In the 1861 census above town, St. Saviours parish, Dartmouth, Devon. Wife Sarah Staniforth, married, age 32, house keeper, born Brixham, Devon. Son Charles Howe Staniforth, age 7, scholar, born Sussex, Devon. Son Samuel Staniforth, age 3, scholar, born St. Saviours, Devon. Visitor Mary Oxford, widow, age 60 seamans widow, born Brixham, Devon.

In the 1891 census, Chertsey civil and ecclesiastical parish, Surrey at 52 Station Rd. Samuel H. Staniforth, head, married, age 29, Police Constable born Dartmouth, Devon. Wife, Ellen N. Staniforth, age 29 born Combe Martin. Daughter Florence M. Staniforth age 11, born Ilfracombe, Devon. Son Arthur G? Staniforth age 8, born Ilfracombe. Son Frank V. Staniforth age 5 born Ilfracombe. Sister Alice M. Staniforth, single, age 18, dressmaker, born Dartmouth.