John Hopwood

1824 - 1895  (~ 71 years)

• Name	John Hopwood
  Birth	Jan 1824	Old Malton, Yorkshire
  	Date of birth estimated from 1881 Census which records him as aged 57. Birthplace taken from 1881 Census.
  Christening	1 Feb 1824	Old Malton, Yorkshire
  	Copy of IGI sent by Christine Spinks.
  Gender	Male
  Death	Mar 1895	Auckland district, Co. Durham
  	No trace of him in 1901 Census. Free BMD has an entry Ref. Volume 10A Page 125 for a John Hopwood aged 71. He was 66 in the 1891 Census.
  Person ID	I25	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025

  
  

  Mother	Hannah Hopwood nee?,   b. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Megee,   b. Abt 1828, Bowes, Yorkshire d. Sep 1899, Auckland district, Co. Durham (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1854	Auckland Register Office, Co. Durham
  	Copy marriage certificate issued 18 June 2013 shows John 30, bachelor, farm servant of Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland and Elizabeth 27, spinster, no occupation of Escomb Woodside. John's father is William Harrison (name not known to me. Does this mean he was illegitimate?) an agricultural labourer and Elizabeth's father is John Megee a farmer.
  Children	1. Eleanor (Ellenor) Hopwood,   b. 11 Apr 1855, Corn Close, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham d. 25 Jul 1931, 11 John Street, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Hopwood,   b. Abt 1858, Guisborough, Yorkshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Thomas Hopwood,   b. 17 Oct 1859, Guisborough, Yorkshire d. Sep QTR 1940, Durham Western district (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Hopwood,   b. Abt 1864, Witton Park, Co. Durham d. Mar QTR 1939, Durham Western district (Age ~ 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025