Joseph Hopkins

1833 -

• Name	Joseph Hopkins
  Birth	18 Sep 1833	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851 (17 years)	Ostrich Inn, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire   [1]
  	Household of Benjamin Hopkins, Son aged 13
  Census Reference	30 Mar 1851	High Street, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire   [1]
  51H020
  Employment	18 Oct 1855 (22 years)  [2]
  	Porter at time of marriage
  Employment	22 Sep 1856 (23 years)	Clapham, Surrey   [2]
  	Joined V Division of Met Police at Clapham - Rank Constable
  Census	7 Apr 1861 (27 years)	Clapham Street, Clapham, Surrey   [3]
  	Household of Joseph Hopkins, Police Constable, aged 28
  Description	Height 5 ft 7 ½ inches; Broan hair, Hazel eyes fair complexion no particular mark   [2]
  Employment	30 Oct 1865 (32 years)  [2]
  	Transferred to W Division of Met Police - Rank Constable
  Employment	15 Apr 1874 (40 years)  [2]
  	Retired from Met Police at the age of 40
  Occupier	15 Apr 1874 (40 years)	5 Greyhound Road, Sutton, Surrey   [2]
  	On retirement from Met Police.
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Benjamin Fuller Hopkins,   b. 1775 Maternal Line: Elizabeth Roberts,   b. 1802, Worcestershire bur. 30 Aug 1880, St Thomas, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire
  Person ID	I5827	Colnbrook
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Hopkins,   b. 1804, London d. 30 Sep 1876, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Roberts,   b. 1802, Worcestershire bur. 30 Aug 1880, St Thomas, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire (Age ~ 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	28 Jun 1828	Queens Square, Holborn, Middlesex
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years and 6 months - She : ~ 26 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Piggott,   b. Aug 1829, Wooburn, Buckinghamshire     Other partners:
  Marriage	18 Oct 1855	St Mary, Paddington Green, Westminster, Middlesex
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 1 month - She : 26 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. William Hopkins,   b. 1860  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F4655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Sep 1833 - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Census - Household of Benjamin Hopkins, Son aged 13 - 30 Mar 1851 - Ostrich Inn, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire Census Reference - 51H020 - 30 Mar 1851 - High Street, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire Marriage - 18 Oct 1855 - St Mary, Paddington Green, Westminster, Middlesex Employment - Joined V Division of Met Police at Clapham - Rank Constable - 22 Sep 1856 - Clapham, Surrey Census - Household of Joseph Hopkins, Police Constable, aged 28 - 7 Apr 1861 - Clapham Street, Clapham, Surrey Occupier - On retirement from Met Police. - 15 Apr 1874 - 5 Greyhound Road, Sutton, Surrey
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• Sources

  [S459] Census 1851 Horton (Colnbrook) HO107 Piece 1718, folio 207 page 5. [S573] Metropolitan Police Pension Registers MEPO 21. [S581] Census 1861 Clapham, Surrey RG 9 Piece 368, folio 132 page 32.