Graham Hopton – Merchant Navy, S.S. Ceramic
Assistant Purser Graham Hopton – Merchant Navy, S.S. Ceramic Early Life and Family Background Frank Hayward Hopton and Edith Mary Copus marriage certificate St. Mary's Church Graham Hopton was born in 1907 in Swansea , the son of Frank Hayward Hopton and Edith Mary Copus , who had married in 1893 at St Mary’s Church, Swansea . 1911 Census By the time of the 1911 Census , Frank was absent from the household, and the remainder of the Hopton family were living at 29 Llanthewy Road, Newport, Monmouthshire , in the home of Graham’s maternal grandfather, Edward Copus , a widower aged 61 who worked as a Sub‑Inspector of Schools. Also present were his daughters, Mabel Beatrice Howell , aged 36, and Edith Mary Hopton , aged 34, together with Edith’s children: Dorothy Mary , aged 13 and attending school, Stanley Hayward , aged 7, and Graham , aged 4. A young servant, Violet May Rolfe , aged 16, was also in residence. The Hopton Family in 1921 1921 Census By the 1921 ...
