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The Liptrap Family in England

I have been looking for a connection between Isaac Liptrap of Virginia and the Liptrap Families in England since the 1960's. I have found nothing definite. He appears to fit as a grandson of Thomas Liptrap and Mary Horton, but I have found no evidence of such a relationship. Most of the information about English families is found in Parish Registers from the Church of England. Christenings, marriages, and burials were recorded from the 1530's to the present. Many registers have been published - most unindexed, often only the marriages. There is no overall index. Although Pallot's Marriage Index does list many marriages between 1780 and 1837. Similarly, Pallot's Baptism Index 1789-1837. Overall civil registrations of marriages began in 1837, and Census records begin in 1841. But we are trying to connect Isaac Liptrap, who was born about 1752, and left England in July, 1772.

The records of the Mormon Church, called the International Genealogical Index, or IGI, list many marriages and births. But this is not an index of all such events. It is a record of the Ordinances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which "seals" spouses to each other, and parents to children, so that these relationships may be maintained for all eternity. The genealogical accuracy of such records depends upon the thoroughness and integrity of the person submitting the supposed relatives for sealing. My perspective is that it is a good place to find clues for further research and documentation. In the following listings, I have used IGI listings only when they refer to a specific Parish record. I have tried to locate the parish register to verify each record.

Genealogies published on the internet without documentation (including mine) should be viewed similarly. Rootsweb.com and Ancestry.com are good sources of such listings, often very extensive and self-contradictory. The danger of such listings, is that speculative family relations, and possible relationships presented for further verification, are often grabbed up by individuals looking for quick additions to their genealogical records. They then pass into many different family records as if they were proven relationships. I have seen several of my speculations, which I have since definitively disproven, presented as fact in multiple family files at Rootsweb. I have attempted to contact the owners of such information. They either never answer, or answer with the explanation that they "downloaded a GedCom" with that information, and see no reason to change it.

A word about dates: Remember that before 1751, under the Julian Calendar, New Years day was March 26. So 25 Mar 1675 was followed the next day by 26 Mar 1676. Converting, 2 Mar 1710 "old style" became 2 Mar 1711 "new style," often shown as 2 Mar 1710/1. It should be presumed here that all dates taken from Parish Registers before 1751 are "old style."

The information below comes primarily from IGI records that can be traced to specific sources, British census records, wills of Liptraps I saw at the British National Archives at Kew, Surry, in June, 2007, a letter from Robert G Liptrap of Toronto, Canada, about 1980, e-mail correspondence with his sons in July, 2007, and August 2007 e-mail from an descendant of General John Liptrap of India.

There appear to be many Liptraps in various parts of England in the late 1600's and early 1700's, relationship between them unknown, as yet. By the Census of 1841, there appears to be scattered members of one family, and by 1881 only Robert A (1841-1885), from whom the Liptrap Family of Canada descends. While there are many descendants of the Liptrap Family in the United Kingdom today, none bear that surname.

Several family groups seem to have existed in the 17th and 18th Centuries. It is unknown how they might be related to each other:

A. Richard Lyptrit married 11 Apr 1602 Sarah Powstar at London St Margaret Moses
Sarah Liptrap then married 24 Feb1605 Hughe Taylor at London St Giles Cripplegate
1. Jonas Liptratt, bapt. 30 Jul 1602 at London St Giles Cripplegate
2. Luke Liptrapp, bapt. 5 Mar 1604 at London St Giles Cripplegate; married Diana
. . 21. Susan Liptrap, bapt. 29 Jul 1627 at Stepney St Mary Whitechappel
. . 22. John Liptrap, bapt. 25 Jun 1628 at Stepney St Mary Whitechappel
. . 23. Sarah Liptrap, bapt. 21 Oct 1630 at Stepney St Mary Whitechappel
. . 24. John Liptrap, bapt. 10 Sep 1637 at Stepney St Mary Whitechappel
. . 25. Francis Liptrap, bapt. 27 May 1640 at Stepney St Mary Whitechappel
. . 25. Symon Liptrat, bapt. 7 Jun 1635 at Stepney St Mary Whitechappel; married Margery
. . . . . 211. John Leptrape, bapt.10 Mar 1660 at Stepney St Mary Whitechappel
. . . . . 212. Susanna Leptrape, bapt. 15 Jul 1662 at Stepney St Mary Whitechappel
. . . . . 213. Symon Liptrat, bapt. 13 Oct 1667 at London St Boltolph without Aldgate
. . . . . 214. Charles Leptrap, bapt. 1 Dec 1669 at London St Boltolph without Aldgate

