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  • Glass engraved Sr A Vosper 1891-who is he?

    IMGP2891..jpgI bought a pretty glass at an antique fair in York yesterday. It can't be of much value as I only paid £3 for it but I would love to find out who it belonged to. It is engraved Sr A Vosper 1891.
    Can anyone help?

  • #2
    Could Sr be Senor Vosper perhaps??

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    • #3
      Yes but wouldn,t that come after his name? I wondered if it was short for Sir? I am just having difficulty fing any A Vospers.

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      • #4
        Have you tried googling the name and date?

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        • #5
          Found nothing

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          • #6
            Found this_Vosper & Company, often referred to simply as Vospers, was a British shipbuilding company based in Portsmouth, England. The Company was established in 1871 by Herbert Edward Vosper.
            but no mention of Sr A Vosper

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            • #7
              Is there any chance that "Sr" could be "Fr"? - that would suggest a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic priest.

              Or could "Sr" be "St"? - so that it's someone with a saintly Christian name - on the same lines as "St John" but, presumably, "St Anthony" or "St Ambrose" or something.

              Or could "Sr" be "Sl", short for Samuel? - or some similar abbreviation idea?

              I did have a quick trawl of Vosper males in the 1891 census, but didn't spot anything of very high probability. I think the most likely was a Devon-born London solicitor, but I'd have to go back and look again to tell you which. (There aren't huge numbers of names).

              Christine
              Researching: BENNETT (Leics/Birmingham-ish) - incl. Leonard BENNETT in Detroit & Florida ; WARR/WOR, STRATFORD & GARDNER/GARNAR (Oxon); CHRISTMAS, RUSSELL, PAFOOT/PAFFORD (Hants); BIGWOOD, HAYLER/HAILOR (Sussex); LANCASTER (Beds, Berks, Wilts) - plus - COCKS (Spitalfields, Liverpool, Plymouth); RUSE/ROWSE, TREMEER, WADLIN(G)/WADLETON (Devonport, E Cornwall); GOULD (S Devon); CHAPMAN, HALL/HOLE, HORN (N Devon); BARRON, SCANTLEBURY (Mevagissey)...

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              • #8
                Expanding Christine's theme - Seigneur (Sr) or Soeur (Sr), both with religious connotations.

                Vosper is a name which is fairly common here in Cornwall.

                OC

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                • #9
                  Sr could also stand for Sister as in a nun rather than a man whose name is engraved on the vase! Most nuns I knew were known as Sr whatever the name. Could have been given to her for a specific reason, intriguing to find out who she is! Try a convent somewhere in 1891.

                  Janet
                  Last edited by Janet; 28-03-10, 16:08.

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                  • #10
                    How do I find convents in 1891? Will try to take a better photo so you can see name.

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                    • #11
                      IMGP2901..jpgIMGP2902..jpgIMGP2903..jpgThe glass is only small -size of sherry glass

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                      • #12
                        Tricky, as many nuns did not use their own names at this time but mainly had professed names like Sr Paula, Sr Marie Therese, Sr Mary etc. However, this does sound like a real name so try A Vosper on 1891 Census and see what turns up. Leave out the sister part. It is not such a common name though finding the engraved glass in York does not necessarily mean trhat the person came from York but there was/is the Bar Convent in York and worth a try.

                        Janet

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                        • #13
                          I have found Mr A Vosper on incoming passenger list to Liverpool from Columbia in 1913. He was a 1st class pasenger with his wife and son. He was an engineer. What do you think? Could this be senor Vosper?

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                          • #14
                            Just a note that if someone went into a monastery or convent their baptismal name was changed to a saint's name. I understood from friends that RC children, at least in the past were given saints names as one of their forenames.
                            Ayse

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                            • #15
                              Hi - could the name be Vasper not Vosper?

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                              • #16
                                Possibly, would the o shape have a stick on side though. Will try Vasper and see how I get on.

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                                • #17
                                  Just thought I'd mention that one of my husband's relatives married a Louisa Blanche Vosper in Islington around 1900, although I know that most of her family were from Devon or Cornwall, she was born in Saltash. Can't help you with Sr A Vosper, her father was James. Good luck with the search.
                                  :D Carolyn

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                                  • #18
                                    Thanks - I seem to have hit a brick wall!

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                                    • #19
                                      found a reference to Vesper at



                                      over halfway down page under elegant glassware

                                      jayne
                                      Jayne




                                      My avatar is great great granny Annie Pugh, possibly christened 24 Feb 1858.

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                                      • #20
                                        Hmm, looking hard at the glass, could it actually say "S & A Vosper" do you think?

                                        The engraving is very poor quality considering the date and I wonder if these were glasses used by a business for their functions?

                                        OC

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