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John Skipper 1831–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1831

Birth Location: Shipdham, Norfolk

Death Date: Dec 1900

Death Location: Freebridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk

Father: James Skipper

Mother: Elizabeth Bowman

Spouse(s): Letitia Skipper

Children(s): William Skipper, Rachel Overman, Mary Cook, Letitia Skipper, Elizabeth Skipper, Charles Skipper, Sarah Skipper, Hannah Skipper

The story of John Skipper began in 1831 in Shipdham, Norfolk. John Skipper married Letitia Chapman Skipper, and had children including Charles Skipper, Elizabeth Skipper, Hannah Jane Skipper, Letitia Eliza Skipper, Mary Ann L Cook, Rachel Latitia Overman, Sarah Ann Skipper, William John Skipper. John Skipper passed away in 1900 in Freebridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk.

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Biography

  • The story of John Skipper began in 1831 in Shipdham, Norfolk.
  • John Skipper married Letitia Chapman Skipper, and had children including Charles Skipper, Elizabeth Skipper, Hannah Jane Skipper, Letitia Eliza Skipper, Mary Ann L Cook, Rachel Latitia Overman, Sarah Ann Skipper, William John Skipper.
  • John Skipper passed away in 1900 in Freebridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Skipper
1802–1872
Birth Location: Ashill, Norfolk
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Elizabeth Bowman
1807–1880
Birth Location: London
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Spouses(s)

Letitia Skipper
1829–1917
Birth Location: North Tuddenham, Norfolk
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Children(s)

William Skipper
1861–1916
Birth Location: East Bradenham, Norfolk
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Rachel Overman
1872–1947
Birth Location: Shipdham, Norfolk
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Mary Cook
1869–1933
Birth Location: Docking, Norfolk
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Letitia Skipper
1856–1925
Birth Location: Shipdham, Norfolk
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Elizabeth Skipper
1854–1933
Birth Location: Shipdham, Norfolk
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Charles Skipper
1864–
Birth Location: Thuxton, Norfolk
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Sarah Skipper
1866–1935
Birth Location: Thuxton, Norfolk
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Hannah Skipper
1859–1941
Birth Location: Shipdham, Norfolk
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John Skipper's Ancestors

Self
John Skipper
1831–1900
Birth Place: Shipdham, Norfolk
Parents
James Skipper
1802–1872
Ashill, Norfolk
Elizabeth (Else) Bowman
1807–1880
London
Grandparents
John Skipper
1776–1837
Ashill, Norfolk
Kezia Ward
1776–1816
Ashill, Norfolk
Great-Grandparents
John Skipper
1749–1792
Susannah Middleton
1747–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Skipper's Descendants

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John Skipper (17 Feb 1831–Dec 1900) m. Letitia (Chapman) Skipper (1829–21 Feb 1917)
  1. 1. William (John) Skipper 1861–1916
  2. 2. Rachel (Latitia) Overman 1872–1947 m. Walter Overman 1869–1939
    1. 1. Walter (Edward) Overman 1910–2006 m. Doris (Jane) Hemmings 1913–2001
      1. 1. Robert (Walter) Overman 1932–2010 m. Kathleen (Joyce) Overman 1937–2023
      2. 2. Arthur Overman 1939–1996
    2. 2. Robert (John) Overman 1892–1917 m. Gertrude (Louisa) Ward 1895–1980
      1. 1. Wilfred (Thomas) Sands 1915–2003 m. Doris (Eva) Sands 1921–2014
    3. 3. Daisy Nudds 1893–1977 m. Samuel (Henry) Nudds 1894–1973
      1. 1. Douglas (John) Nudds 1924–2012
    4. 4. Arthur (Louis) Overman 1903–1976 m. Winifred (Charlotte) Pinn 1909–1976 m. Annie (Louisa) Overman 1899–1956 m. Nancy Unknown –1942
    5. 5. Florence (Letitia) Cooper 1896–1979 m. James (Patrick) Cooper 1895–1966
      1. 1. Nancy (Alison) Cooper 1927–2017 m. Arthur (Asquith Rayner PhD) MA 1917–1994
      2. 2. John (Ross) Cooper 1923–
    6. 6. Henry (Davey) Overman 1908–1967 m. Doris (May) Barrett 1907–1997 m. Margery (May) Overman 1904–1933
      1. 1. David (Stanley) Overman 1938–2020
      2. 2. Leslie (David) Overman 1932–2013 m. Sylvia (Hannah) Smith 1934–2007
    7. 7. Edith (Audrey) Skipper 1915–1984 m. Philip (Ernest) Skipper 1915–1977
      1. 1. Gillian (May) Skipper 1946–2014 m. Raymond (Gerald) Chase 1943–2016
      2. 2. Brenda (Joan) Huggins 1940–2015 m. Michael (John) Huggins 1941–2017
    8. 8. Bertie (William) Overman 1899–1977 m. Winifred Overman 1894–1957
      1. 1. Arthur (Robert) Overman 1927–2013 m. Joyce (Ena) Overman 1927–2006
        1. 1. Paul (Robert) Overman 1948–1961
    9. 9. Bertie (Sydney Claude) Overman 1898–1898
    10. 10. Herbert (Cecil) Overman 1901–1992 m. Lilian (May) Overman 1904–1969 m. Alice (Maud) Hurlock 1898–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann L) Cook 1869–1933 m. George Cook 1870–
    1. 1. Arthur (Bertie) Cook 1895–
    2. 2. Rachel (Elizabeth) Cook 1901–
    3. 3. John (William) Cook 1905–
  4. 4. Letitia (Eliza) Skipper 1856–1925
  5. 5. Elizabeth Skipper 1854–1933
  6. 6. Charles Skipper 1864–
  7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Skipper 1866–1935
  8. 8. Hannah (Jane) Skipper 1859–1941

