Henry Draper (c. 1734-1791) and his siblings.

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.

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.

Jelly Probates.

Will of Joseph Jelly, Baker.

Above: The will of Joseph Jelly, husband of Sarah Draper.

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.