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Jane Hopley

1810 Jane Hopley

This picture was taken on April 1st, 1810 in Shocklach and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.

Jane was born in 1810 in Shocklach and her baptism took place there on April 1st, 1810.¹²

Birth Notes
- Age same as George, so probably born 1810
  
  Aged 22+ in 1831, parish of Shocklach (when married)
  Aged 30 in 1841
  Aged 41 in 1851
  Aged 53 in 1861
  
  Name:    Jane Hopley
  Gender:    Female
  Baptism Date:    1 Apr 1810
  Baptism Place:    Shocklach, Cheshire, England
  Father:    Robert Hopley
  Mother:    Margaret
  FHL Film Number:    1751621
  Residence , Shocklach, Cheshire, England
  
  Jane, daughter of Robert Hopley and Margaret his wife

Jane's father was Robert Hopley and her mother was Margaret Richards. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Hopley and Catherine Lewis; her maternal grandparents were Richard Richards and Anne Phythian. She had four brothers and three sisters, named Robert, Thomas, William, Samuel, Anne, Margaret and Margaret. She was the youngest of the eight children. She died at the age of 57 in December 1867 in Birkenhead.³

Death Notes
- Deaths Dec 1867 (>99%)
  Brereton Jane 57 Birkenhead 8a 282
  
  Jane Brereton, aged 0, is also recorded as died in Birkenhead, Q1/1868. Could it be that Jane died after giving birth to a daughter in her late 50's? Well probably not !
  
  No Will.

General Notes
- Jane is one of my 8 Great Great Great (4X) Grandmothers.
  
  1 Apr 1810, "Jane, daughter of Robert Hopley and Margaret his wife" was baptised
  
  In 1831 when George and Jane were married, thier parents were witness to the marriage. George was of Harthill Parish, and Jane from Shocklach.
  
  Jane inhereted a large sum of money and a farmhouse from her uncle Richard Richards in 1858. Richard also had the Fish Inn, Shocklach before he retired, and possibly Jane and George took it over in the 1850s.
  
  Jane Hopley and George had a nephew Edward Brereton, who married Frances Hopley from Broxton.

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Jane lived in Horton from 1841.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of George and Jane Brereton and family (Ann, Richard William, Robert and Margaret).
      Also present in 1841 were Sarah Speed and John Baker, both servants)
  She lived in Cuddington from 1851.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - George and Jane Brereton and family living at Cuddington Mill, Cuddington in 1851
  She lived in Horton from 1861.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of George and Jane Brereton, and their two youngest children, Jane and Thomas in 1861

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Margaret Hopley was a representative of Jane.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1831, Margaret Hopley was a witness at Jane's marriage to George Brereton.
      Sister is more likely than mother to be witness, but may have been her mother Margaret.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Hopley
  - b.~  1675
  
  William Hopley
  - b.1696 in Malpas d.Oct 1759 in Shocklach
  
  Mary Moyle
  - b.1677 in Malpas
  
  Thomas Hopley
  - b.1722 in Shocklach d.Jan 1798 in Shocklach
  
  Anne Williams
  - b.~  1700 d.<  1759
  
  Robert Hopley
  - b.Jan 1764 in Shocklach d.Jan 1847 in Shocklach
  
  Catherine Lewis
  - b.1726 in Shocklach d.Feb 1810 in Shocklach
  
  Jane Hopley
  - b.1810 in Shocklach d.Dec 1867 in Birkenhead
  
  Joseph Richards
  - b.1699 in Tilston d.1776 in Tilston
  
  Richard Richards
  - b.1742 in Tilston d.Feb 1823 in Shocklach
  
  Hannah Large
  - b.~  1700 in Flintshire d.1776 in Tilston
  
  Margaret Richards
  - b.Jun 1770 in Shocklach d.Feb 1814 in Worthenbury
  
  Charles Phythian
  - b.1714 in Shocklach d.Jul 1773 in Shocklach
  
  Anne Phythian
  - b.12 Jun 1748 in Shocklach d.1812 in Shocklach
  
  Anne Falconer
  - b.1716 in Tilston d.Feb 1787 in Shocklach

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Cheshire Select Bishops Transcripts (1576-1933)
³ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁴ 1841 UK Census
⁵ 1861 UK Census
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