Fred Hopkinson (1886 - abt. 1967)

Born 10 Feb 1886 in Buttershaw, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Jefferson) Hopkinson — married about Nov 1905 in Darlington, Durham, England

Descendants

Died about May 1967 at about age 81 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

• 10 Feb 1886 Birth: Fred Hopkinson birth is recorded in Bradford registrar 1Q 1886. (Findmypast.com record summary has mother’s maiden name Wilkinson). Exact date from Baptism and 1939 Census records
• 4 Jul 1886 Baptism: Fred Hopkinson baptism is recorded in St Michael and Al Saints parish church, Shelf Yorkshire. Parents are James Josiah Hopkinson (mechanic) and wife Ellen of Buttershaw (now part of Bradford, Yorkshire).
• 1891 Census: Fred Hopkinson (5, born in North Bierley) is living at Orleans St., Buttershaw, Yorkshire with father James J. Hopkinson (33, born in North Bierley, a mechanic fitter), his mother Ellen (35, born in North Bierley) and 5 siblings; William A (13, born in North Bierley, a worsted spinner), Edwin (11, born in North Bierley, a worsted spinner), Ann Jane (7, born in North Bierley), Edith M. (2, born in North Bierley) and Percy (2 weeks, born in North Bierley. Also staying in the house is James J.’s mother Sarah Anne Hopkinson, a widow (58, born in Wyke, a worsted weaver).
• 1901 Census: Fred Hopkinson (15, born in Bradford, a Worsted warehouseman) is living at 112 Huddersfield Rd., Wyke, Yorkshire with his father James Josiah Hopkinson (43, born in Bradford, a mechanical/Electrical Engineer), his mother Ellen (44, born in Bradford) and four siblings; Anne Jane (15, born in Bradford, a worsted spinner), Edith May (12, born in Bradford, a worsted spinner), Percy (10, born in Bradford) and Emily Ellen (8, born in Bradford). Also staying in the house is James J.’s mother Sarah Anne Hopkinson, a widow (68, born in Bradford).
• 4Q 1905 Marriage: Fred Hopkinson marriage to Alice (Jefferson) Hopkinson is recorded on Darlington, Durham registrar 4Q 1905.
• 1911 Census: Fred Hopkinson (25, born in Buttershaw, a laborer) is living in 2 Hanson Place, Wyke, Yorkshire with his wife Alice (26, born Darlington, Durham) and two children; Charles Sydney (5, born in Middlesborough, ???Yorkshire) and Doris (2, born in Wyke).
• 21 Dec 1935 Marriage of Son: Harold Hopkinson (24, bachelor, Brass Finisher) of 2 Whitehall Ave. Wyke married Doris Sutcliffe (23, Spinster, Wool Twister) in St Matthews parish church, Bankfoot (Bradford). Harold’s father recorded as Fred Hopkinson, a railway worker. Doris’s father recorded as James Sutcliffe (deceased), a haulier. Marriage is recorded in Bradford Registrar 4Q 1935.
• 1939 Census: Fred Hopkinson (b. 10 Feb 1886, a Railway number taker) is living at 2 Brooksbank Ave. Great Horton (Bradford), Yorkshire with his wife Alice (b. 30 Aug 1884) a housewife and an 8 year old girl Barbara Wood (a grand-daughter - later to marry a McEvoy).
• 2Q 1967 Death: Fred Hopkinson (81) death is recorded in Bradford 2Q 1967.

****NLH Note: There are several Fred Hopkinson’s born in 1886 and its not obvious which died when. The selected fit is probable but not certain.

Sources

• Birth: General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, Volume 9b, Page 34.
• Baptism: West Yorkshire Archive Service - Wakefield, Yorkshire Parish Records - New Ref#: BDP82/1/1
• 1891 Census: National Archives of UK: Census returns of England and Wales - 1891, Class RG12, Piece 3614, Folio 26, Page 10, GSU Roll# 6098724 Enumeration District 11.
• 1901 Census: National Archives of UK: Census returns for England and Wales - 1901, Class RG13, Piece 4177, Folio 90, Page 31, Enumeration District 21.
• Marriage: General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, Volume 10A, Page 67.
• 1911 Census: National Archives of UK: Census returns for England and Wales - 1911; Class RG14, Piece 26605, Image 336 of 595, Enumeration District 19
• 1935 Marriage of son: Ref: West Yorkshire Archive Service - Leeds, Yorkshire Parish Records - Bankfoot, St Matthew 1935. Also, General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, Volume 9b, Page 184.
• 1939 Census: National Archives of the UK, 1939 Register, Ref# RG101/3329H, Enumeration District KBAN.
• Death: General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, Volume 2b, Page 81.