3? William Liptrape married Anne
. . 1. Matthew Liptratt, bapt. 1 Jul 1634 at Stepney St Dunstan
. . 2. Anne Liptrape, bapt. 30 Jan 1638 at London St Giles Cripplegate

B. .1. Thomas Lifthrop married 4 Feb 1665 Elizabeth Fryer at Charleton in Dover
. . . 2. Richard Liptrap married Ann; children baptized at Dover St James the Apostle
. . . . . 21. Samuel Liptrap, bapt.25 Dec 1664
. . . . . 22. Mary Lipstrap, bapt. 7 Sep 1667
. . . . . 23. John Liptrappe, bapt. Oct 1672
. . . . . 24. Hester Lipthrap, bapt. 15 Jul 1675
. . . . . 25. Thomas Liphthrap, bapt. 3 Jul 1678

C. Robert Liptrap of Tiverton, Devon
. . . 1. Elizabeth Liptrap, 13 Apr 1726 (married 16 Jul 1745 Joseph Whitfield, at Tiverton)
. . . 2. Mary Liptrap, 24 Mar 1728
. . . 3. Anne Liptrapp, 13 Jan 1731 (died 18 Jan 1731)
. . . 4. Anne Liptrap, 1 Nov 1733 (married 28 Mar 1763 Thomas Burge, at Tiverton)
. . . 5. Samuel Liptrap 19 Mar 1739 (married 8 Nov 1763 Hannah Hockaday, at Tiverton)
. . . 6. Jane Liptrap . . (married 25 Dec 1761 John Bunny, at Tiverton)

. . . 5. Samuel and Hannah
. . . . . 51. Samuel Liptrap 18 Sep 1765
. . . . . 52. John Liptrap 5 Jan 1769

. . . 7? John and Catherine/Catharine/Katharine (all at Abbey Chapel - Presbyterian, Tavistock)
. . . . . 71. John Hunsdon Liptrap, 2 Sep 1751
. . . . . 72. Katharine Liptrap, 20 Feb 1753
. . . . . 73. William Liptrap, 12 Aug 1754
. . . . . 74. William Liptrap, 27 Dec 1756
. . . . . 75. Catharine Liptrap, 12 Oct 1760
. . . . . 76. Elizabeth Liptrap, 20 Nov 1762

