See also

Family of William Thomas Staples and Annie Patrick

Husband: William Thomas Staples

  • Name:

  • William Thomas Staples2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gardener4,5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • 5 Sep 1863

  • Knockholt, Kent, England4,5,6,7,8

  •  

  • no birth index record found

  • Baptism:

  • 31 Jan 1864 (age 0)

  • St. Katharine's Church, Main Road, Knockholt, Kent, England3

  •  

  • son of Frederic Staples (labourer) and Mary Ann of Knockholt

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 8)

  • Knockholt Street, Knockholt, Kent, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents Frederick and Mary Ann, brothers John, Henry, Edward, Edwin and George, and sisters Rosana and Mary Ann. Born in Knockholt Kent

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 36)

  • 7 Grena Road, Richmond, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a domestic gardener living with his wife Annie, daughter Edith and son William. Born in Knochall Kent

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 46)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a jobbing gardener on his own account and living in six rooms with his wife Annie, daughters Edith and Lucy, sons William and Alec, a relative Jeaine (sic) Esther Patrick, and a boarder. Born in Knockholt Kent

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 56 yrs 9 mns)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an amateur jobbing gardener on his own account and living in six rooms with his wife Anne, daughter E M, sons W P and A E, and two boarders. Born in Knockholt Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 76)

  • 30 Hickeys Almshouses, Adelaide Road, Richmond, Surrey, England7

  •  

  • a married retired gardener living with his wife Annie. Born on 5th September 1863

  • Death:

  • Q2 1950 (age 86)

  • Surrey "Northern Registration District", Surrey, England9

Wife: Annie Patrick

  • Name:

  • Annie Patrick10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • George Patrick (1838?- )

  • Mother:

  • Mary Jane Bowtle (1839- )

  • Birth:

  • 20 Jun 1867

  • Islington, Middlesex, England1,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 3)

  • 45 William Street, Islington, Middlesex, England11

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents George and Mary, sister Jane, and brother George. Born in London Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 13)

  • 56 Bingfield Street, Islington, Middlesex, England12

  •  

  • daughter living with her mother Mary Jane. Born in Islington Middlesex

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 23)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 34)

  • 7 Grena Road, Richmond, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, daughter Edith and son William. Born in London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 43)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband William, daughters Edith and Lucy, sons William and Alec, a relative Jeaine (sic) Esther Patrick, and a boarder. Born in Islington London and married for fifteen years with five children, four of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 54 yrs 7 mns)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband William, daughter E M, sons W P and A E, and two boarders. Born in Islington London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 72)

  • 30 Hickeys Almshouses, Adelaide Road, Richmond, Surrey, England7

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband William. Born on 20th June 1867

  • Death:

  • Q1 1965 (age 97)

  • Surrey "South Eastern Registration District", Surrey, England13

  •  

  • death is assumed to correct

Child 1: Edith Mary Staples

  • Name:

  • Edith Mary Staples4,14,15,16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop assistant then a drilling operator in engineering6,17

  • Birth:

  • 7 Apr 1896

  • Chevening, Kent, England1,4,5,6,14,15,17

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  • 7 Grena Road, Richmond, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Annie, and brother William. Born in Chevening Kent

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 14)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in six rooms with her parents William and Annie, sister Lucy, brothers William and Alec, a relative Jeaine (sic) Esther Patrick, and a boarder. Born in Chevening Kent

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 25 yrs 2 mns)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as E M Staples working as a drapers shop assistant in Kempthouse? Richmond and living in six rooms with her parents William and Annie, brothers W P and A E, and two boarders. Born in Chevening Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • 18 Adelaide Road, Richmond, Surrey, England17

  •  

  • an unmarried drilling operator engineering living with Thomas and Edith Andrews and two others. Born on 7th April 1896

  • Death:

  • 22 Jul 1971 (age 75)

  • Richmond upon Thames "Registration District", Greater London, England15,16

  • Probate:

  • 1 Sep 1971

  • Probate Registry, Brighton, East Sussex, England16

  •  

  • of 2 Grove Road Richmond Surrey, effects of £1,071 (~£15,000 in 2017)

Child 2: William Patrick George Staples

  • Name:

  • William Patrick George Staples18,19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ellen Frances Lee (1907-1986)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • soldier then a gardener6,20

  • Birth:

  • 3 Apr 1899

  • Richmond, Surrey, England1,4,5,6,18,19,20

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1)

  • 7 Grena Road, Richmond, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Annie, and sister Edith. Born in Richmond Surrey

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents William and Annie, sisters Edith and Lucy, brother Alec, a relative Jeaine (sic) Esther Patrick, and a boarder. Born in Richmond Surrey

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 22 yrs 2 mns)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son as W P Staples being a disabled soldier living in six rooms with his parents William and Annie, sister E M, brother A E, and two boarders. Born in Richmond Surrey

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 40)

  • 54 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England20

  •  

  • a married jobbing gardener described as a disabled ex Service ? 536YY 1st 19th London ? and living with his wife and a closed record. Born on 3rd April 1899

