Dooley

David’s paternal grandmother, Emily Dooley, was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire in 1880, she moved to Manchester and entered into service at Cheetham Hill. Her parents were Stephen Dooley from Tunstall and Emily Longdon from Burslem. They had 12 or 13 children, all girls except for George.

This section needs to be rewritten, so many facts have been researched again recently and the facts have been refined. Regard the older details as being possibly out of date.

Individual members of the Dooley family (in family tree order)

Stephen Dooley was born in September 1845 at Green Field, Tunstall, Staffordshire, he was the son of George Dooley, a potter, and Sarah Meir. The family stayed in the area and in 1861 Stephen Dooley was 15 and at work as a potter. In 1869 Stephen Dooley married Emily Longdon (her name is recorded in various ways throughout the records) at Christ Church, Tunstall. Stephen and Sarah had eight children, George, Hannah, Mary Elizabeth, Lois, Emily, Sarah, Matilda, and Sarah. Stephen and Emily appear to have separated at some point; Stephen died of acute bronchitis and cardiac failure in July 1911 at Tunstall Workhouse Infirmary.

OLD INFORMATION: This section has not been updated for at least 10 years – much might have changed since then.

Stephen Dooley	Stephen Dooley was born in about 1847 in Tunstall. He married Emily Longdon in 1869. In 1881 Stephen (a potters ovenman) and Emily are living at 34 Church Street, Wolstanton and have five children: George, Hannah, Mary Elizabeth, Louisa and Emily. Family history says that there were thirteen children in all – twelve girls and one boy. By 1901 the family had moved to Swadlincote and Stephen was employed as ‘a dipper at potworks’; Stephen (now 54) was living with his wife Emily (now 53) and young daughter Sarah Jane, who was twelve years old and described as ‘Assists House Keeping’.
George Dooley	George Dooley was born in 1870 in Tunstall, the son of Stephen Dooley and Emily Longdon. In 1881 George was living with his parents at 34, Church Street, Wolstanton. By 1901 George had married Elizabeth (from Wheatley in Oxfordshire) and they are living in Wolstanton with their three young children: Reginald, Hilda and Evelyn.
Hannah Dooley	Hannah Dooley was born c 1874 in Tunstall, the daughter of Stephen Dooley and Emily Longdon. Her life has not been researched yet.
Mary Elizabeth Dooley	Mary Elizabeth Dooley was born c 1876 in Tunstall, the daughter of Stephen Dooley and Emily Longdon
Louisa Dooley	Louisa Dooley was born c 1878 in Tunstall, the daughter of Stephen Dooley and Emily Longdon. She may have been called Louise and was known as Louis.
Emily Dooley	Emily Dooley was born c 1880 in Tunstall, the daughter of Stephen Dooley and Emily Longdon; at 4 months old (1881) she was living with her family at 34 Church Street, Wolstanton. By 1901 Emily had left the family home and was in service in Cheetham Hill, Manchester as a general servant domestic. She married a Mr Frimston and had a son, Reginald Frimston; after his death she married Henry Hartigan in 1915 and had three children: Doris, Lily and James Henry Hartigan. Emily died in Salford at the age of 86.
Sarah Jane Dooley	Sarah Jane Dooley was born c 1890 in Sandford, the daughter of Stephen Dooley and Emily Longdon. It is believed that Sarah Jane later lived at The Crescent in Salford.

Dooley Family Tree

Joseph Dooley married Sarah Millward (needs more evidence)
- John Dooley married Elizabeth Thompson (needs more evidence)
  - John Dooley 1796 married Elizabeth Massey 1794
    - George Dooley married Sarah Meir

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Individual members of the Dooley family (in family tree order)

Dooley Family Tree

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