Henry Olpin

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Olpin was born on 5 April 1805, in Cam, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Olpin, was 29 and his mother, Mary Curnock, was 25. He married Sarah Ann White on 25 October 1835, in Coaley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 28 December 1879, in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Round Valley Pioneer Cemetery, Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Olpin
1805–1879
Sarah Ann White
1805–1859
Marriage: 25 October 1835
Mary Ann Olpin
1824–1894
Louisa White Olpin
1828–1829
Daniel White Olpin
1832–1834
Joseph Olpin
1835–1880
Ellen Olpin
1838–1920
Alfred Olpin
1841–1844
Sarah Ann Olpin
1844–1921
Dorcas Olpin
1847–1935
Julia Olpin
1850–1872

Sources (33)

  • Henry Olpin, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Henry Olpin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Owlpen in Gloucestershire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Ola + penn ‘pen, fold’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Story Highlight

Brief history of the Olpin family by Mary McMullin Christensen, 1981

[Olpins] More than two hundred years ago a baby boy was born in the village of Cam in Gloucester, England. The baby's name was Samuel Olpin, his father's name was Henry and his mother was Elizabeth o …

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