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Member Since: February 2008 Posts: 65 Send Message	Unknown	Report	7 Dec 2016 20:36
Member Since: February 2008 Posts: 65 Send Message	Born 1885 Peterborough was liviing with parents in Long Eaton Derbyshire in1901 age 16 but cannot find him in1911 Census I think he emigrated to America but not sure when would be pleased if anyone could help many thanks Thomas
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 20:45
	for our help ........ his full name is actually Horace Leopald, according to the 1891 Census 1891 Census Name: Horace Leonard Roper Age: 6 Estimated birth year: abt 1885 Relation: Son Father's name: Francis John Roper Mother's name: Martha Roper Gender: Male Where born: Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England Civil Parish: Long Eaton Ecclesiastical parish: St Lawrence Town: Long Eaton County/Island: Derbyshire Country: England Registration district: Shardlow ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Piece: 2723 Folio: 127 Page Number: 7 Francis John Roper 36 b.ca 1855, Leicestershire, Railway Engine Driver Martha Roper 35 b.ca 1856, Peterborough Daniel Will Roper 10 b.ca 1881, Peterborough Horace Leonard Roper 6 Arthur Edgar Roper 1 b.ca 1890, Long Eaton, Derbyshire Address:- 25 Bridge St
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 20:52
	1901 Census Name: Horace Leo Roper Age: 16 Estimated birth year: abt 1885 Relation to Head: Son Gender: Male Father: Frances J Roper Mother: Martha Roper Birth Place: Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England Civil Parish: Long Eaton Search Photos: Search for 'Long Eaton' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection Ecclesiastical parish: Long Eaton St Lawrence Town: Long Eaton County/Island: Derbyshire Country: England Registration district: Shardlow Sub-registration district: Stapleford ED, institution, or vessel: 09 e Piece: 3209 Folio: 97 Page Number: 24 Household schedule number: 131 Frances J Roper 46 Railway Engine Driver Martha Roper 45 Daniel W Roper 20 xxxxx xxxxx labourer Horace Leo Roper 16 Engine Railway xxxxx (Apprentice) Alice M Roper 13 b.ca 1888, Peterborough, Cotton Winder (xxxx Mill) Arthur E Roper 11 b.ca 1890, Long Eaton Ida M Roper 8 b.ca 1893, Long Eaton Lawrence H Roper 6 b.ca 1895, Long Eaton Address:- 18 Walton (??) St The writing is hard to read for their occupations!
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 20:53
	Have you found other members of the family on the 1911, or have you only looked for Horace?
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	alviegal	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:12
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	Well you were right about him going to the US. United States, World War One (WWI) Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918 Transcription Learn more Print transcription View image First name(s) Horace Leonard Last name Roper Birth year 1884 Birth date 23 Dec 1884 Birth place Great Britain Residence Shiawasee County State Michigan Citizenship country Great Britain Registration year 1917 NARA series M1509 Record set World War I Draft Registration Cards Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory First World War Collections from United States & Canada He was a machinist and his nearest relative was Mrs FJ Roper, 20 Walton St, Long Eaton, Notts. He was of medium height, slender build with brown eyes, black hair.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:17
	from FindMyPast ............. United States, Canadian Border Crossings Transcription First name(s) Horace Last name Roper Sex Male Age 27 Birth year 1885 Birth country England Birth place as transcribed England Event Immigration Year 1912 Date 1912 State Vermont Country United States Source (M1464) Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954 Source 2 Roll 197, vol 208, Oct-Nov 1912 Record set United States, Canadian Border Crossings Category Travel & migration Subcategory Passenger lists Collections from United States & Canada from image (bit hard to read):- Occupation:- Locomotive Foreman Left M.S Aug 1912 (can'r read place name) Place of last Residence: USA, Durand, Mich Father:- Fred (!!) Roper, 20 Walton, Long Eaton, Engand Travelling with Eva Roper ............ Wife Age 29 Born in USA Father:- O. D. Barnes, R.F.D.2, Byron, Mich, USA
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	alviegal	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:17
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	1910 US Census Transcription Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Birth place Horace L Roper Self Married Male 25 1885 England Race White Immigration year 1904 Father's birth place England Mother's birth place England City/township Vernon County Shiawassee State Michigan Evah L Roper Wife Married Female 27 1883 Michigan 1920 US Census Transcription Shiawassee State Michigan First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Birth place Horace Roper Self Married Male 34 1886 England Transcription Jora Roper Wife Married Female 31 1889 Michigan Transcription Leo Lovett Step Son Single Male 6 1914 Michigan 1930 US Census Transcription Print transcription View image Household Members Birth place First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year England Horace L Roper Head Married Male 45 1885 Race White Immigration year 1904 Father's birth place England Mother's birth place England City/township Durand County Shiawassee State Michigan Michigan Zora Roper Wife Married Female 42 1888 Transcription Michigan Jane A Roper Daughter Single Female 10 1920 Transcription Michigan Eileen D Roper Daughter Single Female 5 1925 Transcription Michigan Evelyn M Roper Daughter Single Female 0 1930 Transcription Michigan Leo W Lovett Stepson Single Male 16 1914 Here, Zora states she was 23 at her first marriage. c1911? 1940 US Census Transcription Print transcription View image Household Members Birth place First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital Status Gender Age Birth year England Horace L Roper Head Married Male 54 1886 Ethnicity American Race White City/township Durand County Shiawassee State Michigan Previous residence date 1935 Previous residence city Same House Michigan Zora E Roper Wife Married Female 52 1888 Transcription Michigan Joseph J Fuja Son-in-law Married Male 24 1916 Transcription Michigan Jane A Fuja Daughter Married Female 20 1920 Transcription Michigan Eileen D Roper Daughter Single Female 15 1925 Transcription Michigan Evelyn M Roper Daughter Single Female 10 1930 Transcription Michigan John W Roper Son Single Male 8 1932
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:21
	hmmmmm alviegal IF he gives Mrs FJ Roper, 20 Walton St, Long Eaton, Notts.as his nearest family member ....... what's happened to Eva????
