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COOPER family

DaveHam9

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Hello,

1901
RG13 Piece 215 Folio 102 Page 44
Parish: Hackney
Ecclesiastical District: West Hackney St James
County: London
Registration District: Hackney
Sub-RD: North Hackney
ED: 25
Address: 91 Bayston Road, Hackney
Name Relation Condition *** Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
COOPER, William Head Married M 40 1861 Drapers Manager Scotland
COOPER, Jane Wife Married F 40 1861 Scotland
COOPER, Jean Daughter Single F 11 1890 Manchester Lancashire
COOPER, Douglas Son Single M 5 1896 Clapham London
COOPER, William Son Single M 4 1897 Clapham London
COOPER, Hector Son Single M 1 1900 Clapton London
Arrived in Australia 1901 - 1911 ???

Can any of them be found in 1911? Possibly the whole family came to Australia and not just Douglas and Hector McD. I don't know if that is McDonald or McDonnel or if it is his mother's maiden name.

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Appears to be Hector MACDONALD Cooper.

NSW marriage
5854/1927 COOPER HECTOR MCD HUNT ALICE ASHFIELD

WW2
COOPER HECTOR MACDONALD : Service Number - V366160 : Date of birth - 19 Feb 1900 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - KEW VIC : Next of Kin - COOPER ALICE

NSW death index
56864/1972
COOPER HECTOR MACDONALD
WILLIAM
JANE
ST LEONARDS

Ryerson
COOPER Hector MacDonald Death notice 08SEP1972 Death Sydney Morning Herald 12SEP1972

Married in NSW enlisted in VIC and died in NSW:rolleyes:

Still looking for his arrival tho :biggrin:
 

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Thanks Gibbo. :)

I can't see the family or Hector on that FMP list, but there is a D. Cooper with no date of birth.
 

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It appears the family come out here. His father was here.

WW1 army records for Hector has next of kin - father William Cooper, 112 Joseph St Ashfield.

Still reading the records :biggrin:


Edited.. Douglas has WW1 records as well. Mother noted as Jane Cooper. Her address is noted as Billimarie western lines??. That was hard to read. Father William has a letter in Douglas's file to the army stating that Jane spends most of her time on their son's farm [billimarie??] and that Joseph Street is their town address.

Edited again :biggrin: Billimarie is actually Bon Accord Billimari NSW:rolleyes:
Yeah i know still dont help with a passenger list :rolleyes: Looking for the whole family arriving now :biggrin:
 
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They were in cowra in 1912 :biggrin:

Ok found this

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Thursday 7 May 1936


COOPER.—May 5, 1936, at Sunset Cottage, Springwood, Jane Ann, beloved wife of William Cooper, senior, of The Corso, Manly, and 30 Birk- ley-road, Manly, loved mother of Dorothy (Mrs. R. G. Law), Douglas, William, Hector, and Colin, aged 75 years.

So i wondered who is this Dorothy :rolleyes: So went on a hunt to find her. And Dorothy is Jean:eek::eek:

Found this

1557/1912 LAW ROBERT G COOPER DOROTHY COWRA
1557/1912 LAW ROBERT G COOPER JEAN COWRA

So now who is Colin:confused: :2fun::2fun:

Yeah i know still no passenger list :biggrin:
 

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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Wednesday 16 October 1940

COOPER-TUNNEY -The Engagement la an- nounced of Pauline Shcilah, elder daughter of the late Mrs. Tunney and of Mr, Thomas Tunney, of Barraba, formelly of Milton Biid Wingecarribee. Young, N.S.W., lo Aircraftsman Colin Cooper, of the R.A.A.F., youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper, of Manly, formerly of Aber- deen, Scotland.



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Name COOPER, COLIN
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number 15327
Date of Birth 19 Dec 1901
Place of Birth SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND
Date of Enlistment 2 Jun 1940
Locality on Enlistment BALGOWLAH, NSW
Place of Enlistment SYDNEY, NSW
Next of Kin COOPER, WILLIAM
Date of Discharge 8 Nov 1945
Rank Corporal
Posting at Discharge RAAF HEADQUARTERS
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
 

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Thanks. That's progress of sorts. :D

So we know Colin also arrived. Southport is not where the others were born. So perhaps they were there to board a vessel. ???

Births Mar 1902
Cooper Colin Ormskirk 8b 880

Looks as though William & Jane married in Scotland.
 
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No luck with the marriage so far. Looks like they were still in Scotland in 1881.

William COOPER & Jane Ann LEDINGHAM 1888 St Nicholas, Aberdeen

I don't know yet if that is the right marriage.

This one fits the one in the marriage but mother in death reg does not match:

Jane Ann Ledingham
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 12 Mar 1861 PREMNAY,​ABERDEEN,​SCOTLAND
residence: 1861 Aber,​ Scotland
parents: John Ledingham,​ Elspet Hall
 
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No luck with the marriage so far. Looks like they were still in Scotland in 1881.

William COOPER & Jane Ann LEDINGHAM 1888 St Nicholas, Aberdeen

I don't know yet if that is the right marriage.

This one fits the one in the marriage but mother in death reg does not match:

Jane Ann Ledingham
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 12 Mar 1861 PREMNAY,​ABERDEEN,​SCOTLAND
residence: 1861 Aber,​ Scotland
parents: John Ledingham,​ Elspet Hall
Sorry to butt in, as I forum-surf redf)

Elspeth is the Scottish form of Elizabeth, so I think you have them :)
Remember the Scottish accent changes the sound of names :)
 

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