Now that I have followed the Draper trail back to the 1730s, it has become very difficult to trace the family further. I have not even been able to discover the name of the parents of my Henry Draper...I know that he was born c. 1734 because of his burial record recording his age, but have not been able to definitely pinpoint his birth or baptism. I have found one possible match:-
Henry Draper, baptised at St. John the Baptist, Hillingdon, on June 20, 1735, the son of Henry Draper and Jane Bowden (married Hillingdon on December 2, 1727). This Henry had three siblings- John baptised 28 December, 1728 (died 1728); Thomas Draper baptised May 8, 1730; and Sarah Draper baptised March 24, 1732. Henry's wife Jane was buried at St. John the Baptist, Hillingdon, on August 2, 1761.
I know definitely that our Henry had a brother named James Draper, and have penciled in two others as "maybes". There is the connection with the Quaker Church that must be considered as well, and the effect that lack of baptism/birth records available has on research in this period.
Brothers Henry and James Draper were both buried in the Quaker Burial ground at Winchmore Hill. As I have mentioned in a previous blog, there are several older Draper individuals who were also buried there:
Joseph Draper of Tottenham High Cross died April 6, 1762, aged about 27 years, of comsumption. Born c. 1741.
Jane Draper of Tottenham High Cross. Died April 26, 1762, aged about 58 years, of consumption. Born c. 1704.
John Draper of Enfield died September 12, 1762, aged 64 yeras, of a fever. Born c. 1698.
Lidia Draper of Enfield died 1762 aged about 50 of dropsy. Born c. 1712.
Martha Draper of Enfield died 1762 aged about 50 years, of a fever. Born c. 1712.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Baptisms of the children of Joseph & Mary Draper.
Above: The baptism records of the children of Joseph Draper and his wife Mary, surname unknown. All seven children- six sons and one daughter- were baptised at St. Johns, Hampstead.
Burials of Joseph Jelly Senior & two of his sons.
Above: The burial records for Joseph Jelly, husband of Sarah Draper, his infant son Henry and his son Jospeh.
Family of Sarah Draper & Joseph Jelly
Above: Records for the marriage of Sarah Draper to Joseph Jelly, and the baptismal records of their three children- Ann, Jospeh and Henry.
Marriage of Ann Draper, daughter of David & Sarah.
Top: The marriage record of Ann Draper, one of three daughters born to David Draper and Sarah Wood. They were married on 13 OCT 1816 at Saint Saviour, Southwark, Surrey.
I have only located one child being born to this couple- a daughter named Ann whose baptismal record is also reproduced above. She was baptised on 20 January, 1819, at Saint Paul, Deptford. Her father was noted as being a sail maker.
From the will of Henry Draper, Ann Draper Garrett's uncle, we know that by 1835 when the will was written, Ann was a widow. Looking for burials of a Henry Garrett of a suitable age dying in the period 1819 (the birth of his daughter Ann) and 1838, we find only one in the London/Middlesex area:
Henry Garrett of Little Surrey Street was buried on May 29, 1829, at St. George The Martyr, Southwark, aged 47 years.
Marriages of Priscilla Draper, daughter of David & Sarah.
Above: Records of the two marriages of Priscilla Draper, firstly to William Footman in 1808, and then to Jeremiah Harris in 1822. She was in her eighteenth year when she married William, and almost 32 at the time of her second marriage to Jeremiah. Strangely, Priscilla was noted as being a spinster at the time of her second marriage. There is no doubt that the Priscilla Draper who married William Footman and the one who later married Jeremiah Harris is the same woman, as in the will of her uncle, Henry Draper, he referred to her as "my niece Priscilla Harris otherwise Priscilla Footman."
The best candidate for Priscilla's husband is a William Footman, aged 32 years, who was buried at St. Andrews, Holborn, on April 8, 1820.
Jeremiah Harris is a mystery man. I can find no reference to him apart from his marriage to Priscilla Draper. I have searched Ancestry.com and Family Search for children born to Priscilla and Jeremiah Harris to no avail. I can't find a death for him, nor find either in the census returns.
Jeremiah Harris is a mystery man. I can find no reference to him apart from his marriage to Priscilla Draper. I have searched Ancestry.com and Family Search for children born to Priscilla and Jeremiah Harris to no avail. I can't find a death for him, nor find either in the census returns.
I did find a death for a Priscilla Harris of the same age as Priscilla Draper...Priscilla Harris was buried at St. Lukes, Chelsea, on January 26, 1844, aged 55 years.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
David Draper, son of Henry & Ann Draper.