John Skipper's Timeline

10 Records

1831
17 Feb 1831
Birth of John Skipper in Shipdham, Norfolk
Shipdham, Norfolk
1831
13 Mar 1831
John Skipper was baptized in Norwich, Norfolk
Norwich, Norfolk
1831
13 Mar 1831
John Skipper was christened in Shipdham, Norfolk
Shipdham, Norfolk
1841
1841
Age 10
John Skipper resided here in Shipdham, Norfolk
Shipdham, Norfolk
1851
1851
Age 20
John Skipper resided here in Shipdham, Norfolk
Shipdham, Norfolk
1861
1861
Age 30
John Skipper resided here in Shipdham, Norfolk
Shipdham, Norfolk
1871
1871
Age 40
John Skipper resided here in Shipdham, Norfolk
Shipdham, Norfolk
1881
1881
Age 50
John Skipper resided here in Swanton Morley, Norfolk
Swanton Morley, Norfolk
1891
1891
Age 60
John Skipper resided here in Oxwick, Norfolk
Oxwick, Norfolk
1900
Dec 1900
Age 69
Death of John Skipper in Freebridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Freebridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Shipdham, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1821; Folio: 318; Page: 30; GSU roll: 207474-207475
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1824; Folio: 100; Page: 18; GSU roll: 207478
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1448; Folio: 156; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542814
    [4] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1846; Folio: 123; Page: 37; GSU roll: 838811
    [5] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 767; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Hingham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 5; Page: 3; Line: 13; GSU roll: 438856
    [6] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 780; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Shipdham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 9; Page: 11; Line: 3; GSU roll: 438864
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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    [43] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1557; Folio: 92; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096667
    [44] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1978; Folio: 84; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341476
    [45] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1978; Folio: 84; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341476
    [46] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1239; Folio: 63; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542781
    [47] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1843; Folio: 65; Page: 14; GSU roll: 838809
    [48] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1557; Folio: 92; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096667
    [49] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1843; Folio: 65; Page: 14; GSU roll: 838809
    [50] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1239; Folio: 63; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542781

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Shipdham, Norfolk

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Shipdham, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 767; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Hingham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 5; Page: 3; Line: 13; GSU roll: 438856
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 780; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Shipdham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 9; Page: 11; Line: 3; GSU roll: 438864
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    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Shipdham, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1821; Folio: 318; Page: 30; GSU roll: 207474-207475
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1824; Folio: 100; Page: 18; GSU roll: 207478
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    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Shipdham, Norfolk
    Record Source:
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    [36] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1239; Folio: 63; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542781
    [37] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1239; Folio: 63; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542781

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Shipdham, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1846; Folio: 123; Page: 37; GSU roll: 838811
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    [37] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1843; Folio: 65; Page: 14; GSU roll: 838809
    [38] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1843; Folio: 65; Page: 14; GSU roll: 838809

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Swanton Morley, Norfolk
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    [36] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1978; Folio: 84; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341476

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Oxwick, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1448; Folio: 156; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542814
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    [37] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1557; Folio: 92; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096667
    [38] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1557; Folio: 92; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096667

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    Event Type: Custom Fact

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    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1900
    Event Place: Freebridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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