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Dorothy M Roper 1918–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1918

Birth Location: Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Jan 1962

Death Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Roper

Mother: Bertha Tate

Spouse(s): Leonard Woolley, Harry Kirk

Children(s): Simeon Woolley

Dorothy M Roper was born in 1918 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Roper And Bertha Tate. In 1939, Dorothy M Roper resided in Castleford, Yorkshire, England. In 1945, Dorothy M Roper resided in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. Dorothy M Roper married Harry Kirk, Leonard Woolley, and had children including Simeon Henry Woolley. Dorothy M Roper passed away in 1962 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy M Roper was born in 1918 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Roper And Bertha Tate.
  • In 1939, Dorothy M Roper resided in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1945, Dorothy M Roper resided in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.
  • Dorothy M Roper married Harry Kirk, Leonard Woolley, and had children including Simeon Henry Woolley.
  • Dorothy M Roper passed away in 1962 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Dorothy Roper's Ancestors

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Dorothy Roper
1918–1962
Birth Place: Castleford, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Roper
1881–1949
Methley, Yorkshire, England
Bertha Tate
1890–1964
Castleford, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
James (Henry Frances) Tate
1853–1898
Laxton, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Smith
1856–1916
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1821–1877
Mary 🧬
1826–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin 🧬🧬
1798–1846
Elizabeth 🧬🧬
1794–1864

Dorothy Roper's Descendants

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Dorothy (M) Roper (9 Apr 1918–Jan 1962) m. Leonard Woolley (26 Aug 1916–Mar 2005) m. Harry Kirk (9 Feb 1922–Jul 1973)
  1. 1. Simeon (Henry) Woolley 1938–1939

Dorothy Roper's Timeline

5 Records

1918
9 Apr 1918
Birth of Dorothy M Roper in Castleford, Yorkshire, England
Castleford, Yorkshire, England
1939
29 Sep 1939
Age 21
Dorothy M Roper resided here in Castleford, Yorkshire, England
Castleford, Yorkshire, England
1945
1945
Age 27
Dorothy M Roper resided here in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
1948
1948
Age 30
Dorothy M Roper resided here in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
1962
Jan 1962
Age 44
Death of Dorothy M Roper in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Castleford, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2d; Page: 761
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index:, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 9c, Page 235
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013766C

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Castleford, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013766C

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1962
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2d; Page: 761

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