Ernest William Halpin

b. 16 Aug 1916, d. 20 Feb 2012
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Ernest William Halpin was born on 16 Aug 1916 in Taree, New South Wales, a son of William J. and Florence Halpin.

Ernest William Halpin married Thelma Annie Meldrum, daughter of Jack Pearson Meldrum and Annie Henrietta Carle, on 1 May 1941 at Christ Church Cathedral in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Ernest and Thelma lived in Mayfield, New South Wales, in 2006.

Ernest William Halpin died on 20 Feb 2012 at Kara Nursing Home in Mayfield, New South Wales, at the age of 95.
He was cremated on 23 Feb 2012 at Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, 405 Cessnock Road at Ryhope and his ashes were placed in a garden bed in the Park alongside those of his wife and their daughter Kaye.

Family

Thelma Annie Meldrum b. 7 May 1917, d. 2 Dec 2013
Child

Charlotte Beatrice Sonter

b. 15 May 1892, d. 21 Aug 1976
Father*David Sonter b. about 1865
Mother*Susannah Martin b. about 1870
ChartsSHEATHER: Thomas -Family and Descendants
STAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Charlotte Beatrice Sonter was born on 15 May 1892 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Charlotte Beatrice Sonter married Arthur Benstead Staples, son of William Staples and Sarah Dykes, in 1910.

Charlotte Beatrice Sonter died on 21 Aug 1976 at Hastings River District Hospital in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 84.
She was buried at the Methodist Cemetery in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Family

Arthur Benstead Staples b. 5 Jul 1882, d. 18 Jun 1962
Children

David Sonter

b. about 1865
      David Sonter was born about 1865.

David Sonter married Susannah Martin about 1890.

Family

Susannah Martin b. about 1870
Child

Susannah Martin

b. about 1870
      Susannah Martin was born about 1870.

Susannah Martin married David Sonter about 1890.

Family

David Sonter b. about 1865
Child

Frederick Albert Staples

b. 17 Jun 1910, d. 29 Aug 1989
Father*Arthur Benstead Staples b. 5 Jul 1882, d. 18 Jun 1962
Mother*Charlotte Beatrice Sonter b. 15 May 1892, d. 21 Aug 1976
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Frederick Albert Staples was born on 17 Jun 1910 in Redfern, New South Wales.

Frederick Albert Staples married Dorothy Edna McCarthy on 7 Oct 1936 in Pembroke, New South Wales.

Frederick Albert Staples died on 29 Aug 1989 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 79.
He was buried at the Methodist Cemetery in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Dorothy Edna McCarthy

b. 6 Jun 1914, d. 17 Oct 1992
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Dorothy Edna McCarthy was born on 6 Jun 1914 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, a daughter of Patrick and Rosehanner McCarthy.

Dorothy Edna McCarthy married Frederick Albert Staples, son of Arthur Benstead Staples and Charlotte Beatrice Sonter, on 7 Oct 1936 in Pembroke, New South Wales.

Dorothy Edna Staples died on 17 Oct 1992 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 78.

Doris May Staples

b. 17 Dec 1912, d. 28 Dec 1998
Father*Arthur Benstead Staples b. 5 Jul 1882, d. 18 Jun 1962
Mother*Charlotte Beatrice Sonter b. 15 May 1892, d. 21 Aug 1976
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Doris May Staples was born on 17 Dec 1912 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Doris May Staples married Horace Durose on 25 Dec 1933 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Doris May Staples died on 28 Dec 1998 in Kogarah, New South Wales, at the age of 86.

Horace Durose

b. 15 Dec 1906, d. 30 Sep 1972
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Horace Durose was born on 15 Dec 1906 in Oldham, Lancashire.

Horace Durose married Doris May Staples, daughter of Arthur Benstead Staples and Charlotte Beatrice Sonter, on 25 Dec 1933 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Horace Durose died on 30 Sep 1972 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 65.

