HOPKINS family, of Tintern or thereabouts

[bencarta]

Hello everyone.

I have recently received a wedding certificate for James Yorath (25) and Caroline Hopkins (22), whose wedding took place on 2 June 1853 at Cardiff Wesley Chapel. Both parties belonged to families originally from Monmouthshire - the Yoraths were from Llanfair Cilgeddin and the Hopkins from Tintern or the surrounding area. As I already have a fair bit of info on the Yoraths, I'm trying to get a bit more on Caroline's family.

The marriage certificate identifies her father as a woodcutter named John Hopkins, and I have a census record possibly showing her family already resident in Canton, Cardiff, in 1841 (although apparently without Dad). I also have a possible baptism record for Caroline at Llandogo dated 4 July 1830, although the father's occupation is listed as 'hoop maker', (which I take to mean that he made the frameworks that went inside ladies' dresses of the time).

Can anyone help me in establishing whether the baptism record is for the right Caroline and, if so, where the parents were married?

[osprey]

the hoops probably went around barrels

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/h.html

Have you found baptisms for her siblings as well? I can see baptisms for the James & Caroline's daughters 
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFC2-PFP

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFH5-MVH

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFZY-HFW

So it's bit odd that they married in a non-conformist church when they're having their daughters baptised in the parish church.

 

[RCB]

There is a baptism in Tintern 6th Jan 1828
Eliza daughter of John and Eliza Hopkins
John's trade is "Hoopshaver"  so he made barrels.
Found this at the Forest of Dean site, there are other Hopkins but no obvious link to John.

[Anwen]

Hello - I have only just found your piece about Caroline Hopkins. I am thrilled as I have been looking everywhere for her. She was born in Llandogo and there were Hopkins descendants living there until quite recently. Her brother, John Bowen Hopkins, was my Great-Grandfather. Not sure what information you have due to lapse of time between your-posting-this and my finding it but I do have a bit more if you want it.