William STANTON
1809 - 1872 (~ 62 years)
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Name William STANTON [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Born Apr 1809 Fleet, Dorset, England 
[1, 3, 4, 6] Gender Male Baptism 30 Apr 1809 [3] Address 1851 2 Chapelry West, Weymouth, Dorset, England [6] - Chapelhay was heavily bombed during the second World War and many buildings had to be demolished. Chapelhay takes its name from being the site of an old chapel of St. Nicholas. Hence the original name of Chapelhay Street beside the Old Town Hall was St. Nicholas Street as it led to the chapel. The chapel suffered badly during the Civil War when it was used as a fort and was destroyed not long after. Here again was a scene of heavy fighting and much bloodshed. Very little remains of Chapelhay's previous history. A stone column from the St. Nicholas Chapel is in Weymouth Museum and the original stone steps mentioned by Coker still exist in part but are hidden. The route beside Holy Trinity church up to Chapelhay, known as Chapelhay Steps, has moved from its original setting. A decision was made in 1870 to improve access to Chapelhay and eventually some years later, plans were put forward for this to be carried out and in 1884 some houses just to the west of the church were demolished. At the same time Holy Trinity church was extended and the new approach to Chapelhay was completed in December 1884. http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/oldweymouth.html
Clearly it seems that "Chapelry West" mentioned in the census no longer exists. Perhaps these were the houses to the West of Holy Trinity Church mentioned above that were demolished. Or they may have been further up the hill on Chapelhay. The residence above William's in the census is noted as "Cottage behind Church" which must refer to Holy Trinity Church which was built in 1836.
Occupation 1851 [5, 6, 7] Sailor/ Mariner Residence 1851 Weymouth, Dorset, England [6] Occupation 1858 [2] Seaman Address 1871 35 Richmond Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Occupation 1871 [1] General Labourer; Formerly Mariner Died Mar 1872 Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Person ID I313 My Genealogy Last Modified 27 Aug 2018
Father Jacob STANTON, b. Abt 1782, Upwey, Dorset, England , d. 24 Sep 1860, Fleet, Dorset, England (Age ~ 78 years) Relationship natural Mother Rebecca DAMON, b. Abt 1789, Fleet, Dorset, England , d. 26 Feb 1869, Fleet, Dorset, England (Age ~ 80 years) Relationship natural Family ID F139 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Theriza DONOVAN, b. 1812, Cork, Ireland Children 1. Jane STANTON, b. Abt 1838, Ireland [natural]2. James STANTON, b. 1842, Cork, Ireland [natural]3. Rebecca Teresa STANTON, b. Abt 1845, Cork, Ireland , d. Between Apr and Jun 1912, Southampton, Hampshire, England [natural]4. William John STANTON, b. 13 Apr 1851, Chapelry, Weymouth, Dorset, England [natural]Last Modified 27 Aug 2018 Family ID F141 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Chapelhay was heavily bombed during the second World War and many buildings had to be demolished. Chapelhay takes its name from being the site of an old chapel of St. Nicholas. Hence the original name of Chapelhay Street beside the Old Town Hall was St. Nicholas Street as it led to the chapel. The chapel suffered badly during the Civil War when it was used as a fort and was destroyed not long after. Here again was a scene of heavy fighting and much bloodshed. Very little remains of Chapelhay's previous history. A stone column from the St. Nicholas Chapel is in Weymouth Museum and the original stone steps mentioned by Coker still exist in part but are hidden. The route beside Holy Trinity church up to Chapelhay, known as Chapelhay Steps, has moved from its original setting. A decision was made in 1870 to improve access to Chapelhay and eventually some years later, plans were put forward for this to be carried out and in 1884 some houses just to the west of the church were demolished. At the same time Holy Trinity church was extended and the new approach to Chapelhay was completed in December 1884. http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/oldweymouth.html
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Event Map 
Born - Apr 1809 - Fleet, Dorset, England 
Residence - 1851 - Weymouth, Dorset, England 
Died - Mar 1872 - Southampton, Hampshire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 1871 Census 
1851 Census
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Notes - 07/11
Unable to locate William STANTON on the 1841 (he would still have been in Ireland) or 1861 census or in any crew lists searched. It is possible he is away at sea in 1861, there is a William STANTON of roughly the right age on a vessel with the Royal Navy at this time but he is recorded as born Stonehouse, Devon.
03/09
"Post Office General Directory- the County and City of Cork 1842-43 containing The Names, Seats and Post Towns of the nobility,Gentry and Clergy of the County at Large also A New Directory of the several streets, quays, places and lanes as named by the local commissioners,together with Latest general and local post office arrangements" has:
Stanton William & Co,potters, 17 John street
http://myhome.ispdr.net.au/~mgrogan/cork/po.htm
Unsure whether this is the same William since there seem to have been a number of STANTON's in the Cork area at that time.
