George Stell, Birth

George Stell, the son of Joseph Stell of Fellane, Keighley Parish, was baptized in the Independent (or Congregational) Church in Keighley on February 30, 1752.

Occupation

George Stell was a woolcomber. Wool combers were connected with the worsted industry.

Connection to the Land Family

George Stell was the father of Ann Stell who married John Sykes. Their son, George Stell Sykes was the father of Elizabeth Sykes who married Law Land.

Marriage

George Stell married Isabelle Lawson, "both of Gomersall" on February 22, 1785 in Birstall parish (BiBT).

Isaelle Lawson: Isabelle (AKA, Tabby and Tabytha) Lawson was living in Gomersall when she married George Stell. There is no record of her birth in Birstall parish.

See Isabelle Lawson and the Lawsons

Children

The George Stell and Isabelle (Tabby, Tabytha) Lawson had:

1. Joseph Lawson Stell (1786-1841) and Lydia Scholefield

   Birth: Joseph Lawson Stell, the son of George Stell of Gomersall, woolcomber, was baptized on May 2, 1786 in Birstall parish (BiBT).

   Occupation: Tailor, 1841 Census. Listed with his sister, Ann Stell Sykes and her husband, John Sykes. See Sykes in the English Censuses

   Marriage of Joseph Stell: Joseph Stell married Lydia Scholefield in Birstall parish on February 9, 1807.

   Children: Joseph Stell and Lydia Stell, of Cleckheaton, had the following children baptized in Independent Chapel in Cleckheaton in Birstall parish:

   1. Martha born on June 11, 1807 and baptized on July 20, 1807 (Independent Chapel Cleckheaton)

      Marriage ???: Martha Stell and Peter Bedford, October 4, 1829. Both x'ed. Witnesses: Jos Chadwick and John Oates, Batley Parish

      Note: There are some problems with Martha Stell and Peter Bedford. The census records indicate that Martha was born circa 1811 not 1807. They also connect Martha with a George Stell born in Morley circa 1778. The 1861 census indicates that Martha was born in Batley.

      Children:

      1. Nimrod Stell Bedford circa 1840
         1871 Census: Troy Road Morley, Nimrod Stell Bedford, head age 31, cloth fuller and his wife Susan age 31, both born Morley
         1881 Census: Albion Street, Morley, Nimrod S Bedford cloth fuller and is wife Susan.
         1891 Census: South Street, Morley, Nimrod S Bedford cloth fuller and is wife Susan.
         1901 Census: South Street, Morley, Nimrod S Bedford woolen cloth fuller.
      2. Hannah Mary 1847
      3. Tom circa 1850
         1891 Census: Cambridge, Morley, Tom Bedford, head, age 42, card cleaner, born Lofthouse, Sarah a wife age age 29, Stoke Stafordshire, Stell, 10, Morley, Oliver, 7, Morley, Thomas, 3 mo., Morley

      1841 Census in Morley: Upper Isle: "George" Stell, age 60 woolen clothier, Peter Bedford, age 30 shoemaker, Martha Bedford age 30, Nimrod Bedford age 2 all born Yorkshire.

      1851 Census: Rathmele Court, Leeds, Peter Bedford, head, age 43, shoemaker West Ardsley, Martha Bedford, wife age 44, born Batley, Nimrod Stell Bedford, age 11, Batley, Hannah M age 4, Batley, Thomas age 2, Stanly cum ----

      1861 Census: Town End Morley, Martha Bedford, head widow, age 51, woolen weaver, born Parish of Batley, Stell son age 21, cloth fuller, Born Parish of Batley, Hannah Mary daughter age 14 woolen weaver, Wakefield, Tom son age 12, scholar, Wakefield

      Question ?: George Stell born Morley circa 1778 and listed with Martha Stell Bedford in the 1841 census was listed again in the 1851 census: George Stell age 73, head, widower, cloth weaver, born Morley. Who is this George Stell? I can't find an appropriate birth record. Why and/or how was he connected to Martha Stell Bedford?

   Note: Peter Bradford was a witness to the marriage of Elizabeth (Betty) Stell and Joseph Barraclough in 1826. I believe that Betty was Martha's aunt, the daughter of George Stell born in 1800. However, it could have been her sister born in 1808. The Stell records in Birstall and Batley parishes are both sparse and confusing.

   2. Betty born on October 26, 1808 and baptized on February 1, 1808 (Independent Chapel Cleckheaton)

   3. Mary born on March 10, 1811 and baptized on April 14, 1811 (Independent Chapel Cleckheaton).

      
      Marriage??? : Mary Stell married William Haley July 21, 1828 both x'd witnesses John Hunsworth and Thomas Parsey, Batley Parish

      Note: She would have been only 17 years old.

