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John VOLP's other family: with Eliza Annie SCHELDT (1874?-1944)
John VOLP's parents: Abraham VOLP ( - ) and Mary (1825?- )

Family of John Frederick VOLP and Catherine Elizabeth BOSS

Husband: John Frederick VOLP (1854?-1917)
Wife: Catherine Elizabeth BOSS (1852-1887)
Children: Sophia Catherina VOLP (1874- )
Christina VOLP (1878- )
Maria VOLP (1880-1881)
John Frederick VOLP (1881-1946)
Frank VOLP (1883-1961)
Henrietta De Melvin VOLP (1885-1887)
Marriage 25 Dec 1873 Manchester 1

Additional Information

Marriage Cathedral
Witness: Thomas ROBINSON
Witness: Sophia Wilhelmina VOLP

Husband: John Frederick VOLP

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      John Frederick VOLP, JFVOLP    
 
Name: John Frederick VOLP
Sex: Male
Father: Abraham VOLP ( - )
Mother: Mary (1825?- )
Birth 1854 (app) Frankfurt or Steinford, Germany 2,3
Census (1) 1871 (age 16-17) Manchester
occupation on the census (1) 1871 (age 16-17) Musician
Occupation (1) 1874 (age 19-20) Dyer
Census (2) 1881 (age 26-27) Harpurhey, Manchester 4
occupation on the census (2) 1881 (age 26-27) Cotton dyer
Census (3) 1891 (age 36-37) Manchester 5
occupation on the census (3) 1891 (age 36-37) Musician
Occupation (2) 1897 (age 42-43) Musician 6
Census (4) 1901 (age 46-47) Hulme, Manchester 7
occupation on the census (4) 1901 (age 46-47) Beer House Keeper
Death 1917 (age 62-63) Manchester 8
Residence (1) 25 Dec 1873 (age 18-19) Bradford, Lancs 1
Occupation (3) 25 Dec 1873 (age 18-19) Dyer; Bradford, Lancs 1
Residence (2) 6 Dec 1874 (age 19-20) Bradford, Lancs 9
Occupation (4) 6 Dec 1874 (age 19-20) Dyer; Bradford, Lancs 9
Residence (3) 10 Mar 1878 (age 23-24) Collyhurst, Manchester 10
Occupation (5) 10 Mar 1878 (age 23-24) Dyer; Collyhurst, Manchester 10
Residence (4) 3 Aug 1881 (age 26-27) Harpurhey, Manchester 11
Occupation (6) 3 Aug 1881 (age 26-27) Cotton Dyer; Harpurhey, Manchester 11
Residence (5) 18 Oct 1885 (age 30-31) Collyhurst, Manchester 12
Occupation (7) 18 Oct 1885 (age 30-31) Musician; Collyhurst, Manchester 12
Residence (6) 21 Feb 1900 (age 45-46) Hulme, Manchester 13
Occupation (8) 21 Feb 1900 (age 45-46) Musician; Hulme, Manchester 13
Residence (7) 26 Jan 1902 (age 47-48) Hulme, Manchester 14
Occupation (9) 26 Jan 1902 (age 47-48) Musician; Hulme, Manchester 14
Residence (8) 25 Nov 1903 (age 48-49) Hulme, Manchester 15
Occupation (10) 25 Nov 1903 (age 48-49) Cotton Dyer; Hulme, Manchester 15
Residence (9) 30 May 1906 (age 51-52) Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester 16
Occupation (11) 30 May 1906 (age 51-52) Musician; Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester 16

Additional Information

Census (1) 7 Crown Lane
Census (2) 17 Upper Mount St
Census (3) 27 Appleton St
Census (4) 2 & 4 Renshaw St
Residence (1) 133 Mill St
Residence (3) 12 Rock St
Residence (4) 17 Mount St
Residence (5) 7 Brown St, Queens Rd
Residence (6) 64 Clopton St
Residence (7) 2 Renshaw St
Residence (8) 97 Emden St
Residence (9) 44 Percival St

