George Stell (1752-1809), 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

Note: George was 33 at the time of this marriage. It is quite possible it was a second marriage.

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)

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

Batley Parish records indicate that:

• Ann Stell married John Sykes in 1817. Witnesses James Fox and John Chadwick
• Betty Stell married Joseph Barradough in 1824. Witnesses Joshua Ellis and Peter Bedford
• Mary Stell married William Haley July 21, 1828 both x'd witnesses John Hunsworth and Thomas Parsey, Batley Parish
• Martha Stell married Peter Bedford in 1829. Witnesses Joseph Chadwick and John Oates

Note: Joseph Chadwick was the Parish Clerk

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.

George Stell (c1778-1855), Morley, Batley

Birth: Circa 1778. Morley per 1851 census.

Note: Given the limited number of records in Birstall and Batley parishes it is possible that George was the son of George Stell born Keighly in 1752. There was a great deal of moving back and forth between these two parishes. George (born 1752) was 33 years old at the time of his marriage to Isabelle Lawson so it is very possible that he married and had children by a first wife.

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

Children????:

1. Betty Stell (18??-) and Joseph Barraclough

   Birth:

   Marriage: Elizabeth Stell married Joseph Barraclough on December 24, 1826 in Batley Parish. Both X'ed. Witnesses Joshua Ellis and Peter Bedford who signed his name.

   Notes and Questions:

   1. Peter Bedford signed his name at the 1826 marriage of Elizabeth Stell
   2. 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 sister, Martha?

   Children:

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

   1841 Census Morley: Joseph Barraclough age 35, woolen cloth dresser, Jane age 30, Mary age 13. Joseph age 11, Elizabeth age 3 Ann age 1 next to William Barraclough age 45 woolen cloth dresses and his family: wife Elizabeth age 40 and 6 children ranging in age from 1 to 15. Is this a second marriage for Joseph senior? Or is this another family altogether? No other Joseph Barracloughs show up in the census in Batley.

2. Martha Stell (1810-) and Peter Bedford

   Birth:

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

   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

      In August 2008 Stella Smith wrote:

      Tom BEDFORD was born at Lofthouse Gate, Wrenthorpe, WRY. He settled in Morley and lived for there the remainder of his life. In 1870 Tom married Grace Schofield at St Barnabas, Holbeck (Holbeck 9b Page 371), and after having 3 children to him, she died in 1878. Their children were:

      1. Oliver b.circa 1871
      2. Elizabeth 1874
      3. Martha born 28 March 1875. Martha - daughter of Tom and Grace was shown on the 1881 Census as being at home with them but on the 1891 Census did not appear. I couldn't find her for awhile then quite by accident found her living with Nimrod (he being a widower as Susan his wife had died) and Martha was listed as his daughter. She is actual fact was his neice! Martha in 1894 married Herbert TOMLINSON and they were my husband's grandparents. They only had the one child Irene b. in 1909 - she was my mother in law. They migrated to NZ in 1902.

      In September 1879 Tom married Sarah Ann Tomkinson, (Source Dewsbury 9b Page 737.) They had 3 children:

      1. John Stell b.1881
      Oliver b.1883
      2. Thomas b.1891

      
      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: George Stell head widower, age 73, cloth weaver born Morley.

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

Death of Geore Stell: June 1855 Dewsbury 9b 245 (FreeBMD)

Question ?: Who is this George Stell? I can't find an appropriate birth record.

Note: The Stell records in Birstall and Batley parishes are both sparse and confusing.

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

To view photos of Fellane and Keighley, click on the photo of Newsolme Dean

For more information on Keighley Parish click on the photo of Fellane.