Peerage Record – 5582

     Margaret Hilda Jane Roper was born on 29 August 1950.¹ She is the daughter of Alexander John Henry Roper and Marjorie Edith Vines.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Alexander William Roper was born on 3 July 1862.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Roper and Charlotte Lydia Pleydell-Bouverie.^1,2 He died on 6 March 1940 at age 77, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Nile Expedition between 1884 and 1885.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹

     Charlotte Roper was born on 31 October 1848.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Henry Roper and Charlotte Lydia Pleydell-Bouverie.¹ She died on 11 August 1930 at age 81, unmarried.¹

     Margaret Emma Roper was born circa 1852. She was the daughter of Sir Henry Roper and Charlotte Lydia Pleydell-Bouverie.¹ She died on 13 November 1869, unmarried.¹

     Alice Roper was born circa 1855. She was the daughter of Sir Henry Roper and Charlotte Lydia Pleydell-Bouverie.¹ She died on 7 January 1862, young.¹

     Jane Anne Roper was the daughter of William Roper and Elizabeth Fish.¹ She married Thomas Joseph FitzGerald on 21 September 1843.¹ She died on 9 February 1849.¹
     Her married name became FitzGerald.

     Thomas Joseph FitzGerald married Jane Anne Roper, daughter of William Roper and Elizabeth Fish, on 21 September 1843.¹ He died on 23 December 1853.¹
     He lived at Ballinaparka, County Waterford, Ireland^G.¹

     Eliza Roper was the daughter of William Roper and Elizabeth Fish.^1,2 She married Hon. Peter Boyle de Blaquiere, son of John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere of Ardkill and Eleanor Dobson, on 26 November 1818.¹ She died on 18 February 1881.¹
     Her married name became de Blaquiere.

     Hon. Peter Boyle de Blaquiere was born on 26 April 1783 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was the son of John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere of Ardkill and Eleanor Dobson.^1,3 He married, firstly, Eliza O’Brien, daughter of Denis O’Brien, on 13 September 1804.^2,3 He married, secondly, Eliza Roper, daughter of William Roper and Elizabeth Fish, on 26 November 1818.³ He died on 23 October 1860 at age 77 at Yorkville, Toronto, Ontario, Canada^G.^1,2
     He gained the rank of Midshipman in the Royal Navy, under Captain William Bligh.³ He fought in the Battle of Camperdown.³ He emigrated to Canada^G arriving on 1837.² He held the office of Chancellor of the University of Toronto between May 1850 and October 1852.^1,2 He held the office of Member of the Legislative Council (M.L.C.) [Canada]³

     Isabella Roper was the daughter of William Roper and Elizabeth Fish.¹ She married Jean Jacques Lavit on 12 March 1833.¹ She died on 5 April 1876.¹
     Her married name became Lavit.