The Stables Family History News Archive

The Beginning up to July 2004.

This is the old news in case you missed it.

Photos of Stables Memorials in Darfield Cemetery
Michael has kindly provided photographs and transcriptions of the Stables Family memorials in Darfield Cemetery. These include those of Oswald & Annie M, and their daughters Mary Ann and Rhoda Wilhelmina.
You can view the memorials here.
Michael Chance, July 11th, 2004

South Kirkby PRs reveal another Family for Henry
Michael has searched the PRs for South Kirkby and not only found the baptisms of all of Henry of Barnburgh's children but also, amazingly, discovered that he was married before and had several more children that we didn't know about!
His first wife was also called Sarah, like his second wife Sarah Hutchinson of Wath, and he had seven children by his first wife.
One of these children was his missing son Henry, who we knew to have been buried at High Melton. Most of the others died young, except a Sarah, who remains unaccounted for.
Michael Chance, April 25th, 2004

Brian Stables's Autobiography - "Late Middle Age"
Brian has now written the fascinating nineteenth part of his story, featuring his experiences with therapeutic touch and his spirituality. Sadly, this may be his last one!
Brian Stables, who was born in Tickhill in 1929, and now resides in Canada, is serialising his life story for us. He has some wonderful memories of life in the old days and of the Stables families in Tickhill.
His stories are very amusing, brilliantly written and accompanied by some excellent photographs.
Brian Stables, March 7th, 2004.

Joseph Stables & Alice Tingle Marriage Bond
We now have a full transcript of the marriage bond for the union of Joseph Stables & Alice Tingle at All Saints, Wath in 1784.
You can view the transcript here.
Andy Stables, March 1st, 2004
We also have Featherstone PRs from Michael and the family of Granville Stables added to the Tree.
Michael Chance & Granville Stables.
We now have the missing page from the will of Agnes Rhodes.
Michael Chance, March 7th, 2004.

Early Wills
Michael has now supplied transcripts of some early wills that include references to our earliest Stables ancestors. These include:

	William Grave, 1623 (Thomas of Astlay's step-grandfather),
	Joshua Stables, 1659 (son of William of Astlay)
	Agnes Rhodes, 1631 (William of Kippax's mother-in-law)
	William Rhodes, 1631 (William of Kippax's father-in-law).

	Transcripts of all the Stables entries in the Leeds Parish Registers for 1667 to 1722.
	The full list of Stables entries from Paver's Index of Marriage Licences from 1560 to 1713.
	Marriage Bonds & Allegations 1613-1839 from the Dean & Chapter of York.

He's also pointed out a number of errors in the new Leeds Area section, so please do take another look.
Michael Chance, December 13th, 2003

Brian Stables's Autobiography "Ontario"
Brian has now written the festive seventeenth part of his story, featuring Candian Winters, Snow and a Haggis Cannonball!
Brian Stables, who was born in Tickhill in 1929, and now resides in Canada, is serialising his life story for us. He has some wonderful memories of life in the old days and of the Stables families in Tickhill.
His stories are very amusing, brilliantly written and accompanied by some excellent photographs.
Brian Stables, December 16th, 2003.

The Early Wills have arrived
We now have the Wills of Christopher Stable of Astley (1566), Thomas Stable of Astlay (1639), William Stable of Allerton Bywater (1663), John Stable of Fairburn (1717) and Henry Stables of Knottingley (1772).
Draft transcripts of Christopher's and Thomas's are done. Full transcripts for William's and John's are done. John's inventory is done. Henry's Will is now done.
I've started a new section of the web-site for Stableses in the parishes around Leeds, so you can now begin to read what we've discovered so far about our earliest ancestors.
Andy Stables, December 14th, 2003

Oswald Stables & The Publicans
Michael has provided transcripts of the Death certificates for Oswald & Annie's children: Annie, Ethel Amanda and John. He has also provided a transcript of John's birth certificate.
He has also discovered that Oswald's sister, Ann, and her husband Thomas Turner, were licencees of the Prospect Tavern Beerhouse at Hoyland Nether in 1901.
He also believes that Luke Barber, the step-son of Oswald's father, James, married Mary Ann Stables, the daughter of Benjamin (James's brother) & his wife Maria.
Michael Chance, December 7th, 2003