David Draper was born c. 1763 at either Edmonton or Enfield, the son of Henry and Ann Draper. His birth or baptism has not been located, so his year of birth is an approximation taken from the age given on his death certificate, which states that he was 81 years old at the time of his death in 1844.
On November 14, 1777, David Draper, the son of Henry Draper of Enfield, currier, was apprenticed to William Blake of the Tinplate Workers Company. On October 29, 1778, David was turned over to Nathaniel Ravis. (Source of information: origins.net )
On March 28, 1785, at St. James, Clerkenwell, David Draper married Sarah Wood. I cannot locate any baptisms for their children between 1785 and 1800, and I believe that the reason for this is that the family were Quakers and therefore did not practice the ritual of baptism. I found adult baptisms for five of their children - Henry, Priscilla, Joseph, Thomas and Sarah.
St. James, Clerkenwell:
Priscilla Draper, daughter of David Draper, tin man, Cows Cross, and Sarah, baptised March 28, 1827. Born November 21, 1790.
Joseph Draper, son of David Draper, tinplate worker, and Sarah. Baptised November 14, 1827. Born September 24, 1791.
Thomas Draper, son of David Draper, tinplate worker, and Sarah. Baptised November 14, 1827. Born November 27, 1793.
St. Brides, Fleet Street, London:
Sarah Draper, daughter of David Draper, tinman, and Sarah. Baptised June 8, 1828. Born December 18, 1796.
St. Leonards, Shoreditch:
Henry Draper, son of David Draper, carpenter, and Sarah. Baptised August 12, 1835. Born December 2, 1788.
(This last baptism record has incorrectly stated Henry Draper's occupation, which was a carpenter, rather than his father's , which was tinplate worker.)
Fortunately, the will of Henry Draper mentioned those children of his brother David who were living in 1834 at the time that he wrote his will. These children were Henry, James, Joseph, Thomas, Ann, Priscilla and Sarah.
Of these children, nothing is known of sons James and Thomas Draper. Daughters Ann, Sarah and Priscilla all married....Ann married Henry William Garrett on October 6, 1816, at St. Saviour, Southwark; Sarah married baker Joseph Jelly at St. Bride's, Fleet Street, London, on May 16, 1816; and Priscilla married twice...firstly to William Footman in February 1808 at All Hallows, Tottenham, and secondly to Jeremiah Harris on August 30, 1822, at Christchurch, Newgate. For some reason, when Priscilla married Jeremiah Harris, she married under her maiden name and declared that she was a spinster.
I can find no children born to Priscilla Draper from either of her two marriages, nor the definite deaths of her husbands. Priscilla herself died in 1844 aged 55 years, and was buried on January 26 at St. Lukes, Chelsea.
Ann Draper Garrett had lost her husband Henry Garrett by 1834 when her uncle, Henry Draper, wrote his will, as he referred to her as a widow. At this time she was living in one of Henry's cottages in Silver Street, Enfield, with her daughter, Ann. Ann is the only child I can find belonging to Ann and Henry William Garrett. She was born at Deptford, Kent, on December 16, 1818. The 1841 census found both Ann Garretts, mother and daughter, living in Silver Street, and working as dressmakers.
HENRY DRAPER: Eldest son, Henry Draper, became a successful carpenter and builder in the Enfield district. In 1823 he married Sarah Varley at St. Giles without Cripplegate. The couple had one child- a son named Henry William Draper was born on April 26, 1828, at Enfield. The census return for 1841 shows Henry and Sarah living in Silver Street, Enfield, with Henry's occupation listed as 'carpenter'. Their son Henry William was living at a public school in Nag's Head Lane, Enfield, aged 13 years.
In 1851, Henry and Sarah Draper were still at Silver Street, and 22 year old Henry William had rejoined his parents at home. Henry Senior was noted as being a 65 year old carpenter employing 6 men.
In 1861 the family was living at Silver Street, Enfield, and Henry Senior's carpentry business had increased to him employing seven men. His son Henry William was also a carpenter journeyman, and at the age of 32 was still unmarried. The next decade was one of great change. Henry Draper Senior died in 1864, leaving an estate worth under 12 thousand pounds. The following year his only child, Henry William Draper, married Cecilia Young, on February 16, 1865. Two daughters were born to Henry and Cecilia- Cecilia Caroline Sarah born January 16, 1866; and Emmeline Fanny born June 11, 1867. Henry's wife, Cecilia Draper, died in 1869, aged 35 years. Tragically, Cecilia died as the result of giving birth to her third daughter, a baby named Blanche Evelyn Draper. In 1870, Henry William's mother, Sarah Draper, died, aged 79 years.
