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John Pepper born 1819 in Chipping Ongar was a builder (son of another John Pepper).
He married Ann Ackers from Dunmow and they had six children, Henry James, John, Martha Maria, Eleanor, Sarah Ann and Susan
Henry became an innkeeper at the Fox Inn in Little Hadham
Martha Maria married Frederick Middleditch a builder from Bocking. They had seven surviving children and lived in Felstead and later Colchester
Sarah Ann married Walter James Belsham and they had two sons before Sarah died in 1895 and Walter remarried.
Eleanor had an illegitimate daughter Alice in 1885. She married a gardener Thomas Smith in 1889 and they had three sons, and lived in the London area
Susan married a builder/carpenter Thomas Smith, and they had eight children, staying in the Dunmow area.
Henry James (b1844 m1877 Mary Attridge)
Martha Maria (b1847 m1871 Frederick Middleditch, 7 children)
Sarah Ann (b 1849 m1878 William Belsham, 2 children)
John (b1852 -see below)
Eleanor born (b1854 m1889 Thomas Smith, 4 children)
Susan (b1861 m1884 Thomas Harris, 8 children)
John Pepper born 28 March 1852 (left seated) grew up in the building trade and worked for his father's business in High St Dunmow, taking over the business when his father died in 1884.
John married Charlotte (Cant) (pictured left) daughter of Samuel Cant and Sarah (Johnson) in 1878 in Mortlake Surrey.
John and Charlotte had three sons (pictured left), Frederick John, born 1881, Frank William 1884 and Harry George Pepper born 19 March 1888.
In 1922 Frederick was working as deputy superintentant registrar of births deaths and marriages. However Frederick died around 1923. A large oak table in the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin recorded the safe return of Frederick Pepper from the privations as a POW in Germany. It is not yet known what led to his early death
Frank married Gladys Coates, but they had no children.
Harry with eldest son Jack
Wedding of Harry and Gladys (with both their parents)
Harry married Gladys (nee Baker) and they had three sons, John Harry (Jack), Anthony Wilfred (Tony) and Leslie Lawrence (see picture left)
Harry and Frank continued to work in the family business in the High St Dunmow after their father John died in 1928.
The family were regulars at The Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and involved in lots of clubs and associations in the community at Dunmow including:
Womens Institute, St John Ambulance, British Legion, Catholic Women's League, Dunmow Players, Dunmow Handicapped club, Dunmow Club, Parish council, Scouts and cubs,
Youngest son Leslie above
Leslie Pepper (pictured left) has written down some memories of Dunmow in the 1930s/1940s
Pictures of Great Dunmow (early 1900s)
The old family house in High St Dunmow is now called the Peppers after the family, and business that used to be there.