Leeds Records and More Wills Viewed
Michael has very kindly supplied every Stables entry from the Leeds Parish Registers from 1571 to 1667. These include a few interesting 'extras' such as a will and some tax records.
Michael Chance, December 6th, 2003

Alison & I visited the Borthwick again yesterday and were able to view the Will of William Stable of Allerton Bywater (1663), which does indeed confirm that he was the father of our old Henry Stables (of Barnburgh), and the Will of Christopher Stable of Astley (1566), which again corroborates that the information on the Allerton Bywater Tree is correct.
These Wills are on order and full transcripts will be available as soon as we have them.
Andy & Alison Stables, December 6th, 2003

Armthorpe Manorial Court Records and Shillitoes
We now have some information from Malcolm Grant of Armthorpe, who has discovered Stables entries in the Manorial Court records for the parish from 1649-1660.
He has also supplied some interesting background information about the Manorial Court system.
Malcolm Grant, December 2nd, 2003
We also have some information from Lynn Shillitoe about the connection between the Shillitoe and Stables families, in Pontefract and Featherstone, during the latter part of the 17th century.
Lynn Shillitoe, December 2nd, 2003.
Michael Chance has also transcribed the Will Index from 1791 to 1800.
Michael Chance, December 2nd, 2003.

The Will of William of Hemsworth. Dated.1749
We have now completed the full transcript of the Will of William Stables of Hemsworth that first proved our connection with the Allerton Bywater Stableses (thanks to Michael for deciphering the tricky bits!).
This Will has some fascinating snippets of social history and is well worth reading. In particular for William's apparent disdain for the husband of his cousin Ann.
Michael & Andy, November 28th, 2003
Michael has also supplied more extracts from the Pontefract and Hemsworth PRs.
Michael Chance, November 28th, 2003
I had serious problems with my Email Server over the period: Thursday Nov 20th to Wed Nov 26th. If you sent me an email, that I haven't replied to, please resend it to andy@stablesfamily.co.uk

Parishes Records around Kippax
Michael is working incredibly hard to verify the Allerton Bywater Tree and piece together the Family Tree back to the early 1500s.

Rothwell
Aberford
Collingham
Crofton
Darrington
Saxton-In-Elmet
Thorner
Wragby
Pontefract
Barwick-in-Elmet
Monk Fryston

He has also supplied some new census records for 1871 and some extracts from Paver's Marriage Licences.
Michael Chance, November 26th, 2003

Kippax, et al, Parish Registers
Michael Chance has kindly transcribed all of the Stables entries from the following parish registers:

Swillington
Ledsham
Kippax
Garforth
Methley

These are enabling us to verify the Allerton Bywater Tree and piece together the Family Tree from the early 1500s.
Michael Chance, November 21st, 2003

The Will of Jonas Stables of Wombwell
We now have a copy of the Will of Jonas Stables, a yeoman of Wombwell (near Darfield), who died in 1737, leaving lands in Gildersome, Drighlington and Pudsey. You can now read the full transcript of its contents here.
Andy Stables, November 13th, 2003
You can now download the 1st page of the Allerton Bywater Tree here.
Andy Stables, November 14th, 2003

The Allerton Bywater Tree Has Arrived!
The Allerton Bywater Tree, sent to us by Karen Rowe of Australia, has now arrived.
It is an amazing document and, once verified, will provide the full history of our ancestors back to 1531 in the parish of Swillington.
You can read some extracts from the Tree here and some background about the document itself.
You can find out more about Karen here and read her story of how she found us here.
Karen Rowe, November 12th, 2003

Henry Stables - Proof of a link to Kippax
We now have proof that old Henry Stables was descended from the wealthy Stables dynasty that held lands in Hemsworth, Kippax, Snaith and South Kirby.
The Will of his nephew, William Stables of Hemsworth, mentions 'Uncle Henry' and even names Henry's children. It also mentions other cousins William of Knottingley, John and Francess of Fairburn and Sarah.
We now eagerly await Karen's Tree to find out more.
Andy Stables, November 8th, 2003

Pontefract and Thorne Will Extracts
I have extracted the contents of several Wills of Stableses who were living in Knottingley, Pontefract, Thorne and Hemsworth in the late 17th and early 18th centuries:

William Stables of Pontefract 1705
Leonard Stables of Pontefract 1713
Elizabeth Stables of Pontefract 1714
Martin Stables of Knottingley 1716
Mary Stables of Pontefract 1723
Francis Stables of Thorne 1743
William Stables of Hemsworth 1751.

