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Mary Elizabeth STAPLES 1887–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1887

Birth Location: Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 29 Oct 1929

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: Edward Staples

Mother: Hannah Wright

Spouse(s): Thomas ELLIOTT

Children(s): Hazel Elliott, Wasefield ELLIOTT, Allan ELLIOTT, Mavis ELLIOTT

Mary Elizabeth STAPLES was born in 1887 in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Edward James Wastfield Staples And Hannah Maria Wright. Mary Elizabeth STAPLES married James Edwardes Collingwood Thomas, Thomas Henry Elliott, and had children including Allan Thomas Elliott, Hazel Eileen Elliott, Mavis Audrey Elliott, Wasefield James Henry Elliott. Mary Elizabeth STAPLES passed away in 1929 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth STAPLES was born in 1887 in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Edward James Wastfield Staples And Hannah Maria Wright.
  • Mary Elizabeth STAPLES married James Edwardes Collingwood Thomas, Thomas Henry Elliott, and had children including Allan Thomas Elliott, Hazel Eileen Elliott, Mavis Audrey Elliott, Wasefield James Henry Elliott.
  • Mary Elizabeth STAPLES passed away in 1929 in New Zealand.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary STAPLES's Ancestors

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Mary STAPLES
1887–1929
Birth Place: Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Edward James Wastfield Staples
1848–1916
Warminster, Somerset, England
Hannah (Maria) Wright
1858–1928
Polstead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Frederick (Wastfield Staples check b. 31 Aug) 1823
1823–1898
Wiltshire, England
Emma (Ruth) Price
1826–1910
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
John Wright
1833–1909
Polstead, Suffolk, England
Mary (Anne) Kettle
1837–1915
Stoke, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Staples
1793–1869
Mary Applegate
1798–1859
Edward Price
1796–1852
Elizabeth Watts
1805–1826
John Wright
1798–1885
Anne Humphrey
1795–1870
William Kettle
1801–1844
Frances (Kettle)
1794–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Staples
1768–1829
Mary Wastfield
1763–1831
James Applegate
1774–1830
Jane
1776–1867
John PRICE
1769–
Sarah ??
1770–
Isaac Watts
1780–
John Wright
1764–1837
Ann Lester
–1838
Daniel Humphrey
1755–1827
Hannah Small
1757–1828

Mary STAPLES's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) STAPLES (21 May 1887–29 Oct 1929) m. Thomas (Henry) ELLIOTT (Apr - Jun 1884–14 Jul 1914)
  1. 1. Hazel (Eileen) Elliott 1906–1991 m. John (Francis) Yeatman 1904–1988
    1. 1. Jan (Gregory) Yeatman 1932–2020 m. Diana (Iris Robertson) Mrs 1936–2019
      1. 1. Jonathan (Francis Yeatman or John Francis) Yeatman 1904–1988
  2. 2. Wasefield (James Henry) ELLIOTT 1908–1964
  3. 3. Allan (Thomas) ELLIOTT 1910–1910
  4. 4. Mavis (Audrey) ELLIOTT 1911–1968

Mary STAPLES's Timeline

4 Records

1887
21 May 1887
Birth of Mary Elizabeth STAPLES in Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
1887
21 May 1887
Birth of Mary Elizabeth STAPLES in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
1929
29 Oct 1929
Age 42
Death of Mary Elizabeth STAPLES in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1929
29 Oct 1929
Age 42
Death of Mary Elizabeth STAPLES in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1887
    Event Place: Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1887
    Event Place: Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1929
    Event Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1929
    Event Place: New Zealand

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