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William Branson Strickson was Ari’s 5x great-grandfather, and was quite unusual in that he made the decision to move away from his...

William Stapleton was Ari’s 4x great-grandfather. He was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, in 1799, the son of David Stapleton (a silk...

Mary Chapman was Ari’s 5x great-grandmother. She came from Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire, where she was baptised on 20 July 1760. Her parents...

Frances Chapman Cawthorn was Ari’s 4x great-grandmother, born in the year 1800 in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. She was given her mother...

One of Ari’s great-great-grandfathers was Thomas Davis Cobley. He and his twin brother Edward Daniel were born on 1 June 1874 in the...

Sarah Ann Stanton was Ari’s 3x great-grandmother and came from West Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire. She was the youngest of seven daughters of...