The 1871 census finds Henry William Draper widowed with three little girls to care for. Cecilia is five and Emmeline three, and 42 year old Henry's profession is noted as being a "retired carpenter". Blanche, the youngest daughter, was living with the Pritchard family of Raleigh Road, Enfield, where she had been placed as a nurse child after the death of her mother.
When the Draper girls were aged twelve, ten and eight, their father, Henry William Draper, died at the age of 49 years. The family had moved from Enfield to Aldbury Farm, Cheshunt, Herts, and Henry died there on February 8, 1878. His estate was sworn in as valuing under ten thousand pounds. Now orphaned, the Draper sisters were sent to live at a boarding school in Gentleman's Row, Enfield. At the time of the 1881 census they were there as scholars- Cecilia Draper, 15, Emily Draper, 13, and Blanche 12, all born Enfield.
Blanche Evelyn Draper married in 1890. The three possible grooms named on the same page of the index are Georges Henry Allcon, Charles Mills and John Atkinson. I cannot find any trace of Blanche under any of these names.
Cecilia Caroline Sarah Draper married Edward Albert Knight in 1888. Her husband was a solicitor. In the 1891 census they were residing in Hastings, where Edward was practicing as a solicitor and Cecilia was caring for their 2 year old son Clifford and 6 month old daughter Dorothy with the aid of three female servants. Her unmarried sister Emmaline was also residing with the family.
In the 1901 census, their family consisted of 39 year old Edward Knight, the Registrar of the County Court at Hastings; his 35 year old wife Cecilia; and their children Clifford Edward, Dorothy, Gladys and Lionel Rankin. By 1911, Cecilia was a widow, and living with her daughter Dorothy in the family home 'Oaklands' at St. Leonards On Sea, Hastings. Son Clifford was 22 and living in Manchester where he was a student; Lionel was living in London and working as a merchant's clerk.
Middle sister Emmeline Draper never married. In the 1911 census she was living on her own means in a house in Enfield, aged 43. Living with her was head of the household, 68 year old Eliza Hunter, a mental nurse, and general servant Rosina Houchin. I don't know if Eliza was acting in the capacity of mental nurse to Emmeline Draper, or if Emmeline was simply boarding there.
Emmeline Fanny Draper died at Bethnal House, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, on September 5, 1916. She left an estate valued at just over 3650 pounds, and probate of her will was granted to her widowed sister, Cecilia Caroline Sarah Knight and solicitor Thomas Waghorne Stevens.
Emmeline's place of death solves the question of whether Eliza Hunter, mental nurse, was working in that capacity to care for Emmeline in the 1911 census...Bethnal House was a privately run Mental Asylum, often referred to as the "madhouse" or "lunatic asylum".
SARAH DRAPER: Sarah was born on December 18, 1796, at Enfield, the daughter of David Draper and Sarah Wood. On May 12, 1816, at St. Brides, Fleet Dtreet, Sarah married baker Joseph Jelly. Their children were:
* Ann Jelly: born March 30, 1817, Enfield. Married James Tuckney Taylor in 1846. Widowed in 1860.
* Joseph Jelly: born July 21, 1818. Died February 1855. Married Rebecca Marsh at St. Lukes, Finsbury, on September 6, 1840. Baker by profession.
* Henry Jelly: born February 22, 1821, Enfield. Died March 1823, aged 2 years.
Joseph Jelly Senior, husband of Sarah, of Silver Street, Enfield, died on November 10, 1840. He was buried at St. Andrews, Enfield, on November 21, 1840.
Sarah Draper Jelly's only surviving son, Joseph Jelly, married Rebecca Marsh in 1840 and had a family of four daughters and two sons:
Sarah Ann Jelly born Silver Street, Enfield. Baptised October 27, 1841.
Emma Jelly: born Silver Street, Enfield. Baptised May 25, 1845.
Rebecca Jelly: born Silver Street, Enfield. Baptised November 7, 1847.
Joseph Thomas Jelly: born Enfield Town. Baptised February 28, 1849.
Ann Maria Jelly: born Enfield Town. Baptised June 13, 1852.
Samuel Jelly: born Johns Row, Finsbury, November 8, 1853. Baptised March 4, 1854.
Henry William Jelly: born November 17, 1852. Baptised March 4, 1855.
Joseph Jelly, husband of Rebecca, died on January 29, 1855, aged 36 years. Rebecca remarried just over five years later. She married cabinet maker Joseph Reed in 1861, and resided with him and her younger children in Clerkenwell.
After spending her latter years living with her widowed daughter Ann Draper Taylor,
Sarah Draper Jelly died on November 26, 1877, at 47 Marine Parade, Brighton, Sussex.
