Sarah Mercy (Grace) Capper (abt. 1831)

Born about 1831 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Smallwood Capper — married 9 Sep 1851 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sarah was a Friend (Quaker)

In the 1851 census Sarah (age 20) was the unmarried daughter of James Grace in Hotwell Road, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England.^[1]

Sarah, daughter of James Grace, married William Smallwood Capper, son of Samuel Capper, on 9 September 1851 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.^[2]

In the 1861 census Sarah (age 30) was the wife of William B Capper in Westbury, Gloucestershire, England.^[3] In the 1881 census Sarah (age 50) was the wife of Wm Smalwood Capper in Cotham New Rd, Westbury Upon Trym, Gloucestershire, England.^[4] In the 1901 census Sarah (age 70) was the wife of William S Capper in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.^[5] In the 1911 census Sarah (age 80) was the wife of William Smallwood Capper in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. William and Sarah had been married for 59 years and had no children.^[6]

Sarah was mentioned in The Journal of the Friends Historical Society in 1926, in an article entitled 'Friends Meeting House In Bristol 1850' with a description of her father:^[7]

JAMES GRACE (c. 1796-1858). " For the greater part of his life James Grace was a grocer and tea dealer. Towards the close of his life he joined another Friend in a business, which under his sons and grandsons developed into the well-known firm of ' James and Henry Grace,' Chartered Accountants (now known as ' Grace, Darbyshire and Todd'").
James Grace's younger daughter, Sarah Mercy Capper, is still living. She was the last woman Friend of Bristol and Frenchay Monthly Meeting who had to gain consent of both the men's and women's meetings prior to marriage ; she and the late William Smallwood Capper were married at the Friars Meeting House, Sept. 9. 1851." (Note prepared by J. Edward Grace.)

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851"
   Citing Clifton, Gloucestershire, England, p. 7; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: SG2Q-R2X (accessed 15 April 2022)
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   Sarah Mercy Grace (20), unmarried daughter, in household of James Grace (55) at Hotwell Road in Clifton registration district. Born in Clifton Bristol.
2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Bristol, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1777-1936"
   Citing Marriage, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Bristol City Archives, England; FHL microfilm 004320141.
   FamilySearch Record: Q2Z7-RNJ9 (accessed 15 April 2022)
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   Sarah Mercy Grace marriage to William Smallwood Capper on 9 Sep 1851 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1861"
   Citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: M7K6-SRC (accessed 15 April 2022)
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   Sarah M Capper (30), wife, in household of William B Capper (39) in Clifton registration district.
4. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
   Citing p. 29, Piece/Folio 2502/74, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,750.
   FamilySearch Record: Q27X-2DQ1 (accessed 15 April 2022)
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   Sarah Mercy Capper (50), wife, in household of Wm Smalwood Capper (59) at Cotham New Rd in Barton Regis registration district. Born in Hotwells Bristol, England.
5. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
   Citing Clifton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: XS64-LF6 (accessed 15 April 2022)
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   Sarah M Capper (70), wife, in household of William S Capper (79) in Bristol registration district. Born in Hotwell Rd Bristol.
6. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   Citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: X71C-58Y (accessed 15 April 2022)
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   Sarah Mercy Capper (80), wife, in household of William Smallwood Capper (89) in Bristol registration district. Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire.
7. ↑ Friends Meeting House In Bristol 1850, The Journal of the Friends Historical Society 1926 Vol 23 Nos 3-4 pp 66-71 Edited by Norman Penney LL.D., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. 5, Argyll Road, Bournemouth, Hants, accessed at https://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/6767/1/Vol.%2023%20No%203-4%20-%201926.pdf 2 May 2022.

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5TF-NTC : 23 April 2019), Sarah M Capper in entry for William S Capper, 1871.