Migration: Hawkchurch, Dorset, ENG>Jefferson Co., NY

The STOODLEYS of HAWKCHURCH

Children:

1. Elizabeth, born 1760 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England; married 14 September 1789 at Hawkchurch, Dorset, John Powell.  Parents of:
1. William Powell; married 30 October 1797 at Stoke Damerel, Devon, Cathryn Hoare.
2. Dinah, born 1762 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England, died 1837 in Hawkchurch; married 3 July 1794 in Hawkchurch, Thomas Paul, widower, perhaps a cousin.  Parents of:
1. John Paul, baptized 28 September 1794 at Hawkchurch.
2. Elizabeth Paul, baptized 12 November 1797 at Hawkchurch.
3. William Paul, baptized 11 January 1801 at Hawkchurch.
3. William, mentioned below
4. Thomas, born 1777 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England; married Mary White.  Parents of:
1. Ellen, born 1820
2. Thomas, born 1812; married Sarah Board.  In the 1851 census at Hawkchurch & Phillyholme Axminster, Thomas reported himself as head of household, age 39, farm laborer, born at Hawkchurch.  Sarah reported herself as wife of a farm laborer, age 34, born at Hawkchurch.  They were late of Warehams.
   Children (all born at Hawkchurch, Dorset; taken from 1851 census):
1. George, born 1839, a farm laborer in 1851.
2. William, born 1841, a farm laborer in 1851.
3. Robert, born 22 July 1842, died 13 October 1914; married 30 March 1868 Luticia Lumbard, born 1844, died 1926.  He was a scholar in 1851.  Robert immigrated to Australia and that is where they were married.
   Children:
1. Ernest Albert
2. Sarah
3. James Lombard
4. Talitha, born 1878
5. William, born 29 October 1881 in Adelaide, Australia, died 7 July 1954 in Adelaide, Australia
6. Rose, born 1883, died 22 October 1942
4. Mary, born about 1845, a scholar in 1851.
5. Sarah Ann/Jane, born 1847, a scholar in 1851.
6. (H/S)elena Board, born about 1849, a scholar in 1851.
7. Harrey Thomas, born 1850; married Mary Phillips.  He was nine months old when teh 1851 census was taken.
5. John, born Hawkchurch, Dorset, England; married 1803 at Hawkchurch, Sarah Parsons.

          (4) William Stoodley, baptized 25 July 1773 at Hawkchurch, Dorset, England; married 13 October 1799 at Hawkchurch, Ester Turner, born 1774.  In the 1851 census at Hawkchurch & Phillyholme Axminster, William reported that he was head of household, age 78, a pauper and late agricultural laborer, born in Hawkchurch.  Esther reported herself as a pauper, age 77, born in Hawkchurch.  They reported having their address at Berry Bottom in Hawkchurch Parish.

Children (all born and baptized at Hawkchurch, Dorset, England):