JOSEPH DRAPER: born September 24, 1791, the son of David Draper and Sarah Wood. Joseph was a poulterer, conducting his business in Hampstead where he also raised his family with wife Mary. Their children were:
Henry Draper: born October 29, 1819, Hampstead.
David Draper: baptised June 10, 1821, Hampstead.
Joseph William Draper: born May 31, 1822, Hampstead.
James Draper: born September 9, 1823, Hampstead.
John Draper: born November 2, 1825, Hampstead.
Mary Draper: baptised October 25, 1829, Hampstead.
Peter Draper: baptised June 10, 1832, Hampstead.
On November 14, 1777, David Draper, the son of Henry Draper of Enfield, currier, was apprenticed to William Blake of the Tinplate Workers Company. On October 29, 1778, David was turned over to Nathaniel Ravis. (Source of information: origins.net )
On March 28, 1785, at St. James, Clerkenwell, David Draper married Sarah Wood. I cannot locate any baptisms for their children between 1785 and 1800, and I believe that the reason for this is that the family were Quakers and therefore did not practice the ritual of baptism. I found adult baptisms for five of their children - Henry, Priscilla, Joseph, Thomas and Sarah.
St. James, Clerkenwell:
Priscilla Draper, daughter of David Draper, tin man, Cows Cross, and Sarah, baptised March 28, 1827. Born November 21, 1790.
Joseph Draper, son of David Draper, tinplate worker, and Sarah. Baptised November 14, 1827. Born September 24, 1791.
Thomas Draper, son of David Draper, tinplate worker, and Sarah. Baptised November 14, 1827. Born November 27, 1793.
St. Brides, Fleet Street, London:
Sarah Draper, daughter of David Draper, tinman, and Sarah. Baptised June 8, 1828. Born December 18, 1796.
St. Leonards, Shoreditch:
Henry Draper, son of David Draper, carpenter, and Sarah. Baptised August 12, 1835. Born December 2, 1788.
(This last baptism record has incorrectly stated Henry Draper's occupation, which was a carpenter, rather than his father's , which was tinplate worker.)
Fortunately, the will of Henry Draper mentioned those children of his brother David who were living in 1834 at the time that he wrote his will. These children were Henry, James, Joseph, Thomas, Ann, Priscilla and Sarah.
Of these children, nothing is known of sons James and Thomas Draper. Daughters Ann, Sarah and Priscilla all married....Ann married Henry William Garrett on October 6, 1816, at St. Saviour, Southwark; Sarah married baker Joseph Jelly at St. Bride's, Fleet Street, London, on May 16, 1816; and Priscilla married twice...firstly to William Footman in February 1808 at All Hallows, Tottenham, and secondly to Jeremiah Harris on August 30, 1822, at Christchurch, Newgate. For some reason, when Priscilla married Jeremiah Harris, she married under her maiden name and declared that she was a spinster.
I can find no children born to Priscilla Draper from either of her two marriages, nor the definite deaths of her husbands. Priscilla herself died in 1844 aged 55 years, and was buried on January 26 at St. Lukes, Chelsea.
Ann Draper Garrett had lost her husband Henry Garrett by 1834 when her uncle, Henry Draper, wrote his will, as he referred to her as a widow. At this time she was living in one of Henry's cottages in Silver Street, Enfield, with her daughter, Ann. Ann is the only child I can find belonging to Ann and Henry William Garrett. She was born at Deptford, Kent, on December 16, 1818. The 1841 census found both Ann Garretts, mother and daughter, living in Silver Street, and working as dressmakers.
HENRY DRAPER: Eldest son, Henry Draper, became a successful carpenter and builder in the Enfield district. In 1823 he married Sarah Varley at St. Giles without Cripplegate. The couple had one child- a son named Henry William Draper was born on April 26, 1828, at Enfield. The census return for 1841 shows Henry and Sarah living in Silver Street, Enfield, with Henry's occupation listed as 'carpenter'. Their son Henry William was living at a public school in Nag's Head Lane, Enfield, aged 13 years.
In 1851, Henry and Sarah Draper were still at Silver Street, and 22 year old Henry William had rejoined his parents at home. Henry Senior was noted as being a 65 year old carpenter employing 6 men.
In 1861 the family was living at Silver Street, Enfield, and Henry Senior's carpentry business had increased to him employing seven men. His son Henry William was also a carpenter journeyman, and at the age of 32 was still unmarried. The next decade was one of great change. Henry Draper Senior died in 1864, leaving an estate worth under 12 thousand pounds. The following year his only child, Henry William Draper, married Cecilia Young, on February 16, 1865. Two daughters were born to Henry and Cecilia- Cecilia Caroline Sarah born January 16, 1866; and Emmeline Fanny born June 11, 1867. Henry's wife, Cecilia Draper, died in 1869, aged 35 years. Tragically, Cecilia died as the result of giving birth to her third daughter, a baby named Blanche Evelyn Draper. In 1870, Henry William's mother, Sarah Draper, died, aged 79 years.