Wife: Catherine Elizabeth BOSS

Name: Catherine Elizabeth BOSS
Sex: Female
Father: Frederick BOSS (1820?-1895)
Mother: Anna Maria WEASLER (1821?-1904)
Birth 1852 Whitechapel, London, Middlesex 8
Census (1) 1861 (age 8-9) Manchester 17
Census (2) 1871 (age 18-19) Manchester 18
occupation on the census 1871 (age 18-19) Vocalist
Census (3) 1881 (age 28-29) Harpurhey, Manchester 4
Death 1887 (age 34-35) Manchester 8
Residence (1) 25 Dec 1873 (age 20-21) Manchester 1
Residence (2) 6 Dec 1874 (age 21-22) Bradford, Lancs 9
Residence (3) 10 Mar 1878 (age 25-26) Collyhurst, Manchester 10
Residence (4) 3 Aug 1881 (age 28-29) Harpurhey, Manchester 11
Residence (5) 18 Oct 1885 (age 32-33) Collyhurst, Manchester 12

Additional Information

Census (1) 1 No2 Court, Ashley Lane
Census (2) 7 Providence Place
Census (3) 17 Upper Mount St
Residence (1) 1 Quarry St
Residence (3) 12 Rock St
Residence (4) 17 Mount St
Residence (5) 7 Brown St, Queens Rd

Child 1: Sophia Catherina VOLP

Name: Sophia Catherina VOLP
Sex: Female
Spouse: Arthur KENNEDY ( - )
Birth 1874 Bradford, Lancs 19
Census (1) 1881 (age 6-7) Harpurhey, Manchester 20
Census (2) 1891 (age 16-17) Manchester 5
occupation on the census (1) 1891 (age 16-17) Musician
Census (3) 1901 (age 26-27) Hulme, Manchester 21
occupation on the census (2) 1901 (age 26-27) Musician
Baptism 6 Dec 1874 (age 0) Bradford, Lancs 9
Residence 6 Dec 1874 (age 0) Bradford, Lancs 9

Additional Information

Census (1) 17 Upper Mount St
Census (2) 27 Appleton St
Census (3) 8 Oswald St
Baptism Christ Church

Child 2: Christina VOLP

Name: Christina VOLP
Sex: Female
Spouse: Joseph BELL (1867?- )
Birth 29 Jan 1878 Collyhurst, Manchester 10,19,22
Census (1) 1881 (age 2-3) Harpurhey, Manchester 20
Census (2) 1891 (age 12-13) Manchester 5
occupation on the census (1) 1891 (age 12-13) Musician
Census (3) 1901 (age 22-23) Sheffield, Yorks 23
occupation on the census (2) 1901 (age 22-23) Harpist
Census (4) 1911 (age 32-33) Wandsworth, London
Baptism 10 Mar 1878 (age 0) Collyhurst, Manchester 10
Residence 10 Mar 1878 (age 0) Collyhurst, Manchester 10

Additional Information

Birth 12 Rock St
Census (1) 17 Upper Mount St
Census (2) 27 Appleton St
Census (3) 86 Brown St
Census (4) 30 Cats Rd , Clapham
Baptism St James
Residence 12 Rock St

Child 3: Maria VOLP

Name: Maria VOLP
Sex: Female
Birth 1880 Blackley, Manchester 19
Death Feb 1881 (age 0-1) Blackley, Manchester 19
Burial 1 Mar 1881 Manchester General Cemetery 24

Child 4: John Frederick VOLP

Name: John Frederick VOLP
Sex: Male
Spouse 1: Lotte Mabel CONROY (1882?-1938)
Spouse 2: Sarah Jane Dymock WEIR ( - )
Birth 21 Jun 1881 Harpurhey, Manchester 11,19
Occupation Plumber & Sanitary Engineer
Census (1) 1891 (age 9-10) Manchester 5
Census (2) 1901 (age 19-20) Hulme, Manchester 25
occupation on the census (1) 1901 (age 19-20) Plumber & Sanitary Engineer
Census (3) 1911 (age 29-30) Manchester
occupation on the census (2) 1911 (age 29-30) Sanitary Inspector
Death 7 Jan 1946 (age 64) Stockport, Cheshire 8,26
Executor for this will 9 May 1946 (age 64) John Frederick VOLP 26
Value of Estate 9 May 1946 (age 64) £2610 12s 1d 26
Probate 9 May 1946 (age 64) London 26
Baptism 3 Aug 1881 (age 0) Collyhurst, Manchester 11
Residence 3 Aug 1881 (age 0) Harpurhey, Manchester 11

