Richard Rodney Bligh HOPLEY

1829 - 1915  (85 years)

• Name	Richard Rodney Bligh HOPLEY
  Born	23 Dec 1829	Swellendam.
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Apr 1915	Swellendam.
  Person ID	I8745	Families of the Overberg
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William Musgrave HOPLEY,   b. 1796, England ,   d. 21 Jun 1864, Swellendam.  (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Aletta Alida (Hurlingh) HURLING,   b. 1801,   d. 8 Mar 1882  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Jun 1820	Cape Town
  Family ID	F27876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Frances DANIELL,   b. Nov 1831, Grahamstown ,   d. 14 Oct 1917, Swellendam.  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	1853
  Children	1. Fanny Agnes HOPLEY,   d. 1890  [natural]   2. Frances Hillman HOPLEY,   d. 1893  [natural]   3. Anne Handfield HOPLEY,   b. Sep 1857, Swellendam ,   d. 25 Feb 1941, Cape Town.  (Age ~ 83 years)  [natural]   4. Letitia Adelaide HOPLEY,   b. Apr 1859,   d. 21 Jul 1934, Swellendam  (Age ~ 75 years)  [natural]   5. William Musgrave HOPLEY,   b. Apr 1859, Swellendam ,   d. 14 Mar 1938, Burgersdorp.  (Age ~ 78 years)  [natural]   6. Mary Ann Priscilla HOPLEY,   b. Jun 1862, Cape Town ,   d. 4 May 1940, Cape Town.  (Age ~ 77 years)  [natural]   7. Richard Rodney Bligh HOPLEY,   b. 1864, Swellendam ,   d. 9 Aug 1926  (Age 62 years)  [natural]   8. Frank HOPLEY,   b. 1865, Swellendam ,   d. 1926, Pretoria  (Age 61 years)  [natural]   9. Frederick Rice Hamilton HOPLEY,   b. 21 Feb 1866, Swellendam ,   d. 29 May 1937, Cape Town  (Age 71 years)  [natural]   10. Charles Edward HOPLEY,   b. 16 Nov 1867, Swellendam ,   d. 18 Apr 1941, East London.  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F27967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was born at Bellevue where he lived and practised as a land surveyo r. He later ran into financial difficulties and moved to Rose cottage b ut became an eccentric . Overberg Origins. Edmund Burrows Estate 6/9/786 F1329