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Suffolk / Re: PRIOR/PIPER families in Sudbury
« on: Thursday 19 August 10 07:48 BST (UK) »My husbands ancestors the "PIPER's" came form Sudbury and the were both Silk Weavers.
Maria Wiffen married Stephen Piper 05 March 1838.
They had 4 children John, Henry, Robert and Maria.
Maria (Wiffen) Piper died 21 march 1857 and is buried at All Saints Church cemetery in Sudbury.
Stephen Pipers parents were John and Ann (Dread) Piper who were married 12 February 1797.
His parents were John and Mary (Griggs) Piper who were married 18 September 1756 at All Saint in Sudbury.
Stephen Piper and his children left Sudbury in Suffolk on the 05 November 1857 on the sailing ship the "Persian". He and his family resided at Latrobe on the NorthWest coast of Tasmania and took up farming. He died 10 December 1902 age 90 years. Stephen Piper was my husbands G. G. Grandfather.
Hi Wendy,
I've just started on my wife's family tree, her paternal great grandfather Robert Victor Piper migrated from Tasmania to West Australia starting a new branch of the clan. I'm working on a Piper website where photos and information can be displayed, you can check it out via
I hope you can help me fill in the blanks