Ethel Stapleton

Ethel Rose Stapleton 

Born: 18 March 1877, Spalding 

Father: William Stapleton (b. 1821)

Mother: Rebecca Stapleton (b. 1831)

Brothers: Edward Isaac Stapleton (b. 1868), Edward Stapleton (b. 1871)

Sisters: Mary A Stapleton (b. 1855), Ada Margaret Stapleton (b. 1870), Edith G Stapleton (b. 1873)

Marriage:        18 October 1911, Lincoln

Husband:         Ambrose Hunter 

                        b. 1855

                        Butler 

                        d. 1932

In 1881 –

She is at 2 Albert Street, Spalding. Her father is listed as ‘Carpenter’. Her mother is listed as ‘Washerwoman’. Her sister, Mary, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Ethel and her other siblings (Edward, Ada, Edward and Edith) are unlisted. 

In 1891 –

She is at Albert Street, Spalding. Her father is listed as ‘Carpenter’. Ethel, her mother, her sister, Ada, and her nephew, Ernest L Royce (b. 1855). are unlisted. Her brother, Edward, is listed as ‘Tailors Cutter’. 

In 10/97 – 

PT at National Girls' School, Spalding. 

In 10/99 – 

Appointed to Practising Girls' School, Lincoln. Salary £70.

In 1901 – 

She is at 54 Bailgate, Lincoln as a boarder. The head of the house is Thomas Hutchinson (b. 1839), a baker. His wife, Sarah Ann Hutchinson (b. 1849), is unlisted. Their son, Thomas Hutchinson (b. 1879), is listed as ‘Draughtsman Mechanical’. Their son, Arthur J Hutchinson (b. 1880), is listed as ‘Baker’. They also have a daughter, Eleanor Hutchinson (b. 1887). There is a servant, Mary Elizabeth Roberts (b. 1886). Ethel is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’.

In 04/01 – 

Appointed to Lincoln Practising Girls'. Head.

In 04/04 – 

Address is Practising School, Lincoln. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 18 Mount Street, Lincoln as a boarder. The head of the house is William Bradley (b. 1837), a poultry farmer. His wife, Mary Bradley (b. 1887), is unlisted. Ethel is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 14 Mount Street, Lincoln. Her husband is listed as ‘Retired Butler’. Ethel is listed as ‘School Teacher’. There is a boarder, William Wells Hewitt (b. 1898), listed as ‘Musical Student’.          

In 1939 – 

She is at 14 Mount Street, Lincoln. She is listed as a ‘Widowed Teacher’. Grace Brown (Mitchell) (b. 1919) is unlisted. 

d.         11 January 1946, Lincoln.

HUNTER Ethel Rose of 14 Mount Street, Lincoln, widow died 11 January 1946. Probate Lincoln 22 February to Arnold Isaac Adcock, chemist and Walter Wilson, builder. Effects £253 12s 5d.