D. 1. Thomas Liptrap married 12 Jun 1665 Margaret Milman, at Ribblesford, Worchester
. . .2. Jane Liptrap married 29 May 1662 Evan Roberts, at Eastham, Worchester
. . .3. Ralph Liptrap and Margaret lived in Ribblesford, Worchester, 30 km southwest of Birmingham.
. . . . . 31. Margaret Liptrap, bapt. 29 Jun 1680 (Rock, Worc. Mother Mary)
. . . . . 32. Joyce Liptrap bapt. c.1685
. . . . . 33. Sarah Liptrap b. 4 Mar 1688 bapt. 16 Mar
. . . . . 34. Thomas Liptrap bapt. 10 Dec 1677, married Mary
. . . . . . . 341. George Liptrap, bapt. 12 Oct 1705, bapt. 14 Oct
. . . . . . . 342. Thomas Liptrap, bapt. 27 Apr 1708, bapt. 5 May
. . . . . . . 343. Mary Liptrap, b. 6 Jan 1711, bapt. Jan 23
. . . . . . . 344. John Liptrap, bapt. 1715
. . . . . . . 345. Ralph Liptrap, bapt. 12 Sep 1720
. . . . . . . 346. Margaret Liptrap, bapt. 17 Feb1724
. . . . . . . 347. (male) Liptrap, b.1726
. . . . . Margarett Liptrap married 10 Feb 1751 Thomas Hill at St Swithen, Worchester
. . . . . Margaret Liptrap married 1760 Richard Holding at Ribblesford, Worchester
. . . . . Ralph Liptrap married 2 Aug 1760 Mary Davies at Ribblesford, Worchester
. . . . . Ralph Liptrap married 25 Aug 1768 Sarah Farmer at Astley, Worchester
. . . . . Ralph Liptrap married 8 July 1785 Mary Wistones at Rock, Worchester

E. Thomas Leaptrapp of Wendover, Buckingham, married about 1678 Mary, who died about 1684, he then married 1686 Elizabeth Phillips. 10 children were christened at Wendover:
. . 1. John Liptrap 13 Jul 1679
. . 2. Thomas Liptrap 13 Feb 1680 - see below
. . 3. Henry Liptrap 4 May 1682
. . 4. Elizabeth Liptrap 21 Aug 1687
. . 5. Mary Liptrap 23 Mar 1688
. . 6. Sarah Liptrap 1 Apr 1691
. . 7. Edward Liptrap 7 Jun 1693 married Elizabeth
. . . . . Elizabeth Liptrap, bapt. 14 Jul 1722, Chesham Bois, Bucks
. . 8. Joseph Liptrap 29 Jul 1695
. . 9. Phyllis Liptrap 13 Aug 1697
. . 0. Joseph Liptrap 15 Nov 1699

Possible descendant John Liptrap married 3 Feb 1772 Alice Caudery, at Wendover, 8 children
. . 1. John Liptrap 1 Nov 1772
. . 2. Alice Liptrap 6 Oct 1776
. . 3. Sarah Liptrap 26 Feb 1786

. . Mary Liptrap married 5 Nov 1727 Henry Horwood, Hughenden, Bucks
. . Sarah Liptrap married 21 Jan 1749 John Gillham, Chesham, Bucks
. . Alice Liptrap married 28 Sep 1798 Thomas Benning, Wendover, Bucks
. . Lucy Liptrop married 26 Nov 1804 Charles Everidge, Wendover, Bucks
. . Sarah Liptrap married 25 Oct 1806 Charles Mead, Wendover, Bucks.

In London:
A 1695 List of Inhabitants Within the Walls of London did not list any Liptrap, nor any variation of the name. But this did not include the suburbs just outside the walls.

Thomas Liptrap married 2 Jan 1710 Mary Horton at St Dunstan in the East. They had (at least) three children christened at All Hallows the Great. It is POSSIBLE that Mary died and Thomas remarried Sarah before 1725 and had more children. It is POSSIBLE, but NOT PROVEN that this is the Thomas Liptrap who was born in 1680 in Wendover, Buckingham. The following is conjecture: 
1. Thomas Liptrap (24 Jan 1711) died after 1782.   Thomas Lintrap, son of Thomas, was apprenticed
. . in All Hallows the Great 4 Sep 1726 to Luke Whitton, cooper.  Married about 1735 Sarah (Sarbin?)
. 11. Thomas Liptrap of Laleham, Middlesex, wrote his will 23 Nov 1782, naming his father Thomas
. . . . Liptrap, daughters Sarah and the late Margaret Rawford, brother Charles Liptrap, sister Ann
. . . . Colloy, widow, brothers-in-law Charles Ballard and Edward Dowling, and his uncle Robert Sarbin
. 12. Samuel David Liptrap, died 1789, married 1 Jan 1765 Sarah Earle.  His will named his mother
. . . . . Sarah and sister Ann Colloy, widow.  See below
. 13. Charles Liptrap
. 14. John Liptrap
. 15. Daughter, wife of Edward Dowling
. 16. Sarah Liptrap married 18 Dec 1770 Charles Ballard at St James Westminster, London
. 17. Ann Liptrap married 13 Feb 1770 Thomas Colley, at St Savior, Southwark, Surrey
2. Sarah Liptrap (29 Jan 1715) 
3. Mary Liptrap (4 May 1718)
4. John Liptrap
5. Solomon Liptrap (21 Jul 1725) baptized at London Westminster, son of Thomas and Sarah

