Born in Burton-in-Kendal, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Thompson
and Louisa Rachel (Nelson) Thompson
Sister of
John Thompson, Agnes (Thompson) McDonald, Elizabeth (Thompson) Wright, Thomas Nelson Thompson, Louisa Rachel Thompson, Jessie Minto Thompson, Edward Thompson, Ellen (Thompson) Taylor and Amelia Margaret Thompson
Wife of
Charles Wright
— married
7 May 1849 in Kowie River, Cape Colony
Wife of
Henry Warner Staples
— married
1863 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 37
in Pleasant Vale, Cape Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Mar 2016
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Biography
Mary (Thompson) Staples was born in Lancashire, England.
Mary Ann was born on 15 September 1828 in Burton in Kendal, Westmorland, England; she was the daughter of Edward Thompson and Louisa Rachel (Nelson) Thompson.
She was 20 years old when she married Charles Wright at the residence of Mr Cook, Esq, at the Kowie River Mouth on 7 May 1849.[1]
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| Marriage Charles Wright to Mary Ann Thompson |
Children born of this marriage were:
- Charles Edward Wright
- Arthur Wilmot Wright
- Agnes Wright
- Elizabeth Mary Wright
- Louisa Wright
After Charles died in 1860 she married Henry Warner Staples, details unknown.
The Grahamstown Journal carried the following report in its 26 December 1865 edition:[2][3]
- DIED at Pleasant Vale, Chalumna District, British Kaffraria, on the 23rd December 1865, after a painful and lingering illness, borne with Christian resignation and patience, Mary Ann, the beloved wife of Henry Warner STAPLES, and relict of the late Charles WRIGHT, aged 38 years. She leaves six children to mourn their irreparable loss.
Sources
- ↑ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH5-V34Y : 6 July 2021), Charles Wright, 1849
- ↑ Grahamstown Journal 1865 - 4 - October to December, Tuesday 26 December 1865, Written by Sue Mackay. Posted in The Grahamstown Journal
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 20 August 2021
- www.1820settlers.co.uk
- [McArthur-306 : Ian McArthur - 17 Mar 2016]
- "Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 1” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.12 p.122"
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Rejected matches › Mary Thompson (1826-) › Mary M. (Thompson) Kelso (abt.1826-1903) › Mary (Murphy) Jones (abt.1837-abt.1933) › Mary Ann (Thompson) Barker (1826-1896) › Mary (Day) Thompson (abt.1822-1871) › Mary M. Thompson (abt.1830-) › Mary Victoria Sophia (Thompson) Walker (1831-1910) › Mary Ann (Thompson) Cullington (abt.1826-1892) › Mary (Forshey) Thompson (1826-1860) › Mary Catherine (Lucas) Thompson (1824-1915) › Mary B Thompson (1830-) › Mary Ann Thompson (abt.1830-) › Mary Jane (Thompson) Peters (1830-1911) › Mary Evaline (Kennan) Thompson (1829-1918) › Mary Caroline (Thompson) Burks (abt.1829-1926) › Mary (Thompson) Kirk (1829-1909) › Mary Jane (Conner) Thompson (1827-1884) › Mary (McIntyre) Thompson (1827-1911) › Mary (Thompson) Colville (abt.1827-1896) › Mary Elizabeth Famber (Thompson) Presley (1829-1914)
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