06/06
British Isles VRI CD has:
STANTON, William Christening
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 30 Apr 1809 Recorded in: Fleet, Dorset, England
Father: Jacob STANTON
Mother: Rebecca
Source: FHL Film 1279496 Dates: 1807 - 1819
08/05
From the 1861 Census I'm guessing that William must be away at sea as Teriza is shown as married and not as a widow! I can't seem to find him anywhere else in the Census.
From the 1871 Census they've obviously moved to Southampton and all the
kids have gone - I looked on Free BMD and this might well be him (or at
least the death of him!):
Surname. First name(s). Age. District. Vol. Page
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Deaths Mar 1872
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STANTON. William. 63. Southampton. 2c. 7
(Graham Turner)
Mervyn 04/03:
1851 Census for Weymouth & Melcombe shows William STAINTON, aged 42,sailor, Theriza,aged 39, Jane, James and Rebecca.
01/05
http://www.bmvdesign.co.uk/opc/wey1851d4b.htm
83; 2 Chapelry West; William STANTON; Head; M; 42; m; Sailor; Dorset Fleet; HO107/1857/350/p17
; Theresa STANTON; Wife; M; 39; f; Ireland; HO107/1857/350/p17
; Jane STANTON; Daur; 15; f; Scholar; Ireland; HO107/1857/350/p17
; James STANTON; Son; 9; m; Scholar; Ireland; HO107/1857/350/p17
; Rebecca STANTON; Daur; 6; f; Scholar; Ireland; HO107/1857/350/p17
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Sources - [S8] 1871 Census, STANTON William; bc1808; & family; RG10 piece 1191 folio 96 page 21.
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
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STANTON, William Head M 63 1808 Dorset
STANTON, Theresa Wife F 60 1811 Ireland
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RG number: RG10
Piece: 1191
Folio: 96
Page: 21
Registration District: Southampton
Sub District: Southampton
Enumeration District: 31
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Civil Parish: St Mary
Municipal Borough: Southampton
Address: Richmond Street, St Mary, Southampton
County: Hampshire - [S12] Marriage Certificate, HOWELL, Frederick; & STANTON, Jane; 1858.
- [S48] Parish Records, STANTON, William; bc1809; Baptism 1809; STANTON, Jane; bc1811; Baptism 1811; Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/FLE: RE 1/1 Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line].
Name: William Stanton
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 30 Apr 1809
Parish: Fleet
Father's Name: Jacob Stanton
Mother's name: Rebecca Stanton
"William, son of Jacob and Rebecca STANTON, publickly baptised 30th April 1809"
Name: Jane Stanton
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 18th August 1811
Parish: Fleet
Father's Name: Jacob Stanton
Mother's name: Rebecca Stanton
"Jane, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca STANTON, publickly baptised 18th August 1811" - [S130] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), STANTON, William; bc1809; Death; FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index 1837-1915 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), www.ancestry.co.uk, Database online.
Name: William Stanton Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1872 Age at Death: 63 Registration district: Southampton Inferred County: Hampshire Volume: 2c Page: 7 - [S9] Birth Certificate, STANTON, William John; 1851 BXCF537998.
Born: 13th April 1851; Chapelry, Weymouth;
Name: William John;
Sex: Boy;
Name and surname of father: William Stanton;
Name and surname and maiden name of mother: Theriza Stanton formerly Donovan;
Occupation of father: Sailor; - [S126] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), STANTON, William; bc1809; & family; HO107 piece 1857 folio 349 page 17.
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STANTON, Wiliam Head Married M 42 1809 Sailor Fleet Dorset STANTON, Theriza Wife Married F 39 1812 I Ireland STANTON, Jane Daughter F 15 1836 Scholar I Ireland STANTON, James Son M 9 1842 Scholar I Ireland STANTON, Rebecca Daughter F 6 1845 Scholar I Ireland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: HO107 Piece: 1857 Folio: 349 Page: 17 Registration District: Weymouth Sub District: Weymouth Enumeration District: 4B Ecclesiastical Parish: Weymouth Civil Parish: Weymouth Municipal Borough: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Address: 2, Chapely West, Weymouth, Weymouth And Melcombe Regis County: Dorsetshire - [S48] Parish Records, STANTON, William; TARGETT, Caroline; Southampton Parish Register Index; Marriages.
William John Stanton (signs with a X), full age, bach, seaman, 6 John St
(father William Stanton, mariner), married Caroline Targett, 20, spinster, 6
John St (father Richard Targett, labourer) at Holy Trinity Parish by banns,
20 Apr 1873. Witnesses were Richard Targett and Martha Taizard
- [S8] 1871 Census, STANTON William; bc1808; & family; RG10 piece 1191 folio 96 page 21.