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Ancestry report for Maria Staples, daughter of William Staples, gamekeeper and Harriet Staples [Adams] [Wells]
Generation No. 1
1. Maria Staples was the daughter of (2) William Staples, gamekeeper and (3) Harriet Staples [Adams] [Wells]. She 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 at St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
 
Generation No. 2
2. William Staples, gamekeeper was the son of (4) Benjamin Staples and (5) 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 Knockholt, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q1 Vol 5 Page 51; christened 24th Mar 1848 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
iiJemima Isabella who was born Jan to Mar 1852 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, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1937 Q4 Vol 2A Page 649
iiiHelen who was born 1855 Knockholt, Kent; christened 15th Jul 1855 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent, often recorded or registerded as Ellen
 
3. Harriet Staples [Adams] [Wells] 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
She married (1) Thomas Adams on 2nd Aug 1840 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Otford, Kent. He was born 1813 at Sundridge, Kent; christened 28th Feb 1813 at St. Mary the Virgin, Sundridge, Kent; died Sep 1842 at Dunton Green, Otford, Kent; buried 2nd Oct 1842 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Otford, Kent. They had the following children:
iMary Ann (Adams) who was born Apr to June 1841 Otford, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1841 Q2 Vol 5 Page 393
She married (2) William Staples, gamekeeper on 25th Dec 1845 at St. George's Church, Wrotham, Kent. 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. They had the following children:
iMaria who was born Jan to Mar 1848 Knockholt, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q1 Vol 5 Page 51; christened 24th Mar 1848 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
iiJemima Isabella who was born Jan to Mar 1852 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, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1937 Q4 Vol 2A Page 649
iiiHelen who was born 1855 Knockholt, Kent; christened 15th Jul 1855 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent, often recorded or registerded as Ellen
 
Generation No. 3
4. Benjamin Staples He was born 1777 at Knockholt, Kent; christened 18th May 1777 at St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
He married Susanna Barham on 26th Nov 1798 at St Nicholas Church, Godstone, Surrey. She was born 1777 at Otford, Kent. They had the following children:
iWilliam who was born 6th Jul 1801 Knockholt, Kent; christened 2nd Aug 1801 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent; buried 15th Oct 1865 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
iiEsther who was born 5th Jun 1803 Knockholt, Kent; christened 10th Jul 1803 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent; died Oct to Dec 1864 Bromley, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1864 Q4 Vol 2A Page 163
iiiHenrietta who was born 8th Mar 1805 Knockholt, Kent; christened 6th Apr 1805 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
ivIsabella who was born 1815 Knockholt, Kent; christened 29th Oct 1815 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
 
5. Susanna Staples [Barham] She was born 1777 at Otford, Kent
She married Benjamin Staples on 26th Nov 1798 at St Nicholas Church, Godstone, Surrey. He was born 1777 at Knockholt, Kent; christened 18th May 1777 at St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent. They had the following children:
iWilliam who was born 6th Jul 1801 Knockholt, Kent; christened 2nd Aug 1801 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent; buried 15th Oct 1865 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
iiEsther who was born 5th Jun 1803 Knockholt, Kent; christened 10th Jul 1803 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent; died Oct to Dec 1864 Bromley, Kent, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1864 Q4 Vol 2A Page 163
iiiHenrietta who was born 8th Mar 1805 Knockholt, Kent; christened 6th Apr 1805 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
ivIsabella who was born 1815 Knockholt, Kent; christened 29th Oct 1815 St. Katharine's Church, Knockholt, Kent
 

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