John Hopley

1832 John & Ann Hopley Burial

John was born in October 1755 in Shocklach and his christening took place there on October 26th, 1755.¹ 

• Birth Notes

  name: John Hopley
  event: Christening
  event date: 26 Oct 1755
  event place: Shocklach, Cheshire, England
  gender: Male
  father: Thomas Hopley
  mother: Catherine
  digital folder number: 4018766
  

John's father was Thomas Hopley and his mother was Catherine Lewis.  His paternal grandparents were William Hopley and Anne Williams. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named William, Thomas, James, Robert, Samuel, Peter, Charles, Anne, Mary and Elizabeth.  He was the fourth oldest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 76 in February 1832 in Shocklach.  He was buried on February 11th, 1832 in Shocklach.² 

• Death Notes

  John and Ann died just days appart
  Aged 76
  
  There was an outbreak of Cholera in 1832, and it is possible that John and Ann Hopley died of it, just three days appart.  There were nepaper reports on 18 May 1832 (Chester Chronicle), but this is after they were dead and buried.