Peter Pope, Victullar of Bray Parish, his wife Olive Pope, and their children, Julia Pope, John William Pope, and Eliza Pope - Secretly Buried Without Pomp

St Michael's Churchyard
Bray, Berkshire
England.
 

 

 

"Sacred

To The Memory of

Olive, wife of

Mr. Peter Pope

of Maidenhead

who died Decr 24th 1831

Aged 46

Also

Mr. Peter Pope

who died March 11th 1841

aged 62

Also

Three of Their Children."

 

 

 

Olive Pope was born Olive Buckland in 1785 in Swallowfield, Berkshire, to Joseph Buckland and his wife Mary Bleak.  On 2nd December 1809 in Cookham, Berkshire, Olive married Peter Pope. 

 

Peter Pope was born in 1780 in Rockbourne, Hampshire, to Peter Pope, and his wife Mary.  Peter was christened on 18th March 1780 in Rockbourne.  

 

Together they had ten living children, Mary, Thomas, Harriet, Eliza, Peter, Olive, John William, Joseph, James, and Julia.

Peter was a victualler in the parish of Bray, Berkshire.

 

Julia Pope was christened at St Michael's Church in Bray on 24th June 1827.  Sadly Julia was to pass away aged just two years old.  She was buried in St Michael's churchyard on 31st March 1829.

 

John William Pope passed away in 1835 aged 18, and Eliza Pope passed away in 1836 aged 17.

Peter Sr was to pass away on 11th March 1841. His last will and testament  dated 31st May 1834, states that:

"I desire to be secretly buried in the church yard of the parish of Bray without pomp and with as little exposure as may be."

Peter provided for all his living children in his will