The 1871 census finds Henry William Draper widowed with three little girls to care for. Cecilia is five and Emmeline three, and 42 year old Henry's profession is noted as being a "retired carpenter". Blanche, the youngest daughter, was living with the Pritchard family of Raleigh Road, Enfield, where she had been placed as a nurse child after the death of her mother.
When the Draper girls were aged twelve, ten and eight, their father, Henry William Draper, died at the age of 49 years. The family had moved from Enfield to Aldbury Farm, Cheshunt, Herts, and Henry died there on February 8, 1878. His estate was sworn in as valuing under ten thousand pounds. Now orphaned, the Draper sisters were sent to live at a boarding school in Gentleman's Row, Enfield. At the time of the 1881 census they were there as scholars- Cecilia Draper, 15, Emily Draper, 13, and Blanche 12, all born Enfield.
Blanche Evelyn Draper married in 1890. The three possible grooms named on the same page of the index are Georges Henry Allcon, Charles Mills and John Atkinson. I cannot find any trace of Blanche under any of these names.
Cecilia Caroline Sarah Draper married Edward Albert Knight in 1888. Her husband was a solicitor. In the 1891 census they were residing in Hastings, where Edward was practicing as a solicitor and Cecilia was caring for their 2 year old son Clifford and 6 month old daughter Dorothy with the aid of three female servants. Her unmarried sister Emmaline was also residing with the family.
In the 1901 census, their family consisted of 39 year old Edward Knight, the Registrar of the County Court at Hastings; his 35 year old wife Cecilia; and their children Clifford Edward, Dorothy, Gladys and Lionel Rankin. By 1911, Cecilia was a widow, and living with her daughter Dorothy in the family home 'Oaklands' at St. Leonards On Sea, Hastings. Son Clifford was 22 and living in Manchester where he was a student; Lionel was living in London and working as a merchant's clerk.
Middle sister Emmeline Draper never married. In the 1911 census she was living on her own means in a house in Enfield, aged 43. Living with her was head of the household, 68 year old Eliza Hunter, a mental nurse, and general servant Rosina Houchin. I don't know if Eliza was acting in the capacity of mental nurse to Emmeline Draper, or if Emmeline was simply boarding there.
Emmeline Fanny Draper died at Bethnal House, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, on September 5, 1916. She left an estate valued at just over 3650 pounds, and probate of her will was granted to her widowed sister, Cecilia Caroline Sarah Knight and solicitor Thomas Waghorne Stevens.
Emmeline's place of death solves the question of whether Eliza Hunter, mental nurse, was working in that capacity to care for Emmeline in the 1911 census...Bethnal House was a privately run Mental Asylum, often referred to as the "madhouse" or "lunatic asylum".
SARAH DRAPER: Sarah was born on December 18, 1796, at Enfield, the daughter of David Draper and Sarah Wood. On May 12, 1816, at St. Brides, Fleet Dtreet, Sarah married baker Joseph Jelly. Their children were:
* Ann Jelly: born March 30, 1817, Enfield. Married James Tuckney Taylor in 1846. Widowed in 1860.
* Joseph Jelly: born July 21, 1818. Died February 1855. Married Rebecca Marsh at St. Lukes, Finsbury, on September 6, 1840. Baker by profession.
* Henry Jelly: born February 22, 1821, Enfield. Died March 1823, aged 2 years.
Joseph Jelly Senior, husband of Sarah, of Silver Street, Enfield, died on November 10, 1840. He was buried at St. Andrews, Enfield, on November 21, 1840.
Sarah Draper Jelly's only surviving son, Joseph Jelly, married Rebecca Marsh in 1840 and had a family of four daughters and two sons:
Sarah Ann Jelly born Silver Street, Enfield. Baptised October 27, 1841.
Emma Jelly: born Silver Street, Enfield. Baptised May 25, 1845.
Rebecca Jelly: born Silver Street, Enfield. Baptised November 7, 1847.
Joseph Thomas Jelly: born Enfield Town. Baptised February 28, 1849.
Ann Maria Jelly: born Enfield Town. Baptised June 13, 1852.
Samuel Jelly: born Johns Row, Finsbury, November 8, 1853. Baptised March 4, 1854.
Henry William Jelly: born November 17, 1852. Baptised March 4, 1855.