Hazel Doreen Staples

b. 23 Feb 1914, d. 16 Dec 1987
Father*Arthur Benstead Staples b. 5 Jul 1882, d. 18 Jun 1962
Mother*Charlotte Beatrice Sonter b. 15 May 1892, d. 21 Aug 1976
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Hazel Doreen Staples was born on 23 Feb 1914 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Hazel Doreen Staples married Cyril Benjamin Woodlands on 27 Sep 1938 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Hazel Doreen Woodlands died on 16 Dec 1987 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 73.

Cyril Benjamin Woodlands

b. 17 Oct 1901, d. 18 Oct 1959
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Cyril Benjamin Woodlands was born on 17 Oct 1901.

Cyril Benjamin Woodlands married Hazel Doreen Staples, daughter of Arthur Benstead Staples and Charlotte Beatrice Sonter, on 27 Sep 1938 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Cyril Benjamin Woodlands died on 18 Oct 1959 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 58 formerly of Maria River and Hibbard.

Arthur David Staples

b. 18 Nov 1915, d. 4 Sep 2007
Father*Arthur Benstead Staples b. 5 Jul 1882, d. 18 Jun 1962
Mother*Charlotte Beatrice Sonter b. 15 May 1892, d. 21 Aug 1976
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Arthur David Staples was born on 18 Nov 1915 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

He began military service on 2 Dec 1942 in Marrickville, New South Wales, in the Australian Army, Service No. NX139305 (N160441), as a Driver in 2/101 Australian Transport Platoon. He was discharged from active duty on 13 Mar 1946.

Arthur David Staples married Dorothy Mildred Poole on 19 Apr 1947 at the Methodist Church in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Arthur David Staples died on 4 Sep 2007 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 91.

Dorothy Mildred Poole

b. 27 Nov 1924, d. 13 Sep 2001
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Dorothy Mildred Poole was born on 27 Nov 1924.

Dorothy Mildred Poole married Arthur David Staples, son of Arthur Benstead Staples and Charlotte Beatrice Sonter, on 19 Apr 1947 at the Methodist Church in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Dorothy Mildred Staples died on 13 Sep 2001 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 76.

Joan Kathleen Staples

b. 13 May 1922, d. 8 Dec 2000
Father*Arthur Benstead Staples b. 5 Jul 1882, d. 18 Jun 1962
Mother*Charlotte Beatrice Sonter b. 15 May 1892, d. 21 Aug 1976
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Joan Kathleen Staples was born on 13 May 1922 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Joan Kathleen Staples married Stanley Raymond Hollis on 19 Aug 1947 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Joan Kathleen Hollis died on 8 Dec 2000 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 78.

Stanley Raymond Hollis

b. 19 Aug 1903, d. 4 Apr 1968
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Stanley Raymond Hollis was born on 19 Aug 1903 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, a son of William and Soveina (née Kirkman) Hollis.

Stanley Raymond Hollis married Joan Kathleen Staples, daughter of Arthur Benstead Staples and Charlotte Beatrice Sonter, on 19 Aug 1947 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Stanley Raymond Hollis died on 4 Apr 1968 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, at the age of 64.

Ralph Thomas Thornton

b. 18 May 1881, d. 3 Aug 1936
Father*Thomas Thornton b. about 1850
Mother*Elizabeth Skinner b. about 1855
ChartsSHEATHER: Thomas -Family and Descendants
STAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Ralph Thomas Thornton was born on 18 May 1881 in Wollongong, New South Wales.

Ralph Thomas Thornton married Dinah Ellen Staples, daughter of William Staples and Sarah Dykes, on 3 May 1905 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Ralph Thomas Thornton died on 3 Aug 1936 in Taree, New South Wales, at the age of 55.

Family

Dinah Ellen Staples b. 30 Nov 1884, d. 19 Feb 1955
Children

Thomas Thornton

b. about 1850
      Thomas Thornton was born about 1850.

