen Prince. On the night of the 1901 Census William John was serving at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. Ellen was at home with her son in Weymouth: |
| 1901 CENSUS OF THE ROYAL NAVY: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William J Stacey | Crew | Married | M | 29 | L Sto. | Bow, London |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Serving at HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth. (RG13-984, folio 124, page 12) |
| 2: | William was a Leading Stoker, abbreviated to "L Sto" on the schedule. |
| 3: | HMS Excellent was and is a training facility for the Royal Navy and is a shore station on Whale Island. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.ancestry.co.uk. |
| 1901 CENSUS OF WEYMOUTH, DORSET, ENGLAND: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Ellen Stacey | Head | Married | F | 31 | - | Dorchester, Dorset |
| Ernest Stacey | Son | - | M | 3 | - | Weymouth, Dorset |
| Arthur Prince | Nephew | - | M | 12 | Errand Boy | Dorchester, Dorset |
| James Stacey | Brother | - | M | 15 | Errand Boy | London, Middlesex |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 10 Glen Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset. (RG13-1994; Folio: 98; Page: 5) |
| 2: | James Stacey was actually Ellen's brother-in-law, the younger brother of her husband William John. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.ancestry.co.uk. |
| By the night of the 1911 Census, William John was still in the Royal Navy, then serving aboard a Torpedo Boat. Ellen was at their home in Weymouth with the children: |
| 1911 CENSUS OF THE ROYAL NAVY: | ||||
| NAME: | CONDITION: | AGE: | RANK OR RATING: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William John Stacey | Married | 37 | Petty Officer 1st Class | Launceston |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Serving aboard His Majesty's Torpedo Boat no. 105. |
| 2: | The place of birth is incorrect. Perhaps someone misheard London as Launceston, which is in Cornwall. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.findmypast.co.uk. |
| 1911 CENSUS OF WEYMOUTH, DORSET, ENGLAND: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Ellen Stacey | (blank) | Married | F | 42 | None | Dorchester, Dorset |
| Ernest H W Stacey | Son | - | M | 13 | Scholar | Dorchester, Dorset |
| Nellie G Stacey | Daughter | - | F | 3 | Scholar | Dorchester, Dorset |
| Louie Prince | Boarder | Married | F | 22 | None | Gloucester |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 11 Trinity Road, Weymouth, Dorset. |
| 2: | Ellen was listed as married 13 years and the mother of 3 children with two living and one dead. |
| 3: | Louie (or Louise) Prince had been married less than one year and had no children. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.findmypast.co.uk. |
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