Mary Hopley
Mary was born in 1752 in
Shocklach and her christening took place there on July 5th, 1752.
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Birth Notes
name: Mary Hopley
event: Christening
event date: 05 Jul 1752
event place: Shocklach, Cheshire, England
gender: Female
father: Thomas Hopley
mother: Catherine
digital folder number: 4018766
Mary's father was
Thomas Hopley and her mother was
Catherine Lewis. Her paternal grandparents were
William Hopley and
Anne Williams. She had eight brothers and two sisters, named
William,
John,
Thomas,
James,
Robert,
Samuel,
Peter,
Charles,
Anne and
Elizabeth. She was the second oldest of the eleven children.
General Notes
Thomas's second daughter was Mary Davies of Manchester. She was left 1s by her father and nothing by her mother.
Mary's daughter Elizabeth of Church Shochlach was left £10. Later, in 1810 her mother Catherine Hopley left her £10.
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Connections & Relationships
Mary was a relative of
John Hopley.
Relationship Notes
In 1770, when Mary was 18 may have had a bastard child baptised John Hopley by John Harris.
Mary and
John were married in a commitment ceremony on February 26th, 1778 in
Shocklach.
2 They were also married in a religious ceremony on March 1st, 1778 in
Shocklach.
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Marriage/Union Notes
Banns on 26 Feb 1778
John Devies 30, Farmer of Shochlach
Mary Hopley, 24 Spinster
They had a daughter named
Elizabeth. There are possibly more children.