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John RAPER
Woollen mule spinner of Armley, Yorkshire
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John RAPER
1797 - ~1874
Woollen mule spinner of Armley, Yorkshire
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John RAPER
1797 - ~1874
Woollen mule spinner of Armley, Yorkshire
  m. Sarah TURNER (1809 - 1853)
 
William RAPER
1830 - ~1890
Woollen mule spinner of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Sarah Ann RAPER
1832 - ~1891
Domestic affairs of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Joseph RAPER
1834 - ~1887
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
John RAPER
1836 - ~1893
Woollen mule piercer of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Christopher RAPER
1838 - ~1894
Woollen mule piercer of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Narrative and Notes
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Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
c. 1797
0
Birth 
1
Armley, Yorkshire
8 Nov 1829
32
Marriage to wife Sarah TURNER 
2
Leeds, Yorkshire
c. 1830
33
Birth of son William RAPER 
3
Rothwell, Yorkshire
c. 1832
35
Birth of daughter Sarah Ann RAPER 
Rothwell, Yorkshire
c. 1834
37
Birth of son Joseph RAPER 
Rothwell, Yorkshire
c. 1836
39
Birth of son John RAPER 
Rothwell, Yorkshire
c. 1838
41
Birth of son Christopher RAPER 
Rothwell, Yorkshire
7 Jun 1841
44
Census 
4
White Hall Road, Rothwell, Yorkshire
30 Mar 1851
53
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (54).
Census 
5
Far Fold, Farnley, Leeds, Yorkshire
30 Mar 1851
53
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (54).
Occupation: Woollen mule spinner 
Farnley, Leeds, Yorkshire
Q3 1853
56
Death of wife Sarah TURNER 
6
 
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - UK 1851 Census - 30th March 1851
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John Raper - Head - Mar - 53 - Woolen Mule Spinner - Armley, Yorkshire

Sarah Raper - Wife - Mar - 41 - Woolen warper - Bramley,Yorkshire

William, Raper - Son - Un - 20 - Woolen mule spinner - Rothwell,Yorkshire

Sarah Ann Raper - Daur - Un - 18 - Domestic affairs - Rothwell,Yorkshire

John Raper - Son - 14 - Woolen Mule Piecer - Rothwell,Yorkshire

Christopher Raper - Son - - 11 - Woolen Mule Piecer - Rothwell,Yorkshire

2 - St Peter, Leeds, Parish Records
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John Raper of Armley of this Parish Clothier and Sarah Turner of Bramley of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns this eighth Day of November in the Year On Thousand eight hundred and twenty nine By me John Urquhart Curate

This marriage was solemnized between us

John Raper

X Sarah Turner's mark

In the Presence of

Robert Hargrave

William Clough

3 - UK 1851 Census - 30th March 1851
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John Raper - Head - Mar - 53 - Woolen Mule Spinner - Armley, Yorkshire

Sarah Raper - Wife - Mar - 41 - Woolen warper - Bramley,Yorkshire

William, Raper - Son - Un - 20 - Woolen mule spinner - Rothwell,Yorkshire

Sarah Ann Raper - Daur - Un - 18 - Domestic affairs - Rothwell,Yorkshire

John Raper - Son - 14 - Woolen Mule Piecer - Rothwell,Yorkshire

Christopher Raper - Son - - 11 - Woolen Mule Piecer - Rothwell,Yorkshire

4 - UK 1841 Census - 7th June 1841

Note: Ages of adults were often rounded down to nearest 5 years. For example, a recorded age of 25 implies an age of between 25 and 29.

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First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place

John Roper Male 44 1797 Yorkshire, England

Sarah Roper Female 35 1806 Yorkshire, England

William Roper Male 10 1831 Yorkshire, England

Sarah Roper Female 8 1833 Yorkshire, England

Joseph Roper Male 6 1835 Yorkshire, England

John Roper Male 4 1837 Yorkshire, England

Christopher Roper Male 2 1839 Yorkshire, England

Joseph Turner Male 73 1768 Yorkshire, England

5 - UK 1851 Census - 30th March 1851
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John Raper - Head - Mar - 53 - Woolen Mule Spinner - Armley, Yorkshire

Sarah Raper - Wife - Mar - 41 - Woolen warper - Bramley,Yorkshire

William, Raper - Son - Un - 20 - Woolen mule spinner - Rothwell,Yorkshire

Sarah Ann Raper - Daur - Un - 18 - Domestic affairs - Rothwell,Yorkshire

John Raper - Son - 14 - Woolen Mule Piecer - Rothwell,Yorkshire

Christopher Raper - Son - - 11 - Woolen Mule Piecer - Rothwell,Yorkshire

6 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s) Sarah

Last name Raper

Gender Female

Birth day -

Birth month -

Birth year -

Age -

Death quarter 3

Death year 1853

District Leeds

County Yorkshire

Volume 9B

Page 226

Country England

Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England