Hi Jane. Nice to hear from you. George
Cyples of
Burslem is my 3rd cousin from several generations back. He married Sarah
Steele in 1889. His father was Edward
Cyples and his mother was Sarah
Doncaster. His parents married in 1865 at
Sneyd, Holy Trinity. Edward was the son of Walter
Cyples, who was the son of John, son of John, son of John, son of Joseph, son of Richard.
Current research suggests that Richard
Cyples was the first person in Staffordshire to use the surname
Cyples. His origins are currently unknown. The first record of him is in the parish registers of St
Peters Church in Stoke where his son Joseph is baptised in October of that year. His wife Janae was buried at St. Peters a few days later. Richard was probably born in the 1670's.
Earl.