Joseph Jelly, husband of Rebecca, died on January 29, 1855, aged 36 years. Rebecca remarried just over five years later. She married cabinet maker Joseph Reed in 1861, and resided with him and her younger children in Clerkenwell.
After spending her latter years living with her widowed daughter Ann Draper Taylor,
Sarah Draper Jelly died on November 26, 1877, at 47 Marine Parade, Brighton, Sussex.
JOSEPH DRAPER: born September 24, 1791, the son of David Draper and Sarah Wood. Joseph was a poulterer, conducting his business in Hampstead where he also raised his family with wife Mary. Their children were:
Henry Draper: born October 29, 1819, Hampstead.
David Draper: baptised June 10, 1821, Hampstead.
Joseph William Draper: born May 31, 1822, Hampstead.
James Draper: born September 9, 1823, Hampstead.
John Draper: born November 2, 1825, Hampstead.
Mary Draper: baptised October 25, 1829, Hampstead.
Peter Draper: baptised June 10, 1832, Hampstead.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Translating Henry Draper's will.
Unlike many old wills, the handwriting in Henry Draper's will is very easy to read, so I will not be transcribing the entire will word for word. It is quite lengthy, and has large tracts of boring legal-speak, so I will just be transcribing for this blog those sections that mention family matters.
"In the name of God Amen.
I, Henry Draper the Elder of Enfield in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do make this my last will and testament as follows.
I desire my body may be interred in the Friends Burial Ground at Winchmore Hill in the parish of Edmonton in the county of Middlesex close to the side of the coffin of of my late mother Ann Draper where a space of ground is left for that purpose. And I desire that my inside coffin be made of one such elm board and lined with flannel or wool mattrass and sheet, shroud, cap, pillow etc all of fine flannel. I desire my outside coffin to be made of ___ and an half sound English Oak free from sap to have a moulded plinth and lid to be well polished to have four pair of large brass plate lifting handles the inside to be well____ to have a brick grave covered with Yorkshire stone in the usual manner. I desire my funeral to be conducted consistent with the principles of Friends. I also desire and direct that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and the charges of proving this my will be paid and satisfied as soon after my decease as conveniently may be.
I give and devise all that freehold cottage or tenement in Silver Street in the parish of Enfield now in the occupation of Ann Garrett, widow, with the appurtenances unto the said Ann Garrett for and during her life if she shall so long continue a widow and keeping the same in tenantable repair. And from and immediately after her decease or marriage, which ever shall first happen, I give and devise the said cottage and tenement with the appurtenances unto my nephew HENRY DRAPER his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and devise all my freehold messuage or dwellinghouse buildings yard garden and premises situated in Silver Street in Enfield now in my occupation and also those two freehold cottages or tenements in the respective occupations of ___ Matthews, widow, and Elizabeth Keen in Silver Street aforesaid. And also those five cottages at Chase Side in Enfield in the several occupations of Sarah Newman, widow; Sarah Simmons; John Gould; John Burkett and Robert Briden. And also all that piece or parcel of enclosed freehold land situated at Clay Hill in Enfield in the occupation of Edward Harman Eqq. And also all that piece of enclosed freehold land situate on the north east side of the Ridgeway Road in Enfield leading from Enfield Town to Potters bar now in the occupation of Joseph Vaughan. Also that piece of enclosed freehold land situated on the south-west side of the said Ridgeway Road now in the occupation of Benjamin Nott. And also that piece of copyhold land situated on the east side of the Parsonage Lane Road now in the occupation of ___ Saville and all other my freehold and copyhold estates in the parish of Enfield unto my nephew HENRY DRAPER his heirs and assigns to hold the same unto and to the use of the said Henry Draper his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath all that my leasehold house and premises in Silver Street aforesaid now in the occupation of ____ Cotton and also all stoves, grates, coppers and other fixtures which may be in or about all and every of the said houses and premises at the time of my decease unto my said nephew Henry Draper.
...I give and bequest unto Samuel Compton of the Chase Side in Enfield, Gentleman, and John Catchpole of Winchmore Hill, Edmonton , baker, three thousand pounds three per centum Consolidated Bank Annuities upon the trusts following. That is to say upon Trust to receive and take the interest dividends and annual proceeds thereof and to pay the same unto MY BROTHER DAVID DRAPER for and during the term of his life and after his decease to pay the same to the present wife of the said David Draper and after the decease of the survivor of them yo pay or transfer and divide the sum of eighteen hundred pounds part of the said principal sum or stock of 3000 pounds 3% Consolidated Bank Annuities equally between my said nephews HENRY DRAPER & JAMES DRAPER, sons of my brother DAVID DRAPER; and my nephew DAVID DRAPER son of my late brother JOHN DRAPER, deceased...
