Hi Alf,
I think our ancestors might have known each other,mine was sometimes described as a Tide Waiter and at other times a Custom's Officer, are they the same thing I wonder?
I had two ancestors who were described as above in the Beaumaris census of 1841 1851 1861 and 1871 the one was Thomas Staples who was born London 1785 and in the later census it was his Son William Staples. I also have been trying to track either of them down on various Customs and Excise sites with no luck whatsoever, it's really strange. The next generation of Staples headed to Liverpool looking for work as many seemed to during the late 1800's
Cae Howell, I am a regular visitor on the Penmon site and have a history of the Staples family there now,which is great.
Thanks for the suggestion re Bangor Uni Gilly J I might try that next.
Rosie
