Family of Thomas STAPLETON and Ruth REYNOLDS

Husband: Thomas STAPLETON

Name:
Thomas STAPLETON¹
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
13 Jul 1875
Holwell, Herts^2,3
Baptism:
26 Sep 1875 (age 0)
Holwell, Herts
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
Hitchin, Herts⁴
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
Carpenter & Joiner⁴
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 36)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 36)
Carpenter & Joiner⁵
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Builder

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 35)
British⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 46 yrs 11 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 45)
Carpenter; Hitchin, Herts⁶
Employment: Mr Ray, Builder

Place of Work: Letchworth GC, Herts
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 45)
British⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 64)
Hitchin, Herts³
Address: Maxwells Cottage, Bedford Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 64)
Carpenter³
Death:
Q3 1960 (age 85)
Hitchin, Herts⁷

Wife: Ruth REYNOLDS

Name:
Ruth REYNOLDS¹
Sex:
Female
Father:
William REYNOLDS (c. 1836-1900)
Mother:
Sarah Elizabeth MALES (1840-1920)
Birth:
5 Apr 1876
Pirton, Herts^3,8
Baptism:
8 Oct 1876 (age 0)
Pirton, Herts
Address: St Mary's
Occupation:
Straw Plaiter
Census:
1881 (age 4-5)
Pirton, Herts⁹
Census:
1891 (age 14-15)
Pirton, Herts¹⁰
Address: Wet Lane
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 24)
Hitchin, Herts⁴
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 35)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 34)
British⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 45 yrs 3 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 45)
British⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 63)
Hitchin, Herts³
Address: Maxwells Cottage, Bedford Road
Death:
Q1 1964 (age 87)
Hitchin, Herts¹¹

Child 1: Emily STAPLETON

Name:
Emily STAPLETON⁵
Sex:
Female
Birth:
7 Jan 1894
Pirton, Herts^3,5,12
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 7)
Hitchin, Herts⁴
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 16)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 16)
Dressmaker's assistant⁵
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 17)
British⁵
Census:
frm 19 Jun 1921 to 1961 (age 27 yrs 5 mns)
Hitchin, Herts^6,13
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 27)
Machinist; Hitchin, Herts⁶
Employment: Spirella Corset Company

Place of Work: Letchworth GC, Herts
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 27)
British⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 45)
Hitchin, Herts³
Address: Maxwells Cottage, Bedford Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 45)
Corset Machinist³
Death:
6 Oct 1961 (age 67)
Hitchin, Herts^13,14
Address: Lister Hospital
Probate:
13 Nov 1961
Peterborough, Cambs¹³
Value of Estate £3,555 3s 9d

Child 2: Leonard John STAPLETON

Name:
Leonard John STAPLETON¹
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Annie Florence BRETT (1891-1972)
Birth:
22 Aug 1897
Langley, Herts⁵
Address: Shilleygreen Farm
Baptism:
26 Dec 1897 (age 0)
Pirton, Herts
Address: St Mary's
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 3)
Hitchin, Herts⁴
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 13)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 13)
Scholar and news boy⁵
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 13)
British⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 24 yrs 10 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 23)
Postman; Hitchin, Herts⁶
Employment: GPO

Place of Work: Hitchin, Herts
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 23)
British⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 42)
Hitchin, Herts³
Address: 17 High View
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 42)
Postman³
Executor:
13 Nov 1961 (age 64)
Leonard John STAPLETON was a Executor at Probate of Emily STAPLETON on 13 November 1961 in Peterborough, Cambs
Death:
Nov 1993 (age 96)
Hitchin, Herts

Child 3: Eva Lizzie STAPLETON

Name:
Eva Lizzie STAPLETON¹
Sex:
Female
Birth:
9 Aug 1899
Pirton, Herts¹⁵
Baptism:
10 Sep 1900 (age 1)
Pirton, Herts
Address: St Mary's
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 1)
Hitchin, Herts
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 11)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 11)
Scholar⁵
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 11)
British⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 21)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 21)
Household Duties; Hitchin, Herts⁶
Place of Work: At home
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 21)
British⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 40)
Hitchin, Herts³
Address: Maxwells Cottage, Bedford Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 40)
Incapacitated³
Death:
Q4 1981 (age 82)
Hitchin, Herts¹⁶

Child 4: Sidney Frederick STAPLETON

Name:
Sidney Frederick STAPLETON⁵
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Vera HUMPHRIES (1899-1962)
Birth:
20 Sep 1901
Hitchin, Herts^5,17,18
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 9)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 9)
Scholar and news boy⁵
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 9)
British⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 19 yrs 8 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 19)
Wireless Operator; Hitchin, Herts⁶
Employment: Merchant Navy

