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Elizabeth Weller nee Capper in census 1911:

WELLER, Albert Head Married M 35 1876 Cowman Surrey Stoke D Abernon Resident .
>>>>WELLER, Elizabeth Wife Married 11 years F 36 1875 Dairy-Worker Ireland Place Unknown .
WELLER, Bertram Frederick Son M 11 1900 School London Wandsworth.

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Address:
Dairy Cottage High Cross Framfield County:
Sussex

Only the one child born of the marriage, still alive at time of census 1911.

Marriage of Arthur's eldest sister Elizabeth Capper, born in Ireland.

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Marriages Jun 1899 (>99%)
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Capper Elizabeth Wandsworth 1d 1244
Weller Albert Wandsworth 1d 1244



Mistranscribed Copper (again!) in the LMA records

Name: Elizabeth Copper
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Spouse Name: Albert Weller - Stockman
Spouse Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 10 May 1899
Parish: St Michael, Wandsworth Common
County: Surrey
Borough: Wandsworth
Father Name: Frederick Arthur Copper - deceased. ticket collector
Spouse Father Name: Thomas Weller - labourer

Bride's address : 28 Salett Rd

Groom's address: 15 Belmont Rd.

Witnesses: Charles Henry Capper, Thomas Weller, Louisa Capper, Rosina Weller

Possible record of Frederick Arthur Capper and wife Elizabeth's marriage in Ireland?

Name: Frederick Capper
Registration District: Newtownards
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: 1874
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101252
Volume Number: 6
Page Number: 991
Digital Folder Number: 4179385
Image Number: 00187

I think this might be the birth of Arthur's sister Elizabeth Capper, who was born in Ireland according to census 1881 - this gives her mother Elizabeth's maiden name:

Name: Capper
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 06 Nov 1874
Birthplace: Ireland
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
>>>>Father's Name: Frederick Capper
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
>>>>Mother's Name: Elizabeth Benthman
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02466-8
System Origin: Ireland-EASy
Source Film Number: 255914
Reference Number: v 16 p 739

Birth of Arthur's brother Frank:

Birth: CAPPER Frank William Wandsworth 1d 645 JAS 1888.

Possible death?:

Name: Frank W Capper
Death Registration Month/Year: 1961
Age at death (estimated): 72
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 9c
Page: 702

Ellen Louisa Watts nee Capper in census 1911:

WATTS, William Husband Married M 35 1876 Signalman L S W R South Litchfield Hunts .
WATTS, Ellen Louisa Wife Married 10 years F 34 1877 Wandsworth Surrey.
WATTS, Phylls Eveline Daughter F 9 1902 Battersea Surrey .
WATTS, Hilda Louis Daughter F 7 1904 Battersea Surrey .
WATTS, Frederick William Son M 5 1906 Battersea Surrey .
WATTS, Leonard James Son M 3 1908 Battersea Surrey .
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Registration District:
Wandsworth Sub District:
South West Battersea Enumeration District:
18 Parish:
Battersea

Address:
38 Wakehurst Road

4 children born of the marriage, all still living in census 1911.

Children born post 1911?:

Births Mar 1914 (>99%)
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WATTS Winifred M M Capper Wandsworth 1d 1071

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Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
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Watts Cyril F Capper Kingston 2a 810

Marriage of Arthur's sister, Ellen Louisa Capper:

Name: Ellen Louisa Capper
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Spouse Name: William Watts - Railway Servant.
Spouse Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1900
Parish: St Michael, Wandsworth Common
County: Surrey
Borough: Wandsworth
Father Name: Frederick Arthur Capper - Railway Servant
Spouse Father Name: Jonathan Watts - Railway servant.

Witnesses: Charles H Capper, E. J. Capper.

Bride & groom's address: 28 Salett (?) Rd

Wow, thank you all so much!!!! I will read through all the info and get back to you.

Thanks again

Census 1901, another sibling for Arthur Frederick.

