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Emma Ruth STAPLES 1873 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1873

Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 18 Dec 1925

Death Location: Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: John Mcdonald

Mother: Emma Staples

Spouse(s): James WHITE, Frances MCGUIRE

Children(s): Angus Staples, William White, Felix McGuire

Emma Ruth STAPLES was born in 1873 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of John Middleton Mcdonald and Emma Ruth Staples. In 1896, Emma Ruth STAPLES resided in New Zealand. Emma Ruth STAPLES married James WHITE, Frances (Frank) William MCGUIRE, and had children including Angus Staples, William Wastfield White, Felix Hamilton McGuire. Emma Ruth STAPLES passed away in 1925 in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Emma Ruth STAPLES was born in 1873 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of John Middleton Mcdonald and Emma Ruth Staples.
  • In 1896, Emma Ruth STAPLES resided in New Zealand.
  • Emma Ruth STAPLES married James WHITE, Frances (Frank) William MCGUIRE, and had children including Angus Staples, William Wastfield White, Felix Hamilton McGuire.
  • Emma Ruth STAPLES passed away in 1925 in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mcdonald
1851 – 1936
Birth Location: Undy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JM
Emma Staples
1852 – 1908
Birth Location: Lambeth, London, England
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Spouses(s)

James WHITE
1869 – 1897
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
JW
Frances MCGUIRE
1876 – 1914
Birth Location: Patea, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
FM

Children(s)

Angus Staples
1894 –
Birth Location: Napier, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
AS
William White
1895 – 1976
Birth Location: Tai Tapu, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
WW
Felix McGuire
1908 – 1974
Birth Location: Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
FM

Emma STAPLES's Ancestors

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Emma STAPLES
1873 – 1925
Birth Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
John Middleton Mcdonald
1851 – 1936
Undy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Emma (Ruth) Staples
1852 – 1908
Lambeth, London, England
Grandparents
Alexander Mcdonald
1804 – 1890
Forres, Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elspet Gibson
1812 – 1895
Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Frederick (Wastfield) Staples
1823 – 1898
Wiltshire, England
Emma (Ruth) Price
1826 – 1910
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDonald
1783 – 1837
Elizabeth Willox
1784 –
Alexander Gibson
1782 – 1850
Christina Murray
1782 –
John Staples
1793 – 1869
Mary Applegate
1798 – 1859
Edward Price
1796 – 1852
Elizabeth Watts
1805 – 1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gibson
1736 – 1782
Mary ☻
1762 – 1830
John Staples
1768 – 1829
Mary Wastfield
1763 – 1831
James Applegate
1774 – 1830
Jane
1776 – 1867
John PRICE
1769 –
Sarah Betterton
1770 –
Isaac Watts
1780 –
Elizabeth Watts

Emma STAPLES's Descendants

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Emma (Ruth) STAPLES (15 Jan 1873 – 18 Dec 1925) m. James WHITE (1869 – 1 Jul 1897) m. Frances ((Frank) William) MCGUIRE (January 1876 – 10 Sep 1914)
  1. 1. Angus Staples (Bef. 1894 – ) m. Amelia (Jane) Sutcliffe (16 Oct 1890 – 11 Oct 1976)
    1. 1. Roy (Angus Staples) Sutcliffe (1907 – 1966) m. Doreen (Elizabeth (May)) Hare (1907 – 1966)
      1. 1. Brian (Malvern) Sutcliffe (23 Nov 1937 – 9 Oct 2004) m. Deanna (Claudette) PATON (07 Jan 1939 – 14 Feb 2020)
        1. 1. Lisa Sutcliffe m. Truby
        2. 2. Sutcliffe
      2. 2. Anne Sutcliffe m. Duncan Syme (1946 – 2009)
        1. 1. Syme
        2. 2. Syme
      3. 3. Jean Sutcliffe m. Feehan
  2. 2. William (Wastfield) White (23 Jun 1895 – Mar 1976) m. Dorothy (Kathleen Richard Goodlake) Goodlatte (18 Mar 1899 – Jul 1997)
    1. 1. Pamela (Mary) White (17 Jun 1919 – 1 Feb 1998) m. Aubrey (R) Hodge (8 Aug 1916 – Sep 2003)
    2. 2. Betty (Dorothy) WHITE (16 Dec 1921 – 7 July 2002) m. Albert (Leslie) Smith (28 Mar 1919 – 28 Sep 1964)
      1. 1. B Smith
    3. 3. John (Hugh Ranger) White (Oct,Nov,Dec 1927 – 12 Mar 2012) m. Ines (N) Brown (Apr 1935 – )
      1. 1. Paul White (1961 – 1961)
  3. 3. Felix (Hamilton) McGuire (21 Jan 1908 – 15 Mar 1974) m. Margaret (Esther) Jones (2 Dec 1919 – 16 Jul 2015)
    1. 1. John (Hamilton) McGuire m. Valerie
      1. 1. Shaun McGuire
      2. 2. Erin McGuire
    2. 2. Geoffrey (Thomas) McGuire m. Carolyn
      1. 1. Prudence McGuire
      2. 2. Thomas McGuire
    3. 3. Patricia (Ruth) McGuire m. Euan Strang
      1. 1. Vanessa Strang
      2. 2. Karl Strang

Emma STAPLES's Timeline

7 Records

1873
15 Jan 1873
Birth of Emma Ruth STAPLES in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1896
1896
Age 23
Emma Ruth STAPLES resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1925
18 Dec 1925
Age 52
Death of Emma Ruth STAPLES in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
1925
18 DEC 1925
Age 52
Death of Emma Ruth STAPLES in Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
1925
18 Dec 1925
Age 52
Death of Emma Ruth STAPLES in Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
1925
18 Dec 1925
Age 52
Death of Emma Ruth STAPLES in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
1945
9 Feb 1945
Age 72
Death of Emma Ruth STAPLES in Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1873
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1945
    Event Place: Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 DEC 1925
    Event Place: Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Epsom, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frankton, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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