Staveley/Stevelly (Co Cork)

The Staveley genealogy states that Robert Staveley, a linen merchant, was born in county Antrim in 1716 and married Sarah Jones in 1745. This couple settled in Cork and had at least 12 children. Their eldest son Robert moved to live in Dublin, their daughter Grace was the grandmother of William Smith O'Brien and other family members remained in Cork. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Staveleys held land in the parishes of Athnowen, barony of East Muskerry and Mourneabbey, barony of Barretts. In the 1870s the Reverend George Stavely of Dublin owned 277 acres and John Stavely of Ovens owned 307 acres in county Cork. see http://www.staveley-genealogy.com/cork.htm

Associated Families

Staveley/Stevelly

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Classes	Classes	Athnowen	Cork	Ovens 67	East Muskerry	Cork	OSI Ref: W564708 OS Sheet: 73 Discovery map: 80
Lisheens	Lisheens	Athnowen	Cork	Ovens 67	East Muskerry	Cork	OSI Ref: W570 698 OS Sheet: 73 Discovery map: 86

Contemporary printed sources

''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Muskerry Barony, 28 (Classes), 32 (Lisheens)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 135