[Benjamin Jacob HOPPING was my great-great-grandfather] Benjamin Jacob HOPPING was born in Bedfont, Chelsea,Middlesex, England. He was the 4th son of Hanna RACKLIFF and Daniel HOPPING (and grandson of Edward HOPPING and Jane FAIRFAX) . He was born on 18th September, 1832 and grew up […]

The Hopping Emigration: I understand that the first HOPPING to emigrate went to CANADA. In the 1850s there was a family emigration. They went three ways: 1. America 2. New Zealand 3. Australia Bound for Australia Three of the four sons of Daniel and Hanna […]

Name Derivation: The name,HOPPINGUS, (Hopfields) means “living between two hills and a valley, or “hopping from one to the other”. It also describes someone who lived on raised ground within a marsh. The Place: There exists a compete record for the place for the year […]