...I hereby direct that my said trustees shall stand possessed of the remaining 1200 pounds stock, other part of the said principal stock of 3000 pounds 3 % consolidated bank annuities upon trust to pay the interest , dividends and annual proceeds of moiety thereof unto MY NIECE ANN GARRETT during her life and from her decease transfer one moiety of the said capital stock of 1200 pounds amongst the children or child of the said Ann Garrett...
...unto my NIECE SARAH JELLY wife of Joseph Jelly of Enfield, Baker, during her life and after her decease to the children or child of the said Sarah Jelly....
....I give and bequeath unto my nephews HENRY DRAPER and JAMES DRAPER children of my said brother DAVID DRAPER and my nephew DAVID DRAPER son of my late brother JOHN DRAPER one thousand pounds stock 3 % consolidated bank annuities each. And to my nephews JOSEPH DRAPER and THOMAS DRAPER children of my brother David Draper five hundred pounds 3% consolidated bank annuities each.
....divide 300 pounds 3 % consolidated bank annuities upon trust between MARY, CHARLOTTE and ANN, the three daughters of my LATE NIECE ELIZABETH WAGER at such time and in such proportion as they shall think fit and most advantageous to them.
..I give and bequeath to MY COUSIN MARTHA PLUME wife of James Plume the sum of twenty pounds.
..To my housekeeper MARY ANN LOVE one hundred pounds if she be living with me at the time of my decease.
...To Elizabeth Randall my Servant ten pounds if she be living with me at the time of my decease.
...I give and bequeath to my brother DAVID DRAPER all my wearing apparel, table and other linen.
....I direct that my trustees set apart such funds as will produce by interest or dividends the yearly sum of fifteen pounds sterling and pay the same half yearly into the hands of MY NIECE PRISCILLA HARRIS otherwise PRISCILLA FOOTMAN
...after the decease of Priscilla Harris otherwise Footman...one half to the said ANN GARRETT during her life and the other to the said SARAH JELLY...
...I give and bequeath unto my said niece SARAH JELLY all such sum and sums of money , if any, that her husband Joseph Jelly may be indebted to me at the time of my decease.
...I appoint the said Samuel Compton and John Catchpole executors of this my will to whom I give and bequeath the sum of fifty pounds sterling each.
...I set my hand this sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.
Witnesses: Thomas Grant, Enfield
William sawyer, Enfield
Henry Sawyer, Enfield.
A codicil to Henry Draper's will revokes the appointment of Samuel Compton as executor, and also the bequest left to him. Henry appoints instead his nephew Henry Draper the Younger, builder of Enfield. Dated August 9, 1830.
The will was proved on January 17, 1838.
"In the name of God Amen.
I, Henry Draper the Elder of Enfield in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do make this my last will and testament as follows.
I desire my body may be interred in the Friends Burial Ground at Winchmore Hill in the parish of Edmonton in the county of Middlesex close to the side of the coffin of of my late mother Ann Draper where a space of ground is left for that purpose. And I desire that my inside coffin be made of one such elm board and lined with flannel or wool mattrass and sheet, shroud, cap, pillow etc all of fine flannel. I desire my outside coffin to be made of ___ and an half sound English Oak free from sap to have a moulded plinth and lid to be well polished to have four pair of large brass plate lifting handles the inside to be well____ to have a brick grave covered with Yorkshire stone in the usual manner. I desire my funeral to be conducted consistent with the principles of Friends. I also desire and direct that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and the charges of proving this my will be paid and satisfied as soon after my decease as conveniently may be.
I give and devise all that freehold cottage or tenement in Silver Street in the parish of Enfield now in the occupation of Ann Garrett, widow, with the appurtenances unto the said Ann Garrett for and during her life if she shall so long continue a widow and keeping the same in tenantable repair. And from and immediately after her decease or marriage, which ever shall first happen, I give and devise the said cottage and tenement with the appurtenances unto my nephew HENRY DRAPER his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and devise all my freehold messuage or dwellinghouse buildings yard garden and premises situated in Silver Street in Enfield now in my occupation and also those two freehold cottages or tenements in the respective occupations of ___ Matthews, widow, and Elizabeth Keen in Silver Street aforesaid. And also those five cottages at Chase Side in Enfield in the several occupations of Sarah Newman, widow; Sarah Simmons; John Gould; John Burkett and Robert Briden. And also all that piece or parcel of enclosed freehold land situated at Clay Hill in Enfield in the occupation of Edward Harman Eqq. And also all that piece of enclosed freehold land situate on the north east side of the Ridgeway Road in Enfield leading from Enfield Town to Potters bar now in the occupation of Joseph Vaughan. Also that piece of enclosed freehold land situated on the south-west side of the said Ridgeway Road now in the occupation of Benjamin Nott. And also that piece of copyhold land situated on the east side of the Parsonage Lane Road now in the occupation of ___ Saville and all other my freehold and copyhold estates in the parish of Enfield unto my nephew HENRY DRAPER his heirs and assigns to hold the same unto and to the use of the said Henry Draper his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath all that my leasehold house and premises in Silver Street aforesaid now in the occupation of ____ Cotton and also all stoves, grates, coppers and other fixtures which may be in or about all and every of the said houses and premises at the time of my decease unto my said nephew Henry Draper.
