Research Forum

Caple
published by on Thu, 13/12/2012 - 7:53

Hi,

I have just joined and would like to contact anyone who may have information on a James Caple who married a JAne Chepper in Banwell in 1779. Any information regarding the Caple family in that era would be amazing.

Geoff Caple

Perth. Western Australia.

Comments ..

Submitted by Pat Hase on Thu, 13/12/2012 - 22:13

Hi Geoff, Welcome to the Society I hope you find your membership rewarding.

Looking at the transcriptions online I think you may have let your fingures slip when suggesting that the marriage between James and Jane was in 1779. We have the marriage as 22nd April 1776. The witnesses are given as Joseph WOOD, Ann SYMPSON and Cornelius SYMPSON. I noticed that a Joseph WOOD also witnessed the next marriage on 6th May 1776 of a Sarah CAPLE to an Edmond WILKINS. Perhaps there is a connection between James and Sarah CAPLE?

The name CAPLE with its variants CAPEL, CAPELL etc can be found in many parishes in this district. What happened to your James and Jane after their marriage - were they the couple having children in Winscombe?

Submitted by on Fri, 21/12/2012 - 6:42

Thank you Pat for taking the trouble to respond to my query re James & Jane Caple 1776. I did make an error re 1779 as the year of marriage. This is all very new to me, and I have no other information other than their son: James also, who married a Hester Tinkling I in 1804 at Puxton and witnessed by Edmund Caple. They are distant great grandparents of mine.

I would very much like to find out any details about them. I do believe that they did raise a family in Winscombe, but I'm not exactly sure.

I have also discoved that smallpox was rife in Somerset in the 1750's. I found a site of burials 1750 - 1810. Some Caples lost more than one family member in a matter of weeks. Very Sad.

Thanks again for your interest and kind regards.

Geoff Caple. Western Australia.