See also

Family of William Hopkins and Lucy Ann Gilbert

Husband: William Hopkins

  • Name:

  • William Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Hopkins (1824-1889)

  • Mother:

  • Cecilia Burchnall (1832-1917)

  • Birth:

  • 1859

  • Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jun 1859 (age 0)

  • Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire

  • Birth fact:

  • 1859 (age 0)

  • 1859 Mar Qtr, Lutterworth, 7a/8

  • Census (1):

  • 1881 (age 21-22)

  • Unmarried, living with parents

  • Occupation:

  • 5 Oct 1890 (age 30-31)

  • Farmer, Sutton in the Elms (son Joseph's baptism)

  • Census (2):

  • 1891 (age 31-32)

  • Farmer & grazier, Dunton Bassett Lodge, Broughton Astley, Leics

  • Census (3):

  • 1901 (age 41-42)

  • Sheep & cattle salesman, 90 King Richards Road, Leicester

  • Census (4):

  • 1911 (age 51-52)

  • Auctioneer's Foreman, 90 King Richard's Road, Leicester

  • Death fact:

  • 1946 (age 86-87)

  • 1946 Sep Q, Leicester, 3a/514 (aged 87)

  • Death:

  • 1946 (age 86-87)

  • Leicester, Leicestershire

Wife: Lucy Ann Gilbert

  • Name:

  • Lucy Ann Gilbert

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Joseph Gilbert ( - )

  • Mother:

  • Ann Sanders ( - )

  • Note:

  • HOPKINS Lucy Anne of 251 Hinckley Road Leicester (wife of William Hopkins) died 1 November 1931; Probate Leicester 22 December to Margaret Lucy Hopkins spinster and William Gilbert Hopkins commercial traveller. Effects £1005 13s. 1d.

  • Birth:

  • 1862

  • Broughton Astley, Leicestershire

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Jul 1862 (age 0)

  • Broughton Astley, Leicestershire

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 48-49)

  • Wife in household (married 24 years, 9 children, 9 living)

  • Death:

  • 1 Nov 1931 (age 68-69)

  • Leicester, Leicestershire

Child 1: Margaret Lucy Hopkins

  • Name:

  • Margaret Lucy Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1888

  • Sutton in the Elms, Leicestershire

  • Baptism:

  • 20 May 1888 (age 0)

  • Broughton Astley, Leicestershire

  • Birth fact:

  • 1888 (age 0)

  • 1888 Jun Qtr, Lutterworth, 7a/4

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 12-13)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 22-23)

  • Shorthand typist, living with parents

Child 2: William Gilbert Hopkins

  • Name:

  • William Gilbert Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1889

  • Sutton in the Elms, Leicestershire

  • Census (1):

  • 1889 (age 0)

  • 1889 Jun Qtr, Lutterworth, 7a/5

  • Census (2):

  • 1901 (age 11-12)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1911 (age 21-22)

  • Hosiery warehouseman, living with parents

Child 3: Joseph Henry Hopkins

  • Name:

  • Joseph Henry Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note 1:

  • In Memory of Private JOSEPH HENRY HOPKINS, 2108, Leicestershire Yeomanry

    who died age 24 on 13 May 1915

    Son of William and Lucy Anne Hopkins, of 223, Hinckley Rd., Leicester.

    Remembered with honour

    YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

    Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

  • Note 2:

  • HOPKINS Joseph Henry of 223 Hinckley Road Leicester private 1/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry died 13 May 1915 at or near Ypres Belgium on active service; Administration (with Will) Leicester 1 June 1916 to Lucy Anne Hopkins (wife of William Hopkins). Effects £182 18s.

  • Birth:

  • 1890

  • Sutton in the Elms, Leicestershire

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Oct 1890 (age 0)

  • Broughton Astley, Leicestershire

  • Birth fact:

  • 1890 (age 0)

  • 1890 Dec Qtr, Lutterworth, 7a/1

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 10-11)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 20-21)

  • Accountant's clerk, living with parents (Harry Hopkins)

  • Death:

  • 13 May 1915 (age 24-25)

  • Ypres, Belgium

Child 4: Janet Elizabeth Hopkins

  • Name:

  • Janet Elizabeth Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1892

  • Broughton Astley, Leicestershire

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Feb 1892 (age 0)

  • Broughton Astley, Leicestershire

  • Birth fact:

  • 1892 (age 0)

  • 1892 Mar Q, Lutterworth, 7a/1

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 8-9)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 18-19)

  • School teacher, living with parents

Child 5: Arthur Thomas Hopkins

  • Name:

  • Arthur Thomas Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1894

  • Wibtoft, Warwickshire

  • Baptism:

  • 20 May 1894 (age 0)

  • Claybrooke, Leicestershire

  • Birth fact:

  • 1894 (age 0)

  • 1894 Mar Q, Lutterworth, 7a/7

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 6-7)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 16-17)

  • Chemist's apprentice, living with parents

Child 6: Marian Ruth Hopkins

  • Name:

  • Marian Ruth Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1895

  • Wibtoft, Warwickshire

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Oct 1895 (age 0)

  • Wibtoft Chapel, Claybrooke, Leicestershire

  • Birth fact:

  • 1895 (age 0)

  • 1895 Dec Q, Lutterworth, 7a/1

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 5-6)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 15-16)

  • Living with parents

Child 7: Frank Douglas Hopkins

  • Name:

  • Frank Douglas Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1898

  • Claybrooke, Leicestershire

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Mar 1898 (age 0)

  • Claybrooke, Leicestershire

  • Birth fact:

  • 1898 (age 0)

  • 1898 Mar Q, Lutterworth, 7a/7

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 2-3)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 12-13)

  • Living with parents

Child 8: Kathleen May Hopkins

  • Name:

  • Kathleen May Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1900

  • Leicester, Leicestershire

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Aug 1900 (age 0)

  • St Nicholas, Leicester, Leicestershire

  • Birth fact:

  • 1900 (age 0)

  • 1900 Sep Q, Leicester, 7a/301

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 0-1)

  • Living with parents (aged 8 months)

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 10-11)

  • Living with parents

Child 9: Robert Leslie Hopkins

  • Name:

  • Robert Leslie Hopkins

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1903

  • Leicester, Leicestershire

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Jan 1903 (age 0)

  • St Paul, Leicester, Leicestershire

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 7-8)

  • Living with parents

Note on Wife: Lucy Ann Gilbert

HOPKINS Lucy Anne of 251 Hinckley Road Leicester (wife of William Hopkins) died 1 November 1931; Probate Leicester 22 December to Margaret Lucy Hopkins spinster and William Gilbert Hopkins commercial traveller. Effects £1005 13s. 1d.

Note on Child 3: Joseph Henry Hopkins (1)

In Memory of Private JOSEPH HENRY HOPKINS, 2108, Leicestershire Yeomanry

who died age 24 on 13 May 1915

Son of William and Lucy Anne Hopkins, of 223, Hinckley Rd., Leicester.

Remembered with honour

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Note on Child 3: Joseph Henry Hopkins (2)

HOPKINS Joseph Henry of 223 Hinckley Road Leicester private 1/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry died 13 May 1915 at or near Ypres Belgium on active service; Administration (with Will) Leicester 1 June 1916 to Lucy Anne Hopkins (wife of William Hopkins). Effects £182 18s.