Thomas Thornton married Elizabeth Skinner about 1875.

Family

Elizabeth Skinner b. about 1855
Child

Elizabeth Skinner

b. about 1855
      Elizabeth Skinner was born about 1855.

Elizabeth Skinner married Thomas Thornton about 1875.

Family

Thomas Thornton b. about 1850
Child

Gladys M. Thornton

b. 1905, d. 1906
Father*Ralph Thomas Thornton b. 18 May 1881, d. 3 Aug 1936
Mother*Dinah Ellen Staples b. 30 Nov 1884, d. 19 Feb 1955
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Gladys M. Thornton was born in 1905 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Gladys M. Thornton died in 1906 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Irene Sarah Thornton

b. 10 Nov 1907, d. 13 Jan 1976
Father*Ralph Thomas Thornton b. 18 May 1881, d. 3 Aug 1936
Mother*Dinah Ellen Staples b. 30 Nov 1884, d. 19 Feb 1955
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Irene Sarah Thornton was born on 10 Nov 1907 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Irene Sarah Thornton married Edward Wilks Atkins in 1924 in Taree, New South Wales.

Irene Sarah Atkins died on 13 Jan 1976 in Taree, New South Wales, at the age of 68.

Edward Wilks Atkins

b. 1904, d. 30 Apr 1959
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Edward Wilks Atkins was born in 1904 in Taree, New South Wales, a son of Richard C. and Florence M.A. Atkins.

Edward Wilks Atkins married Irene Sarah Thornton, daughter of Ralph Thomas Thornton and Dinah Ellen Staples, in 1924 in Taree, New South Wales.

Edward Wilks Atkins died on 30 Apr 1959 in Taree, New South Wales.

George Thomas Thornton

b. 4 Jan 1909, d. 6 Jan 1960
Father*Ralph Thomas Thornton b. 18 May 1881, d. 3 Aug 1936
Mother*Dinah Ellen Staples b. 30 Nov 1884, d. 19 Feb 1955
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      George Thomas Thornton was born on 4 Jan 1909 in Wingham, New South Wales.

George Thomas Thornton married Isabel L. Elphick in 1934 in Taree, New South Wales.

George Thomas Thornton died on 6 Jan 1960 in Queensland at the age of 51.

Isabel L. Elphick

b. 1913
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Isabel L. Elphick was born in 1913 in Gundagai, New South Wales, a daughter of Eli A. and Margaret M. Elphick.

Isabel L. Elphick married George Thomas Thornton, son of Ralph Thomas Thornton and Dinah Ellen Staples, in 1934 in Taree, New South Wales.

Ruby E. Thornton

b. 1911, d. 1913
Father*Ralph Thomas Thornton b. 18 May 1881, d. 3 Aug 1936
Mother*Dinah Ellen Staples b. 30 Nov 1884, d. 19 Feb 1955
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Ruby E. Thornton was born in 1911 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Ruby E. Thornton died in 1913 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Frederick Mark Thornton

b. 21 Aug 1913, d. 31 Jul 1982
Father*Ralph Thomas Thornton b. 18 May 1881, d. 3 Aug 1936
Mother*Dinah Ellen Staples b. 30 Nov 1884, d. 19 Feb 1955
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Frederick Mark Thornton was born on 21 Aug 1913 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Frederick Mark Thornton died on 31 Jul 1982 in Taree, New South Wales, at the age of 68.

Charles W. Thornton

b. 1916, d. 1923
Father*Ralph Thomas Thornton b. 18 May 1881, d. 3 Aug 1936
Mother*Dinah Ellen Staples b. 30 Nov 1884, d. 19 Feb 1955
ChartsSTAPLES: William -Family and Descendants
      Charles W. Thornton was born in 1916 in Taree, New South Wales.

Charles W. Thornton died in 1923 in Newcastle, New South Wales.