When John William Napper was born in 1842 in Tunbridge Hill, Kent, England, his father, William, was 29 and his mother, Harriott, was 31. [1,2,4,5,6]
He was baptized at age two on April 28, 1844 in Slaugham, Sussex, England. [9]
His brother Edward was born in 1847 or 1848 in Slaugham, Sussex, England.
His brother John was born in 1849 or 1850 in Slaugham, Sussex, England.
In 1851, John William Napper was living in Slaugham, Sussex when the worldwide cholera epidemic made deadly passes through England and Wales. [1]
In 1861, John William Napper was living in Lower Beeding, Sussex, a time when the railroad industry swiftly expanded in England. [2]
John William Napper lived in England on April 2, 1871. [3]
The 1881 Census, taken in April, has John's future wife Mary (nee Botting) Lilliott listed as "Wife Of Labourer." Her son John Perry (or Percy) Napper was born on May 13, 1881, in Tunbridge Hill, Kent, England. It looks like her first husband Amos died in June 1881 in Cuckfield. [12]
Marriage
John married Mary Ann Botting on January 7, 1883 Tunbridge Hill, Kent, England, on January 7, 1883, when he was 41 years old. [8] She was 24 and this was her second marriage, her first one having been to Amos Lelliott when she was only 14 (27 Jul 1873 • Horsham, Sussex, England).
Family
Son William was born in October 1883 in Kent, England. [10, 11]
Son Albert Edward Victor was born on March 19, 1887, in Tunbridge Hill, Kent, England.
Son Robert was born in 1887 in England.
Son Arthur Robert was born on March 25, 1889, in Tonbridge, Kent, England.
The family had immigrated to Canada by 1891 as that census shows them living in Montréal, Quebec. Mary's daughters Emily, Jane, and Jemima are living with them. [4]
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| 1891 Census of Canada |
Son Gordon Thomas was born on February 21, 1895, in Montréal, Quebec.
According to William's baptism record in 1897, John worked as a tobacco shipper.
His son James was born on June 27, 1898. [7]
Death of Wife
His wife Mary Ann passed away on November 27, 1899, in Montréal, Quebec, at the age of 40. They had been married 16 years.
In 1901 John William Napper lived in Montréal, Quebec with his 5 year old son Gordon, daughter Jane, and son-in-law George Wade. [5]
His son William passed away on August 10, 1913, in Quebec at the age of 29.
Death
John William Napper died on March 1, 1915, when he was 73 years old. He was buried at Hawthorne-Dale Cemetery, Mount Royal, Quebec. [6]
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Sources:
1. 1851 England Census
2. 1861 England Census
3. 1871 England Census
4. 1891 Census of Canada
5. 1901 Census of Canada
6. Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
7. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
8. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Registration Year: 1884 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Steyning Inferred County: Sussex Volume: 2b Page: 473
9. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
10. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917
11. New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950
12. Amos Lelliott in the England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 Burial Date: 20 Jan 1877 Burial Place: Southwick, Sussex, England FHL Film Number: 1041589 Reference ID: 31
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