Godfrey ROPER b. 3 Apr 1825 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 14 Dec 1899 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1825 - 1899 (74 years)

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Name Godfrey ROPER

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 3 Apr 1825 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 1 May 1825 St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Baptism Record (1825 Apr-May)
St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth

St. Mary's Church
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Gender Male

Census 1841 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
42	1817	Francis	Roper	1801	Derbyshire	40	Male	Shoe Maker
43	1817	Esther	Roper	1801	Derbyshire	40	Female
44	1817	Ann	Roper	1821	Derbyshire	20	Female
45	1817	Daniel	Roper	1826	Derbyshire	15	Male
46	1817	Godfrey	Roper	1826	Derbyshire	15	Male
47	1817	Henry	Roper	1827	Derbyshire	14	Male
48	1817	William	Roper	1829	Derbyshire	12	Male
49	1817	Francis	Roper	1831	Derbyshire	10	Male

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 198 Folio: 14 Page: 12 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=j935_5011
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Census 1851 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
8	126	Francis	Roper	Head	1796	Manchester	55	Male	Married	Shoe Maker
9	126	Esther	Roper	Wife	1798	Wirksworth	53	Female	Married
10	126	Godfrey	Roper	Son	1826	Wirksworth	25	Male	Single	Labourer
11	126	Martha	Roper	Grand Daughter	1846	Wirksworth	5	Female		Scholar

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2145 Folio: 705 Page: 30 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=b4ws_5012
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Census 1861 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
16	129	Francis	Roper	Head	1796	Manchester	65	Male	Married	Farmer
17	129	Esther	Roper	Wife	1798	Wirksworth	63	Female	Married
18	129	Godfrey	Roper	Son	1831	Middleton	30	Male	Single	Locomotive Engine Driver
19	129	Henry J	Roper	Grandson	1854	Middleton	7	Male

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2517 Folio: 81 Page: 24 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=sgmq_5013
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Census 1871 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
16	125	Esther	Roper	Head	1798	Wirksworth	73	Female	Widow	Farmer's Wife Formerly
17	125	Godfrey	Roper	Son	1828	Middleton	43	Male	Single	Blacksmith
18	125	Mabel	Roper	Granddaughter	1857	Middleton	14	Female	Single	Servant

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3594 Folio: 83 Page: 25 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=jwry_5014
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Census 1881 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
4	143	Godfrey	Roper	Head	1827	Rise End	54	Male	Married	Engine Driver (Loco)
5	143	Ann	Roper	Wife	1829	Rise End	52	Female	Married
6	143	Mabel	Roper	Daughter	1858	Middleton	23	Female	Single

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3419 Folio: 85 Page: 25 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=0pgj_5016
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Census 1891 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
13	188	Godfrey	Roper	Head	1825	Wirksworth	66	Male	Married	Retired Platelayer
14	188	Ann	Roper	Wife	1830	Wirksworth	61	Female	Married

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2750 Folio: 75 Page: 27 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=6k0t_5017
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Death 14 Dec 1899 Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial 17 Dec 1899 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Holy Trinity Churchyard
Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Burial Record (1899-1900)
Holy Trinity Church, Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Probate 10 May 1900

Probate Register - 1900
N O P Q R - Page 396 & 397

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Daniel ROPER, b. 1753 d. 12 Apr 1836, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 83 years) (Grandfather)

Mary ALSOP (Great Grandmother)

Person ID I51704 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 19 Jun 2025

Father	Francis Bernard ROPER, b. 1795, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. Jul 1868, Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 73 years)
Mother	Esther MARSDEN, b. 17 May 1797, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Jun 1874, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 77 years)
Marriage	27 Jan 1817	St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1816-1817) St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth
		St. Mary's Church Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
Family ID	F19322	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Ann KINDER, b. 1829, Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
Marriage	27 Oct 1872	Christ Church, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Marriage		Marriage Record (1872 Oct 26-27) Christ Church, Pitsmoor
Family ID	F19324	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	19 Jun 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 3 Apr 1825 - Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 1 May 1825 - St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 27 Oct 1872 - Christ Church, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Death - 14 Dec 1899 - Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - 17 Dec 1899 - Holy Trinity Churchyard, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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