Herbert Frank Roper was the son of Joseph Lavender Roper and Annie Hutchings Cox.

Herbert was born in 1872 in Aston, Warwickshire.

Herbert married Ivy Sarah Holford in 1897 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Ivy Sarah Holford:

- Eric Alan Roper	born around 1903 in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Marjorie Winifred Roper	born around 1906 in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Herbert was a Commercial Clerk.

Details of Herbert's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	67, Frederick Road, Aston, Warwickshire.
1901	15, Woodland Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire.
1911	208, Green Lane, Small Heath, Warwickshire.