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Annie “Ellen” (“Nellie”) COOPER
1865 - 1932 (~ 67 years)
Has 2 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
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Name Annie “Ellen” (“Nellie”) COOPER Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Dec Q 1865 King’s Caple, Herefordshire, England 
- GRO ref: Cooper, Annie Ellen q4 1865 Ross RD 6a 407; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Gardener
Age recorded as 54 at the time of her second marriage, suggesting she was born as 1870 or 1871 and age in death registration index also suggests this. I guess she lied about her age to reduce the age gap between herself and her husband a little.
Gender Female Also known as Nellie Occupation 1881 Hill-of-Eaton, Foy, Herefordshire, England General Servant - One of two live-in servants In the household of farmer William Jones and his family (i.e. William, his wife and two grown-up children). William was a farmer of 380 acres, employing 9 men and 4 boys.
Occupation 1891 21, Grosvenor Place, Margate, Kent, England Cook (Domestic) - One of two domestic servants in the household of Ann S Powell, a 75 year old widow, born in Islington in London.
Died 19 Mar 1932 Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, Leicestershire, England - GRO ref: Helps, Ellen q1 1932 aged 61 Leicester RD 7a 444
Actual date and place from probate calendar entry
Probate 12 May 1932 Leicester, Leicestershire, England Calendar entry - "Helps Ellen of 71 Harrison-street Leicester (wife of Bertie Helps) died 19 March 1932 at the Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester Probate Leicester 12 May to the said Bertie Helps postman. Effects £630 3s. 11d."
Siblings1 brother and 1 sister Half-siblings1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of James COOPER and Anne MORRIS) Patriarch & Matriarch 
James COOPER, b. Abt 1839, Foy, Herefordshire, England, d. Dec Q 1917, Ross Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire or Worcestershire, England (Age ~ 78 years) (Father) 
Mary GARDENER, b. Abt 1840, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, d. Mar Q 1879, Ross Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire or Worcestershire, England (Age ~ 39 years) (Mother) Person ID I367 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of Charles Goatham and Sybilla née Hunt, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds, The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby Last Modified 29 May 2023
Father James COOPER, b. Abt 1839, Foy, Herefordshire, England , d. Dec Q 1917, Ross Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire or Worcestershire, England (Age ~ 78 years)
Other Partners: Anne MORRIS m. Jun Q 1884Mother Mary GARDENER, b. Abt 1840, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England , d. Mar Q 1879, Ross Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire or Worcestershire, England (Age ~ 39 years) Married Dec Q 1864 Ross Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire or Worcestershire, England - GRO ref: Cooper, James to Gardener, Mary q4 1864 Ross RD 6a 931
(looked for children - Cooper surname (exact), mother's maiden name Gardener (incl phonetic varaints) birth reg Ross RD, between 1862 and 1880; only found the 3 also found in the censuses.
Family ID F9032 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Ernest Charles GOATHAM, b. Dec Q 1867, Faversham, Kent, England , d. 27 May 1918, Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 51 years) Married Jun Q 1892 St. John the Baptist Church, King’s Caple, Herefordshire, England - GRO ref: Cooper, Ellen to Goatham, Ernest Charles q2 1892 Ross RD 6a 911 (actual church from GOONS GRO marriage index place search (members tool)
Ellen must be the "Nellie" who Auntie Ethel spoke about being unable to come to terms with her son "Harry" 's death. I was told Harry died aged 8, Nellie kept things as they were when he died. Auntie Ethel said the father was Charles and lived at Trinity Hill - I guess he used his second name, and his address in 1911 is Trinity Sq so that fits. The 1911 census is consistent with this couple, too, showing that they had had only 1 child who had died. The son's name and age do not quite agree, but the burial register does show the family were resident in Trinity Square (but of the parish of St. John's - does this mean that not all of Trinity Square was in Holy Trinity parish?)
Children 1. Frederick James GOATHAM, b. 7 Apr 1893, Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England , d. 2 Sep 1898, Thanet Sanatorium, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England (Age 5 years)Last Modified 3 Jan 2019 Family ID F261 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Bertie HELPS, b. 9 Jun 1886, Leicester Reg Dist, Leicestershire, England , d. 16 Jun 1945, 45, Colwell Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 59 years)
Other Partners: Ellen Maria BIRCH m. Jun Q 1933Married 2 Apr 1925 St. Leonard’s Church, Leicester, Leicestershire, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Ellen to Helps, Bertie q2 1925 Leicester RD 7a 557
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 17 Jan 2017)
Last Modified 29 May 2023 Family ID F8894 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Cooper, Annie Ellen q4 1865 Ross RD 6a 407; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Gardener
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Born - Dec Q 1865 - King’s Caple, Herefordshire, England 
Married - Jun Q 1892 - St. John the Baptist Church, King’s Caple, Herefordshire, England 
Child - Frederick James GOATHAM - 7 Apr 1893 - Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