Andy Stables, November 8th, 2003

York Wills 1758 to 1792
My wife, Alison, has very kindly transcribed every Stables, and derivations, entry from the Index of Wills at the Borthwick Institute for the period 1758 to 1792.
You can view the list here.
Alison Stables, November 8th, 2003

Allerton Bywater, Kippax Family Tree
We have been contacted by Karen Rowe in Australia who believes that there is probate evidence indicating that old Henry Stables was actually the son of William of Kippax, having been baptised there in 1662.
She has a copy of a Tree of "the Stables Family of Allerton Bywater", which shows a very likely candidate for Henry.
Karen is very kindly posting us a copy of the Tree, which should arrive in a couple of weeks.
Karen Rowe, November 8th, 2003.

Brian Stables's Autobiography "Family Life Begins"
Brian has now written the fifteenth part of his story, featuring the births of his children.
Brian Stables, who was born in Tickhill in 1929, and now resides in Canada, is serialising his life story for us. He has some wonderful memories of life in the old days and of the Stables families in Tickhill.
His stories are very amusing, brilliantly written and accompanied by some excellent photographs.
Brian Stables, November 19th, 2003.

Edward Stables of Tickhill
Trevor Stables, who is a great-grandson of Edward William Stables of Tickhill has kindly provided the details for his branch of the Stables Family Tree, which are now available here.
There are some surviving photos of Edward Stables (b. 1908 Tickhill) and his wife Olive, in his family, which we hope to bring you soon.
Trevor Stables, October 31st, 2003.

Brian Stables's Autobiography "Blackpool & Tickhill"
Brian has now written the fourteenth part of his story, featuring bed-bugs in Blackpool and a spectral visitation in Tickhill.
Brian Stables, October 25th, 2003.

York Wills 1688 to 1757
I have extracted the entire list of Stables (and surname derivations) Wills for the period 1688 to 1757 from the indices at the Borthwick Institute in York.
These are now available here.
I have also extracted the key bequests from the Will of Jonas Stables of Wombwell, who died in 1737 and owned lands in Pudsey, Drighlington and Gildersome. Here.
Andy Stables, October 23rd, 2003.

Samuel William (Bisby) Stables of Parkgate
Darren Stables has kindly supplied some photographs featuring Samuel William Stables (b.1875 Parkgate) and his wife Janet Elizabeth Dent, together with their biographies.
Samuel is descended from the Susannah Broom, who had Samuel illegitimately after the death of her husband, Isaac Stables, in a mining incident.
This branch of the Stables family are, therefore, strictly Bisby-Brooms. Click here to see the descendents of Susannah and details of Darren's branch of the Family Tree.
Darren Stables, August 26th, 2003.
Supplementary Info. courtesy of Peter Hirst, September 27th, 2003.

Hannah Stables & Joseph Oxley Family Bible - Elyse Carpenter, July 26th, 2003
Elyse Carpenter has provided some very interesting extracts from the Oxley Family Bible that relate to the marriage of Hannah Stables (b. 1743 Barnburgh) and Joseph Oxley. She has also provided some background information about them.

Hannah was one of the daughters of William Stables and Sarah Hobson.

You can view the Bible here.

Marriage Bond for William & Sarah - Michael Chance, July 17th, 2003
Michael has very kindly provided a copy of the Marriage Bond for William Stables and Sarah Hobson's Marriage at Sheffield in 1732.

Part of the document is in Latin and Michael has also provided a translation.

You can read a full transcript of the Bond here, together with some interesting background information about Marriage Bonds.

Rotherham Marriages and William & Sara's Marriage - Michael Chance, July 1st, 2003
Michael has extracted all of the Stables Marriages from Rotherham Parish Registers, from the beginning through to 1837. These are now available here.

He has also obtained a copy of the marriage bond and allegations for the wedding of William Stables to Sara Hobson in 1732. This reveals that his fellow bondsman was Richard Owen of Sheffield, Collier who signed the bond but William made his mark and, therefore, was unable to write.

