William Rapley

[Jill]

Father of William Rapley

Husband of Sarah Bourn

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
William Rapley
Date and place of birth
abt 1725, Shipley, Sussex
Names of parents
William Rapley & Mary (nee Knight)
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
20 Jun 1725 St Mary, Shipley, Sussex
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
21 Oct 1753, St Mary, Shipley to Sarah Bourn
Occupation(s) - if any
Farmer
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK)
Shipley, Sussex. At the time he made his will (1792) he lived “near the crossways west of the late Green Dragon in the Parish of Shipley”
Date, place and cause of death
Aug 1804, Shipley, Sussex
Date and place of burial.
28 Aug 1804, St Mary, Shipley
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Made 5 Mar 1792, probate Chichester 6 Oct 1804. Son William inherited messuage & tenement west of Green Dragon, son Thomas had messuage & tenement 2 furlongs south of Ashbrooks Bridge, and sons Richard and James got the tenement and messuage next to the church, Richard’s share to go to James on his death. A codicil also specified that James was to receive £50 less than his brothers. James was a bad apple and led the Shipley gang, breaking into and stealing from local properties with his sons James and Daniel and others, he was caught and sent to Petworth House of Correction in 1816 where he hanged himself, his sons being transported to Australia.
Memorial inscription - if any
NK