One of the above named children of Thomas Sr, (#1-5), or one not named, was PROBABLY the parent of Isaac Liptrap (1752-1819), who was sent to Virginia in 1772. No baptismal record has yet been found, but he named his second son Thomas, which was not a family name in his wife's family.  At Isaac's
trial, a John Liptrap and a Ballard, whose first name was not given, testified in his behalf, though no relationship was recorded. Other witnesses John Allen, butcher at Red-lion-street, Whitechapel, and John Dutton, wharfinger at Ralph's Key, claimed to have known Isaac in his childhood when he lived with their families.

A Sarah Liptrap, age 66, was baptized 15 Jan 1773 at St Leonard's Shoreditch. She would have been born in 1706.  There is NO evidence that she might have been the wife of Thomas (born 1711), but I have no other suggestion, at this time, of who she might have been.

12. Samuel David Liptrap (d.1789) married 1 Jan 1765 Sarah Earle, Stepney St Mary Whitechappel Samuel Davey Liptrap's will was proven 26 Aug 1789, mentioned his mother Sarah, his wife Sarah, his deceased daughter Sally, son John, son Samuel Davy when he attains the age of 21, daughter Ann, "all my other children," and sister Ann Colloy, widow. The will refers to land in Middlesex and capital of £30,000. He was listed at a malt distiller in Whitechappel Road in city directories from 1770 until 1789. This listing was "S D Liptrap & Son" after John became old enough. At least until 1797, John and Samuel Davy (Jr) were both listed in this profession.
. 121. John Liptrap (1 Jan 1766 - 17 May 1826)
. 122. Sarah Liptrap (30 Aug 1767, died before 1789)
. 123. Samuel Davy Liptrap (15 Feb 1773 - 1836)
. 124. Ann Liptrap (9 Mar 1778) married 1797 Timothy Cassin (or Castin)

121. John Liptrap was a whiskey distiller from 1788 to 1816, and a patron of the arts and hospital, lived in Mile End. He was the Sheriff of London and Middlesex in 1796. This was  the John Liptrap for whom Mount Liptrap in New South Wales, Australia, was named by his friend Capt. James Grant in 1800. He was a subscriber to the Macklin Bible in 1800 [the largest Bible ever printed, measuring two feet by 16 inches, in six massive volumes weighing over 100 pounds.] This was probably the bankrupt whose art and book collections were auctioned at Sotheby's in April and May, 1804. In 1811, he lived in Bethnal Green. Bankrupt again in 1813. See continuation below.

Please note, there were three other John Liptraps, with whom he might be confused:
. . John Liptrap, bapt. 22 Feb 1768 at St Paul's Covent Garden, son of John and Anne
. . John Liptrap, bapt. 25 Mar 1770 at Stepney St Dunstan, son of John and Mary
. . John Liptrap, bapt. 1 Nov 1772 at Wendover, Buckingham, son of John and Alice, 
I have no clue as to the origins of John and Anne, nor John and Mary, though they are probably sons of his uncles, listed in Thomas' will in 1782. One John Liptrap died in 1838 at Greenwich, which one, I do not know.

