Maud STANLEY was born in 1895 at Macclesfield, Cheshire. Her
parents were William STANLEY (born 1862 in Bistre, Flintshire)
and Sarah (nee WEIGH)
who were married in 1885 in Bistre.
William married Sarah WEIGH
in Bistre, Flintshire in 1885. William's parents were Thomas and
Mary (nee HUGHES). Thomas
was born in 1832 in Mold, Flintshire and married Mary in 1862
in Liverpool, Lancashire. Unfortunately Thomas died in 1866 and
thus was never seen in any census with his wife and family. As
almost all the STANLEYs around Hawarden in Flintshire are related
we can see which Thomas it was.
Thomas's father, William, came to the Flintshire area from
the parish of Plemstall, Cheshire. He was living in Chester when
he married Mary ELLIS in Plemstall. She was born in Hawarden.
William's parents were John (born about 1758) and Martha (nee
PRITCHARD) (born about
1758) who were married in 1786 in Plemstall. Some of John's descendants
moved to Denbighshire and to Stoak on the Wirral.
I do not know where John came from. His is the only STANLEY
family in Plemstall.
