WAPLES Family Tree

with links to British India

Henry WAPLES bombardier 1st Battalion, Artillery (b 1813, d 29 May 1854 Moulmein age 41) married Mary Ann ??, (b 1830, d 13 Apr 1900 Washermanpettah) children:

1. John Henry Waples (b 1847, d 8 Jun 1919 Madras)

2. Sophia Waples (b 9 Apr 1852 Secunderabad)

3. Catherine Waples (b 1853)

4. Mary Waples (b 18 Jan 1854 Moulmein)

Next Generation

John Henry WAPLES (b 1847, d 8 Jun 1919 Madras)  at age 29 on 23 Jan 1878 in Pallavaram married 15yr Helen Letitia HERFT (b 1863 daughter of David Herft), children:

1. Jessie Beatrice Waples (b 1882)

2. Charles Henry Waples (b 12 Jul 1884 Black Town Madras)

3. Florence Jannette Waples (b 1886)

4. Ernest Victor Waples (b 28 Aug 1887 Black Town, Madras)

5. Arthur Wilfred Waples (b 4 Jun 1889)

6. George Edward Waples (b 5 Jun 1891 Madras)

7. Hephzibah Eveline Waples (b 1894, d 12 Sep 1894 Washermanpettah)

8. Cecil Hope Waples (b 1895)

9. Petronilla Hyacinth Waples (b 17 Jul 1897 Madras)

10. Marjorie Sophia Waples (b 20 Apr 1899 Madras)

11. Harold Vincent Waples (b 16 Dec 1900 Madras)

12. Gladys Olive Waples (b 9 Nov 1903 Madras)

Catherine WAPLES (b 1853) at 22yrs on 31 Jul 1874 in Black Town Madras married 42yr widow Matthew WILLIAMS (b 1832 son of Martin Williams)

Next Generation

Jessie Beatrice WAPLES (b 1882) at 23yrs on 26 Apr 1905 in Madras married 28yr Albert Robert Walter Henry RODRIGUES (b 1877, son of Henry Armsby Hastings Rodrigues)

Jessie Beatrice WAPLES (b 1882) as widow at 40yrs on 17 Apr 1929 in Wellington Madras married 39yr Leslie Carlisle PRAGER (b 22 Aug 1892 San Thome, Madras, son of Arthur Mark Prager)

Charles Henry WAPLES (b 12 Jul 1884 Black Town Madras) married Mary Lilian ?, children:

1. Anna Waples (b 1863)

2. Blossom Mignor Waples (b 1907)

3. Mavis Hyacinth Waples (b 26 May 1908 Arkonam)

4. Charles Henry Waples (b 11 Nov 1910 Arkonam)

5. Willoughby Marshall Waples

6. Dermit Denham Waples (b 20 Sep 1915 Arkonam)

7. Lilian Moreska Waples (b 1918)

8. Edith Pearl Waples (b 8 May 1920 Perambur)

9. Neville Ralph Waples (b 20 Aug 1922 Madras)

10. Helen Letitia Waples (b 5 Apr 1925)

11. Mary Waples (b 5 Apr 1926 Madras)

12. Nigel John Waples (b 22 Jan 1928 Madras)

Florence Jannette WAPLES (b 1886) at 20yrs on 19 Dec 1906 in Georgetown, Madras married 25yr Robert Martin MAYES (b 1881 son of James Robbens Mayes), children:

1. James Henry Mayes (b 2 Sep 1907 Madras)

2. Robert Martin Mayes (b 18 Sep 1908 Madras)

3. Stanley Morris Mayes (b 26 Jun 1910 Madras)

4. Eric Vincent Mayes (b 13 Feb 1913 Madras)

5. Hazel Florence Mayes (b 17 Oct 1914 Madras) married Nelson Harold Coleman

6. Beryl Beatrice Mayes (b 5 Oct 1916 Madras) married Robert Edwin Shedden, then William Arthur Witham

7. Florence Merlin Mayes (b 3 Mar 1919 Madras) married Herbert Arthur Wicks

8. Hilda Gladys Mayes (b 19 Dec 1920 Madras) married Jack Raby

9. Blossom Hyacinth Mayes (b 16 Feb 1923 Madras) married Herbert Allan Taylor

10. Mavis Rignon Mayes (b 1924) married Ronald Edward Coleman

Arthur Wilfred WAPLES (b 4 Jun 1889) at 24yrs on 29 Apr 1914 in Madras married 18yr Edith May COULTRUP (b 1896 daughter of William Augustus Coultrup, d 21 Jun 1941 Madras), children:

1. Derrick Henry Waples (b 8 Oct 1920 Vellore)

George Edward WAPLES (b 5 June 1891 Madras, son of John Henry & Helen Letitia Waples) married Florence Carmelina ?, children:

1. Noel Ralph Waples (b 1916)

2. Olive Josephine Waples (b 14 Jan 1921, d June 1921 Madras)

Cecil Hope WAPLES (b 1895, son of John Henry Waples) at 29yrs on 16 Jul 1924 in Vepery married Florence Esther WRIGHT (daughter of Charles William Wright)

Harold Vincent WAPLES (b 16 Dec 1901 Madras) at age 29 on 5 Feb 1930 In Calcutta married 20yr  Eileen Laura CURRION (b 1910 daughter of William Joseph Currion) children:

