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CAPPER, Edwin James
1871 - 1913 (42 years) Has 5 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1847 - 1907 (59 years)-
Name CAPPER, Edwin James Birth 1871 Poplar, Middlesex 
Gender Male Death 1913 Wandsworth Registration District, London Person ID I2622 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father CAPPER, Thomas John, b. 1846, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England d. 15 Oct 1923, Portsea, Hampshire, England (Age 77 years) Mother PARKER, Priscilla Elizabeth, b. 19 Dec 1847, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 22 Jul 1907, Portsea, Hampshire, England (Age 59 years) Marriage 1867 Stepney Registration District, Middlesex Family ID F888 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family TAYLOR, Thirza Rachel, b. 1873, Dennington, Suffolk, England d. 1953, Wandsworth Registration District, London (Age 80 years) Marriage 1897 Hoxne, Suffolk, England Children 1. CAPPER, Ralph, b. 1898, Clapham, Surrey, England d. Aft 1911 (Age > 14 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. CAPPER, Florence Daisy, b. 30 Nov 1899, Clapham, Surrey, England d. 1982, Sutton Registration District, Greater London (Age 82 years)3. CAPPER, Lilian Eda, b. 3 Sep 1901, Wandsworth Registration District, London d. 1993, Hove, Sussex, England (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1297 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
EDWIN JAMES CAPPER 1871-1913
The birth of Edwin James CAPPER was registered in 1871.
(GRO December Q 1871 Poplar 1c 654)
The 1881 census return for 14 John Street, Portsea, Hampshire:
Thomas J. CAPPER, head, aged 34, coppersmith HMD Yard, born at Portsmouth, Hampshire;
Priscilla E. CAPPER, wife, aged 31, born at Portsmouth (sic);
Thomas J. CAPPER, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Poplar, Middlesex;
*Edwin J. CAPPER, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Poplar;
Elizabeth M. CAPPER, daughter, aged 3, born at Chelsea, Middlesex;
Arthur CAPPER, son, aged 10 months, born at Poplar.
(RG11/1143/74/24)
In 1891 Edward James CAPPER was a 19 year old general domestic servant employed in an Invalid Ladies' Home at 319 Clapham Road, Lambeth. His place of birth was Poplar.
(RG12/406/31/2)
Edwin James CAPPER married Thirza Rachel TAYLOR in 1897.
(GRO June Q 1897 Hoxne 4a 1407)
The 1901 census of 5 Cedars Mews, Clapham, Surrey:
*Edwin James CAPPER, head, aged 29, non-domestic coachman, born at Greenwich, Kent;
Thirza Rachel CAPPER, wife, aged 28, born at Dennington, Suffolk;
Ralph CAPPER, son, aged 2, born at Clapham;
Florence Daisy CAPPER, aged 1, born at Clapham;
Thomas James ROBINSON, boarder, aged 20, non-domestic groom, born in Kent.
(RG13/461/13/8)
The 1911 census of 4 Wix's Lane, Clapham SW, London:
*Edwin James CAPPER, head, aged 39, domestic chauffeur, born at Poplar, Middlesex;
Theriza Rachel CAPPER, wife, married 13 years, aged 37, born at Dennington, Suffolk;
Ralph CAPPER, son, aged 12, at school, born at Clapham, Surrey;
Florence Daisy CAPPER, aged 11, at school, born at Clapham, Surrey;
Lilian Eda CAPPER, aged 9, born at Clapham, Surrey.
(RG14PN2252/RG78PN77/RD26/SD4/ED2/SN294)
The death of an Edwin J. CAPPER was registered in 1913.
(GRO June Q 1913 Wandsworth [which includes Clapham] 1d 554)
(revised 08.02.2009)