Ebenezer
Owen
Hopkins
Born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Minnie (Alford) Hopkins
— married
1892 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Husband of
Emma Kate (Watts) Hopkins
— married
1901 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Ernest Vivian Hopkins and Evelyn Marion (Hopkins) Heycock
Died
at about age 71
in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2023
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Biography
Ebenezer Owen Hopkins was born in 1865 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of Elizabeth (Jones) Hopkins and John Hopkins[1].
Ebenezer migrated from Victoria, Australia in 1874. [2]
In the 1881 census Owen (age 17), Pupil Teacher, was the unmarried grand son of Elizabeth Jones in Blaenhonddan, Glamorganshire, Wales.[3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Elizabeth Jones | Head | Widowed | F | 79 | Brecknockshire, Wales | |
| Mary Jones | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 42 | Housekeeper | Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Elizabeth Morgan | Grand daughter | Unmarried | F | 16 | Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
| Owen Hopkins | Grand son | Unmarried | M | 17 | Pupil Teacher | Australia |
| Mary Jane Hopkins | Grand daughter | Unmarried | F | 10 | Scholar | Australia |
| Kate Morgans | Grand daughter | Unmarried | F | 9 | Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
| William James | Lodger | Widowed | M | 68 | Butcher | Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales |
In the 1891 census Owen (age 25), Drapers Clerk, was the single son of Elizabeth Hopkins in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Elizabeth Hopkins | Head | Widowed | F | 64 | Glamorganshire, Bryncows | |
| Joanna James | Daughter | Single | F | 27 | Australia | |
| Owen S Hopkins | Son | Single | M | 25 | Drapers Clerk | Australia |
| Caroline Hopkins | Daughter | Single | F | 21 | Drapers Assistant | Australia |
| Gwen Griffiths | Niece | F | 5 | Glamorganshire, England | ||
| John Goryn | Boarder | Single | M | 27 | Bank Cashier | Glamorganshire, England |
| Samuel A Smith | Boarder | Single | M | 26 | Bank Clerk | Suffolk, England |
Ebenezer (26) married Minnie Alford (23) (born 1868 in Neath, Glamorgan; daughter of Robert Jeanes Alford (1824– ) and Sarah (Moore) Alford (1824– )) in 1892 in Neath, Glamorgan. [5]
Their children were:
- Ernest Vivian Hopkins (1893– )
- Evelyn Marion Hopkins (1899–1954)
In the 1901 census Ebenezer (age 36), Commercial Clerk & Draper Shopkeeper, was the widowed head of household in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales.[6]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Ebenezer Owen Hopkins | Head | Widowed | M | 36 | Commercial Clerk & Draper Shopkeeper | Australia (British Subject) |
| Mary Jane Hopkins | Sister | Single | F | 28 | Draper's Assistant | Australia (British Subject) |
| Ida Marie Alford | Niece | Single | F | 22 | Draper's Assistant | Neath, Glamorganshire |
Ebenezer (35) married Emma Kate Watts (37) (born 1863 in Swansea, Glamorgan) in 1901 in Swansea, Glamorgan. [7]
In the 1911 census Ebenezer (age 46), Colliery Clerk, was the married head of household in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales.[8]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Ebenezer Owen Hopkins | Head | Married | M | 46 | Colliery Clerk | Australia Resident Bllarat Victoria |
| Emma Kate Hopkins | Wife | Married | F | 47 | Milliner | Swansea, Glamorganshire |
| Ernest Vivian Hopkins | Son | Single | M | 17 | Railway Clerk | Neath, Glamorganshire |
| Evelyn Marion Hopkins | Daughter | Single | F | 11 | School | Neath, Glamorganshire |
In the 1921 census Evelyn (22) was the head of the household in Dylais Lower, Blaenhonddan, Neath, Glamorganshire.
| Name | Relation | Sex | Status | Age | Birth Place | Occupation | Employer |
| Owen Hopkins | Head | M | 55 | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | |||
| Ernest V Hopkins | Son | M | 28 | Neath , Glamorganshire, Wales | |||
| Evelyn I M Hopkins | Daughter | F | 26 | Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales | |||
| Mary J Hopkins | Sister | F | 43 | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
Ebenezer died on 4 July 1936 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, aged 70. [9] and their estate passed probate on 31 December 1936 in Glamorgan, Wales.[10]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 30 Apr 2023). Index entry for Ebenezer Owen HOPKINS, Year: 1864; Parents: John and Elizabeth JONES; Place: BALL Reg. Number: 575/1864
- ↑ "Australia, Victoria, Outward Passenger Lists, 1852-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2P8-DDPD : 17 March 2018), Owen Hopkins, born 1866, emigrated 1874; citing series VPRS 948, Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne; FHL microfilm 284,506.
- ↑ * 1881 Census: "1881 Wales Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 5345; Folio: 74; Page: 28; GSU roll: 1342287; ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8059 #5748440 (accessed 10 May 2023)
Owen Hopkins (17) grandson, Pupil Teacher, in household of Elizabeth Jones (79) in Bryn Rose, Blaenhonddan in Neath registration district in Glamorgan, Wales. Born in Australia. - ↑
1891 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1891"
citing PRO RG 12, Glamorganshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: HM16-NZM (accessed 11 April 2023)
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Owen S Hopkins (25), single son, Drapers Clerk, in household of Elizabeth Hopkins (64) in Neath registration district in Glamorgan, Wales. Born in Australia. - ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DNC-CW4 : 13 December 2014), Ebenezer Owen Hopkins, 1892; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1892, quarter 3, vol. 11A, p. 1088, Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑
1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing Neath subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XSM3-M6H (accessed 11 April 2023)
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Ebenezer Owen Hopkins (36), widowed, Commercial Clerk & Draper Shopkeeper, head of household in Neath registration district in Glamorgan, Wales. Born in Australia (British Subject). - ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2637-5KL : 13 December 2014), Ebenezer Owen Hopkins, 1901; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1901, quarter 4, vol. 11A, p. 1606, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑
1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XWXX-GB5 (accessed 11 April 2023)
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Ebenezer Owen Hopkins (46), married, Colliery Clerk, head of household in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. Born in Australia Resident Bllarat Victoria. - ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHK-LGMV : 3 November 2021), Ebenezer O Hopkins, 1936.
- ↑
Probate:
"England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
citing Probate, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: QPLX-CRLQ (accessed 11 April 2023)
Ebenezer Owen Hopkins probate on 31 Dec 1936 in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. Died 4 Jul 1936.
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