123. Samuel Davy Liptrap, (1773-1836) whiskey distiller, wrote his will 3 March 1836, naming his wife Amelia (1776-1841), his daughter Amelia, and his nephew John Liptrap, oldest son of his brother John Liptrap.
. 1231. Amelia Liptrap (11 Jun 1818-1894), born in Little Ilford, Essex, the only child of Samuel Davy Liptrap of Southampton, married 23 Apr 1840 Sir Henry Charles Barnston Daubeney (1810-1903). The Census of 1841 of South Stoneham lists Amelia Liptrap, 65, living with Henry 30 and Amelia 23 Daubney. Death records show Amelia Liptrap died in December, 1841, in South Stoneham, Hampshire.

124. Ann Liptrap, 9 Mar 1778 married 1797 Timothy Cassin (or Cassen or Castin)
. 1241. Sarah Liptrap Cassin (d.1851) married Charles Heath, left a 7-page will in Bristol, tiny script.
. 1242. Amelia Cassin married Elijah Williams
. 1243. Samuel Davy Liptrap Cassin
. 1244. John Porter Cassin (d.1844) daughters Eliza Ann Porter Castin and Ada Elizabeth Castin.

121. John Liptrap (1766-1826) married 14 Jan 1790 Elizabeth Hunt (1765-1843) daughter of James Hunt. John died at Canterbury, Kent; Elizabeth died at Dartford, Kent. They had four children.
. 1211. John Liptrap (15 Apr 1796 - 21 Sep 1878) bapt. 21 Jun 1796 St Dunstan, Stepney
. 1212. Amelia Caroline Liptrap (1799-1857) born in St Dunstan, Stepney
. 1213. Samuel Davy Liptrap (1800-died in infancy) bapt. 11 Oct 1800 in St Dunstan, Stepney
. 1214. Samuel Davey Liptrap (21 Feb 1803-1877) bapt. 28 Jul 1803 in St Dunstan, Stepney

1211. General John Liptrap (1796-1878), born at Mile End, of the Bengal Army, lived at St Mary's, Chettenham, Middlesex in 1871, the first census in which he appears. This would have been the "Captain Liptrap" referred to in George Hinty's fictional novel about the 1857 Indian Mutiny. He joined the Bengal Army in 1817, and was Captain from 1831 to 1850. As Lieutenant Colonel in 1857, he four times brought back men of the 45th Native Infantry when they had mutinied. He was promoted to Major General 22 Aug 1865, and to General 1 Oct 1877. He died at Kensington, London 21 Sep 1878. He married three times and had one daughter. He married first Maria Perigoe, 1 Sep 1823 at St John's, Calcutta, India. She was born in 1792 and died 14 June 1838 in Bath, Somerset. Married second Eliza, widow of William Cook Wallace, she died 26 Feb 1850 in Surbiton, Surrey. Married third Emma Jell, daughter of William Jell, and widow of A W Nash, married 2 Jan. 1854 in Calcutta, India. She was born 1814 and died 30 July 1877 in Ramsgate, Kent. He had three step children, Dr William Nash, Charles Nash, and Jessie Nash, wife of H M Cadell.

. 12111. Blanche Emma Liptrap was born 2 Feb 1856 in Ferozepore N.W. Frontier, India. She died 19 May 1920 and is buried at Melbury Abbas, Dorset. She was educated at the Cheltenham Ladies' College. She married 1876 Henry Jonathan Carver (1847-1915), who was the Rector at Melbury for 35 years. They had seven daughters and two sons.
. . 121111. Ethel Janet Carver (1877-1964) married George Denne Franklin
. . . . 1211111. Lionel Cooper Franklin (1920-1940)
. . . . 1211112. Henry George Franklin (1922-1949) married Thelma C Mitchell (1924) two children
. . 121112. Grace Louisa Carver (1879)
. . 121113. Mary Cecily Carver (1881)
. . 121114. Blanche Emmeline A Carver (1882)
. . 121115. Lionel Henry Liptrap Carver (1883-26 May 1918) 2nd Lt, Irish Guards
. . 121116. Jessie Elinor Carver (1884)
. . 121117. Agnes Mildred Carver (1887)
. . 121118. Bernard Nash Carver (1889-1986) married Winifred Maud Playne
. . . . 1211181. Marjorie Faith Carver, married name was King
. . . . 1211182. John Carver
. . 121119. Helen Faith Carver (1891) married 1915  Rodney A Goodwin

