John Napper - b. 1804 Warnham

[sasafrass]

New to the site - and it's great.

Before heading off to Chichester to find baptism record for John Napper, born 1803 or 1804 in Warnham, Sussex, I wondered if anyone else had already researched him.  I am trying to discover who his parents were.

Other info I have on him is that he married Ann (b. 1810 Shere, Surrey) and had 3 daughters, Emily (b. 1834), Mary Anne (b. 1837) and Blanche (b. 1852).

Thanks in anticipation!

[sillgen]

Hi
Welcome to rootschat.   I am sure I have seen someone researching Napper in Sussex recently.  If you put it into the search facility at the top it should come up with all references to the name.
The Sussex Marriage Index has a marriage in Horsham 22 April 1832.  John Napper and Ann Pollard.  Bachelor and spinster. By Banns.   Witnesses Christopher Pollard, Ann Pollard
If you can get a birth certificate for Blanche that should confirm her mother's maiden name so you can tell if this is the right one.
Andrea

[Sisterjane]

Hi Sassafrass and welcome to Rootschat.

1851 Cencus - Pyrford (Indexed as Nopper)
HO107/1593/Folio 358

Napper

John 47 head b Warnham          
Ann 41 wife b Shere
Frederick 21 son b Shere    Grocer
Edwin 18 son b Ockley
Emily 17 dau b      "
Mary Ann 14 dau b "
Charles 9 son b     "
Frank 6 son b Pyrford
Vandy   2 son b  "

+ 4 Servants

Joe

[Sisterjane]

1841-Cencus Ockley(Indexed as Happer)
HO107/1081/2-20-7
All born Surrey except John

Napper

John 35           Farmer
Ann 30
Edwin 9
Emily 7
Mary Ann 5
Charles 2m

Joe

[sasafrass]

Joe - that's great - I was so disappointed when I couldn't find them in the 1841 and 51 Census - but you have found them.  Thanks so much - and suddenly there are lots of other Nappers - I thought there were only 3 daughters!

And thanks Sillgen - I'll get Blanche's certificate but it sounds right.

I'll use the search facility too and hope I can get further back than 1804.

[sillgen]

I am so glad we could help you so quickly.   Proving yet again that the Sussex board is one of the best!
Andrea

[dazzle]

Regarding your enquiry on John Napper. This gentleman is my 3 x great grandfather. He was born in Warnham in 1803 and died in Henfield in 1875. His parents were Dendy Napper(1778-1820) and Mary Knight(1779-1847). Dendy was the eldest son of Matthew Napper(1746-1801) and Sarah Dendy(1752-1844). John had an older brother Henry (1798-1862) and two older sisters Sarah(1800-1875) and Mary((1801-1883). Johns second son Edwin(1832-1909) is my great great grandfather). I have done extensive research on the family and would be happy to answer any queries you may have. A copy of the pedigree can be found in a volume of the Sussex Archaeoloigical Collection

[macnapper]

Hi Dazzle,
very interested to read your post re: John Napper at Warnham, Henry Napper (1798-1862) is our great grandfather times 3 and I recently drove down to Warnham to look at the house where the family lived for 300 years. "Slaughterford" is now called Ends Place and is in the exact same spot as the house described in the Sussex Arch. Collection. The original house burnt down in 1830 but the lakes are still there and you can see exactly where Dendy Napper tried to drive his coach and horses through the lakes to win a bet (which i am sure he lost, along with everything else). The family owned several farms in the area, and they all still exist. Sparr Farm, Lakers Lodge and Tismans. All in and around Wisborough Green, which seems to be the family church going back to around 1600. There is a gap from around 1860 on, which is where the Pyrford link seems to make sense. Thanks for posting about Mathew Napper's father, that really helps me, where did you get that info from?

best wishes

Thomas Napper

[dazzle]

Hi Thomas
Great to hear from you. My actual christian name is Lesley-dazzle is a nickname given to by my younger brother who could not say his l's.
My interest in the Napper family began over 40 years ago. When my father was alive at weekends we used to visit one of his great aunts by marriage who lived at Worthing. In her late husbands study hanging on the wall was an illuminated version of the family tree. When she died my father as one of the surviving male relatives inherited a lot of family documents including a hand written version of the pedigree done by Henry Frederick Napper(the younger) whose father Henry Frederick (the elder) was the youngest brother of  Dendy.
Regarding Ends Place I managed to get a photo of the later building through the Francis Frith Website.
I also subscribe to the Genes Reunited website through which I have made contact with the New Zealand branch of the the Napper family who are descended from Dr Albert Napper(1815-1894) founder of the cottage hospital at Cranleigh. It was his 2nd son Charles Frederick (1846-1923)
who emigrated to NZ in the 1870's and settled in Christchurch. I have a lot of information on them given to me by the husband of one of CFN's gt grand-daughters. If you would like a copy please give me your address Also attached are a couple of photos of my gt gt gtandfather edwin . one is taken on the occasion of his golden wedding anniversary the other with his bothers. By the way which member of the family are you descended from and where do you live.-Lesley
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