Additional Information

Birth 17 Mount St
Census (1) 27 Appleton St
Census (2) 17 Clapton St
Census (3) 60 Mayfield Rd, Levenshulme
Death 49 Avondale Rd, Edgeley
Baptism St Oswald
Residence 17 Mount St

Child 5: Frank VOLP

Name: Frank VOLP
Sex: Male
Birth 27 May 1883 Manchester 19
Baptism 8 Jun 1883 (age 0) Manchester 27
Census (1) 1891 (age 7-8) Manchester 5
Military Regiment 11 Mar 1901 (age 17) Royal Marine Light Infantry 28,29
Enlisted (Military) 11 Mar 1901 (age 17) Plymouth Division 29
Military Service No. 11 Mar 1901 (age 17) 10704 29
Religion 1901 (age 17-18) Roman Catholic 29
Census (2) 1911 (age 27-28) East Stonehouse, Devon 30
occupation on the census 1911 (age 27-28) Private, Royal Marines
Discharged (Military) 14 Apr 1915 (age 31) 29
Death 18 Nov 1961 (age 78) 29

Additional Information

Census (1) 27 Appleton St
Census (2) Royal Marine Barracks
Discharged (Military) Invalided.

Child 6: Henrietta De Melvin VOLP

Name: Henrietta De Melvin VOLP 8
Sex: Female
Birth 10 Aug 1885 Collyhurst, Manchester 12,19
Death 1887 (age 1-2) Manchester 8
Baptism 18 Oct 1885 (age 0) Collyhurst, Manchester 12
Residence 18 Oct 1885 (age 0) Collyhurst, Manchester 12

Additional Information

Birth 7 Brown St, Queens Rd
Baptism St Oswald
Residence 7 Brown St, Queens Rd

Note on Husband: John Frederick VOLP

1914 Fined for not registering as an 'Enemy Alien'31

Sources

1"Marriage Manchester (Cathedral) 25 Dec 1873 John Frederick VOLP & Catherine Elizabeth BOSS".
Manchester Archives.
2"1871 Census". RG10/4052/18
3"1881 census".
4Ibid. RG11/4030/62
5"1891 Census". RG12/3249/85
6"Marriage Certificate".
7"1901 Census". RG13/3702/5
8"GRO Index".
9"Baptism Bradford, Lancs 6 Dec 1874 Sophia Catherina VOLP".
Manchester Archives.
10"Baptism Collyhurst, Manchester 10 Mar 1878 Christina VOLP".
Manchester Archives.
11"Baptism Collyhurst, Manchester 3 Aug 1881 John Frederick VOLP".
Manchester Archives.
12"Baptism Collyhurst, Manchester 18 Oct 1885 Henrietta De Melvin VOLP".
Manchester Archives.
13"Baptism Hulme, Manchester 21 Feb 1900 Vera Maud Olive VOLP".
Manchester Archives.
14"Baptism Hulme, Manchester 26 Jan 1902 Charles Herbert VOLP".
Manchester Archives.
15"Baptism Hulme, Manchester 25 Nov 1903 Sophia Margartition Lilian VOLP".
Manchester Archives.
16"Baptism Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester 30 May 1906 Mabel Annel Rosaline VOLP".
Manchester Archives.
17"1861 Census". RG9/2961/47
18"1871 Census". RG10/4044/116
19"LancsBMD".
20"1881 census". RG11/4030/62
21"1901 Census". RG13/3705/153. Living as a lodger
22"Baptism Register".
23"1901 Census". RG13/4368/30. In lodgings with other entertainers
24"Manchester Council Cemetery Records" (http://www.burialrecords.manc hester.gov.uk/). Unknown Communal Grave
25"1901 Census". RG13/3705/67. Living as a lodger
26"National Probate Calendar" (www.ancestry.co.uk).
27"LDS Familysearch".
28"Royal Marine Records" (National Archives).
29"Military Service Record".
30"1911 Census". RG14/13013
31"Newspaper reports". From Manchester Evening News 22 Sep 1914, Courier 23 Sep 1914