John Hopkins (1791 - 1862)

Born 2 Mar 1791 in Avening, Gloucestershire, England

Husband of Eliza (Harding) Hopkins — married 11 Nov 1824 (to 1840) in Avening, Gloucestershire, England

Husband of Maria (Webley) Hopkins — married 15 Apr 1841 (to 23 Jul 1862) in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1862 at age 71 in Avening, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John was the son of Elizabeth Holbrow and William Hopkins, Blacksmith. John was baptised on May 29 at St Mary de Lode, Gloucester.

William Hopkins, Blacksmith, lived in Tetbury and at the time of the 1851 Census was widowed and living next to to George and Elizabeth Smith. Their daughter Ann married his son John in 1848.

John also worked as a Farrier/Blacksmith and later operated as a Veterinary Surgeon in the town of Stroud, Gloucestershire. It's likely he did both occupations during his working day, as was the nature of the Blacksmithing trade at the time. John is recorded as Veterinary Surgeon in the Census.

He had 2 marriages, firstly to Eliza (Lizzy) Harding. Witnesses to their wedding were William and Ursula Harding. Eliza died in 1840.

In the 1851 Census their grandson John (son of John and Ann Hopkins) was staying with his grandparents,George and Elizabeth Smith.

John's second marriage was to widow, Maria (Webley) Dee in 1841. James Webley and Henry Stafford stood as their witnesses.

Maria had a son from her first marriage, Edward William Dee.

Two of John's sons, Thomas and John Harding, were to follow in his footsteps and become Vets.

Four of the children were to emigrate to New Zealand, Eliza in 1859 and stepson Edward in 1858 , Salome and Louisa in 1864.

John died in 1862 aged 76 and was buried at Stonehouse.

The year following John's death, Maria made the voyage to New Zealand with daughters, Salome and Louisa on the 'Anne Dymes', but she died 3 weeks before they made land. ^[1]

Sources

• https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/gloucestershire/avening-gloucestershire-family-history-guide/ COMMERCIAL SECTION

• https://www.avening-pc.gov.uk/index_htm_files/1841%20Census.pdf CENSUS EXTRACT 1841

• https://ancestry.com.au

Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1856 and 1863

Gloucestershire, England, C of E Burials, 1813-1868

Gloucestershire Marriages & Banns - page 70 Eliza Harding, page 29 Maria Dee

England Census - 1841, 1851,1861

England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index Vol 6a Pg 139 - July/Sept reg

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGWP-W4K BAPTISM
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJFN-841 : 10 February 2018), John Hopkins and Eliza Harding, 11 Nov 1824; citing Avening, Gloucester, England, reference v 2 p 70, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 855,703. 1ST
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJFN-MMY : 10 February 2018), John Hopkins and Maria Dee, 15 Apr 1841; citing Avening, Gloucester, England, reference yr 1835-1893 p 29, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 855,703. 2ND
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NKJ-PMM : 31 December 2014), John Hopkins, 1862; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MS-7Y9 : 11 April 2019), Edward Dee and Thomas Hopkins and John Hopkins and John Hopkins and Maria Hopkins, Avening, Gloucestershire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKL-8GR : 10 November 2017), John Hopkins, Avening, Gloucestershire, England; citing Avening, Gloucestershire, England, p. 11, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7LL-KH8 : 12 December 2017), John Hopkins, Avening, Gloucestershire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• https://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com - Passenger list Anne Dymes

• https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz : Nelson Examiner and NZ Chronicle - Mar 5 1864-shipping intelligence, Colonist - Mar 4 1864 - Arrival of the Anne Dymes - pg 2, Otago Daily Times - Aug 9 1892 (Salome's death) Out of copyright
• Faye Stent

1. ↑ Entered by Faye Stent, Dec 6, 2011