Brian Stables's Autobiography, "Hong Kong" - Brian Stables, September 27th, 2003
Brian has now written the twelfth part of his story, featuring his time in Hong Kong, a typhoon, tai chi chuan and The World of Suzy Wong.

Brian Stables's Autobiography, "Singapore" & "Tying the Knot" - Brian Stables, September 21st, 2003
Brian has now written the tenth and eleventh parts of his story, featuring his time in Singapore and his wedding.

Biography of John Stables & Ann Tyas. - February 28th, 2003: I've added a biography of John & Ann based on the original in Victor's research notes.

Biography of Isaac Stables & Susannah Broom. - February 27th, 2003: I've added a biography of Isaac and Susannah, updated from one in Victor's research notes. Also, a birth certificate transcript for one of Susannah's children, Samuel, courtesy of Peter. Also, 40 more names added to the tree.

Will of Francis Stables of Armthorpe. - February 25th, 2003: I've added this will from Michael's collection here.

More BMD Transcripts and Tree Update - February 24th, 2003: I added a few more BMD Certificate transcripts (from Michael and Margaret) and added another 20 people to the family tree.

Rotherham Workshouse Admissions - February 22nd, 2003: Margaret Smith and her husband, Dave, have kindly completed transcribing all of the Stables admissions to Rotherham Workshouse in the period 1883 to 1930 and I have included them here. The new records added relate to John Stables, Emma Stables, Oswald Stables and Frank Stables, Mary Elizabeth Stables and Walter Irving Stables.

Oswald Stables's Family at The Rising Sun, Darfield. - February 20th, 2003: I've added a new page about the 17 children of Oswald and Annie, including photos, a biography and newspaper extracts that refer to them. Also Oswald's obituary. All taken from Victor and Michael's collection. Also, some more Darfield/Ardsley Memorial Inscriptions added.

More Parish Marriage Register Transcripts Added. - February 20th, 2003: I've added the remaining transcripts of marriage registers, supplied by Michael Chance, for the parishes of Barnburgh, Darfield, Wath, Braithwell, Rawmarsh, Hickleton, etc.

Wills of Sarah Stables & John Stables of Barnburgh. - February 19th, 2003: I've added two more wills from Michael's collection here.

Another Batch of Marriage Certificates Added. - February 14th, 2003: I've added another batch of Marriage Certificate transcriptions from Michael's collection. All registered in Wath. I must have overlooked them first time around.

Lots More Parish Records Added. - February 13th, 2003: I've added lots more parish register transcripts supplied by Michael Chance and Mary Lindsey: Skelbrooke, Hemsworth, Darfield, Barnsley, Rawmarsh. etc.

News Cuttings, Wath Memorials, Hickleton Settlement Cert. - February 12th, 2003: I've added numerous newspaper articles from Victor's Notes (under Wath, The Publicans, Barnburgh and Barnsley). Also Wath Memorial Inscriptions and a settlement certificate from Mary Lindsey.

Will of William Stables (d.1813) of Hemsworth - February 12th, 2003: I've added a fascinating Will supplied by Mary Lindsey, that shows that the Stableses in the Hemsworth area were extremely wealthy and owned lands far and wide around the region.

Census Records - February 10th, 2003: I've finished transcribing all of the Census Records from Victor Stables's research notes. Wath area (all years available), Barnburgh (all years), Hooton Pagnell (1861, 1871), Darfield (most years). All of Michael Chance's are also completed.

Parish Register Transcripts - February 7th, 2003: I've started adding all the Parish Register Transcripts from Michael's collection. The entire baptism and burial registers for Barnburgh, Darfield, Ardsley, Wath, Braithwell, Darton, Hickleton & Hooton Pagnell (bapts. only), Maltby (burials only) have now been added. Marriage records to follow...

Census Records - February 7th, 2003: I've begun transcribing all of the Census Records from Victor Stables's research notes. Wath area (all years available), Barnburgh (1841-1861 complete, rest to follow), Hooton Pagnell (1861) done so far. More to follow...

More Birth/Marriage/Death Certificates - February 5th, 2003: I've now added all of the Certificates from Michael's collection.

