William Samuel HOPSON

1859 - 1951  (91 years)

• Name	William Samuel HOPSON
  Birth	29 Dec 1859	Norwood, Surrey   [1, 2]
  Baptism	12 Feb 1860	All Saints, Norwood, Surrey   [3]
  Gender	Male
  1901 Census	7 and 8 London Road, Brighton   [4]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 41, occ "Draper Shopkeeper"
  1911 Census	4, Preston Park Avenue, Brighton   [1]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 51, occ "Draper" and employer
  1921 Census	Woodingdean House, Rottingdean, Brighton   [5]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 61y 6m, occ "Draper retired"
  1939 Register	At 1939 Register, he is widowed, occ "Draper Retired"  [2]
  Individual Note	best match on birth is Jan qtr 1860, Croydon, vol 2a, p171
  Individual Note 2	best match on death is Jan qtr 1951, Brighton, vol 5h, p587, aged 91
  Death	29 Mar 1951	Osmond Road, Hove, Sussex   [6, 7]
  	aged 91
  Burial	Hove Cemetery, Hove, Sussex   [7]
  Person ID	I992	Webb
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Jane Susan VEY,   b. 1865, Shoreham, Sussex d. 15 Jan 1937, "Secundus", Osmond Road, Hove, Sussex (Age 72 years)
  Marriage Fact	Best match on marriage is Sep qtr 1892, Steyning, vol 2B, p566
  Family ID	F359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Dec 1859 - Norwood, Surrey Baptism - 12 Feb 1860 - All Saints, Norwood, Surrey Death - 29 Mar 1951 - Osmond Road, Hove, Sussex Burial - - Hove Cemetery, Hove, Sussex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  No mention of his wife in the probate so presumably she had died. He left £36288 in his will.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1862] 1911 Census :- 4, Preston Park Avenue, Brighton. [S1978] 1939 Register :- "Secundus", Osmond Road, Hove. [S1980] Baptism register :- All Saints Norwood (1860). [S1977] 1901 Census :- 7 and 8 London Road, Brighton. [S2763] 1921 Census :- Woodingdean House, Rottingdean, Brighton. [S1979] Probate register :- William Samuel Hopson (1951). [S1974] Gravestone :- Jane Vey 1937, Peter Vey 1948, William Hopson 1951.