Thread: STEINHOFIL to STANFIELD

Hi
My brick wall is so high its getting harder to climb!! I am in need of a LOT of HELP from you please in finding my illusive Granfather and my husbands Gt. Granparents???

Starting with ROGER'S family we have recently found that some time ago (we can only assume before or during WW1 )the family name had been changed from
STEINHOFIL to STANFIELD
ROGER's father was ALLEN born in 1921 in TOXTETH PARK LIVERPOOL
ALLEN'S father was WILLIAM H STANFIELD born c1894 and was either a carpenter or someone working with wood (ALLEN's Mother was ANNIE MASSEY born c1894) we believe all born in the Liverpool area.
ALLEN had a brother RAYMOND C born 1923 in WEST DERBY LIVERPOOL. They both understand their father had something to do with a Sawmill (could have been a family business) in Wigan Rd NEW SPRINGS in WIGAN????? I cannot find this place.
We have no other information about them to be sure of tracing the right family?? PLEASE CAN YOU HELP???

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME????????????????????

many thanks (Hopefully) in advance
Val

Originally Posted by lavender

can anyone tell me how to edit a thread on here please?????????
I have put on the above thread the names the wrong way around!!!!
Val

Val can I help you with this edit of yours?...Just tell me whats what and I can edit for you.


Marion

This should give you a start:

1901 England Census
Name: William Steinhofil Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1893 Relation: Son
Father's name: Charles Steinhofil Mother's name: Emily Steinhofil
Gender: Male
Where born: London; Limehouse, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Toxteth Park Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas
County/Island: Lancashire Country: England
Street address: 51, Northumberland Street, Toxteth Park
Occupation: Machinist Woodwork (father)
Registration district: Toxteth Park Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park
ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Household schedule number: 28
Charles Steinhofil (Germany subject)
52 Emily Steinhofil 41
Louis Steinhofil 12 John Steinhofil 10 Bertha Steinhofil 9
William Steinhofil 8 (mother and Children all Limehouse
London Middlesex)
Maud Steinhofil 4 Emily Steinhofil 1 (Born Liverpool)

You will find Charles on the 1891 Census in Poplar - occ coffee house keeper

This should allow you to follow Emily's line:

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: Charles Steinhofel Age: 38 Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Spouse Name: Emily Rebecca Leary Spouse Age: 28
Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1887
Parish: St Anne, Limehouse County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Louis Steinhofel occ Wheelwright
Spouse Father Name: James William Leary occ button turner
Address both 105 Salmon Lane

This link may be of help re the sawmill, Val.

Worrall's Wigan and District Directory, 1881 :: wiganworld

The area was riddled with collieries, all of which needed pit props etc, and I also think an amount of (canal) boat building went on, so there were a few.