Louis STACEY was born bet. April and June, 1876 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. He married Sarah Ethel KNIBBS 09 August 1902 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England. He died abt. 1945. Sarah Ethel KNIBBS, daughter of Robert KNIBBS and Elizabeth MARKHAM , was born bet. July and September, 1881 in Clifton, Oxfordshire, England. She died 30 January 1965 in Bilston, West Midlands, England.


Children of Louis STACEY and Sarah Ethel KNIBBS are:
1. Irene Kathleen STACEY, b. bet. July and September, 1904 See Hugh WALKER & Irene Kathleen STACEY
2. Amy Elizabeth S STACEY, b. bet. January and March, 1910 See Douglas HADDOCK & Amy Elizabeth S STACEY
3. Barbara Ethel STACEY, b. 10 July 1916 See James E GRATTAGE & Barbara Ethel STACEY

Marriage Notes for Louis STACEY\Sarah Ethel KNIBBS:

Witnesses to the marriage were Harry and Amy Knibbs, Sarah's brother and sister.

Sarah is listed as of Clifton. Banns were read at St John Leamington.

Sarah and Louis married on King Edward III's Coronation day.


Notes for Louis STACEY:

Louis' father was Samuel Stacey, a railway inspector. He died before Louis and Sarah married.
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Louis can be seen in the 1881 census living with his parents and siblings at 38 Hackett St, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. England.

Samuel STACY Head M Male 40 Eccleshall, Stafford, England Railway Labourer
Sarah STACY Wife M Female 40 Eyntham, Oxford, England
Samuel STACY Son U Male 16 Oldbury, Worcester, England Labourer At Brickyard
William STACY Son U Male 13 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England Scholar
Kate STACY Daur U Female 11 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England Scholar
Clara STACY Daur U Female 8 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England Scholar
Alfred STACY Son U Male 7 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England Scholar
Lewis STACY Son U Male 5 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England Scholar
Ernest STACY Son U Male 3 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England Scholar
Walter STACY Son U Male 3 m Rowley Regis, Stafford, England
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He can also be seen in 1901, just before marrying Sarah Ethel Knibbs, living at Shrewley, Warwickshire.
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His daughter Barbara told me that Louis was moved to work at Great Alne, at a pretty little country railway station. Amy Elizabeth was born there in 1910.

He was later moved to work at Bilston Station as Station Master at what was then a busy railway junction.

Sources for Louis STACEY:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Deddington,
  2. 1881 British Census,
  3. FreeBMD, FreeBMD gave date and Dudley District 
  4. 1901 British Census,
  5. Personal Contact with Barbara Stacey,

Notes for Sarah Ethel KNIBBS:

Ethel is seen aged 22 and living in the civil parish of Leamington Priors, Warwickshire in the 1901 census.

Known to have lived in Bilston, Staffs. Was known as Ethel.

Sources for Sarah Ethel KNIBBS:

  1. Living memory of me, Don Knibbs,
  2. GRO England & Wales,
  3. 1891 British Census,
  4. ...Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Birth Index: 1837-1983 
  5. Personal Contact with Barbara Stacey,
  6. 1901 British Census,