The Staple Family

John Staple

Birth: 1850, in Taunton, Somerset, England

Married: Sarah Ann Sanders in 1873, in Woolwich district, London

Children: Occupation: Soldier
At the birth of his daughter Fanny, in 1878, John was a sergeant in the Army Service Corps, stationed in Malta. John became a warrant officer (in a rank cadre of their own between non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers) and was a conductor (the most senior appointment that can be held by a warrant officer) in the Ordnance Store Corps on 7 May 1893, when he was appointed quartermaster, with the honorary rank of lieutenant (London Gazette 21 May 1895 p2944). On 7 May 1905, Assistant Commissary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant John Staple, Army Ordnance Department, retired, and was granted the honorary rank of captain (London Gazette 12 May 1905 p3427).

Census & Addresses:
1871: Woolwich, Kent: John Staple, soldier, is aged 20, born in Taunton, Somerset
1911: Eltham, London: John Staple, head, is aged 60, born in Taunton, Somerset
1911: 23 Beechhill Road, Eltham, London   (Passenger Index Card of daughter Lilian)

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Lilian Elizabeth (Staple) Walpole

Birth: 13 August 1875, in Plumstead, Kent, England

Father: John Staple

Mother: Sarah Ann (Sanders) Staple

Married: Walter Herbert Walpole

Children: Notes: Lilian emigrated to the United States in 1911, joining her husband who had left 15 months earlier. She arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 July 1911 aboard the Dominion from Liverpool. She is described as 5'1" tall, of fair complexion with fair hair and blue eyes. She is accompanied by two of her children - Winifred and Walter. Lilian's two other children, Edith and Norah, remained in England until 1913 when they in turn emigrated to the United States.

Death: November 1965, in Pennsylvania, United States, aged 90

Census:
1911: Eltham, London: Lilian Walpole, daughter (of John Staple), is aged 35, born in Plumstead, Kent
1913: 910 Poplar Street, Coatesville, Pennsylvania   (Immigration Passenger Index Card for daughter Edith)
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania
1930: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1935: 61 Woodland Avenue, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 61 Woodland Avenue, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania

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