Lena (Taylor) Hopkinson (1910 - 1972)

Born 22 Dec 1910 in Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Frank Hopkinson — married 1939 in Calder, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 2 Jun 1972 at age 61 in Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

• 22 Dec 1910 Birth: Lena Taylor birth recorded with Halifax Registrar 1Q 1911. No mother on record. Exact DoB from 1939 Census. She was the daughter of Thomas Oswald Taylor and Mildred (Harrison) Perkin.
• 1911 Census: Lena Taylor (4 months, born in Elland) living at 57 Lower Edge Road, Elland, Yorkshire with her father Thomas Oswald Taylor (37, born in Yorkshire, refuse destructor and stoker in the Elland Council - electricity generation department), her mother Mildred (37, born in Elland) and 1 sibling; Edna (3, born in Elland).
• 8 Apr 1918 School Admission: Lena Taylor (B. 26 Dec 1910) enrolled in Ellen Edge Council school on 8 Apr 1910 by her mother Mildred of 33 Banks End, Upper Edge, Elland. Departed school on 19 Feb 1924, having attained 14 years of age.
• 1921 Census: Lena Taylor (10y 9m, born in Elland, at school) living at Appleyard Farm, Elland, Yorkshire with her mother Mildred Perkins (45y 7m, born in Halifax, cotton doubler working for Stott & Dixon - cotton doublers of Elland, married but husband not living with her) and 1 sibling; Edna (13y 8m, born in Elland, part time worsted spinner with WH Eastwood’s mill in Elland).
• 1939 Census: Lena Taylor (B. 22 Dec 1911(?), worsted comber, later to marry a Hopkinson) living at 56 Elland Lane, Elland, Yorkshire with her widowed mother Mildred Perkins (B. 25 Aug 1873, cotton doubler).

**** NLH Note: 1939 Register YoB appears to be incorrectly calculated.

• 4Q 1939 Marriage: Frank Hopkinson marriage to Lena Taylor recorded with Calder Registrar 4Q 1939.

**** NLH Note: Lena’s marriage to Frank coincides with the death of her mother. It is possible they waited to marry while Lena looked after her mother.

• 1947 Residence: UK Electoral Registers record Lena Hopkinson living at 18 Turnpike Street, Elland, Yorkshire in 1947. Also on the record is her husband Frank.
• 1Q 1949 Birth of Daughter: Janet M Hopkinson birth recorded with Calder Registrar 1Q 1949. Mother maiden name Taylor.
• 2 Jun 1972 Death: Lena Hopkinson (B. 22 Dec 1910) death recorded with Calder Registrar 2Q 1972. Exact DoD from Cremation.
• 6 Jun 1972 Cremation: Lena Hopkinson (61, married, housewife) of 47 Plains Lane, Elland died 2 Jun 1972. Cremated in Park Wood Crematorium, Elland on 6 Jun 1972 - ashes spread in Crematorium’s Woodland Glade. Arrangements by her husband at same address.

Sources

• Birth Registration: "England & Wales Births 1837-2006"
  Volume: 9A; Page: 347
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• 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; ED, institution, or vessel: 08; Registration District Number: 496; Piece: 26407
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #37670550
  
• 1918 School Records: "National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914"
  Archive: West Yorkshire Archive Service; Reference: BG:78
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• 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
  Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 21487; District reference: RD 496 RS 2 ED 7
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• 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
  The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/3638c; Line Number: 32; Sub Schedule Number: 2; Schedule Number: 60
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61596 #22360310
  
• Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005"
  Volume: 9A; Page: 1763
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• Residence: West Yorkshire Archive Services - Leeds, Electoral Rolls - ELL:15/4
• 1949 Daughter Birth: General Register Office - London, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, Volume 2B, Page 391.
• Death Registration: "England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007"
  Volume: 2B; Page: 699
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• Cremation: https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10548/united-kingdom-select-burial-cremation-index-1840-2014