1. Evelyn Joan Waples (b 1933, d 24 Oct 1933 Calcutta)

2. John Vincent Waples (b 1934, d 2 Jul 1934 Calcutta)

Next Generation

Anna WAPLES (b 1863) at 35yrs as widow on 4 Sep 1898 in Madras married 55yr widowed Samuel Punge KITTO (b 1843, son of Anthony Kitto)

Blossom Mignor WAPLES (b 1908) at 16yrs on 18 Jun 1924 in Perambur married Charles Anthony Watson HARVEY (b 1902 son of Charles Jon Harvey)

Mavis Hyacinth WAPLES (b 26 May 1908 Arkonam) at 18yrs on 9 Nov 1925 at Madras married Alfred Edgar de La Naugerede (b 1893 son of Edgar Alfred De La Naugerede)

Charles Henry WAPLES (b 11 Nov 1910 Arkonam) married Gladys ?, children:

1. Lawrence Anthony WAPLES (b 27 Oct 1936 Madras)

Willoughby Marshall WAPLES on 1 May 1939 in Madras married Lilian Augusta GRAHAM (daughter of George Brunton Graham), children:

1. Raymond Lambert Waples (b 9 Feb 1940 Perambur)

2. Marion Janet Waples (b 30 Aug 1943 Perambur)

Lilian Moreska WAPLES (b 1918) at 21yrs on 28 Jun 1939 in Vepery married 22yr Samuel Charles Christopher MATTHEWS (b 1917, son of Alexander Joseph Matthews)

Nigel John WAPLES (b 28^th Jan  1928 ) on  21^st May 1952 married Emily Josephine DeSOUZA (b 16^th Nov 1921), Children:

1.     Stephen Clayton Waples   (b 12^th June 1953)

2.     Patricia  Geraldine Waples (b 24^th March 1955)

3.     Maria Waples (b 7^th Feb 1957)

4.     Joseph Waples  (b 18^th March 1961)

Noel Ralph WAPLES (b 1916 son of George Edward Waples) at 23yrs on 30 Aug 1939 in Madras married 21yr Ivy Ross BIRD (b 24/09/1917 Renigunta, daughter of Robert Charles and Violet Constance BIRD): 

1. Robert Oswald Waples (b 23 Apr 1940 Pallavaram, d 1 Jan 1941 Pallavaram)

2. Honor Pauline WAPLES,  (b 6 May 1941 Pallavaram)

3. Loxie Avis WAPLES,  (b 25 Dec 1942)

4. Irene Violet WAPLES (b 13 Jul 1944 Madras)

5. Brinelle Joan WAPLES,  (b 2 Jul 1946 Madras)

Next Generation

Stephen Clayton WAPLES (b 12^th June 1953) on 29^th Dec 1979 married Joan Mae JOSEPH (b 29^th May 1949), Children:

1. Rebecca Waples (b 8^th Nov 1980),

2. Carlton Waples (b 11^th Oct 1981)

Maria WAPLES (b 7^th Feb 1957) Married Merlin CLARANCE (12^th Jan 1954) on 7^th Feb 1983. Children:

1. Shane Clarance (b 3 Apr 1984) Married Neelam Mendiratta (b 11^th March 1983) on 21^st Feb 2016, Daughter: Elise Clarance (b 24^th April 2018)

2. Andrew Clarance (b 14 May 1987) Married Priya Gordan (b 13^th Dec 1985) on 27^th Feb 2014, Daughters: 1) Arianna  Mae Clarance (b 7^th May 2015), 2) Amelia Sara Clarance  (b 2^nd July 2018)

3. Sharon Clarance (b 5 Feb 1989) Sharon Clarance(b 5^th Feb 1989) Married Wesley Newton (b 12^th Sept 1989) on 8^th Dec 2018. Daughter: Lisa Wesley (b 23^rd Feb 2020 )

4. David Clarance (b 18 May 1991)

Joseph WAPLES (b 18^th March 1961) married Margaret DIAS (b 16^th Feb 1966) on 6^th May 1992, Son:

1. Glen Waples (b 9^th April 1993)

Honor Pauline WAPLES married  Gerald HIGHLAND, children:

1. Philip Highland

2. June Highland

3. Glen Highland 

Honor Pauline WAPLES married (2nd marriage) Jim ?, children:

1. Irene (Cookie)

Honor Pauline WAPLES married (3rd marriage) Mike Prashar

Standing L-R. Russel, Gordon & Brian Fonceca, Brian Bird, Leslie Fonceca, Lionel Delamotte, Philip Highland, Vernon Fonceca, Glenn Highland. Seated L-R. Colette Russell, Ken Bird, Geoff Flemming, Joan, Andrea Delamotte, June, Peter Bird.

Loxie Avis WAPLES (b 25 Dec 1942) married  St Clair WILSON, children:

1. Lorraine Wilson

2. Conrad Wilson, 

Irene Violet WAPLES  married  Neville D'CRUZ,

Brinelle WAPLES married  Edwin AARON, children:

1. Deborah (Toto)

2. Rhonda

NEXT GENERATION

Rebecca WAPLES (b 8^th Nov 1980) married  Mathew JOSEPH (b 17^th Oct 1982) on 9^th Dec 2008, Children:

1. Tabitha Joseph (b 13^th April 2010)

2. Anna Joseph (b 17^th Sept 2011)

3. Nathan Steve Joseph (b 3^rd July 2017)

Carlton WAPLES (b 11^th Oct 1981) married Jenny ROBBINS  (b 7^th June 1983) on 7^th Jan 2011. Daughter.

1. Caren Waples (b 10^th June 2018)

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