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Personal data George Walter Roope 

  • He was born on October 18, 1878 in Wandsworth, London. England.
    First name(s) GEORGE WALTER
    Last name ROOPE
    Birth year 1878
    Birth quarter 4
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District Wandsworth
    County London
    Country England
    Volume 1D
    Page 743
  • He was christened on January 5, 1879 in St. Leonards, Streatham, London..
    (See photo)
  • Profession: in the year 1911 Compositor Printing.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: 3 Farm Avenue, Streatham, Wandsworth, London.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      3, Farm Avenue, Streatham, Wandsworth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Walter G Roope Head Married Male 35 1846 Gardener (Dom) Norwich, Norfolk, England
      Maria L Roope Wife Married Female 34 1847 Wife Norwich, Norfolk, England
      George W Roope Son Single Male 2 1879 - Streatham, Surrey, England
      Alice L Martin Cousin Single Female 16 1865 - Norwich, Norfolk, England
    • in the year 1891: 3 Farm Avenue, Streatham, Wandsworth, London.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Farm Avenue, Streatham, Wandsworth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Walter G Roope Head Married Male 45 1846 Gardener Domestic Servant Norwich, Norfolk, England
      Maria D Roope Wife Married Female 44 1847 - Norwich, Norfolk, England
      George W Roope Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Streatham, Surrey, England
      Edith Martin Cousin Single Female 18 1873 - Norwich, Norfolk, England
      Mary E Williams Visitor Single Female 43 1848 Dressmaker Rotherhithe, Kent, England
    • in the year 1901: 8 Hainthorpe Road, West Norwood, Lambeth, London.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      8, Hainthorpe Road, Lambeth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Walter G Roope Head Married Male 55 1846 Gardiner (Domestic) Norwich, Norfolk, England
      Maria L Roope Wife Married Female 54 1847 - Norwich, Norfolk, England
      George W Roope Son Single Male 22 1879 Printer Compositor Streatham, Surrey, England
      Mary A Tench Mother-In-Law Widow Female 81 1820 - Norwich, Norfolk, England
    • in the year 1911: 8 Hainthorpe Road, West Norwood, Lambeth, London.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      8 Hainthorpe Road West Norwood S E, Lambeth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      George Walter Roope Head Married Male Compositor Printing 32 1879 London Streatham
      Catherine Roope Wife Married Female - 29 1882 Kent Sevenoaks
      Vera Catherine Roope Daughter - Female - 6 1905 London West Norwood
      Dorothy Mary Roope Daughter - Female - 0 1911 London West Norwood
    • in the year 1937: 80 Cheviot Road, West Norwood, Lambeth, London.
  • He died on March 23, 1937 in Lambeth, London. England, he was 58 years old.
    First name(s) GEORGE W
    Last name ROOPE
    Gender Male
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1879
    Age 58
    Death quarter 1
    Death year 1937
    District Lambeth
    County London
    Volume 1D
    Page 400
    Country England
  • Probate on April 30, 1937 naar London, England.
    Name: George Walter Roope
    Death Date: 23 Mar 1937
    Death Place: Surrey, England
    Probate Date: 30 Apr 1937
    Probate Registry: London, England
    To Frederick William Maylott, Insurance Clerk, ¹975-17s-7d
  • This information was last updated on August 5, 2021.

Household of George Walter Roope

He is married to Catherine Quinnell.

They got married on 3RD Q 1903 at Sevenoaks, Kent. England, he was 24 years old.

First name(s) CATHARINE
Last name QUINNELL
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1903
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ CATHARINE QUINNELL married one of these people
Thomas Reynolds, George Walter Roope
District Sevenoaks
District number -
County Kent
Country England
Volume 2A
Page 1563

Child(ren):

  2. Dorothy Mary Roope  1910-1997

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George Walter Roope

George Walter Roope
1878-1937

1903

Catherine Quinnell
1881-1950

Vera Catherine Roope
1904-1991
Dorothy Mary Roope
1910-1997

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Historical events

Birthday October 18, 1878

  • The temperature on October 18, 1878 was about 9.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
    • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
    • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
    • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

Christening day January 5, 1879

  • The temperature on January 5, 1879 was about 1.7 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
    • January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
    • May 2 » The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
    • July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
    • September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
    • October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.

Day of death March 23, 1937

  • The temperature on March 23, 1937 was between 1.5 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
    • May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
    • May 7 » Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
    • June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
    • June 15 » A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
    • October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.


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