James Watts 25
Elizabeth Watts 44
Charles H Capper 20 stepson
>>>Frank W Capper 12 Stepson c1889 Wandsworth, Surrey, England.
Margareth S Leigh 10

Looks like Arthur Frederick's mother remarried, as Arthur's brother Charles Henry is 'stepson' in 1911:

WATTS, James Head Married M 35 1876 South Western Railway Employee South Litchfield Hants .
WATTS, Elizabeth Wife Married 10 years F 54 1857 Kildarton Co Armagh.
>>>CAPPER, Charles Henry Stepson Single M 30 1881 Attendant Bicogn Picture Palace Battersea London .

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Address:
57 Leathwaite Road Fbattersea SW County:
London


Death of Arthur's father Frederick Arthur Capper:

Deaths Dec 1897 (>99%)
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Capper Frederick Arthur 41 Wandsworth 1d 398


Second marriage of Arthur's mother Elizabeth:
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Marriages Jun 1900 (>99%)
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Capper Elizabeth Wandsworth 1d 1298
Watts James Wandsworth 1d 1298

May have served in WW1.

Medals Roll has this chap:

Name: Arthur Frederick Capper
Regiment or Corps: Vol Mafim Gan Comp
Regimental Number: 494

1914-15 Star issued by Govt of India. Theatre of war: German E Africa

IGI had an extracted baptism record for Edward Capper:

19 MAR 1815 Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire, England

Parents Thomas Capper and Martha.

IGI has extracted marriage record for Thomas Capper and Martha Edgell

08 JUN 1806 Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire, England .


That's as far as I'm going without some feedback from Velvet.

IGI has an extracted record of the marriage of Edward Capper and Rebecca Henty (parents to Frederick Arthur, grandparents to Arthur Frederick)

07 NOV 1835 Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire, England

Arthur's father Frederick Arthur Capper and family in censu 1861:

Name: Fredk A Capper
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Son
Father's name: Edward Capper
Mother's name: Rebecca Capper
Gender: Male
Where born: Portsea

Civil Parish: Portsea
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub-registration district: Landport
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 6

Household Members: Name Age
Edward Capper 46 c1815 Portsea.Coppersmith.
Rebecca Capper 45 c1816 Portsea.
Louisa Capper 16
Alfred Capper 12
William J Capper 9
Hanny J Capper 7
>>>>Fredk A Capper 5
Evelina A Capper 2

All children born Portsea.

Birth of Arthur's father Frederick?

Birth: CAPPER Frederick Arthur Portsea 2b 409 JFM 1856.

SADLY

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
Name: Arthur F Capper
Death Registration Month/Year: 1952
Age at death (estimated): 74
Registration district: Warminster <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume: 7c
Page: 541

CAN NOT SEE A MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND/WALES

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Are you wishing to trace relatives backwards from Arthur Frederick, or forwards down to the present day?

Census 1881 Mistranscribed Copper:

Name: Frederick A. Copper
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Elizabeth Copper
Gender: Male
Where born: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Battersea
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 56 Spoke Rd
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Railway Porter

Registration district: Wandsworth
Sub-registration district: Battersea
ED, institution, or vessel: 26a
Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age
Frederick A. Copper 25 c1856 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Railway porter.
Elizabeth Copper 27 c1854 Ireland.
Elizabeth Copper 6 .c1875 Ireland
Louisa Copper 4 c1877 Wandsworth, Surrey, England
>>>>Arthur F. Copper 2 c1879 Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Charles H. Copper 9 months c1880 Wandsworth, Surrey, England.

Siblings:

Name: Charles Henry Capper
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1880
Baptism Date: 19 Sep 1880
Father's name: Frederick Arthur Capper
Mother's name: Elizabeth Capper
Parish or Poor Law Union: Battersea St Peter
Borough: Wandsworth

Name: Ellen Louisa Capper
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1877
Baptism Date: 27 May 1877
Father's name: Frederic Arthur Capper
Mother's name: Elizabeth Capper
Parish or Poor Law Union: Wandsworth St Anne
Borough: Wandsworth

Baptism:

Name: Arthur Frederick Capper
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1879
Baptism Date: 12 Jan 1879
Father's name: Frederick Arthur Capper
Mother's name: Elizabeth Capper
Parish or Poor Law Union: Battersea St Peter
Borough: Wandsworth

Born Sept 10th 1878. Address 56 Speke Rd. Father's occupation: Porter