Charles William (Bill*) Hopkins1

M, #13261, b. 22 February 1908, d. 12 October 1999
Pedigree
Charles William Hopkins
Foster Father*William Francis Hopkins1 b. c 1855, d. 26 Nov 1935
Foster Mother*Amelia Ann Adams1 b. 9 Jun 1864, d. 16 Aug 1942
FatherCharles Morgan1 b. 5 Oct 1882, d. 10 Jul 1910
MotherRosanna Stanton b. 3 Apr 1884, d. 3 Jun 1929
Last Edited19 Mar 2024
Birth*Charles William (Bill*) Hopkins was born on 22 February 1908 at Perth, Western AustraliaG.2 
He was the son of William Francis Hopkins and Amelia Ann Adams.1 
Marriage*Charles William (Bill*) Hopkins married Minnie Elizabeth Bousfield, daughter of Frederick Charles Bousfield and Edith Bell Forbes, on 6 March 1943 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; reg: 99/1943.3,4 
Death*Charles William (Bill*) Hopkins died on 12 October 1999 at East Fremantle, Western Australia, at age 91. 
Burial*He was buried at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; ANG Mon A5 256.5 

Family

Minnie Elizabeth Bousfield b. 24 May 1910, d. 2 May 1983
Child
Name Variation As of 23 February 1908, Charles William (Bill*) Hopkins was also known as Charles William Morgan. 
Family*Family Fact: Fostered to William & Amelia Hopkins. His birth parents were Rosanna Stanton and Charles Morgan.4 
Milit-Beg*He began military service on 14 May 1941 at Claremont, Western AustraliaG, Private, WX12824, Army.2 
Residence*He lived on 14 May 1941 at East Fremantle, Western Australia.2 
Note*A Rose By Any other name

Rose Hannah met Charles Morgan in Fremantle sometime during 1907, fell pregnant to him and had a male child, Charles William Morgan (Hopkins) on the 22nd February, 1908. Most of the information registered on Charles William's birth certificate is false. Rose Hannah never married Charles Morgan. Rose Hannah was abandoned by Charles Morgan who returned to his home in Ballarat, Victoria and was certainly working in the Ballarat mines by 1910. He died on the 10th July, 1910.

Hence Rose Hannah was alone with an illegitimate child. She was now working as a domestic at either thr Pier or Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle and we know the stories about two year old "Little Billy" wandering around the wet end of Fremantle charming the Hopkins family. Charles William also told the story that he wandered into the Fremant Court House on one ocassion and interrupted procedings and the judge ordered Sergeant William Francis Hopkins to take him in charge, which he did, literally. Rose Hannah Fostered the boy to William Francis Hopkins and Amelia Hopkins (nee Adams) and the exact circumstances of that transaction will never be known.

Rose Hannah left for the goldfields and married Francis Graham Hopkins (no relation to the Hopkins family to which Charles William was fostered). The marriage took place in Boulder in 1910. There is no problem here. Although Charles Morgan did not die until 10th July, 1910 it is clear Rose Hannah had not married him abd therefore was legally able to marry Francis Graham Hopkins.

Rose Hannah re-enters Charles William's life just once more circa 1917 when she has a meeting with Amelia Hopkins in the front room of 96 Hubble Street, East Fremantle. Whether she was seeking to be reunited with her son (she had two children by Francis Graham Hopkins by this time) or was seeking a financial settlement from the Hopkins family we will never know. She never reappeared in his life again although she lived the rest of her life in Fremantle, as did her son, Charles William.

Taken from “Genealogical Study – Life’s Race Well run – A Diary of Discovery” Jeffrey Gordon Hopkins, 1992.4 
Relationships2nd cousin 2 times removed of Neil James Bradley
1st cousin 2 times removed of Victoria Rae (Vicki*) Barrett
2nd cousin 2 times removed of William (Bill*) McElroy
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Anthony (Tony*) Harrop
ChartsJohn Adams Line

Citations

  1. [S310] Deverill, Faye,Australia.
  2. [S63] WW2 Nominal Roll, online nominal_rolls.dva.gov.au.
  3. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/
  4. [S312] Hopkins, Jeffrey Gordon,Fremantle, WA.
  5. [S62] MCB, online mcb.wa.gov.au.

