This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper, Rope, Mason, Dawkins, Howlett, Morley, Coper, Collen, Reeve, Lister, Marshall Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/796 Message Board Post: This is a transcription of the census records of ROPER enumerated in the 1841 Census of England residing within Cambridgeshire. Census of England – 1841 HH No. 255, Fulbourn, Registrar’s District Fulbourn (Enumeration District 1), Supt. Registrar’s District Chesterton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0067, Image No. 53, Folio No. 4, Page No. 66 William MASON, Male, Age 70, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary MASON, Female, Age 68, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary Ann ROPE, Male, Age 8, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * * Census of England – 1841 HH No. 255, Fulbourn, Registrar’s District Fulbourn (Enumeration District 1), Supt. Registrar’s District Chesterton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0067, Image No. 53, Folio No. 4, Page No. 66 William MASON, Male, Age 70, Shepherd, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary MASON, Female, Age 68, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary Ann ROPE, Male, Age 8, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] [Apparently a duplicate.] * * Census of England – 1841 HH No. 466, Fulbourn, (Enumeration District 2), Supt. Registrar’s District Chesterton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0067, Image No. 86, Folio No. 10, Page No. 15 John ROPE, Male, Age 60, Ag. Lab., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary ROPE, Female, Age 55, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Richard ROPE, Male, Age 30, Ag. Lab., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Henry ROPE, Male, Age 25, Ag. Lab., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] On the SAME Census page, the entry immediately above that of John and Mary ROPE was: Census of England – 1841 HH No. 466, Fulbourn, (Enumeration District 2), Supt. Registrar’s District Chesterton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0067, Image No. 86, Folio No. 10, Page No. 15 William ROPE, Male, Age 35, Ag. Lab., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Rebecca ROPE, Female, Age 30, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] William ROPE, Male, Age 12, Ag. Lab., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Stephen ROPE, Male, Age 10, Ag. Lab., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary Anne ROPE, Female, Age 8, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Richard ROPE, Male, Age 6, Ag. Lab., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * * Census of England – 1841 HH No. 475, Fulbourn, Registrar’s District Fulbourn (Enumeration District 2), Supt. Registrar’s District Chesterton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0067, Image No. 87, Folio No. 11, Page No. 17 John ROPE, Male, Age 40, Ag. Lab.., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary ROPE, Female, Age 30, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] John ROPE, Male, Age 13, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Harriet ROPE, Female, Age 11, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] David ROPE, Male, Age 8, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] George ROPE, Male, Age 6, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * * Census of England – 1841 Watrerbeach, Registrar’s District Willingham (Enumeration District 18), Supt. Registrar’s District Chesterton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0069, Image No. 195, Folio No. 11, Page No. 16 Denny End, Robert ROPER, Male, Age 20, Ag.Lab., NOT Born Within the Same County [NOT Cambridgeshire] Mary ROPER, Female, Age 20, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Edward ROPER, Male, Age 1, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * * In 1851, Edward ROPER, age 10, is shown to be residing with grandparents James and Sarah BULL, age 65 and 66, respectively at Waterbeach. This Edward ROPER is shown to have been born at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. Presumably, James and Sarah BULL are Mary ROPER’s parents. Tere is a marriage record recorded at Chestron District, Cambridgeshire during Sept. Quarter 1839 of a Robert ROPER and a Mary Ann BULL [Volume 14, Page 83]. * * Census of England – 1841 HH No. 900, Waterbeach, Willingham Registrar District (Enumeration District 20), Supt. Registrar’s District Chesterton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0069, Image No. 226, Folio No. 5, Page No. 4 Joist Fen, William ROPER, Male, Age 35, Ag. Lab., NOT Born Within the Same County [NOT Cambridgeshire] Sarah ROPER, Female, Age 35, NOT Born Within the Same County [NOT Cambridgeshire] William ROPER, Male, Age 5, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Sarah ROPER, Female, Age 2, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] John ROPER, Male, Age 3 mos, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * * In 1851, William and Sarah ROPER, aged 46 and 46, respectively, are shown to be residing at 36 Village Street, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, with children: William, age 15, Sarah, age 11, Trevor, age 7,and Mary, age 4. This William ROPER is shown to have been born South Lopham, Norfolk. Sarah is shown to have been born at Langford, Derbyshire, England. The children are all shown to have been born at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. A James and Mary Ann [Dawkins] ROPER, age 35 and 34, respectively, with children James, age 4, and Sarah, age 1, as well as mother-in-law Sarah DAWKINS, age 64, and nephews Samuel and William HOWLETT, age 16 and 13, are residing at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. James ROPER is shown to have been born at South Lapham, Norfolk. The wife and children were born at Waterbeach. * * Census of England – 1841 HH No. 114, Balsham, Registrar’s District Balsham (Enumeration District 2), Supt. Registrar’s District Linton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0071, Image No. 26, Folio No. 5, Page No. 4 Samuel ROPE, Male, Age 25, ?????., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Catharine ROPE, Female, Age 25, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Lucy A. ROPE, Female, Age 9 mos, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * * Census of England – 1841 Fordham, Registrar’s District Soham (Enumeration District 7), Supt. Registrar’s District Newmarket, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0073, Image No. 87, Folio