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	alviegal	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:24
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	Eva disappears (dies?) between 1910 and 1920 and is replaced by Zora.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:25
	from a tree on ancestry Marriage 21 Apr 1919 • Owosso, Michigan, USA Zora Ellen Lovett Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 Name Horace L Roper Gender Male Race White Birth Year abt 1885 Birth Place England Marriage Date 21 Apr 1919 Marriage Place Owosso, Michigan, USA Age 34 Residence Place Owosso Father F J Rope?? Mother Martha Hibling Spouse Zora Ellen Lovett Record Number 10542 Film 146 Film Description 1919 Ontonagon - 1919 Wayne Household Members Name Age Horace L Roper Martha Hibling F J Rope?? Zora Ellen Lovett Julia Foley William Sa??
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:26
	http://tinyurl.com/hvmfy7a (quite a bit of info. on him above. Find A Grave) Chris :) Baptism County Northamptonshire Place Peterborough Church name St Mark Register type Parish Register Register entry number 514 Baptism date 18 Jan 1885 Person forename Horace Leonard Person sex M Person abode 2 Hove Cottages Westwood Street Father forename Francis John Father surname ROPER Father occupation Stoker Mother forename Martha http://www.freereg.org.uk/
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:27
	There's this Horace with a wife Eva. Gives his father's name as Fred Roper but address is 20 Walton, Longeaton, England. Wife gives her father's name as O.D. Barnes, R.F.D. 2 Byron, Michigan, USA. Both say that they are English Citizens but their last permanent address was Durant, Michigan. Horace Roper in the U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 Record Image View Name: Horace Roper Birth Date: abt 1885 Birth Country: England Age: 27 Gender: Male Race/Nationality: English Arrival Date: 1 Nov 1912 Port of Arrival: Quebec, Canada Ship Name: Victorian Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Residence Country: USA Record Type: Manifests Line Number: 8 Edit: Sorry should have refreshed the page first, you're all way ahead of me.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:27
	The image of the marriage to Zora is on ancestry, but I don't have the WorldWide sub.
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	alviegal	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:29
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	Good find Chris :-D :-D
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:30
	Margaret ..... you managed to decipher some of what I could not!! Eva did give her father's name and address ...... in Michigan
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	alviegal	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:31
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	??? Canada Census 1911 Transcription Learn more Print transcription Household Members First name(s) Last name Sex Relationship Birth year Birth place Horace Roper Male Head 1884 England Transcription William Roper Male Head 1882 England EDIT Possibly not as this one was born in May 1884.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:32
	Horace L Roper in the Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 Record Image View Name: Horace L Roper Gender: Male Race: White Birth Year: abt 1885 Birth Place: England Marriage Date: 21 Apr 1919 Marriage Place: Owosso, Michigan, USA Age: 34 Residence Place: Owosso Father: F J Rope?? Mother: Martha Hibling Spouse: Zora Ellen Lovett Record Number: 10542 Film: 146 Film Description: 1919 Ontonagon - 1919 Wayne They had each been previously married once. His mother's maiden name Martha Hibling, hers Julia Foley. Impossible to see her father's surname, it's in the fold of the page, begins Sa.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:35
	1920 US Census First name(s) Horace Last name Roper Relationship Self Marital status Married Gender Male Age 34 Birth year 1886 Birth place England Ethnicity American Race White Can write Yes Can read Yes Own/rent Own Spouse's first name(s) Jora Spouse's last name Roper Father's first name(s) - Father's last name - Father's birth place - Mother's first name(s) - Mother's last name - Mother's birth place - City/township - County Shiawassee State Michigan Record set US Census 1920 Category Census, Land & Surveys Subcategory Census Collections from United States & Canada Darn it!! Horace doesn't give the date he entered the US He is a Machinist with the R.R Co ....... ??Rail Road? Zora says she and her father were born in Michigan, but her mother was born in Ireland Also on there is Leo Lovett, Stepson, age 6, born Michigan
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	alviegal	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:38
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	His immigration year was 1904 according to the 1930 census.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Dec 2016 21:41
	According to the 1930 US Census, Horace emigrated in 1904.
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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