Friends of Newtown Road Cemetery: Biography

John Staples

Author: Sue Ellis
Date published: 11/07/2022
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Staples Family – John Staples

John Staples married Mary Miller in 1849 at Marylebone (as George John Staples). Mary died in 1881 aged 66 and John remarried Helen Quinton. John died in 1900, and Helen in 1911 (prior to the census). John is buried in the Newtown Road cemetery grave LN (E) 9.

John and Mary had one daughter, Anne Maria Staples (see attached sheet). She moved out of the family home between 1881 and 1891 and worked as a teacher of music, living at various places around Newbury.

Census: 1901

Address: 32 Northbrook Street

First Name	Last Name	Relationship to head	Sex	Birth Year	S/M	Age in Years	Birth Place	Occupation
Helen	Staples	Head	F	1838	W	63	Fordingbridge, Hants	Cook and Confectioner Shop keeper
Harold John	Andrews	Nephew	M	1876	S	25	Newbury, Berks	Bread Baker and Confectioner Shop Keeper’s Assistant
Albert	Smith	Servant	M	1878	S	23	Newbury, Berks	Waiter Servant
Alfred	Wills	Servant	M	1885	S	16	Besthorpe, Norfolk	General Servant Domestic

Census: 1891

Address: 32 Northbrook Street, Newbury

First Name	Last Name	Relationship to head	Sex	Birth Year	S/M/W	Age in Years	Birth Place	Occupation
John	Staples	Head	M	1823	M	68	Damerham, Wilts	Confectioner
Helen	Staples	Wife	F	1838	M	53	Fordingbridge, Hants
Frederick J	Andrews	Nephew	M	1874	S	17	Newbury, Berks	Clerk (Post Office)
Amelia	Quelch	Servant	F	1870	S	21	Newbury, Berks	General Servant (Domestic)
Leah	Herbert	Servant	F	1870	S	21	Newbury, Berks	General Servant (Domestic)
John	Cottrell	Baker	M	1871	S	20	Chieveley, Berks	Baker
Sydney	Davies	Errand Boy	M	1877	S	14	Stanwell, Middx	Errand Boy
William	Cook	Errand Boy	M	1877	S	14	Newbury, Berks	Errand Boy

Census: 1881

Address: 32 Northbrook Street, Newbury

First Name	Last Name	Relationship to head	Sex	Birth Year	S/M/W	Age in Years	Birth Place	Occupation
John	Staples	Head	M	1825	M	56	Damerham, Wilts	Confectioner employing 2 men and 1 boy
Mary	Staples	Wife	F	1820	M	60	Benham, Berks
Anne M	Staples	Daughter	F	1855	S	26	Newbury, Berks
Elizabeth	Minnis	Sister in law	F	1819	W	62	Benham, Berks	Annuitant
Anne	Paine	Sister in law	F	1823	M	58	Speen, Berks	Whitesmith’s wife
Fanny	Chandler	Servant	F	1863	S	18	Brimpton, Berks	General Servant
Joseph W	Richmond	Servant	M	1859	S	22	Newbury, Berks	Journeyman Baker
William	Jones	Servant	M	1857	S	24	Newbury, Berks	Journeyman Baker
George	Buckle	Servant	M	1866	S	15	Thatcham, Berks	Errand Boy

Census: 1871

Address: 32 Northbrook Street, Newbury

First Name	Last Name	Relationship to head	Sex	Birth Year	S/M/W	Age in Years	Birth Place	Occupation
John	Staples	Head	M	1824	M	47	Damerham, Wilts	Cook and Confectioner
Mary	Staples	Wife	F	1820	M	50	Speen, Berks
Annie Maria	Staples	Daughter	F	1855	S	16	Newbury, Berks
Avis Anna	Grey	Assistant	F	1843	S	28	Brighton, Sussex	Confectioners shopwoman
Jemima	Mitchel	Servant	F	1851	S	20	Kintbury, Berks	Domestic Servant
Elizabeth	Morland	Servant	F	1854	S	17	Bucklebury, Berks	Domestic Servant
James	Fry	Assistant	M	1851	S	20	Crookham, Berks	Journeyman Baker
Joseph	Andrews	Servant	M	1854	S	17	Greenham, Berks	Errand Boy
Briton	Belcher	Servant	M	1857	S	14	Greenham, Berks	Errand Boy

Census: 1861

Address: 32 Northbrook Street, Newbury

First Name	Last Name	Relationship to head	Sex	Birth Year	S/M/W	Age in Years	Birth Place	Occupation
John	Staples	Head	M	1824	M	37	Damerham, Wilts	Cook and Confectioner
Mary	Staples	Wife	F	1822	M	39	Speen, Berks
Anne M	Staples	Daughter	F	1855	S	6	Newbury, Berks	Scholar
Sarah A	Hart	Visitor	F	1833	S	28	Aylesbury, Bucks	N K
Maria L	Froose	Shopwoman	F	1851	M	20	Shefford, Berks	Confectioners shopwoman
Lydia P	Lowe	Servant	F	1854	S	17	Newbury, Berks	Domestic Servant
John	Hescock	Apprentice	M	1851	S	20	Worldsend, Berks	Confectioner Apprentice
Allen	Hutchins	Apprentice	M	1854	S	17	Hurstbourne, Berks	Confectioner Apprentice
Joseph	Brown	Servant	M	1857	S	14	Marsh Benham, Berks	Servant and Errand Boy

Census: 1851

Address: 32 Northbrook Street, Newbury

First Name	Last Name	Relationship to head	Sex	Birth Year	S/M/W	Age in Years	Birth Place	Occupation
John	Staples	Head	M	1825	M	26	Damerham, Wilts	Cooks Confectioner employing two men
Mary	Staples	Wife	F	1821	M	30	Speen, Berks
Charles	Lovegrove	Man	M	1829	S	6	Childrey, Berks	Cooks Confectioner men
Alexander	Henderson	Man	M	1827	S	28	St Lukes, Middx	Cooks Confectioner Men
Mary	Saunders	Servant	M	1830	M	20	Speen, Berks	General Servant

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