COOPER family

[DaveHam9]

1901
RG13 Piece 215 Folio 102 Page 44
Civil Parish: Hackney
Ecclesiastical District: West Hackney St James
County: London
Registration District: Hackney
Sub-RD: North Hackney
ED: 25
Address: 91 Bayston Road, Hackney
COOPER, William Head Mar M 40 Drapers Manager Scotland
COOPER, Jane Wife Mar F 40 Scotland
COOPER, Jean Dau F 11 Manchester Lancashire
COOPER, Douglas Son M 5 Clapham London
COOPER, William Son M 4 Clapham London
COOPER, Hector Son M 1 Clapton London


Family arrived 1901 - 1911 ???

Douglas enlisted 22 Aug 1915 - S/N 1604 1 LHR - 20 Farmer Single - Bon Accord, Billimarie, NSW - NOK Mrs. Jane Cooper mother same address - Pres. - Embarked Sydney HMAT A72 'Beltana' 9 Nov 1915 - Served in ... - Returned to Australia ... - Discharged ...

 

[Bootzy]

Hi Dave,
Jane Ann Cooper nee Ledingham b 1861 Premnay Aberdeenshire – died 1936 Penrith Sydney NSW parents john & Elizabeth – shows on 1861 Scotland census Premnay Aberdeenshire RD 3, Line 14 Roll: CSSCT1861_32

She married William Cooper 5 Sept 1888 Aberdeen (off a Tree) - died 1936

SMH Sat 9 May 1936 Death of Mrs J A Cooper - http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17334700?searchTerm=jane ann cooper&searchLimits=l-decade=193
Buried Manly Cemetery.

Newcastle Morning Herald Thursday March 1939
A MANLY ESTATE SYDNEY. Wednesday. The estate of William.Cooper, sen., of Manly, who died on January 5, aged 78, has been valued for probate at £20,003. He left his property to his family.

SMH Friday 6 Jan 1939
Cooper The funeral of the late William Cooper of Cloverlly, 30 Birkley Rd Manly and the Corso, Manly, will leave the Presbyterian Church Ragland Street Manly this Friday afternoon after a short service commencing at 2 pm for the Presbyterian Cemetery Manly - beloved father of Dorothy, Douglas, William, Hector and Colin aged 78 years

regards
Val

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Val.

The tree author must have a copy of the marriage because the index only has the year.

William COOPER & Jane Ann LEDINGHAM
1888 St Nicholas, Aberdeen


Jane Ann LEDINGHAM b. 12 Mar 1861 Premnay, Aberdeen
John Ledingham & Elspet Hall

This was the only other census I had collected for the tree so far:

1891
RG12 Piece 3649 Folio 85 Page 22
Civil Parish: Shipley
Eccl Parish: St Barnabas
County: Yorkshire
Registration District: Bradford
Sub-RD: Shipley
ED: 12
Address: 90 ? Beamsley Rd.
William Cooper 30 Drapers Manager Scotland
Jane A Cooper 30 Scotland
Jean Cooper 1 Manchester

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

It must be this one being January:

16/1939 COOPER WILLIAM - WILLIAM - JANE - SYDNEY

and this:

7426/1936 COOPER JANE ANN - JOHN - ELIZABETH - PENRITH

 

[Bootzy]

The family not showing on 1911 census

Douglas Cooper b 1896 Clapham to William & Jane dies 1971 St Leonards
off a tree he married 23 Jan 1924 Phyllis Mary Whyborough Furner in Sydney and they had 5 children.
SMH - Sat 8 March 1924
COOPER _ FURNER - January 23 at St Phillip's Church-hill by the Rev Canon Bellingham, Phyllis Mary Whyborough, third daughter of Mr and Mrs Owen William Furner Sydney to Douglas eldest son of Mr and Mrs William Cooper of Manly.

His siblings:
Jean 1889 - 1965 married a Robert G Law 1912 at Cowra
Then Douglas
William 1897 - 1962
Hector MacDonald Cooper 1900 - 1972, married Alice Hunt 1927 Ashfield NSw
Colin 1903 - ?
regards
Val

 

[Bootzy]

Jane Cooper's death notice - 1936
MRS. J. A. COOPER.
Mrs. Jane Ann Cooper, wife of Mr. William Cooper, founder and principal of the firm of Messrs. William Cooper and Sons, the Corso, Manly, died recently.
Mrs. Cooper was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was in her 76th year. She and Mr. Cooper were on the eve of celebrating their golden jubilee of their marriage.
The funeral took place at the Manly Cemetery, where the Rev. A. M. Stevenson conducted
the service. The chief mourners were Mr. William Cooper, senior (husband) ; Messrs. Douglas, William. Hector, and Colin Cooper (sons) ; Mr. and Mrs. R Law (son-in-law and daughter) ; Messrs. Archie, Douglas, and Donald Cooper (grand-sons) .

regards
Val

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Val.

Yes, not in 1911 index hence the 1901 - 1911 arrival.

Not sure yet if it's Elspet or Elizabeth.

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Can't find Elspet with John.

Piece: SCT1841/234 Place: Premnay -Aberdeenshire Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Premnay Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 2 Page: 6
Address: Mill Of Rothney
Surname First name(s) *** Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
THOMSON Adam M 54 Miller Of Meal Aberdeenshire
LEDINGHAM Elspet F 56 Female Servant Aberdeenshire

 

[DaveHam9]

William Cooper Or Smith
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1860
Birthplace: PREMNAY,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: William Cooper
Mother's Name: Jane Smith
Batch: C112341