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Samuel Roper 1797–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1797

Birth Location: Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England

Death Date: April 1881

Death Location: Hartismere, Suffolk

Father: John Roper

Mother: Sarah Roper

Spouse(s): MARY FENNING

Children(s): Samuel Roper, George Roper, Isabella Roper, Emma Roper

Samuel Roper was born in 1797 in Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, the child of John Roper And Sarah Roper. In 1841, Samuel Roper resided in Peasenhall, Suffolk, England. Samuel Roper married Mary Fenning, and had children including Emma Roper, George William Roper, Isabella Roper, Samuel Roper. Samuel Roper passed away in 1881 in Hartismere, Suffolk.

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Biography

  • Samuel Roper was born in 1797 in Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, the child of John Roper And Sarah Roper.
  • In 1841, Samuel Roper resided in Peasenhall, Suffolk, England.
  • Samuel Roper married Mary Fenning, and had children including Emma Roper, George William Roper, Isabella Roper, Samuel Roper.
  • Samuel Roper passed away in 1881 in Hartismere, Suffolk.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Roper
1773–1859
Birth Location: Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England
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Sarah Roper
1779–1848
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

MARY FENNING
1791–
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Roper
1820–1889
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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George Roper
1829–
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Isabella Roper
1827–
Birth Location: Ipswich,Suffolk
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Emma Roper
1828–
Birth Location: St James Westr, Middlesex, England
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Samuel Roper's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Roper
1797–1881
Birth Place: Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Roper
1773–1859
Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England
Sarah Roper
1779–1848
Grandparents
Stephen Roper
1755–
Mary Last
1758–
Robert Rayner
1723–1788
Billingford, Norfolk, England
Urania Wingfield
1735–
Great-Grandparents
James Roper
1731–
Phoebe Poety
1730–
John Last
1735–1809
Mary
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roper
1705–
John Last
1709–1781
Anne Spink
1715–1769

Samuel Roper's Descendants

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Samuel Roper (abt 1797–April 1881) m. MARY FENNING (abt 1791–)
  1. 1. Samuel Roper 1820–1889 m. Eliza Lockwood 1824–1912 m. Jane Gage 1821–1844
    1. 1. George (John) Roper 1852–1914 m. Annie (C) Ropers 1852–1919
      1. 1. Annie (M) Ropers 1875–1951 m. Frederick (William) Salter 1867–1940
        1. 1. Cyril (Edmund Mervyn) Salter 1911–1984 m. Marjorie (Joan) Clarke 1910–1985
        2. 2. Frederick (George Edward) Salter 1902–1982 m. Clara (Marie Evelyn) Scales 1899– m. Violet (Alexandra Anne) Hatton 1902–
        3. 3. Monica (Salter) Nun 1907–1987
        4. 4. Magdalene (Catherine Clara) Salter 1914–1981
      2. 2. Frederick (F F) Ropers 1888–1946 m. Beatrice 1888–
      3. 3. Cyril (L) Ropers 1878–1954 m. Ellen (Jane) Bashford 1880–1962
        1. 1. Reginald (Cyril) Roper 1903–1986
        2. 2. John (Alfred Jack) Roper 1909–1995
    2. 2. William Roper 1841–1913
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Roper 1844–
  2. 2. George (William) Roper 1829–
  3. 3. Isabella Roper 1827–
  4. 4. Emma Roper 1828–

Samuel Roper's Timeline

6 Records

1797
abt 1797
Birth of Samuel Roper in Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
1797
21 May 1797
Samuel Roper was baptized in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1841
1841
Age 44
Samuel Roper resided here in Peasenhall, Suffolk, England
Peasenhall, Suffolk, England
1851
1851
Age 54
Samuel Roper resided here in Westminster St James, Middlesex, England
Westminster St James, Middlesex, England
1861
1861
Age 64
Samuel Roper resided here in Begelly, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Begelly, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1881
April 1881
Age 84
Death of Samuel Roper in Hartismere, Suffolk
Hartismere, Suffolk

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1797
    Event Place: Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Wales Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 4151; Folio: 28; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543242
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1483; Folio: 57; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87808
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1016; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Peasenhall; County: Suffolk; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 5; Page: 5; Line: 19; GSU roll: 474635

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 May 1797
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Peasenhall, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1016; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Peasenhall; County: Suffolk; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 5; Page: 5; Line: 19; GSU roll: 474635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Westminster St James, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1483; Folio: 57; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87808

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Begelly, Pembrokeshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1861 Wales Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 4151; Folio: 28; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543242

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1881
    Event Place: Hartismere, Suffolk
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