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Thomas Hopley

1722 Thomas Hopley

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This picture was taken on January 20th, 1722 in Shocklach and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.

Thomas was born in 1722 in Shocklach and his baptism took place there on January 20th, 1722.¹²

Birth Notes
- name: Thomas Hopley
  event: Christening
  event date: 20 Jan 1722
  event place: Shocklach, Cheshire, England
  gender: Male
  father: William Hopley
  mother: Anne
  digital folder number: 4011883
  
  Thomas son of William Hopley yeoman & of Anne his wife was Baptised January ye 20
  
  or is there another person:
  
  Name:    Thomas Hopley
  Gender:    Male
  Baptism Date:    14 Mar 1824
  Baptism Place:    Holt, Denbigh, Wales
  Father:    William Hopley
  Mother:    Ann
  FHL Film Number:    1655830
  Reference ID:    - 2:37TMP5F

Thomas' father was William Hopley and his mother was Anne Williams. His paternal grandparents were William Hopley and Mary Moyle. He had a brother and two sisters, named John, Mary and Elizabeth. He was the oldest of the four known children. He died at the age of 76 in January 1798 in Shocklach. His burial was on January 6th, 1798 in Shocklach.²

Death Notes
- Probate was proved 3 Jan 1798. The will gives a good account of Thomas's family. Each of his children inhereted from 1s up to £50 and £100
  
  Name:    Hopley, Thomas
  Dates:    1798
  Place:    Church Shocklach, Cheshire, England
  Book:    Births Anno 1657. (Birth)
  Collection:    Cheshire: - Wills and Inventories, 1791-1800
  Volume:    List of the Wills Now Preserved in the Probate Registry, Chester.
  Chapter:    From the Year 1791 to 1800 Inclusive.
  Text:    Hopley, Thomas, of Church Shocklach, husbandman 1798

General Notes
- Appart from 4 x £5 going to grandchildren and a shilling each to his daughters, Thomas inherited his father's estate, now of Church Shocklach.
  
  When Thomas died, he left Robert £50, Peter £20, Charles £100, William, James and Samuel his livestock and the other children an insult of 1s.

Occupation Details
- From 1798 Thomas' occupation was Husbandman in Shocklach. He died while still employed there.
  - Occupation Notes
    - "Thomas Hopley of Church Shocklach (Husbandman)" in Will of 1798

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

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Thomas' family with Catherine Lewis

¹ FamilySearch.org
² Cheshire Parish Records (1538-2000)