      Children:

      1. Note: There was a William Healy and Mary combination in the parish before the marriage in 1828

      1851 Census: No

   Death of Lydia Scholefield Stell

   1841 Census: Joseph Lawson Stell was listed with John Sykes and Ann Stell Sykes in the 1841 census in Adwalton. See The Sykes in the Censuses

   Death of Joseph Lawson Stell:

   • Parish Record: Joseph Lawson Stell was buried in Adwalton on July 23, 1841, age 53.
   • Civil Record: STELL, Joseph Lawson, Bradford, 23, 93 September 1841

2. Samuel Stell, 1787-?

   Birth: Samuel, son of George Stell of Great Gomersal, was baptized on November 2, 1787 (BiBT).

   He was named for Isabel's father.

   Further Records: I do not know what happened to Samuel Stell. Nothing on Ancestry.com

3. Nathan Stell, 1790-?

   Birth: Nathan, son of George Stell of Gomersal, woolcomber, baptized June 25, 1790 (BiBT).

   He was named for George's brother.

   Further Records: I do not know what happened to Nathan Stell. Nothing on Ancestry.com

4. Benjamin, 1793-? Benjamin, son of George Stell of Gomersal, baptized March 24, 1793 (BiBT).

   Further Records:

5. Ann Stell (1796-) and John Sykes

   Birth: Ann Stell, the daughter of George and "Tabby" Stell of Gomersal, woolcomber, was baptized on December 18, 1796 (BiBT).

   Marriage: Ann Stell married John Sykes in Batley Parish in 1817. For more information on Ann Stell Sykes and he family go to John Sykes now or at the bottom of the page.

6. Mary Stell, 1799-?

   Birth: Mary, daughter of George and "Tabytha" Stell of Great Gomersal, was baptized on September 8, 1799 (BiBT).

   Further records: I do not know what happened to Mary Stell. See marriage of Mary Stell and William Haley under Mary daughter of Joseph Lawson Stell.

7. Betty Stell (1800-) and Joseph Barraclough

   Birth: Betty, of George and "Isabelle" Stell of Great Gomersal, woolcomber, was baptized December 17, 1800 (BiBT).

   Marriage: Elizabeth Stell married Joseph Barraclough on December 24, 1826 in Batley Parish. Both X'ed. Witnesses Joshua Ellis and Peter Bedford. Peter Bedford signed his name. Peter Bedford married Martha Stell in Batley parish in 1807 but it indicates that he x'ed his name. Was he the husband of Elizabeth's niece, Martha??

   Children:

   1. Mary of Joseph Barraclough and Elizabeth, 17 Feb 1828 (Indexes)
   2. Joseph of Joseph Barraclough and Elizabeth, 8 August 1830 (Indexes)

   See Joseph Stell

The family must have moved to Batley Parish where Ann Stell married John Sykes in 1817, Betty Stell married Joseph Barradough in 1824 and two Stell females married in 1828 and 1829.

1. John Sykes and Ann Stell named one of their sons, George Stell Sykes.
2. Joseph Stell, the son of George Stell, born in 1786, was listed with John Sykes and Ann Stell in the 1841 census.
3. John Sykes and Ann Stell named a daughter, Isabella. Isabell was Ann Stell's mother's name. Isabell was not a common name in the area at the time.

Gomersall Tax Records

George Stell was not listed in the Gomersall Land Tax records on LDS microfilm 1657962 which covers the years 1781 to 1832. None of the people (John Sykes or any Laws) who I expected to find in the records were included.

Death of George Stell

George Stell of Great Gomersall age 57, cause of death palsey, February 2, 1809.

Miscellaneous Stell Records in Birstall and Batley Parishes

Birstall

Marriage: Joseph Stell married Hannah Brook on October 26, 1800 in Birstall (BiBT).

Death of Hannah Stell: Hannah Stell, of Cleckheaton, age 28, was buried in new ground of the Independent Chapel in Cleckheaton, on April 10, 1806.

Batley

Marriage: George Stell married Janet Stack on August 26, 1799, he signed she x'ed.

1841 Census: Morley, George Stell clothier woolen age 60, Peter Bedford, age 30, shoemaker M J, Martha Bedford age 30, Nimrod Bedford age 2

1851 Census: George Stell head widower, age 73, cloth weaver born Morley. Peter and Martha Bradford, Nimrod Stell Bradford, Hannah and Thomas were in Leeds in 1851. Martha widow, born Batley, was back in Morley in 1861. See Martha under Joseph Lawson Stell above.

For more information on Joseph Stell, the father of George Stell, click on the photo of Fellane, Keighley Parish

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