  • Death:

  • Q1 1989 (age 89)

  • Richmond upon Thames "Registration District", Greater London, England19

Child 3: Lucy Jane Staples

  • Name:

  • Lucy Jane Staples4,21

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Arthur William Searle (1901-1985)

  • Birth:

  • 3 Apr 1901

  • Richmond, Surrey, England1,4,21,22,23

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in six rooms with her parents William and Annie, sister Edith, brothers William and Alec, a relative Jeaine (sic) Esther Patrick, and a boarder. Born in Richmond Surrey

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38)

  • 9 Highfield Avenue, Fareham, Hampshire, England22

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her daughter Rosemary and a closed record (presumably son Robin). Born on 3rd April 1901

  • Death:

  • May 1996 (age 95)

  • Surrey "Mid Eastern Registration District", Surrey, England23

Child 4: Rose Annie Staples

  • Name:

  • Rose Annie Staples24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1908

  • Richmond "Surrey Registration District", Surrey, England1,24

  • Death:

  • Q1 1908 (age 0)

  • Richmond "Surrey Registration District", Surrey, England25

Child 5: Alec Edward Staples

  • Name:

  • Alec Edward Staples4,26,27

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Phyllis Elizabeth Collins (1913-2001)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • draughtsman28

  • Birth:

  • 21 Nov 1910

  • Richmond, Surrey, England1,4,6,27,28,29

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 4 mns)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • son living in six rooms with his parents William and Annie, sisters Edith and Lucy, brother William, a relative Jeaine (sic) Esther Patrick, and a boarder. Born in Richmond Surrey

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 7 mns)

  • 66 Townshend Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • son as A E Staples attending school and living in six rooms with his parents William and Annie, sister E M, brother W P, and two boarders. Born in Richmond Surrey

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 28)

  • 67 Pembury Avenue, Malden, Surrey, England28

  •  

  • a married draughtsman in steel window construction living with his wife and a closed record (son Peter?). Born 21st November 1910

  • Death:

  • Mar 2003 (age 92)

  • Kingston upon Thames "Registration District", Greater London, England29

Sources

1.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. visit. Cit. Date: 1997.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Droxford 1895 quarter:2 volume:2c page:279. Cit. Date: 15 November 2017.

3.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Kent Baptisms Knockholt St. Katharine baptisms 1813-1869 ref:P214/1/B/1 page:91 entry:727. Cit. Date: 25 August 2023.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:3598 class:RG78 piece:135 registration district:41 sub-district:1 enumeration district:18 schedule:259. Cit. Date: 15 November 2017.

5.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:676 folio:81 page:10. Cit. Date: 24 December 2018.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:3738 registration district:41 sub-district:1 enumeration district:18 schedule:288. Cit. Date: 25 August 2023.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1378G page:16 line:25 letter code:CNEP. Cit. Date: 15 November 2017.

8.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:875 folio:93 page:19 schedule:100. Cit. Date: 25 August 2023.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey Northern 1950 quarter:2 volume:5g page:399. Cit. Date: 15 November 2017.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington 1867 quarter:3 volume:1b page:210. Cit. Date: 9 November 2017.

11.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:263 folio:77 page:49 schedule:314. Cit. Date: 29 November 2017.

12.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:234 folio:109 page:52 schedule:1096. Cit. Date: 10 November 2017.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey South Eastern 1965 quarter:1 volume:5g page:993. Cit. Date: 15 November 2017.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Sevenoaks 1896 quarter:2 volume:2a page:477. Cit. Date: 16 November 2017.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Richmond upon Thames 1971 quarter:3 volume:55 page:1568. Cit. Date: 19 March 2019.

16.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1971 page:457. Cit. Date: 20 March 2019.

17.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1378G page:19 line:28 letter code:CNEP. Cit. Date: 19 March 2019.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Richmond-Surrey 1899 quarter:2 volume:2a page:434. Cit. Date: 16 November 2017.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Richmond upon Thames 1989 quarter:2 register:189 volume:14 page:1486. Cit. Date: 24 December 2018.

20.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1378G page:13 line:13 letter code:CNEP. Cit. Date: 24 December 2018.

21.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Richmond-Surrey 1901 quarter:2 volume:2a page:443. Cit. Date: 16 November 2017.

22.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:2336F page:6 line:12 letter code:EDJR. Cit. Date: 23 September 2018.

23.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey Mid Eastern 1996 quarter:2 district:7561B register:2B entry:276 date:0596. Cit. Date: 23 September 2018.

24.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Richmond-Surrey 1908 quarter:1 volume:2a page:336. Cit. Date: 16 November 2017.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Richmond-Surrey 1908 quarter:1 volume:2a page:360. Cit. Date: 16 November 2017.

26.

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27.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Richmond-Surrey 1910 quarter:4 volume:2a page:480. Cit. Date: 16 November 2017.

28.

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29.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kingston upon Thames 2003 quarter:1 district:2401A register:A75 entry:65 date:0303. Cit. Date: 17 November 2017.