The Wath Stableses and The Innkeepers - February 3rd, 2003: I've added a major new section on the Stableses of Wath-Upon-Dearne and the Stableses who were Innkeepers and Publicans. I have biographies, Wills, Inventories and Obituaries of James Stables (b.1827 Newhill), his brother Charles and those of his sons Charles, William and Oswald (includes photos) completed. All taken from Victor & Michael's Collection.

The Will of William Stables (b.1705) - January 30th, 2003: I've added a page about William Stables, Henry's son, that includes his Will.

The Will and Probate of Morrett Stables - January 29th, 2003: I've added a page about Morrett Stables, Henry's son, that includes his Will and Inventory of his possessions.

The Will and Probate of Henry Stables - January 26th, 2003: I've now fully revised the section on Henry Stables to describe what we now know about him and to include transcripts of his Will and the Inventory of his possessions at the time of his death in 1739.

The Michael Chance Collection - January 25th, 2003: Michael Chance has now given his permission for me to include his collection on the web-site and over the next few weeks I'll be gradually incorporating it onto the site. This very important collection was started by his cousin Victor Stables, who sadly passed away in 1992, and Michael has carried on the impressive work that he started.

Major Update to Family Tree - January 24th, 2003: Thanks to information supplied by Michael Chance, I've been able to add another 100 or so people to the Family Tree...and I'm only just the beginning to incorporate his data. He has discovered at least another 100 people that I haven't had time to process yet. I've also added a few more 1891 census records.

Birth, Marriage, Death Certificates Section Complete - January 23rd, 2003: I've added the final batch of certificates to the BMD Certificates section of the web-site. Every certificate that I have, or have been sent, is now transcribed and available on the web-site. I have also added some more census records.

The Michael Chance Collection - January 19th, 2003: Michael Chance has gathered an immense and extremely important body of research about the Stables Family which includes, amongst others, the wills of Henry Stables (d.1739, Barnburgh) and two of his sons. This has completely changed our understanding of Henry and, with Michael's permission, I hope to bring you more information soon. I have updated the Family Tree to include the new details that have emerged about Henry's family and to correct some glaring errors that Michael's information has highlighted.

Birth, Marriage, Death Certificates - January 17th, 2003: I've started transcribing all of the ones I have and the first batch of certificates are now available on the BMD Certificates section of the web-site.

Rotherham Workshouse - January 10th, 2003: I've added some interesting records about Stables admissions to Rotherham Workhouse in the 1920s here.

Tickhill Census Records - January 10th, 2003: I've added the census returns for every Stables household in Tickhill from 1841 to 1891 here.

Sudden Death of Isaac Stables (b.1811, Darfield) - January 8th, 2003: I've added an interesting newspaper article from the Sheffield & Rotherham Independent in 1845 about Isaac's sudden death in Stubbin Pit.

Podmore Wedding in Darfield - December 15th, 2002: I've added an interesting newspaper article from the Barnsley Chronicle in 1905 that includes a Stables in the guest list. You can read it here.

1901 Census Transcripts - December 14th, 2002: I've now finished transcribing the 1901 Census records for every Stables household in Barnburgh, Barnsley and Darfield. I also have one household from Wath. I've updated the Family Tree again to include these families.

General Updates Throughout - December 12th, 2002: I've been gradually re-visiting most of the sections of this site over the last few weeks and adding more details, photographs and background information so if you've visited the site before please take another look at the pages that interested you and at the latest Family Tree.

The Stableses of Hatfield - December 2nd, 2002: I've now added a new section showing photographs of the book of proprietors of pews, featuring John Stables, who may be Henry's brother.

Site Search Facility Added - November 25th, 2002: I've added a search engine to make it easier to find all of the references to your ancestors on this site.

Children of Henry Stables found in Pontefract - November 18th, 2002: I have just discovered the baptisms of five children of Henry Stables in Pontefract, including 'Henry son of Henry'. The children were born between 1721 and 1729 and are almost certainly the children from the marriage of Henry Stables of Knottingly, which took place in Doncaster in 1720. The transcripts can be found here.

The Stableses of Snaith - November 18th, 2002: I have now transcribed and photographed the page from the Parish Accounts of Snaith that refers to William Stables, who was a churchwarden and living in Cowick in 1635.

