Edward SEMPER

Bef 1800 - 1870  (70 years)

• Name	Edward SEMPER
  Birth	Bef 13 Apr 1800	Bath, Somerset
  Christening	13 Apr 1800	St Michael, Bath, Somerset   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	92A1341A09384571A287B494672986EEED26
  Death	27 Jul 1870	Marylebone RD   [3, 4]
  Burial	29 Jul 1870  [4]
  Notes	Baptised as son of William and Martha Maria Semper. 1841 census (1): in Eldon Square, St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, Edward (40, trunkmaker, not born Berkshire). 1841 census (2): in Cornwell Buildings, Lansdown, Walcot [Bath], Somerset, Sarah (40, grocer), Mary (15), William (7), Ella (4) and Alfred (4). All shown as born in Somerset, although Mary was baptised in London (in Bermondsey St Olave as daughter of Edward & Sarah Semper, Boars Head Court, trunk maker). Edward is listed in Pigot's Directory of Somerset c. 1844 as: Semper Edward, shopkeeper, 31 Cornwell buildings, Bath. His father is in the same directory. Kath Chaveli has supplied further Directory entries: 1837 Ed Semper trunk maker 6 Chatham Row 1841 Ed Semper 31 Cornwall Buildings, Grocer 1842 listed as Shopkeeper 1846 address is Bell Inn, 1 Cornwall Buildings (the pub is still there!!) 1851 census: at 3 Holloway, Lyncombe & Widcombe, Somerset, Sarah (head, widow, 50, grocer, born Bath, Somerset), Ella (15, scholar, born Bath, Somerset) and Alfred (13, errand boy, born Bath, Somerset. 1861 census: at 64 Boston Place, Christchurch, St Marylebone, London, Sarah (head, marital status difficult to read but could be 'Mar', 59, grocer, born Bath, Somerset. Another family, the Hannafords, occupied the same address. The most likely explanation for the absence of Edward from the above 1851 and 1861 censuses is that he left his wife and family and went to live in Manchester with another woman, Mary Ann. It looks as if she was also from Bath but her surname and history haven't been established. It appears that Edward returned to London and died in the St Marylebone Workhouse in 1870. One strange thing is that, in 1861, Edward's son Alfred referred to his father as a trunk maker - hard to understand unless either (a) the Manchester Edward was a completely different person or (b) some kind of pretence was maintained to hide what had happened. Mary Ann's death as Mary Ann SEMPER was registered in 1862 at Manchester. Edward's 1851 and 1861 census appearances are as follows: 1851 census (appears as SANPER): at 38 Coronation St, Manchester St Philip, Edward (head, married, 51, porter, born Gloucester[shire?] and Mary Ann (wife, married, 40, tailor, born Gloucester[shire?]. Birthplaces are both partly obscured on the copy seen in 2019. 1861 census: at 6 Eltoft Street, Manchester St John (both SEMPER) Edward (head, married, 51 [should have said 61], porter, born Bath, Somerset) and Mary A (wife, married, 51, born Bath, Somerset). Edward's death from apoplexy and paralysis at age 72 is recorded in the Register of deaths in the Workhouse of the parish of St Marylebone (at Ancestry.com. June 2011). A second record shows that he was admitted to the Workhouse on 23 July 1870 and was buried (by a Mr White) on 29 July. He was said to have died in the St Lukes Ward.
  Person ID	I52	Thanet (2), Kent
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	William Edwards SEMPER,   b. Bef 25 May 1774   d. Bef 16 Feb 1853, Bath RD (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Martha Maria WATKINS,   b. Abt 1776   d. Bef 3 Feb 1847, Bath RD (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1796	St Michael, Bath, Somerset   [1, 5]
  	Details from St Michael, Bath marriage register at ancestry.com: Married by license with consent of bride's father. Groom: William Edwards Semper bachelor of this parish Bride: Martha Maria Watkins spinster of this parish Both signed full names Witnesses Eleanor Crisp, Mary Watkins and Thos. Marfield all signed.
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah DOWNING,   b. Abt 1801, Bath, Somerset d. Jun 1865, Marylebone RD (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1822	St Mary, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset   [1, 6]
  	From marriage register for Bathwick St Mary, Somerset, at ancestry.com Groom: Edward Semper bachelor of Bathwick Bride: Sarah Downing spinster of Bathwick Both signed. Witnesses James Briggs (sign), James Millard (mark).
  Children	1. Mary Ann SEMPER,   b. 11 Dec 1823   d. 1 May 1868, Winslow, Buckinghamshire (Age 44 years)   2. Elizabeth Phoebe Fitchew SEMPER,   b. Bef 5 Sep 1830, Bath, Somerset d. Yes, date unknown   3. Henry SEMPER,   b. Bef 8 Jul 1832, Bath, Somerset d. Sep 1840, Bath RD (Age 8 years)   4. William SEMPER,   b. 15 Apr 1834, Bath, Somerset d. Jun 1867, Westminster RD (Age 33 years)   5. Ella SEMPER,   b. Bef 20 Dec 1835, Bath, Somerset d. Yes, date unknown   6. Alfred SEMPER,   b. 8 Aug 1837, Bath, Somerset d. 7 Mar 1879, Pancras RD (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1810, Bath, Somerset d. Bef 23 Nov 1862, Manchester (Age 52 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2019

  
  

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  [S15] FreeReg, December 2012. [S26] Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 at ancestry.com. [S3] BMD index, aged 72 Q3 1870 Marylebone 1a/354. (Reliability: 3). [S7] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later. [S22] Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 at ancestry.com. [S12] Note on 1861 census record at Ancestry by DaveJvu made on 21 Sep 2008.