No. 4, Page No. 2 Market Street, William ROPER, Male, Age 29, Fishmonger, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Ann ROPER, Female, Age 33, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Sophia ROPER, Female, Age 11, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Robert ROPER, Male, Age 3, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Elizabeth ROPER, Female, Age 2, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Ann ROPER, Female, Age 1, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * In 1851, William and Ann ROPER, age 30 and 44, respectively, are shown to be residing at 7 Market Street, Fordham, Cambridgeshire with children: Robert, age 13, and Ann, age 10. William ROPER is shown to be a Skin Buyer and Ann is shown to be a dressmaker. All are shown to have been born in Fordham, Cambridgeshire. * * Census of England – 1841 Fordham, Registrar’s District Soham (Enumeration District 7), Supt. Registrar’s District Newmarket, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0073, Image No. 93, Folio No. 10, Page No. 14 Mill Lane, John ROPER, Male, Age 66, Farmer, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Ester ROPER, Female, Age 56, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Louisa ROPER, Female, Age 20, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Sarah ROPER, Female, Age 90, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * In 1851, Esther ROPER, age 69, is shown to be the Head of household of a family including daughters Kitty, age 42, Caroline, age 36, Louisa, age 34, Elizabeth, age 25 and granddaughter Mary, age 13, which family is residing at 202 Mill Lane, Fordham. Esther is shown to have been born in Soham. Kitty is shown to have been born in Fordham. Caroline, Louisa and Elizabeth are shown to have been born in Isleham and Mary is shown to have been born in Lewisham, Kent. Esther is shown to be a widow and annuitant. The daughters are all shown to be unmarried. Also in 1851, there is a William and Mary SMITH, age 50 and 48, respectively, enumerated in Lewisham, Kent. Included within this household are sons Aaron SMITH,, age 19, and George SMITH, age 16, as well as stepsons Frederick ROPER, age 15, and Elijah ROPER, age 9. It seems likely that Mary is also a daughter of John and Esther ROPER and Frederick and Elijah were the brothers of the Mary ROPER residing within her grandmother’s household in There is a death record for an Ester ROPER recorded during March Quarter 1852, at Newmarket District, Cambridgeshire [Volume 3b, Page 347]. * * Census of England – 1841 Fordham, Registrar’s District Soham (Enumeration District 8), Supt. Registrar’s District Newmarket, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0073, Image No. 117, Folio No. 14, Page No. 22 ?orman ROPER, Male, Age 30, Tailor, NOT Born Within the Same County [NOT Cambridgeshire] Susannah ROPER, Female, Age 35, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] George ROPER, Male, Age 10, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Elizabeth ROPER, Female, Age 60, Ind., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] The Elizabeth ROPER, age 60, in this record is possibly the Elizabeth ROPER, age 64, born Fordham, Cambridgeshire, Farmer’s Widow and Annuitant, shown to be residing at 217 Carter Street, Fordham, in the 1851 Census of England. * * Census of England – 1841 Soham, Registrar’s District Soham (Enumeration District 2), Supt. Registrar’s District Newmarket, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0073, Image No. 268, Folio No. 12, Page No. 21 Church Gate Street, Thomas MORLEY, Male, Age 25, Tailor, NOT Born Within the Same County [NOT Cambridgeshire] Sarah MORLEY, Female, Age 25, Dressmaker, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Martha MORLEY, Female, Age 4, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Eliza MORLEY, Female, Age 1, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary COOPER, Female, Age 15, F. Ser., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] William COLLEN, Male, Age 70, Ind., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * Ann REEVE, Female, Age 20, Dressmakers Apprentice, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Harriet LISTER, Female, Age 17, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Caroline ROPER, Female, Age 25, Dressmakers Apprentice, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Elizabeth ROPER, Female, Age 17, Dressmakers Apprentice, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * Caroline and Elizabeth ROPER appear to be the children of John and Esther ROPER [see above]. * * Census of England – 1841 Forham, Registrar’s District Soham (Enumeration District 7), Supt. Registrar’s District Newmarket, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0073, Image No. 97, Folio No. 14, Page No. 22 Collins Hill, Elizabeth ROPER, Female, Age 50, Ind., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] * * Census of England – 1841 HH No. 493, Grantchester, Registrar’s District Great Shelford (Enumeration District 8), Supt. Registrar’s District Chesterton, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0075, Image No. 120, Folio No. 7, Page No. 9 Alexander ROPER, Male, Age 25, Taylor, Born Germany * * Census of England – 1841 HH No. 328, Wisbech St. Peter, Wisbech St. Peter Registrar District (Enumeration District 3), Supt. Registrar’s District Wisbech, Cambridgeshire TNA Ref. No. HO107-0079, Image No. 57, Folio No. 15, Page No. 24 Nene [or New] Bank, Mary ROPER, Female, Age 75, Ind., NOT Born Within the Same County [NOT Cambridgeshire] Wright ROPER, Male, Age 30, Ag. Lab., Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] Mary ROPER, Female, Age 30, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] George ROPER, Male, Age 9 mos, Born Within the Same County [Cambridgeshire] In 1851, Wright and Mary ROPER, age 40 and 40, respectively are shown to be still living at 135 River Bank, with children George, age 10, Ann, age 8, John, age 6, Wright, age 4, and Mary age 2. Wright ROPER is a Plumber. All members of this family are shown to have been born in Wisbech, Lincolnshire. There is a marriage record recorded at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, during June Quarter 1840, showing the marriage of a Wright ROPER and possibly a Mary MARSHALL [Volume 14, Page 215]. * * Images of each of these transcribed Census records are available at the subscription-based web site of OriginsNetwork.com . I would appreciate hearing from those with insights as to how these various Cambridgeshire ROPERs are related to one another and to other ROPER families.