1. Elizabeth, baptized 9 March 1800; married 7 November 1825 in Hawkchurch, Robert Huddy.  Parents of:
1. Honor Huddy, born 14 October 1828, baptized as Honor "Hoddey" on 19 October 1828 at Hawkchurch.
2. William Huddy, born 1826.
3. Mary Huddy, born 1830.
4. Jane Huddy, born 1833.
5. John Huddy, born 1835.
6. Amos Huddy, born 1835 at Hawkchurch.
7. Robert Huddy, born 1837.
8. Elizabeth Huddy, born 1839; married Mr. Seager.
2. Mary, baptized 25 April 1802; married 23 June 1835, David Gillingham at Thorncombe.
3. William, mentioned below, immigrated to Jefferson Co., New York, via Quebec, Canada.
4. John, baptized 16 February 1806, died 7 September 1885 in  New Zealand; married in 1831 Eliza Champ, born 1806, died 1883.  According to their great-granddaughter, Noeline Farley, they departed from Gravesend, London, England, on 21 October 1840 aboard the Lady Nugent and immigrated to New Zealand, arriving in Petone, Wellington on 17 March 1841.  They lived in Kelburn, Wellington, before removing to a farm in Taratahi, Carterton, in Upper Hutt.  John was listed as an agricultural laborer in state records and theirs is considered a founding family of New Zealand, arriving before 1900.  John remarried about 1868 in New Zealand, Selina Oliver.
   Children of John Stoodley & Eliza Champ:
1. Jane; married John Clifton, brother of Celia Clifton who married Jane's brother George.
2. Sarah Ann, born 1826
3. James, born 25 August 1833
4. George Ranier, born about 1834; married Celia Clifton, sister of John Clifton who married George's sister Jane.
5. William, born about 1837
6. James, born 1842, died 1842
5. Jane, baptized 25 February 1810.
6. James, baptized 9 May 1814; married Margaret Cains.
7. Amos, baptized 19 May 1816; married Margaret White, born 1824. Parents of:
1. James, born 27 September 1852 in Bridewell, Hawkchurch, Devon & Dorset, England, died 8 October 1931 in Monkton Wyld, Bridport, Dorset, England; married Ann Richmond.
   Children:
1. Mabel; married Alfred (surname unknown).
2. John Amos, at age 12 he accidentally hung himself and died 14 March 1893 in Monkton Wyld, Dorsetshire, England.
3. James
4. William; married Polly (surname unknown).
5. Jim; had a step-son named Ivan Stoodley.  He was a bobby in London, and subsequently immigrated to Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York.
6. Annie, immigrated to Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York; married Alfred Hobbs, a farmer.  No children.
7. Helen Eva; married Mr. Pidgeon.
8. Emily
9. Faith
10. Frank, born 17 April 1875, died 1963; married Clara (surname unknown).
    George Andrew, born 12 February 1879 in Monkton Wyld, Dorsetshire, England, died 1960 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York.  The gentry's fox hunting friends roared through their garden causing the family to nearly starve when George was a teenager, so immigrated to Copenhagen, Lewis Co., New York, where he met his wife Florence Edna Young, daughter of George Young and Flora Lawrence.  He worked there as a butcher and subsequently moved to Syracuse and worked in steel mill until his retirement. He was a member of the Masons.  He was described as  "short, stocky man with bright blue eyes and white hair. Very pleasant disposition."  Florence, his wife, is described as a "wonderful cook and very much a 'yankee.' Tall woman who baked great pies. Difficult to determine recipes because always a pinch of this or that."  Parents of:
1. James Laurence, born 8 May 1907 in Copenhagen, Lewis Co., New York, died 17 March 1977 at Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.
11. Edmund "Ned," born 13 February 1881; married Sarah.  Ned immigrated to Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, where he was a farmer.  No children.
12. Job, born 1896 in Monkton Wyld, Bridport, Dorset, England, died 7 November 1896 in Monkton Wyld, Bridport, Dorset, England.

The STOODLEYS of HOUNSFIELD

               (5) William Stoodley, born about 1 November 1803, baptized 25 November 1803 at Hawkchurch, Dorset, England, died 25 November 1882 at age 79 yrs. 25 days, in the town of Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., New York. Local histories say he was born and educated in Devon and that he married his wife there, but Hawkchurch did not become part of Devon until 1896.  Sometime between about 1828 and 1839, William married Elizabeth Lane, baptized 22 January 1809 in Colyton, Devon, England, died 14 July 1884, age 76 yrs. 6 months, in Hounsfield.
        "William Stodley" of Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., New York, declared his intention for naturalization on 8 September 1840, the same day that his father-in-law, Thomas Lane, was naturalized in the same town.  Thomas Lane's naturalization record shows that he emigrated from Dorset to Quebec in 1832 and arrived in Sackets Harbor, town of Hounsfield, on 28 May 1834.  William and Elizabeth settled in Hounsfield on a lot south of her parents (see 1855 map of Hounsfield at right), and it is likely that they all emigrated at the same time, following the same migration route.
        In the 1860 census of Hounsfield, William reported his occupation as farmer and Elizabeth was recorded as "housekeeper."  The farm at that time was valued at $2,800, and personal estate at $500. Three of their daughters, Jane, Esther and Fanny, were listed as teachers, probably at Hounsfield Schoolhouse No. 5, which was attended by later generations. Son Amos Stoodley was recorded as a farmer. Manuel Jeffrey, age 13, the son of Elizabeth's sister Jane Jeffrey, is listed at their residence in the 1860 census. On 15 January 1856, William was a witness to the will of his father-in-law, Thomas Lane, and on 26 May 1862 he was present at the proving of the same will.  William Stoodley and Elizabeth Lane are buried side by side at the Sulpher Springs Cemetery on Sulpher Springs Road in Hounsfield. William's stone is unreadable, however Elizabeth's is in excellent condition. The inscription at the bottom of her stone reads "Mother Home in Heaven."

