Martha Stapleton

[Beg Clonrode...]

Hi again...

Mundia has two trees listing Martha STAPLETON, daughter of Harry and Eliza, b.1882 in Christchurch.

One of the trees lists Martha's middle name as Mary and her year of death as 1945. Neither name nor year of death is cited so you might want to contact the researcher for her sources (if any). She lives in NSW. Her contact details are given.

Neither tree mentions the sibling b.1884-85, nor George COOKE's family.

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You need to register with Mundia to view the trees but registration is free. You can also use your ancestry.com username and password if you have one.

The Mundia website itself is very slow because it's still under construction. So be prepared to click and wait.

If, once you've registered, you can't find the tree for Martha Mary STAPLETON 1882-1945 here is the direct link.

http://www.mundia.com/au/Person/4599442/-965039305

Regards
Beg

[Elan]

BEG! YOU ARE A LEGEND!!!!!!!!!
Yes I am member of Ancestry and have sent a PM to the supplier.
Thankyou so very very much. I know alot of people that will be very interested in Mundia.
Will keep you posted. 

[Beg Clonrode...]

She is NOT the Martha Cooke died 1945 Wellington

One of the trees lists Martha's middle name as Mary and her year of death as 1945.

Hello Elan...

I wouldn't get too excited just yet.

Dollars to donuts if/when you get a reply from the Mundia family tree it will be the Martha COOKE d.1945 that you've already disproved.

I'd be wary of unsourced family trees found on the internet (or anywhere else for that matter).

Regards
Beg

[Elan]

Oh bless you Beg, gosh you have certainly done alot of  work for my family. Have to admitt it is only heresay that's it is NOT Martha died 1945 Wellington.
Going to order the cert now.
Hopefully heresay is wrong.
Have looked at the death on papers past and thought maybe it was her.
Taking the plunge for dear Uncle- hope its right!!!! cross fingers:)

[Elan]

martha cooke death cert ordered! hoping my gamble pays off. 

[Lucy2]

Have looked at the death on papers past and thought maybe it was her.

Mmm ... didn't you say Martha STAPLETON was born in 1882 ?    This Martha Mary COOKE was aged 57 in 1945 - born circa 1888.    The death notice also named her sister (Muriel).

They were the daughters of William Strathallan PADGET and Lillian (nee LINCOLN).

Martha Mary married as "Martha Amelia Mary PADGET" to a Louis F. COOKE in 1913.

[Elan]

Rats! i should be more vidulent.

[Beg Clonrode...]

There is a 1922 death for a Harry STAPLETON buried in Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch. His age at death gives him a birth year of 1858.

He shares the plot with a Fanny STAPLETON.

Thomas Stapleton (36), wife Martha (34), and children Tom (11), Everard (9), Harry (6), Ann (4) and Richard (2) arrived as assisted immigrants in 1865.  This does suggest that the 1922 burial is the right one (possibly Fanny is a second wife, though).

Hi again...

Was at the library so checked out the NZ electoral rolls for Christchurch using ancestry

If the Harry STAPLETON (d.1922 buried at Sydenham Cemetery with Fanny STAPLETON d.1936) is your Harry with a second wife then they may be the Harry and Fanny STAPLETON listed in the 1911 and 1914 electoral rolls for Christchurch East. Listed at the same address (325 Gloucester Street) is Tina Stapleton, spinster.

She may be Harry's second daughter b.1884-85.

Or she may be Harry's unmarried sister, born in NZ post-1865 arrival of the STAPLETON family.

One thing in favour of her being Harry's daughter is that a child born in 1884-85 would not appear on the NZ electoral rolls until after 1905-06. Whereas Harry's sister would have been eligible for the electoral roll since 1893. The Tina STAPLETON listed on ancestry appears only on the 1911 and 1914 rolls.

Not sure what happened to her after 1914.

And not sure if Tina is short for Christina or Bettina etc of which there are a few listed on various rolls.

It's just speculation :-)

Regards
Beg

[Elan]

BEG
You are such a trooper!!!
I believe ( no proof) that Elizabeth/Eliza/Fanny are one of the same. I also wonder if the court case (paperspast - A Strange Suit 5 May 1885 and Civil Case 14 May 1885) was more than met the eye.                                       Maybe abit of skullduggery???
I think that you have found  Harry and Eliza's other child born in wedlock. YEEAAHH!!!
According to the NZSG Index 'tina' was born 28 Dec 1886 (which kind of fits in with the dates re paperspast) in CC and may of married in 1915 one Prichard. I so hope your right!!!
THANKYOU!!!