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Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you came from,
you won’t know where you are going.
You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
The Witpen Family of Whitechapel, London
This
is
page
3
of
5
tracing
the
history
of
the
Witpen
family,
who
we
believe
emigrated
from
what
is
now
Germany
to
the
east
end
of
London
during
the
latter
part
of
the
18th
century,
and
their
link
by
marriage
to
the
Cochrane
family.
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9.
John
WITPEN
[
Parents
].
Born
20/3/1827
in
Whitechapel
High
Street
and
baptized
22/4/1827
in
St
Mary,
Whitechapel.
John
died
1/6/1881
in
Upper
Tooting,
Streatham,
age
54
and
was
buried
6/6/1881
in
Abney
Park
Cemetery,
Stoke
Newington.
Cause
of
death
certified
as
“Sudden
syncope”
(i.e. loss of consciousness) when riding in a wagon in the public road.
There’s
evidence
that
John
also
used
the
surname
Wood.
Papers
relating
to
grant
of
probate
on
22/6/1881
state:
“WITPEN
otherwise
WOOD
John:
Personal
estate
£1,457
7s
6d
[worth
around
£168,000
today]
23
June
The
will
of
John
Witpen
otherwise
Wood
formerly
of
126
Newington
Green
Road
Stoke
Newington
but
late
16
Leconsfield
Road
Highbury
New
Park
both
in
the
County
of
Middlesex
Builder
and
House
Decorator
who
died
1
June
1881
at
Balham
in
the
County
of
Surrey
was
proved
at
the
Principal
Registry
by
John
Moreton
of
15
Matthias
Road
South
Hornsey
in
the
County
of
Middlesex
Stationer
and
Newsagent
and
John
Evan
Evans
of
2
Clarence
Place
Clapton
Square in the County of Middlesex Gentlemen the Executors.”
On 11/1/1852, when John was age 24, he married
Elizabeth LEAGE
(1817-1858), in the Parish Church, Islington.
They had the following children:
(1)
Mary
Frances
(known
as
Fanny),
about
1854
in
Hackney.
It’s
not
known
when
Fanny
died.
On
8/10/1879,
when
Fanny
was
age
24,
she
married
Thomas
Edward
SCALES
in
St
Stephen,
Islington.
(2)
Emily
,
born
1855
in
Hackney.
It’s
not
known
when
she
died.
On
28/7/1875,
when
Emily
was
age
20,
she
married
Joseph
Harry
THOMPSON
in St Paul’s Church, Islington.
On
10/1/1863,
when
John
was
age
35,
he
married
Agnes
GOODWIN
(1832-1871)
at
the
Parish
Church,
Islington.
There’s no evidence they had any children.
On
17/6/1873,
when
John
was
age
46,
he
married
widow
Hannah
May
DAWSON
(nee
Leage
1823-?),
daughter
of
Richard
William
LEAGE
(brother
of
John’s
first
wife
Elizabeth),
a
watch
guilder
and
house
agent,
at
St
Mary,
Islington.
On
9/11/1880
John
and
Hannah
were
divorced
in
the
High
Court
of
Justice,
Probate,
Divorce
and
Admiralty
Division,
on
the
grounds
that
“The
petitioner
being
the
natural
and
lawful
niece
of
Elizabeth
Witpen
[nee
Leage]
whilst
living
the
lawful
wife
of
the
Respondent
and
the
said
Hannah
May
Dawson.”
There’s
no
evidence John and Hannah had any children.
10.
Henry
WITPEN
[
Parents
].
Born
26/10/1817
in
Stepney
and
baptized
1/1/1818
in
St
George
in
the East, London. Henry died 10/1/1869 in St George in the East, age 51. Occupation: Wine porter.
On
17/8/1840,
when
Henry
was
age
22,
he
married
Caroline
HOOKER
in
St
Nicholas
Church,
Chiswick. Born abut 1821 in Peper Harow, Surrey, Caroline died 21/9/1903 in Mile End Old Town, age about 81.
They had the following children:
(1)
Henry
[
13
]
.
(2)
George
,
born
17/10/1842
in
St
George
in
the
East
and
died
there
11/4/1847,
age
4.
(3)
Caroline
Agnes
,
born
2/2/1845
in
St
George
in
the
East
and
baptized
4/5/1845
in
St
Mary
and
St
Michael,
Commercial
Road,
Stepney.
Caroline
died
7/9/1924
in
Barnsley,
Yorkshire,
age
79.
Caroline
was
buried
9/9/1924
in
St
Thomas
Church,
Gawber,
Barnsley.
On
3/10/1866,
when
Caroline
was
age
21,
she
married
George
TAYLOR
(dates
unknown)
in
St
George
in
the
East.
(4)
Amelia
,
born
5/3/1849
in
St
George
in
the
East
and
baptized
28/3/1849
in
St
Mary
and
St
Michael.
Amelia
died
shortly
afterwards,
with
her
death
registered
in
quarter
ending
June
1849
(exact
date
not
known).
(5)
William
[
14
]
.
(6)
Charles
,
born
8/11/1854
in
Stepney
and
baptized
31/12/1854
in
Our
Blessed
Lady
of
Loretto,
John
Street,
Commercial
Road
East,
Stepney.
Charles
died
26/8/1904
in
Leytonstone,
age
49.
On
7/4/1874,
when
Charles
was
age
19,
he
married
Elizabeth
MAJOR
(1854-?)
in
Stepney.
The
1901
census
shows
a
daughter,
Amy
age
17,
born
in
Camberwell.
However,
there’s
no
trace
of
a
birth registration or 1891 census entry (in which Charles and Elizabeth are shown living alone).