1212. Amelia Caroline Liptrap (10 Jan 1799-1857), according to her will written 30 Aug 1842, which was proved 17 Feb 1857, was commonly called Amelia Caroline Wilcox, spinster, daughter of John and Elizabeth Liptrap. It listed her son Robert Albemarle Liptrap, alias Wilcox, with a provision for him when he reached age 21, also naming her brother Samuel Davey Liptrap and her great-aunt Laura Ruth Liptrap (identity unknown). The 1841 Census of Portsea, Hampshire, lists Amelia Willcox, 38, and Laura Kyle, 9. The 1851 Census Portsea, lists Amelia Willcox, 50; son Robert, 9; and niece Laura Kyle, 19, and she was described as an "annuitant." Another record states that Amelia Wilcox died in Bermondsey, Southwark, London, in December 1857.

12121. Robert Albemarle Liptrap (1841-1885) was listed with his mother Amelia Liptrap alias Willcox in the Census of 1851. In 1861, he was listed as Robert Liptrap,19, a visitor in the house of Louisa Lankester in Bonchurch, Hampshire. He married first 1865 Mary (or May) Croucher (1843) at St Pancras Old Church, London; they lived at Greenwich, Kent, in 1871, and his profession listed as tramway car driver. He then married about 1875 Alice Brown (1853-1925) daughter of Henry Brown. In 1881, they lived at St Olave, Bermondsey, Southwark, London, where all three children were born. His occupation was listed at shopman (general manufacturing). Census records consistently state that he was born at Southsea, Hampshire. After his death, Alice married 10 Apr 1889 George Augustus Duke. and they were still in Bermondsley for the 1901 census.
. 121211. Alice Amelia Liptrap (1876) married 1901 Charles Ardley
. 121212. Robert Joseph Liptrap (1879-1951) married 1904 Amy Florence Smith
. 121213. Laura Florence Liptrap (1883-1978) married 1912 Walter G Davies

121212. Robert Joseph Liptrap (1879-1951) married 1904 Amy Florence Smith (1882-1972) His occupation in 1901 was a furrier. His two sons were baptized at St Olave, Bermondsey:

. 1212121. Robert George Liptrap (1905-1998) married 1930 Alice Rebecca Rose Bartholomew (1906-1992) married in St Lukes, West Norwood, London. Immigrated to Canada in 1929, and lived in Toronto, Ontario. He was a cost and quantity estimator in the construction industry. He had two sons, who live in Ontario.
. 1212122. Percy John "Jack" Liptrap (1908-1984) married 1934 Hilda Wright (1905-1983) lived in London. He had one child, Dorothy Liptrap (1937-1991) who married 1971 Peter Couzens and lived in London, no children.

1214. Samuel Davy Liptrap (21 Feb 1803-1877) married in 1836 Barbara Tinslay in Camberwell, Surrey. The census of 1841 shows him age 38, and Barbara 40, living with his mother Elizabeth, 76, in Bexley, Kent. In 1851, and 1861, they were living apart in Camberwell, with no children. The 1861 census states that he was "supported by friends." He apparently died in 1877 in St Olave, Southwark, London.

Sarah Liptrap Heath died in 1847 at Clifton, Glouchestershire
James Liptrap Hall (born about 1825) married in 1860, died in 1881 at Westminster, London
William Liptrap D Colling (born about 1820) married in 1879, died in 1895 at Plymouth, Devon

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