Notes:

"....Great regret was expressed throughout the trade when the death of Mr Allan Staley, manager for Rolfe & Co. became known. Born in 1867 at Yandoit, near Castlemaine, where his father had a store, Mr Staley was brought up with his four brothers. When his school days were over and he had gained some experience, he went to Telford, his brothers Andrew and David having opened stores at Wilby and Telford. They gave him the management at the latter town, while the original business at Yandoit, with a branch at Smeaton, was carried on under the style of Staley and Connell - Mrs Connell being the only sister. Some little while later Allan Staley went to Hay, New South Wales, where he carried on a bookseller and stationers busines, but after two or three years he sold out to advantage and moved to Swan Hill, accepting an engagement with his two brothers in their store, and he stayed there until 1894. At the latter end of this year, he joined the staff of Messrs. Rolfe and Co. as country traveller, just prior to the death of Mr. Deary. Shortly after Mr. C. Campbell was appointed manager. Mr. Staley had been on the roads about ten years with an excellent record, when in August, 1905 , Mr. Campbell died, and he waas appointed to the vacant position, which he held until his death, giving satisfaction to his employers and their numerous customers and winning goodwill from all. Mr. Staley was a comparatively young man, being only 47 years of age at the time of his death. His kindly nature and his great energy and capacity for work made him friends everywhere, and enabled him to rise from a young country storekeeper to the position of manager of one of Melbourne's oldest and best known wholesale grocery houses. Mr. Staley was married to Miss Peacock, the daughter of Mr. Wm. Peacock, one of the partners in Messrs. Robertson and Moffat, whom he leaves with two children to mourn his death, besides his three brothers and his sister, and a host of friends among our readers...." The Australian Storekeeper , June 30, 1913

Allan married PEACOCK, Margaret Wright on 17 Apr 1902 in St.Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Margaret (daughter of PEACOCK, William and THOMSON, Agnes) was born on 1 Jan 1876 in St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 16 Apr 1967 in Kew, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. STALEY, Allan William was born on 1 Mar 1903 in St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 22 Sep 1966 in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
2. STALEY, Agnes Margaret was born on 2 Mar 1908 in East St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 12 Jun 1967 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 15 Jun 1967 in The Necropolis, Springvale, Victoria, Australia.

Notes:

Emigrated to Australia in March 1852 aboard the "Cambodia" when he was 19 years old, he lived in Central Victoria for most of his time in Australia, his descendants have quite a few success stories to tell. David had a store with a house, and 83 acres of land at Yandoit.

Buried:
Vaughan Cemetery

David married LEISHMAN, Agnes on 25 May 1855 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. Agnes (daughter of LEISHMAN, David and GRANT, Helen) was born about 1836 in Scotland; died in 1877 in Victoria, Australia; was buried in Vaughan, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She arrived in Victoria on the "Manchester" with her parents and brother and sister on 12th. January, 1849.

Notes:

A copy of the Family Bible entry says Jonathan was born in Glasgow, Parish of Kilbride.

Jonathan married GOLDIE, Mary on 30 Jun 1820 in Coltburn, Ayrshire, Scotland. Mary (daughter of GOLDIE, Thomas and McRAE, Agnes) was born on 8 Dec 1800 in Coltburn, Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 27 Dec 1854 in Kensington (Leopold), Victoria, Australia; was buried on 28 Dec 1854 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary arrived with 4 of her children at Geelong, Victoria, Australia on 31 March 1852 aboard the "Cambodia" a vessel of 914 tons, also on board was another daughter, Mary along with her husband and their three children, who were bound for the golldfields. There are eleven children of Jonathan and Mary listed on Mary's death certificate, James and the first John had their ages are given as 0 although James reached at least 10 years by 1841, there was evidence of another son, Jonathan who was Christened on the same day as Agnes and was her twin.

Buried:
Geelong Eastern Cemetery

David married GRANT, Helen on 16 Jan 1829 in Dalkeith,.Midlothian, Scotland. Helen was born on 25 Apr 1808 in West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 18 May 1898 in West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas is believed to have gone to Scotland for employment, he married there and settled in Muirkirk to raise a family and remained there for over 60 years, his wife Mary and three of his children predeceased him, he was to see the departure of some of his children overseas also some of his grandchildren with some of their children to Australia and America, in his later years two of his widowed daughters lived with him in the cottage at Muirkirk.

Thomas married RITCHIE, Mary on 13 Jul 1787 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Mary died on 13 Mar 1831 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married McRAE, Agnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]