The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Staples, gamekeeper, son of Benjamin Staples and Susanna Staples [Barham]
Generation No. 1
  1. William Staples, gamekeeper was the son of Benjamin Staples and Susanna Staples [Barham]. He was born 6th Jul 1801 at Knockholt, Kent; christened 2nd Aug 1801 at St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent; buried 15th Oct 1865 at St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
  He married Harriet Adams on 25th Dec 1845 at St. George's Church, Wrotham, Kent. She was born 1817 at Chevening, Kent; christened 29th Jun 1817 at St Botolph, Chevening, Kent, parents Edmund & Mary Wells; died Oct to Dec 1896 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1896 Q4 Vol 2A Page 166. They had the following children:
  iMaria who was born Jan to Mar 1848 at Knockholt, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q1 Vol 5 Page 51; christened 24th Mar 1848 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
2 iiJemima Isabella who was born Jan to Mar 1852 at Knockholt, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 2A Page 188; christened 15th Jul 1855 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent; died Oct to Dec 1937 Croydon, Surrey
3 iiiHelen who was born 1855 at Knockholt, Kent; christened 15th Jul 1855 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent, often recorded or registerded as Ellen
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jemima Isabella Wigg [Staples] was the daughter of William Staples, gamekeeper and Harriet Staples [Adams] [Wells]. She was born Jan to Mar 1852 at Knockholt, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 2A Page 188; christened 15th Jul 1855 at St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent; died Oct to Dec 1937 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1937 Q4 Vol 2A Page 649
  She married William Frederick Wigg, merchant trading with Brazil on c 1875 at ??. He was born 1820 at Toxteth Park, Liverpool; christened 14th Sep 1820 at Holy Trinity, Wavertree, Liverpool; died 27th Oct 1883 at The Grange, South Norwood, Surrey
   
  3. Helen Clarke [Staples] was the daughter of William Staples, gamekeeper and Harriet Staples [Adams] [Wells]. She was born 1855 at Knockholt, Kent; christened 15th Jul 1855 at St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent, often recorded or registerded as Ellen
  She married Barnard Clark, gamekeeper on Jan to Mar 1880 at St Paul's Church, Wilton Place, Kensington, London, registered at St. Georges, Hanover Square District, London, ref: 1880 Q1 Vol 1A Page 568. He was born Jan to Mar 1849 at Carshalton, Surrey, registered at Epsom District, Surrey, ref: 1849 Q1 Vol 4 Page 158; christened 8th Mar 1849 at All Saints' Church, Carshalton, Surrey
   

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