Tree Outline

Just a rough outline of the tree as it stands at the moment. Names not italicized have detailed posts with information. Direct lineage shown in bold green.

Michael Staples (b. 1786) m. Susannah ? (b. 1806) (This info. was taken from the 1841 census conducted in East Kirkby - Spilsby, Lincolnshire, which did not designate positions in household - Michael may have been Susannah's husband or father-in-law or other relative. There is an age difference of 20 years between them - while this is not uncommon, it may mean that Michael was not her husband, or if he was, she may not be his first wife. Any research will have to be conducted from Parish records. Any records prior 1837 not available online)

1. William (b. 1830, East Kirkby - Spilsby) (Great Great Grandfather)
2. John (b. 1832, East Kirkby - Spilsby)
3. Thomas (b. 1835, East Kirkby - Spilsby)
4. Robert (b. 1837, East Kirkby - Spilsby)
5. Sampson (b. 1840, East Kirkby - Spilsby) (This birth certificate will verify parents names - on order soon)

William Staples (b. 1830, East Kirkby - Spilsby) m. (1851, Louth) Mary Roberts (b. 1816) (this was her second marriage)

1. Hannah (b. 1843, Legsby) (father as yet unknown - searching for Mary's prev marr.)
2. John (b. 1845, Market Rasen) (another from poss. prev. marr.)
3. Elizabeth (b. 1850, Linwood) (again from prev. rel.)
4. William (b. 1852, Louth) (William and Mary's first child together)
5. George (b. 1855, Louth) (George's tribe in blue)
6. James (b. 1857, Louth) (Jame's tribe in red)
7. Thomas (b, 1861, Louth) (Great Grandfather - Thomas' tribe in green)
   

George Staples (b. 1855, Louth) m. (1873, Louth) Mary Jane Upton (b. 1853, Louth) daughter of John Upton (b. 1825) and Jane Thompson (b. 1827) (m. 1846, Lincoln) (Jane Thompson was the daughter of Joseph Thompson (b. 1797) and Sarah ?? (b. 1795)) George and Mary Jane emigrated to Australia after they were married, and lived in Brooyar, Qld. This is where they were when their sons James and Arthur enlisted for the Australian Imperial Forces and fought in WWI. During the war, Mary Jane is listed as living in Newmarket House, Louth, and James took leave to work with George in the fruit harvest in Louth. Much more research to be done.

1. James Albert (b. 1895, Louth) (WWI)
   
2. Arthur Henry (b. 1888, Louth) (WWI)
   

James Staples (b. 1857, Louth) m. (1877, Louth) Christiana Wright (b. 1856, North Thoresby - Louth) daughter of Thomas Wright (b. 1817) and Eliza Walker (b. 1824) (m. 1846, Louth)

1. William Wright (b. 1881, Saltfleetby, St. Peters - Louth)
2. Thomas (b. 1883, Saltfleetby, St Peters - Louth)
3. Charles ( b. 1886, Saltfleetby, St Peters - Louth)
4. James Herbert (b. 1888, Saltfleetby, St Peters - Louth)
5. Christopher ( b. 1891, Saltfleetby, St Peters - Louth)

Thomas Staples (b. 1861, Louth) m. (1882, Louth) Annie Good (b. 1861) daughter of William Good.

1. John William (b. 12 May 1883)
2. Nellie (b. 12 Jan 1885)
3. Elizabeth (b. 15 Apr 1886)
4. Annie (b. 3 May 1887)
5. Sarah Jane (b. 1890)
6. Thomas Henry (b. 25 Feb 1891)
7. George Albert (b. 31 May 1892)
8. Frank Ernest (b. 1893) (WWI)
9. Mary (b. 28 Mar 1895)
10. Percy (b. Aug 1896, Louth. d. 29 Oct 1947, Qld) (WWI) (Grandfather)
11. Ida (b. 30 Apr 1898)
12. Charlotte (b. 6 Nov 1899)
13. Walter Charles (b. 12 Mar 1901)
14. Leonard Lincoln (b. 30 Jan 1903)
15. Arthur Bertie Cyril (b. 28 Mar 1907) (WWII)

The child lists and family information given here are by no means complete, there is still much research to do. This is simply a list of information I have to hand to date.