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STAPLES, MOSES WILLIAM, eldest son of Moses William Staples, London, and Broughton Gifford, Wilts. , banker, and Frances, dau. of John Bates, Alderman of London; b. 1786; at school under Vincent (M. I. Checkendon, Oxfordshire); a solicitor, practising in Harpur Street, Red Lion Square, London; m. 10 Dec 1811 Anne, dau. of William Frederick Browne (adm. 1771, qv); d. 12 Apr 1864.

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STANYAN, TEMPLE, younger son of Lawrence Stanyan, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, merchant, farmer and Commissioner of Revenue (I), and Dorothy, dau. of Henry Knapp, Woodcote, South Stoke, Oxfordshire; b.; adm.; KS 1691; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1695, matr. 18 Jun 1695, aged 18, Westminster Student 30 Dec 1695 – void 1700; Clerk, Secretary of State’s Office Feb 1708 – Feb 1709, Chief Clerk Feb 1709 – Jul 1711, Sep 1713 – Aug 1715, Under-Secretary Oct 1715 – Jun 1729; Clerk in Ordinary, Privy Council, from 3 Feb 1719/20 [previously Clerk Extraordinary from 1717 ?]; FRS 12 May 1726; author, Grecian History, 1739; m. 1st, Elizabeth, widow of William Boys, Hawkhurst, Kent, and dau. of Sir Anthony Shirley, Bart.; m. 2nd, 2 Jan 1720/1 Susanna, only dau. of Dr. Thomas Hobbs, Asley, Hampshire; m. 3rd, 28 Apr 1726 Grace, dau. of Grimbold Pauncefort, Clater Park, Herefs.; d. 29 Mar 1752. DNB.

STANTON, ROBERT, son of William Stanton, Newport, Shropshire; b.; adm. (perhaps --- Stanton (at school c. 1660 (qv)); KS 1661; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1663, matr. 3 Jul 1663, aged 18, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1663 – void 1680; BA 1667; MA 23 Mar 1669/70.

STANTON, FREDERICK SMITH, fifth son of William Henry Stanton MP, The Thrupp, Gloucs., and Jane, eldest dau. of Roger Smith, The Manor House, Walworth, Surrey; b. 21 Oct 1832; adm. 24 Jan 1844 (Benthall's); EI Coll. Addiscombe 1849-50; 2nd Lieut., Bengal Engineers 9 Dec 1850; Lieut., 11 May 1855; Capt., 27 Aug 1858; Maj., 5 Jul 1872; Superintendent Engineer, 1st grade 18 Apr 1874; Lieut. -Col., 10 Mar 1876; Col., 16 Sep 1886; retd., hon. rank Major-Gen., 28 Mar 1887; Director-Gen. of Railways, Calcutta; served in Indian Mutiny; m. 27 May 1862 his cousin Anne Maria, eldest dau. of Thomas Starkey, Huddersfield, Yorks.; d. 22 Jan 1892.

STANTON, ---; b.; at school c. 1660 (Busby’s Account Book : but see Stanton, Robert).

STANTON, ---; b.; in school lists 1764, 1765.

Stansbury, Peter McKnight, son of Harold Eugene Stansbury and Florence Lilian, d. of Henry Robertson of Muswell Hill; b. 3 Mar. 1942; adm. Apr. 1955 (W); left Dec. 1959; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1960; an art book publisher and bookseller; d. 15 Oct 2015.