| Children |
| + | 1. Harriet Mary Staples, b. 1871 |
| + | 2. Charles Herman Staples, b. 3 Mar 1873, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 3. Sarah Benetta Staples, b. 1 Mar 1875, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 4. Ellen Isabel Staples, b. 23 Mar 1877, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 5. Rosanna Lily Staples, b. 30 Apr 1879 |
| + | 6. John William Staples, b. 8 Jun 1881 |
| + | 7. Martha Leonora Staples, b. 30 Nov 1884, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 8. George Gideon Staples, b. 4 Feb 1886, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 9. Beatrice Lillian Staples, b. 3 Oct 1890, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 10. Clarice Alida Staples, b. 27 Mar 1893, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 11. Ethelwyn Victoria Staples, b. 21 Mar 1895, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 12. Esther Frances Havergal Staples, b. 1 Jun 1897, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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