Place of Work: Hitchin, Herts
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 19)
British⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 38)
Watford, Herts³
Address: 59 Tudor Avenue
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 38)
Managing Director, Motor Garage & Tyre Factory³
Occupation:
1959 (age 57-58)
Company Director¹³
Executor:
19 Aug 1960 (age 58)
Sidney Frederick STAPLETON was a Executor at Probate of Kenneth Charles STAPLETON on 19 August 1960 in Peterborough, Cambs
Executor:
13 Nov 1961 (age 60)
Sidney Frederick STAPLETON was a Executor at Probate of Emily STAPLETON on 13 November 1961 in Peterborough, Cambs
Death:
20 Jul 1981 (age 79)
Hitchin, Herts^13,19
Probate:
15 Apr 1982
Brighton, E Sussex¹³
Value of Estate £898,858

Child 5: Marjorie Ellen STAPLETON

Name:
Marjorie Ellen STAPLETON⁵
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Henry Edward WATSON (1907-c. 2006)
Birth:
17 Dec 1903
Hitchin, Herts^5,20,21
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 7)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 7)
Scholar⁵
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 7)
British⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 17 yrs 6 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 17)
Butcher's Clerk; Hitchin, Herts⁶
Employment: Mr Cooper, Butcher

Place of Work: Hitchin, Herts
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 17)
British⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 35)
Sheerness, Kent³
Address: 1 Newcoman Road
Death:
Dec 1993 (age 89-90)
Cambridge, Cambs²²

Child 6: Mabel Annie STAPLETON

Name:
Mabel Annie STAPLETON⁵
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Frederick William MORRISS (1908-1980)
Birth:
Q1 1907
Hitchin, Herts^5,23
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 4)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 4)
Scholar⁵
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 4)
British⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 14 yrs 7 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 14)
Home Duties; Hitchin, Herts⁶
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 14)
British⁶
Death:
Aug 1992 (age 85)
Hitchin, Herts²⁴

Child 7: Arthur Roland STAPLETON

Name:
Arthur Roland STAPLETON⁵
Sex:
Male
Birth:
btw 1 Apr 1909 and 30 Jun 1909
Hitchin, Herts^5,25
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 2)
Hitchin, Herts⁵
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 1-2)
British⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 12 yrs 2 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road

Education: Whole Time
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 11-12)
British⁶
Death:
btw 1 Apr 1931 and 30 Jun 1931 (age 22)
Hitchin, Herts²⁶

Child 8: Kenneth Charles STAPLETON

Name:
Kenneth Charles STAPLETON
Sex:
Male
Birth:
24 Feb 1915
Pirton, Herts³
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 6 yrs 4 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road

Education: Whole Time
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 6)
British⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 24)
Hitchin, Herts³
Address: Maxwells Cottage, Bedford Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 24)
Engineer & Draughtsman³
Residence:
1958 (age 42-43)
Pirton, Herts¹³
Address: Willow Close, West Lane
Death:
11 Jul 1959 (age 44)
Hitchin, Herts^13,27
Address: Lister Hospital
Probate:
19 Aug 1960
Peterborough, Cambs¹³
Value of Estate £4,418 11s 11d

Child 9: Joan Mary STAPLETON

Name:
Joan Mary STAPLETON⁶
Sex:
Female
Birth:
Sep 1920 (cal)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 9 mns)
Hitchin, Herts⁶
Address: 4 Maxwell Cottages, Bedford Road
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 0)
British⁶

Sources

1.: GR - Patricia Salter.

2.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 378.

3.: Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939).

4.: Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN 1301 F 40 P 17.

5.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 - PN 7593 136 SD 2 ED 4 SN 50.

6.: Census 1921 E&W. RG15 PN07095 SN126 RD136 RS2 ED28,2.

7.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 4b !22.

8.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 356.

9.: Census 1881 E&W.

10.: Census 1891 E&W.

11.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 4b P 189.

12.: Ibid. Vol 4b P SEE M/50 (?).

13.: England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019.

14.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 4b P 122.

15.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 643.

16.: Ibid. Vol 10 P 0500.

17.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 662.

18.: FMP.co.uk. Vol 10 P 0453.

19.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 1 P 0453.

20.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 764.

21.: FMP.co.uk.

22.: BMD Index (GRO). District 3311C Reg C28C Ent 225.

23.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 771.

24.: Ibid. Vol 10 P 449.

25.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 816.

26.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 828.

27.: Ibid. Vol 4b P 88.