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Peter Hopley

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HEADSTONE - Peter & Esther Hopley

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Peter was born in September 1767 in Shocklach and his baptism took place there on September 20th, 1767.¹

Birth Notes
- Name:    Peter Hopley
  Gender:    Male
  Record Type:    Christening (Baptism)
  Baptism Date:    20 Sep 1767
  Baptism Place:    Shocklach, Cheshire, England
  Residence Place:    Shocklach, Cheshire, England
  Father:    Thomas Hopley
  Mother:    Catherine Hopley

Peter'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, John, Thomas, James, Robert, Samuel, Charles, Anne, Mary and Elizabeth. He was the tenth oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 31 on October 10th, 1798 in Salford. His burial was on October 12th, 1798 in Salford.²

Death Notes
- Aged 30
  
  Death: 12 October 1798
  Cemetery: Sacred Trinity Church, Salford, England
  Buried in same grave as wife Esther
  
  Name:    Peter Hopley
  Burial Date:    10 Oct 1798
  Parish:    Salford, Sacred Trinity, Lancashire, England
  Register Type:    Bishops Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drm/2/217a

General Notes
- According to Thomas's Will, Peter moved to Salford, Manchester. He was left £20.
  
  Peter died before 1840 as not mentioned in brother William's Will. He was referenced in Catherine's Will as deceased in 1810, with three daughters.

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
  
  Peter Hopley
  - b.Sep 1767 in Shocklach d.10 Oct 1798 in Salford
  
  Catherine Lewis
  - b.1726 in Shocklach d.Feb 1810 in Shocklach

Personal Timeline

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¹ Cheshire Parish Records (1538-2000)
² Lancashire CoE BMB 1538-1812
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