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STALEY, David Gray

Male 1832 - 1881  (48 years)


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  • Name STALEY, David Gray 
    Birth 3 Nov 1832  Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Feb 1881  Yandoit, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial 4 Feb 1881  Vaughan, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Vaughan Cemetery
    Person ID I185  Staleys
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2019 

    Father STALEY, Jonathan,   b. 9 Jul 1794, Parish Of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1847, Greenburn, Parish Of Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother GOLDIE, Mary,   b. 8 Dec 1800, Coltburn, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1854, Kensington (Leopold), Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jun 1820  Coltburn, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LEISHMAN, Agnes,   b. Abt 1836, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1877, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Marriage 25 May 1855  Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. STALEY, Jonathan James,   b. 7 May 1856, Forest Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1888, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     2. STALEY, David,   b. 1858, Forest Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     3. STALEY, Helen Blyth,   b. 1860, Loddon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1928, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     4. STALEY, Mary,   b. 1862, Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863, Vaughan, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     5. STALEY, David John,   b. 1865, Yandoit, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1912, Malvern, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     6. STALEY, Allan William,   b. 1867, Yandoit, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1913, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     7. STALEY, Andrew,   b. 16 Jul 1869, Yandoit, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1958, East Malvern, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     8. STALEY, Daniel Gray,   b. 31 Jul 1871, Yandoit, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1939, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F87  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Nov 1832 - Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 May 1855 - Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Feb 1881 - Yandoit, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 4 Feb 1881 - Vaughan, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S121] Copy of Parish Register, Muirkirk, From Sue Carroll.

    2. [S184] Probate Papers, Online.

    3. [S39] Victorian Pioneer Index BMD 1836-1888 on CD, 3250 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S117] Newspaper Clipping.
      We regret having to notice that Mr, D. G. Staley an old and respected resident of Yandoit, died on Wednesday. His remains will be followed from Yandoit to the Vaughan Cemetery today.
      Mount Alexander Mail, Feb. 4 1881, page 2.

    5. [S172] Photo of Grave Inscription.

    6. [S39] Victorian Pioneer Index BMD 1836-1888 on CD, 1552 (Reliability: 3).