Neil Stapleton is an assistant to the spymaster Hubert Bowles, and sometime guest at Lavender House.
Personal History
Events of the Lord John Series
Lord John and the Private Matter
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
"Lord John and the Haunted Soldier"
Personality
Physical Appearance
Relationships
Name
- Neil is from the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud".[1]
- Stapleton is a habitational name from any of various places in England, for example in Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Somerset, and North Yorkshire, so named from Old English stapol "post" + tun "enclosure", "‘settlement". [2]
Trivia
TV Series
Main: Outlander (TV series)
References
- ↑ Behind the Name: Neil - accessed 13 July 2016
- ↑ Ancestry: Stapleton - accessed 13 July 2016