Elizabeth RoperAge: 611791–1852
- Name
- Elizabeth Roper
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Roper
- Married Name
- Elizabeth Allsopp
Note: Surname from birth registration of youngest son John, in 1841
| Birth | about 1791 Leicestershire, England |
| History | 1793 (Age 2) Note: Louis XVI executed in France. England and France at war. |
| History | 1798 (Age 7) Note: Battle of the Nile. |
| History | 1799 (Age 8) Note: Napoleon named First Consul of France. |
| History | 1801 (Age 10) Note: Union of Great Britain and Ireland. |
| History | 1804 (Age 13) Note: Napoleon declared Emperor. |
| History | 1805 (Age 14) Note: Battle of Trafalgar. |
| History | 1809 (Age 18) Note: Napoleon captures Vienna. |
| History | 1811 (Age 20) Note: Prince of Wales named Regent to act for George III, now insane.<br />Luddite riots in the North and the Midlands. Laborers attack factories and break up the machines which they fear will replace them. |
| History | 1812 (Age 21) Note: Napoleon invades Russia.<br />War of 1812 between England and the United States. |
| History | 1814 (Age 23) Note: Treaty of Ghent ends Anglo-U.S. War.<br />England and allies invade France.<br />Napoleon exiled to Elba. |
| History | 1815 (Age 24) Note: Napoleon escapes Elba, begins the Hundred Days.<br />Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon exiled to St. Helena in the South Atlantic.<br />Corn Laws passed. |
| Marriage | John Allsopp - View family 30 December 1818 (Age 27) Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, England Marriage - John Allsop and Elizabeth Roper 1818 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | before 2 May 1819 (Age 28) Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England
daughter -
Selina Allsopp
|
| History | 1819 (Age 28) Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors. |
| Baptism of a daughter | 2 May 1819 (Age 28) Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England
daughter -
Selina Allsopp
|
| History | 1820 (Age 29) Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | about 1821 (Age 30) Leicestershire, England
daughter -
Mary Allsopp
|
| History | 1821 (Age 30) Note: Napoleon dies. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | about 1825 (Age 34) Leicestershire, England
daughter -
Caroline Allsopp
|
| Birth of a son #4 | before 20 June 1827 (Age 36) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
son -
Joseph Allsopp
|
| Baptism of a son | 20 June 1827 (Age 36) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
son -
Joseph Allsopp
|
| History | 1829 (Age 38) Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police. |
| Birth of a son #5 | before 26 May 1830 (Age 39) Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| History | 1830 (Age 39) Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England). |
| Baptism of a son | 26 May 1830 (Age 39) Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| History | 1832 (Age 41) Note: First Reform Bill: adds 10 pound/year householders to the voting rolls and reapportions Parliamentary representation much more fairly, doing away with most rotten and pocket boroughs. Adds 217,000 voters to an electorate of 435,000. |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | about 1833 (Age 42) Leicestershire, England
daughter -
Emma Allsopp
|
| History | 1833 (Age 42) Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act. |
| History | 1834 (Age 43) Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down. |
| Birth of a son #7 | about 1835 (Age 44) Leicestershire, England
son -
Thomas Allsopp
|
| History | 1837 (Age 46) Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria. |
| History | 1838 (Age 47) Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins. |
| History | 1839 (Age 48) Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded. |
| History | 1840 (Age 49) Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort.<br />Penny post started.<br />S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph.<br />Grammar Schools Act. |
| Birth of a son #8 | between January 1841 and March 1841 (Age 50) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
son -
John Allsopp
|
| Census | 6 June 1841 (Age 50) Leicester, Leicestershire, England Address: St Margaret
|
| History | 1842 (Age 51) Note: Chartist Riots.<br />Copyright Act.<br />Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed. |
| Death of a husband | between October 1847 and December 1847 (Age 56) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
husband -
John Allsopp
|
| History | 1849 (Age 58) Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia. |
| History | 1850 (Age 59) Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel. |
| Census | 30 March 1851 (Age 60) Age: 58 Leicester, Leicestershire, England Address: Leicester Union Workhouse
|
| History | 1851 (Age 60) Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace). |
| Death | between July 1852 and September 1852 Age: 61 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| Family with John Allsopp - View family |
| husband |
John Allsopp
Birth about 1797 Leicestershire, England Death between October 1847 and December 1847 Age: 50 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
|
-6 years herself |
Elizabeth Roper
Birth about 1791 Leicestershire, England Death between July 1852 and September 1852 Age: 61 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
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Marriage: 30 December 1818 — Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, England |
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4 months #1 daughter |
Selina Allsopp
Birth before 2 May 1819 22 28 Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England Death Yes |
|
20 months #2 daughter |
Mary Allsopp
Birth about 1821 24 30 Leicestershire, England Death Yes |
|
4 years #3 daughter |
Caroline Allsopp
Birth about 1825 28 34 Leicestershire, England Death Yes |
|
3 years #4 son |
Joseph Allsopp
Birth before 20 June 1827 30 36 Leicester, Leicestershire, England Death Yes |
|
3 years #5 son |
Cornelius "James" Allsopp
Birth before 26 May 1830 33 39 Leicester, Leicestershire, England Death between July 1888 and September 1888 Age: 58 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
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3 years #6 daughter |
Emma Allsopp
Birth about 1833 36 42 Leicestershire, England Death Yes |
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2 years #7 son |
Thomas Allsopp
Birth about 1835 38 44 Leicestershire, England Death Yes |
|
6 years #8 son |
John Allsopp
Birth between January 1841 and March 1841 44 50 Leicester, Leicestershire, England Death Yes |
| Documents |
| Date | Place | Address | Notes | Sources | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 1841 (Age 50) | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | St Margaret | |||
| 30 March 1851 (Age 60) Age: 58 | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | Leicester Union Workhouse |