Children (all born in New York State):

1. Sarah Ann, born 1837; married 1858 William Lane, born 25 September 1828 in England, and recorded as a son of Thomas Lane, born 1801 in Dorsetshire, England, died 1887 in New York, and his wife Charlotte Williams, died in 1876, whom he married in 1825.  This Thomas emigrated about 1835 and may have been a first born son of Thomas Lane and Nanny Stamp of Hounsfield who emigrated in 1834.  Parents of:
1. Charles Lane, born 1860 in New York.  Father of:
1. William Lane.
2. Jane, born 1839; married Capt. Ralph Godfrey, a sailor on the Great Lakes who owned his own ship.  They resided at the Dyer Burnham House at 205 West Washington St., Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., New York.  They had three daughters.  Ralph, along with Jane's first cousin Manuel Jeffrey, were among the workers injured at Sackets in February 1884 during the dismantling of the War of 1812-era ship-of-the-line "New Orleans," when it collapsed unexpectedly.
3. Esther, born about 1841, died August 1920, age 79 yrs 7 mos. 24 days; married Silas Robert Washburn.
4. Fanny, born 1843; married Ralph Metcalf, a farmer.  They had several children including:
1. Flossie Metcalf.
5. Amos, born about 1845, died 1930; married Frances Clark.  Amos was listed in the Town of Adams section of Child's 1890 Business Directory of Jefferson County as being a farmer on road 26, leasing shares of Asa Green.  Parents of:
1. Clark Stoodley; married Margaret Greene.  Parents of:
1. Kent Stoodley, born about 1907, died January 2002, a farmer, educated at Cornell University, New York; married Mildred.  Parents of:
1. David, resident of Adams Center, Jefferson Co., New York.
2. Donna, resident of Adams Center, Jefferson Co., New York.
3. John, resident of Adams Center, Jefferson Co., New York.
2. Ross Stoodley.
6. Anna Minerva, born 1847; married Alfred Bristol, a farmer.  Parents of:
1. Bert Bristol, died as a young man.
2. Beulah Bristol; never married and had no children.
7. Charles A., a farmer, born 1852, died 1936; married Ida G. Reed, born 1857, died 1933. Charles was listed in the Town of Hounsfield section of Child's 1890 Business Directory of Jefferson County as being a farmer on road 68, having 10 cows and 90 acres.  They are both buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co., New York.  Parents of:
1. Fred Stoodley.  Father of:
1. Charles Stoodley, moved to Rome, New York.
2. Howard Stoodley, moved to Syracuse, New York.
3. Richard Stoodley, killed overseas during WWII.
4. Kenneth Stoodley, a mail carrier in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York.
2. Rolla C.Stoodley, born 1883, died 1984; married Loretta Gibson, born 1880, died 1959.  Loretta authored a book about the history of the village Sackets Harbor.  They are both buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co., New York.
1. Gordon A. Stoodley, born and died 1914, buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co., New York.

Special thanks to Ted Jordan <ted.j@xtra.co.nz> of New Zealand and Bryon Stoodley <marbry@optusnet.com.au> of Australia
from whose correspondence is derived generations one through four and the baptismal information for William Stoodley, the immigrant.  Bill Richards generously contributed material for this website.