John Corper

Haringman

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John Corper, birth 28 Jul 1877 London, England, son of Elias Lion Korper and Maria Waas
John was in the army, the Royal Hampshire regiment horseback, played clarinet in the band. served time in India, joined army in 1892 left army around 1900.

He had music lessons at Kneller hall Twickenham. He was a Chelsea pensioner. John worked for Allan & Simmons Engineers as a beltman at Demontford Rd Reading

master carpenter

He worked part-time for the Reading art gallery. He would carry out framing for the local artists, sometimes they could not afford to pay him, so they would give him a picture in loo of payment.

John had a wooden chest which he made that he would keep his important papers in. On the lid of the chest there was a emblem of a heart. Nobody Knows what happened to the chest.

Engineers Fitter in 1921 Lived at 39 Clifton Buildings Colvert Ave Shoreditch Lived at 15 Shepherd St Spitalfields in 1881 Rachael: Lived at 10 Shepherd St in 1881 Hannah: Hannah used to cook Dutch Jewish dishes.

Baked potatoes and rice and fried battered Plaice served cold. These dishes are still carried on in the family. Hanbury St formerly known as Brown St
Married ± 1899 London, England to:
Rachel Defriend, birth ± 1874 England, died ± 1913, daughter of Louis Defriend and Clara Silver

1) Amelia Corper, alias: Milly, Defriend, birth 10 Sep 1907 London, England, died 27 Jun 1999
Milly was blind from the age of 18 months until the age of 6 years old. She suffered with ulcers on the cornea of the eye. John her father paid a guinea for Milly to be seen, by a Harley St consultant Sir Anderson Critchett. Milly went into hospit al at Moorefields eye hospital to have the operation carried out, the operation was so successful that Sir Anderson Critchett gave back the guinea to John.

Milly remembers Mary Corper nee Waas her grandmother. When she was small she would visit Mary, and Mary would take Milly to the local park which is Victoria Park. Mary was a small lady with grey hair.

Rachel and Phoebe Defriend came to visit John Corper when Milly was 14 years old they were sisters. John was married to Rachel, but living with Hannah her other sister.

Milly believes John her father and family moved to Grays Pond Reading around 1916-1917. to:
Roger Rowland Cook, birth 29 May 1905, died 17 Oct 1967

2) Lewis Corper, birth 1 Aug 1908 London, England to:
Phyllis Edith Broom, birth 1 Feb 1912 England, died 21 Aug 1981, daughter of NN Broom and Connie Leitman

3) Lilian Corper, birth 5 Nov 1912 London, England, died 11 May 1919 London, England

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John Corper to:
Hannah Defriend, alias: Annie, birth 11 Dec 1885 London, England, died 9 Mar 1948 Reading, England, daughter of Louis Defriend and Clara Silver

1) Cecil Corper, birth 23 Dec 1920 London, England, died 8 Nov 1992 England
When war broke out in 1939 Cyril tried to sign up as a rear gunner in the RAF with his best friend, his friend was accepted and Cyril was rejected. His friend was shot down and killed. Cyril was rejected because he had a trade, sheetmetal worker.

He joined the aircraft company De haviland in Whitney Oxford working on spitfires till the end of the war in 1945. Cyril then joined a company called Star Eng. repairing the Royal carriages that were used for state openings. Around 1950 he joine d a company called T. Guisti & Sons Ltd in Islington London. It was not long before Cyril was made up to foreman over the sheetmetal workers, welders, polishers. They made ice-cream equipment and pressure vessels. In 1963 he left T. Guisti & Son s and set up a company called Stainless Metalcraft Ltd with a partner, Harry Childs. Cyrils wife and son were the first employees. During the next twenty years the company expanded to over 250 employees and 15 acres of land at Chatteris Cambridges hire. The company made defence equipment, aircraft ground running equipment, pressure vessels, medical equipment, nuclear handling equipment. Cyril retired in 1983 and the company became a PLC.

Cyril hobbies were cars, boats, guns
Cyril went to Swansea Rd school for boys in Caversham Rd Reading.

He served his apprenticeship at Markham Eng. Caversham Rd Reading

Cyril was a founder member of the Chatteris Cambs Rotary Club. A trophy was named after him, and presented to the Rotarian who has contributed most to the club during that year.

And was a brother of the Borough of St Pancras lodge London No 3316 was Honourable Grand Master and joined the Masons on 9 November 5967 (1969) till he died on 8 November 1992. to:
Eva May Harman, daughter of Edward George Harman and Rosina Hursh

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John Corper to:
Louisa Alice Sibley, birth 1890 England, daughter of John Sibley and NN NN

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