Important New Leads in the Search for Henry Stables - October 26th, 2002: Visited Doncaster Archives again yesterday to continue searching for Henry and we have discovered some important new leads from the Marriage Register for St. Georges Church, Doncaster. We now believe that Henry had another son called Thomas and we have found two marriages of Henry Stableses (transcripts) both giving the place of residence. You can read our latest theories about Henry here.

The Stables Family Web-Site Makes Its Debut - October 21st, 2002: I promised you all I'd set up a web-site but I don't think you really thought it would ever happen. Yet, thanks to some free web-space at Lycos, here it is! Many of you have seen some of the information that is currently on the web-site through my mailing list but I have updated and corrected it since the paper version of the booklet was posted out. I'm putting lots more photographs on the web-site than were in the booklet and the family tree is bang up to date. Please e-mail me with your comments on the web-site or any contributions you may have. I would really love to receive some biographies of the people on the family tree to add to the web-site.

Michael Chance, February 29th, 2004

Stables of Tanshelf
Michael has very kindly supplied a copy of the Pedigree for the Stables Family of Tanshelf, taken from Dugdale's Visitations of Yorkshire.
This shows the Coat-of-Arms that were awarded to them in the 17th Century.
You can see a transcript and view the arms here.
Michael Chance, February 27th, 2004

Barnburgh Hall Sale
Martin Wood of Melton Mowbrey has very kindly supplied his copies of the Particulars of Sale of Barnburgh Hall, which included numerous Stables references.
Doncaster Archives have granted permission for me transcribe the document onto the web-site.
You can take a look at this fascinating document here.
Martin Wood, February 19th, 2004

Albert Stables & Florence, Publicans of Wath
John Purcell has very kindly supplied some information and some wonderful photographs of his grandparents, Albert & Florence Stables, who were publicans in Wath and Bolton-Upon-Dearne.
You can read Albert's biography and view the photographs here.
John Purcell, January 17th, 2004
Michael has very kindly supplied another batch of Thoresby Society records.
Michael Chance, January 30th, 2004

More Wills Available
Michael has very kindly transcribed the Wills of Martin Stables and Lancelot Graves.
Martin Stables was the brother of Henry Stables of Barnburgh and lived at Knottingley.
Lancelot Graves married Jennet, the wife of Christopher Stables of Astlay, and became step-father to Christopher's children (our oldest confirmed ancestors).
Michael Chance, January 17th, 2004

Thoresby Society Volumes
Michael has begun transcribing the Stables entries from the Volumes published by the Thoresby Society in Leeds.
These volumes contain absolutely fascinating snippets from Manorial Court Records, Muster Rolls, Lay Subsidies, Hearth Tax records, etc., etc., etc.
You can read the amazing extracts from the Volumes he has done so far here.
Michael Chance, January 9th, 2004
Michael has kindly supplied another batch of Thoresby Society records.
Michael Chance, January 11th, 2004

Marriages Bonds and Swillington Wills
Before Christmas Michael finished transcribing the full list of Stables Marriage Bonds and Allegations, which are now available here.
He also checked the transcripts of the Wills of Christopher & Thomas Stable of Swillington and corrected my errors and the sections I couldn't read. You can view the completed versions here.
Michael Chance, January 7th, 2004
I'd just like to wish you all a very happy New Year. I've been away over the holiday period but normal service has now been resumed! -- Andy

Leeds, Mirfield and Maltby PRs
Michael has now completed the transcripts of all Stables entries in the Leeds Parish Registers up to 1812.
He has also transcribed all of the Stables entries from the Mirfield and Maltby Parish Registers.
As a result of this, he has discovered that Henry's son John and his family moved to Stone near Tickhill (in the parish of Maltby).
Michael Chance, December 21st, 2003

Martin Stables's Descendents
I've added a new page showing the descendents of Martin Stables (b. 1655) of Knottingley, old Henry's brother.

It was this branch of the family that inherited the Hemsworth riches and eventually emigrated to Perth in Western Australia in the 1880s.

Karen Rowe has kindly provided some more details of the Australian branch, which are included on this tree.
Andy Stables & Karen Rowe, December 19th, 2003

Leeds PRs and Marriage Bonds
Michael has now very kindly provided:

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