James was born about 1849. He is the son of Nathaniel Staples and Elizabeth Head.
Death registered by brother Robert Ponsonby Staples.
Molesworth (Blue book), by Russell Molesworth.
1901 Irish census. https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Lissan_Lower/Lissan/1729302/
Death registration. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1917/05204/4438403.pdf
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