Minnie Elizabeth Bousfield1

F, #13262, b. 24 May 1910, d. 2 May 1983
Pedigree
Minnie Elizabeth Bousefield
Father*Frederick Charles Bousfield2 b. 30 Sep 1881, d. 11 May 1962
Mother*Edith Bell Forbes2 b. 9 Dec 1879, d. 23 Feb 1944
Last Edited23 Dec 2012
Birth*Minnie Elizabeth Bousfield was born on 24 May 1910 at Leonora, Western Australia.2 
She was the daughter of Frederick Charles Bousfield and Edith Bell Forbes.2 
Marriage*Minnie Elizabeth Bousfield married Charles William (Bill*) Hopkins, son of William Francis Hopkins and Amelia Ann Adams, on 6 March 1943 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; reg: 99/1943.1,3 
Death*Minnie Elizabeth Bousfield died on 2 May 1983 at Warnbro, Western Australia, at age 72. 
Burial*She was buried at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; ANG Mon A5 256.4 

Family

Charles William (Bill*) Hopkins b. 22 Feb 1908, d. 12 Oct 1999
Child
ChartsJohn Adams Line

Citations

  1. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/
  2. [S310] Deverill, Faye,Australia.
  3. [S312] Hopkins, Jeffrey Gordon,Fremantle, WA.
  4. [S62] MCB, online mcb.wa.gov.au.

George William Richard Wellman

M, #13269, b. 31 August 1884, d. 28 January 1950
Pedigree
Father*John Wellman1 b. 1851, d. 22 Jul 1903
Mother*Elizabeth Scrivener1 b. 1858, d. 22 Jun 1943
Last Edited23 Dec 2012
Birth*George William Richard Wellman was born on 31 August 1884 at Guildford, Western Australia. 
He was the son of John Wellman and Elizabeth Scrivener.1 
Marriage*George William Richard Wellman married Janet Ann Cook, daughter of John Cook and Alice Cockman, on 20 October 1909 at Moora, Western Australia; reg: 4.2 
Death*George William Richard Wellman died on 28 January 1950 at Watermans Bay, Western Australia, at age 65. 
Burial*He was buried at Karrakatta, Western AustraliaG. 

Family

Janet Ann Cook b. 17 Apr 1885, d. 24 May 1943
Child

Citations

  1. [S55] Rica Ericson, Bic Dic Vols 1-4.
  2. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/

Janet Ann Cook

F, #13270, b. 17 April 1885, d. 24 May 1943
Pedigree
Father*John Cook1 b. 25 Sep 1852, d. 15 Jul 1946
Mother*Alice Cockman1 b. 12 Apr 1858, d. 18 Jun 1956
Last Edited17 Jul 2021
Birth*Janet Ann Cook was born on 17 April 1885 at Victoria Plains, Western Australia.2 
She was the daughter of John Cook and Alice Cockman.1 
Marriage*Janet Ann Cook married George William Richard Wellman, son of John Wellman and Elizabeth Scrivener, on 20 October 1909 at Moora, Western Australia; reg: 4.3 
Death*Janet Ann Cook died on 24 May 1943 at Maylands, Western AustraliaG, at age 58. 
Burial*She was buried at Karrakatta, Western AustraliaG. 

Family

George William Richard Wellman b. 31 Aug 1884, d. 28 Jan 1950
Child

Citations

  1. [S203] Margaret Cockman, Cockman Family Heritage.
  2. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, heather smith.
  3. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/

Ronald Lawrence McDonald

M, #13271
Pedigree
Last Edited7 Jul 2018
Marriage*Ronald Lawrence McDonald married Kathleen Lillian Williams in 1932 at Northam, Western AustraliaG; reg: 11.1 

Family

Kathleen Lillian Williams
Child

Citations

  1. [S190] Marriages, Marriage Index of WA 1915-33.

Kathleen Lillian Williams

F, #13272
Pedigree
Last Edited7 Jul 2018
Marriage*Kathleen Lillian Williams married Ronald Lawrence McDonald in 1932 at Northam, Western AustraliaG; reg: 11.1 

Family

Ronald Lawrence McDonald
Child

Citations

  1. [S190] Marriages, Marriage Index of WA 1915-33.