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.