Joseph Hopton (Jnr)

(My 3xGreat-Granduncle)

Details

Born:		1801
Father:		Anthony Hopton
Mother:		Esther Smith

Married:	1. 1828, Leeds
		2. ?

Spouse:		1. Lydia ann Bentley
		2. Sarah ?

Died:		1868, buried Woodhouse St. Marks
		
Children:	
		None known

Occupation:	Dyer.
		Joseph went into business with 2 brothers Edwin Wood Peniston and James Peniston.
		The 2 families were obviously close, as Joseph and Edwin appear to have had a double wedding.
		Eliza Ann, the daughter of James Peniston was later to marry one of Joseph's nephews. 
		There was another partner in the business Charles Rose.
		The business went bankrupt in 1837.

Additional Information

Marriage:
		Joseph Hopton of Woodhouse Carr, of this  parish Dyer
		And Lydia Ann Bentley of this parish spinster
		Were married in this church, by licence (F.T. Cookson Surrogate) 
		This 26th day of June in the year 1828
		By me Thomas Fairbank, Clerk
		This Marriage was solumnised between us  	Joseph Hopton
								Lydia Ann Bentley
		In the presence of				John Lee
								John Gledhill Lee

		Edwin Wood Peniston, of this  parish Dyer
		And Sarah Lee of this parish spinster
		Were married in this church, by licence (F.T. Cookson Surrogate) 
		This 26th day of June in the year 1828
		By me Thomas Fairbank, Clerk
		This Marriage was solumnised between us  	Edwin Wood Peniston
								Jane Lee
		In the presence of				John Lee
								John Gledhill Lee

Burial
St. Marks Woodhouse:
Year	Name							Residence			Buried.	Age	
1868	Joseph Hopton						Hannover Street			29 Sep	67 years

Electors List (1832) & Poll books (1832-35)
1832	Hopton, Joseph	Dyehouse	Skinner Lane

Census

1841: Elmwood Grove, Leeds
				
Joseph	Hopton	Head	M	40	Dyer	Yorkshire
Sarah	Hopton	Wife	M	40		Yorkshire

Trade Directories
1830		Hopton & Penistone	Stuff Dyers	Skinner Lane
1830		Hopton , Penistone & Co. (Stuff)	Stuff	Skinner Lane
1830		Joseph	Dyer	3, Lilac Terrace
1834		Hopton, Penistone & Rose	Stuff Merchants and Stuff dyers and finishers
		48b Woodhouse Lane and 16, Skinner Lane (respectively)
1834		Joseph	Stufff Dyer	house: 3, Lilac Terrace
1838		Hopton & Penistone	Dyers 	Skinner Lane
1838		Joseph	Dyer	h. 2, Elmwood Grove
1839		Hopton & Penistone	Stuff Dyers	42, Skinner Lane
1842		Joseph		17, Darley St.
1845		Hopton & Penistone	Dyers 	40, Skinner Lane
1845		Joseph	(Hopton & Penistone)	93, Byron Street
1847		Hopton & Penistone		40, Skinner Lane
1847		Joseph	(Hopton & Penistone)	93, Byron Street
1847		Joseph	Dyer	h. 93, Byron St.
1857		Joseph	Victualler	Central Market Hotel, 9, Duncan St.
1861		Joseph	Commsn Agent	Coleridge Place

Bankruptcy:

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