William SEMPER

1834 - 1867  (33 years)

• Name	William SEMPER
  Birth	15 Apr 1834	Bath, Somerset
  Christening	31 Aug 1834	St Swithin, Walcot, Bath, Somerset
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7D5A817D58144CD1986EA0B42FAE35F0BAF0
  Death	Jun 1867	Westminster RD   [1]
  Notes	Baptised the son of Edward and Sarah Semper of 6 Chatham Row; trunk maker. Directory entries found by Kath Chaveli: In 1858 Kelly’s Directory properties in Shouldham St were small shops (including no 49) therefore Will & Emma may have lived in premises above the shop 1862 London Postal Commercial Dir lists William Semper , beer retailer, 3 Portland Place NottingHill W 1863/4 Marylebone Directory lists William Semper, beer retailer 28 Gt Quebec St (now Upper Montagu St I think) and is also listed as paying rates at that property from 25th March Lady day 1862 of £5.3.6 until 1865 when he leaves. 1861 census: William (30, married*, no occupation given, born Bath, Somerset) was living with brother Alfred (24) at 14 Great Carlisle Street [now Penfold Street], St Marylebone, Middlesex. * wife Emma seems to have been living as Emma POVEY, as the following census entry reveals:- 1861 census: at 11 Howley Place, Paddington, Emma POVEY (unmarried), (38, cook, born Benham, Berks) and Louisa POVEY (unmarried, 22, housemaid, born Benham, Berks), were servants with the GIRDWOOD family (as in 1851 as far as Emma is concerned, and despite the fact that Emma had married in 1858). (Louisa POVEY was probably Emma's sister - she appeared with William and Mary POVEY in the 1841 census, aged 2.) The death registration of William SIMPER (sic) at age 36 (sic) in Q2 1867 is thought to refer to this William SEMPER.
  Person ID	I54	Thanet (2), Kent
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Edward SEMPER,   b. Bef 13 Apr 1800, Bath, Somerset d. 27 Jul 1870, Marylebone RD (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Sarah DOWNING,   b. Abt 1801, Bath, Somerset d. Jun 1865, Marylebone RD (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1822	St Mary, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset   [2, 3]
  	From marriage register for Bathwick St Mary, Somerset, at ancestry.com Groom: Edward Semper bachelor of Bathwick Bride: Sarah Downing spinster of Bathwick Both signed. Witnesses James Briggs (sign), James Millard (mark).
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma POVEY,   b. Abt 1823, Benham, Speen, Newbury, Berkshire d. Mar 1897, Brentford RD (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1858	St Mary's, Marylebone, London   [4]
  	William Semper, full age, servant of 49 Shouldham Street, father Edward Semper, trunk maker. Emma Povey, full age, spinster of 49 Shouldham Street, father William Povey, servant. Both signed. Witnesses George Harbord Gyton and Mary Ann Minter.
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Apr 1834 - Bath, Somerset  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, probable death (as William SIMPER) Q2 1867 Westminster 1a/218. (Reliability: 3). [S12] Note on 1861 census record at Ancestry by DaveJvu made on 21 Sep 2008. [S15] FreeReg, December 2012. [S7] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later.