I am hoping to find some living descendants of Bessie and John Pyper to ask some questions. I know they had a son called John Graham Pyper a surgeon, who retired in Framlingham, Suffolk and died in 1987.
This isn't a forum for tracing living people but with the information below you might be able to continue searching for living descendants.
John Pyper was, for many years, principal of Bangor Technical School and there are hundreds of newspaper articles mentioning him in connection with the school as well as a few more personal nits I was able to find.
North Down Herald and County Down Independent (Bangor), 18 July 1936: For thirty years headmaster of Bangor Technical School, and Librarian, Mr. John Pyper, M.A., retires in September next. Daring those thirty years of work devoted to the mental welfare of the youth of the district, Mr. Pyper has ...
Same paper, 5 May 1928 ...Town Clerk said he had a communication to make that he felt sure all present would hear with regret and that was that Mr. John Pyper, M.A., the Principal of the Technical School, was laid up ill and the schools were closed.
Northern Whig (Belfast), 31 July 1947: Death of Mr. John Pyper, M.A. Mr. John Pyper, M.A., one of the known teachers in Northern Ireland and classical scholar of distinction, died ...
Belfast Newsletter, 31 July 1947: PYPER, M.A. The death John Pyper, M.A., Windsor Avenue. Bangor, took place suddenly yesterday at his residence. A native of Belfast, he taught for several years in a school in Holywood, and in 1907 was appointed principal of Bangor Technical School...
Northern Whig, 31 July 1947: PYPERJuly 30, 1947 (suddenly), at his residence, 13, Windsor Avenue, Bangor, John, dearly loved husband of Bessie Pyper. House and funeral private. No flowers, by request.
Pyper John of 13 Windsor Avenue Bangor county Down retired teacher died 30 July 1947 Probate Belfast 2 December to Elizabeth McHinch Pyper the widow. Effects £1085 18s. 11d.
Bessie's Will Extract gives details of their 3 sons-
Pyper, Elizabeth McHinch otherwise Bessie of 13 Windsor Avenue Bangor county Down widow died 6 March 1962 at Lurgan and Portadown Hospital Lurgan county Armagh Probate Belfast 8 June to John Grahame Pyper consultant surgeon Robert Alexander Pyper consultant physician and James Bothwell Pyper consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Effects £4841 15s. 10d.
See next 2 posts for details of the 3 sons