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John Hopwood (Habbott, Habeutt, Habbutt)

Taken about 1895 and sourced from Individual - Mark Grey.

This picture was taken about 1895 and sourced from Individual - Mark Grey.

Individual Picture Notes
- Taken from family group photo

John was born about 1834 in Trenddyis and his christening took place on March 2nd, 1834 in Mold.¹²

Birth Notes
- Born: Mold, Flintshire (1851 Wales census)
  Born: Treuddyn, Flintshire, (1861 census, and named "Habbutt")
  Born: Llanddyfnan, Flintshiore (1871 census)
  Born: Flintshire, Wales (1881 census)
  Born: Trenddyis, Flintshiore (1891 census)
  
  Treuddyn (Tryddyn) as a Coal Mining area about 6 miles East of Gresford, the site of a major coal mine disaster, which happened on 22 Sep 1934, when 266 miners lost their lives. Perhaps this is why John left Wales after 1851 and moved to Hanley, Staffordshire.
  
  There's no such place as "Trenddyis"
  
  JOHN HOPWOOD
  Event(s):
  Birth:
  Christening: 02 MAR 1834 Mold, Flint, Wales
  Parents:
  Father: WILLIAM HOPWOOD
  Mother: ANN

John's father was William Hopwood and his mother was (Mary) Anne Codre. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Edward, Francis, Thomas, Jane and Margaret. He was the fourth oldest of the six children. He died in December 1898 in Birkenhead.³

Death Notes
- Name: John Hopwood
  Estimated birth year: abt 1835
  Year of Registration: 1898
  Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
  Age at Death: 63
  District: Birkenhead (1861-1998)
  County: Cheshire, Merseyside
  Volume: 8a
  Page: 314

General Notes
- Born in Flintshire, North Wales, but John (and other family members) moved to Stoke, Staffordshire. Both John and brother Edward were coal miners.
  
  John was born about the time of the Gresford Disaster. This was one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters which took place on September 22, 1934, just a few miles from where they lived.
  
  Living at 63 Union St, Hanley, Staffordshire in 1861, with name recorded as John "Habbutt", but of correct age, born in same village as later census records, with wife and son Ephriam.
  
  Living at 23 Morpeth Buildings, Birkenhead in 1871
  
  Living at 156 Cathcart St, Birkenhead in 1881
  
  Living at 7 Craven St., Birkenhead in 1891.

Occupation Details
- From 1851 John's occupation was Coal Miner in mining / energy.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1851 census
  From 1861 his occupation was Coal Miner in mining / energy.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1861 census
  From 1871 his occupation was Labourer in manufacturing.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1871 census
  From 1881 his occupation was Watchman.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1881 census
  From 1891 his occupation was Labourer in manufacturing.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1891 census
  From about 1893 his occupation was Bookkeeper. He died in 1898 while still employed there.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Hopwood
  - b.~  1801 d.Mar 1858 in Mold
  
  John Hopwood
  - b.~  1834 in Trenddyis d.Dec 1898 in Birkenhead
  
  (Mary) Anne Codre
  - b.~  1801 in Flintshire d.Dec 1847 in Mold

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1891 UK Census
² FamilySearch.org
³ FreeBMD.org.uk