William Hopton

"He was a pillar of his church, a church warden for 40 years, and was very musical, played the violin and cello. He formed a little orchestra, and Ma used to tell me he neglected his plumbing business for his music. I always remember him coming to dinner every third Sunday from his church in his top hat and morning coat, which all old gents wore at that tine, like the young ones wear jeans now". Sybil Hopton, (Willaim's youngest grandaughter).

Details

Born:		11-Jul-1840, Leeds
Father:		Christopher Hopton
Mother:		Elizabeth Benn, b. 1806 Leeds, daughter of James Benn


Married:	1. 2-Feb-1862, New Wortley, Leeds
		2. Q1 1870, Leeds

Spouse:		1. Eliza Marshall Cliff, daughter of John Cliff  (died  27-Oct-1869 giving birth to twins, 1869)
		2. Kate McDonald, d. buried New Wortley 3-May-1903, age 55
		   (said to be "strict, but a good cook!")
		3. ? possibly married again

Died:		Q1 1916, Buried New Wortley

Children:	Mary Elizabeth Hopton
		Baptised 2-Nov-1862, New Wortley. M. 26-Oct-1890 to Edwin Coulter, (Draper).

		John Henry Hopton
		Baptised 29-Oct-1865
	
		Walter Cliff Hopton 
		b. 23-Sep-1867


		William Samuel Marshall Hopton
	And	George Albert Hopton
		Twins B. 27-Oct-1869, Baptised 28-Jun-1870, both died July 1870.

Occupation:	
William did several of these at the same time!
		
Plumber & Glazier
		
Layclerk at Wortley Parish Church
		
Insurance Agent for the "Guardian Plate Glass Insurance Co."
		
Enumerator for the 1891 census

		

Census

1841 12, Vincent Street
					
Christopher Hopton	Head	Slab Dyer	M	35	M	Yorkshire
Elizabeth Hopton	Wife			M	35	F	Yorkshire
William Hopton		Son			M	1	M	Yorkshire
						
1851:  51 Wellington Road, New Wortley
				
Christopher Pickering	Head	Book Keeper	M	65	M	Norton
Elizabeth Pickering	Wife			M	45	F	Leeds
William Hopton	Son	Half time Mill and School	10	F	Leeds
Jane Hopton	Daut.	Scholar				7	M	Leeds
Matthew Henry Pickering	Son				2	M	Leeds
						
1861:  ?
						
Christopher Pickering	Head	Book Keeper at 	M	75	M	Malton
			sawmill	
Elizabeth Pickering	Wife			M	55	F	Leeds
William Hopton	Son	Plumber				20	M	Leeds
Jane Hopton	Daut.	Flax Spinner			17	F	Leeds
Matthew H. Pickering	Son	Fetter in foundry	12	M	New Wortley
						
1871:  15, Holdforth St., Wortley
				
William Hopton	Head	Plumber Employing 2 BoysM	30	M	Leeds
Kate Hopton	Wife				M	23	F	Mansfield, Nottinghams.
Mary E. Hopton	Daur.	Scholar				8	F	Leeds
John H. Hopton	Son	Scholar				5	M	Leeds
Walter C. HoptonSon	Scholar				3	M	Leeds
						
1881:  44, Duchie Street, Wortley in Bramley
			
William Hopton	Head	Master Plumber 		M	40	M	Leeds
			Employing 2 Apprentices	
Kate Hopton	Wife				M	33	F	Mansfield, Nottinghams.
Mary E. Hopton	Daur.	Home Duties			18	F	Leeds
John H. Hopton	Son	Plumbers Boy			15	M	Leeds
Walter C. HoptonSon	Warehouse Boy			13	M	Leeds
						
						
1891:  24, Holdforth Street	
				
William Hopton	Head	Plumber & Glazier	M	50	M	Leeds
Kate Hopton	Wife				M	43	F	Mansfield

1901 Census:  24, Holdforth Street
					
William Hopton	Head	Plumber & Glazier	M	60	M	Leeds
Kate Hopton	Wife				M	53	F	Mansfield


Trade Directories
1861	William	Plumber	16, Wellington Road
1870	William	Plumber & glazier. Agent for the Guardian Plate Glass 	Assurance Co.	37, Wellington Rd. 
Res. 15, Holdforth St., New Wortley
1870	William	Plumber & Glazier	16, Wellington Road
1872	William	Plumber & glazier. Agent for the Guardian Plate Glass Assurance Co.	37, Wellington Rd. 
	Res. 15, Holdforth St., New Wortley
1881	William	Plumber & glazier. Agent for the Guardian Plate Glass Assurance Co.	 37, Wellington Road. 
	h. Bruce Street
1891	William	Plumber	37, Wellington St. Res. 56, Bruce St, Wellington Road
1894	William	Registered plumber	41a Spence Lane, N.W. h. 24, Holdforth St.
1901	William	Plumber & Glazier 	24, Holdforth Street
1907	William	Plumber	26, Coleman St., Spence Lane
1913	William	Plumber, Clerk & registrar to St. John the Baptist church New Wortley 
	and Agent for the Guardian Plate Glass Insurance Co. 	28, Coleman St., Spence Lane, New Wortley.
1916	William	Plumber, Clerk & registrar to St. John the Baptist church New Wortley 
	and Agent for the Guardian Plate Glass Insurance Co. 	28, Coleman St., Spence Lane, New Wortley.

Deeds

Registered at Wakefield 23rd February 1877 in book 777 Page 262 No. 312 Date 23rd February 1889.
Leeds Provincial Building Society hereby acknowledge to have received all monies intended to be secured by the within written deed.

No. 374 (same day)
William Hopton of New Wortley in the parish of Leeds, plumber and Joseph Samuel Lee of Blackwood Saw Mills, Duck River, Timber Merchant of the other part.
All that plot of land situate in the township of Wortley in the parish of Leeds aforesaid, measuring in length on the East and West sides thereof respectively 83ft 8� and with on the North and South sides 15 ft and containing in the whole by admeasurement 139 1/3 sq yards or thereabouts. Bounded on the North by Bruce Street, 10 yards wide. On the South by the middle of Duce Street 8 yards wide. On the East by property now or late of William Britton. On the West by property now or late of Ralph Horn Summerhill and also all that messurage or dwelling house with the conveniences behind the same erected or part of the said plot of land herein before described, being No. 53 Bruce Street, aforesaid, now in the occupation of the said William Hopton.
Witness: George Barker of Leeds, clerk to Bulmer & Lawson Solicitors. Joseph Samuel Lee.

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