...I give and bequest unto Samuel Compton of the Chase Side in Enfield, Gentleman, and John Catchpole of Winchmore Hill, Edmonton , baker, three thousand pounds three per centum Consolidated Bank Annuities upon the trusts following. That is to say upon Trust to receive and take the interest dividends and annual proceeds thereof and to pay the same unto MY BROTHER DAVID DRAPER for and during the term of his life and after his decease to pay the same to the present wife of the said David Draper and after the decease of the survivor of them yo pay or transfer and divide the sum of eighteen hundred pounds part of the said principal sum or stock of 3000 pounds 3% Consolidated Bank Annuities equally between my said nephews HENRY DRAPER & JAMES DRAPER, sons of my brother DAVID DRAPER; and my nephew DAVID DRAPER son of my late brother JOHN DRAPER, deceased...
...I hereby direct that my said trustees shall stand possessed of the remaining 1200 pounds stock, other part of the said principal stock of 3000 pounds 3 % consolidated bank annuities upon trust to pay the interest , dividends and annual proceeds of moiety thereof unto MY NIECE ANN GARRETT during her life and from her decease transfer one moiety of the said capital stock of 1200 pounds amongst the children or child of the said Ann Garrett...
...unto my NIECE SARAH JELLY wife of Joseph Jelly of Enfield, Baker, during her life and after her decease to the children or child of the said Sarah Jelly....
....I give and bequeath unto my nephews HENRY DRAPER and JAMES DRAPER children of my said brother DAVID DRAPER and my nephew DAVID DRAPER son of my late brother JOHN DRAPER one thousand pounds stock 3 % consolidated bank annuities each. And to my nephews JOSEPH DRAPER and THOMAS DRAPER children of my brother David Draper five hundred pounds 3% consolidated bank annuities each.
....divide 300 pounds 3 % consolidated bank annuities upon trust between MARY, CHARLOTTE and ANN, the three daughters of my LATE NIECE ELIZABETH WAGER at such time and in such proportion as they shall think fit and most advantageous to them.
..I give and bequeath to MY COUSIN MARTHA PLUME wife of James Plume the sum of twenty pounds.
..To my housekeeper MARY ANN LOVE one hundred pounds if she be living with me at the time of my decease.
...To Elizabeth Randall my Servant ten pounds if she be living with me at the time of my decease.
...I give and bequeath to my brother DAVID DRAPER all my wearing apparel, table and other linen.
....I direct that my trustees set apart such funds as will produce by interest or dividends the yearly sum of fifteen pounds sterling and pay the same half yearly into the hands of MY NIECE PRISCILLA HARRIS otherwise PRISCILLA FOOTMAN
...after the decease of Priscilla Harris otherwise Footman...one half to the said ANN GARRETT during her life and the other to the said SARAH JELLY...
...I give and bequeath unto my said niece SARAH JELLY all such sum and sums of money , if any, that her husband Joseph Jelly may be indebted to me at the time of my decease.
...I appoint the said Samuel Compton and John Catchpole executors of this my will to whom I give and bequeath the sum of fifty pounds sterling each.
...I set my hand this sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.
Witnesses: Thomas Grant, Enfield
William sawyer, Enfield
Henry Sawyer, Enfield.
A codicil to Henry Draper's will revokes the appointment of Samuel Compton as executor, and also the bequest left to him. Henry appoints instead his nephew Henry Draper the Younger, builder of Enfield. Dated August 9, 1830.
The will was proved on January 17, 1838.
Henry Draper's Will.
Above: A copy of the will of Henry Draper, the son of Henry and Ann Draper and elder brother of my ggggg grandfather John Draper. This will has been invaluable in sorting out family members and relationships within the Draper family.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Documents re. Henry Draper's apprenticeship.
Above: Taken from the Carpenters' Company: Minute Books of Courts and Committees. Source: London Lives 1690-1800 (http://www.londonlives.org/ )
These two documents indicate that Henry Draper, father of Henry, John and David Draper, was by profession a currier.
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