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William COOPER
1839 - 1931 (91 years) Has 2 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name William COOPER Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 13 Nov 1839 West Wickham, Kent, England - From the 1841 census where shown as aged 1 and the 1851 census where shown as aged 11
GRO ref: Cooper, William q4 1839 Bromley RD 5 43; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Newman
Actual date from baptism register (transcribed data on FS)
Baptised 22 Dec 1839 St. John the Baptist Church, West Wickham, Kent, England - From PR entry (transcribed data on FS)
Shows William Cooper, parents John and Ann
Gender Male Education 1851 Scholar Residence 1851 West Wickham, Kent, England - With his widowed father, an older brother and younger sister and an aunt.
Occupation From 1861 to 1872 Mason - Shown as a stone mason in 1861, simply as a mason in 1871 and stone mason when the death of his daughter Kate was registered.
Residence 1881 Lower Coombe Street, Croydon, Surrey, England - With his second wife and 3 children (by his 1st wife, Rebecca), a servant and a visitor: Eliza Goatham (his sister-in-law by his first marriage) at the time of the census.
Occupation From 1881 to 1891 Commercial traveller in boot trade Residence 1891 7, South Park Hill Road, South Croydon, Surrey, England - With his wife and just his youngest daughter, Lillie, and a servant at the time of the census
Died 12 Feb 1931 36, Moreton Road, Croydon, Surrey, England - GRO ref: Cooper, William q1 1931 aged 91 Croydon RD 2a 462
(probate calendar entry shows the death was of this William)
Actual date and place from the calendar entry.
Probate 1 Apr 1931 London, England Calendar entry - "Cooper William of 36 Moreton-road Croydon Surrey died 12
February 1931 Probate London 1 April to Lily Hillier Cooper
and Alice Hillier Elcomb spinsters. Effects £1549 1s. 8d."
Lily (Lillie) was one of his children (with first wife Rebecca Goatham) whilst Alice was a niece, daughter of his sister Charlotte.
Siblings 1 brother and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch John COOPER, b. Abt 1812, West Wickham, Kent, England , d. 15 Jan 1891, Wickham Villa, Heathfield Road, Croydon, Surrey, England (Age ~ 79 years) (Father)
Ann Hillier NEWMAN, b. Abt 1815, d. Sep Q 1850, Bromley Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 35 years) (Mother)Notes - Was executor to his sister-in-law (by his 1st wife), Eliza Goatham, in 1907 - unless it was his son who was the executor.
Person ID I446 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch Last Modified 2 Sep 2023
Father John COOPER, b. Abt 1812, West Wickham, Kent, England , d. 15 Jan 1891, Wickham Villa, Heathfield Road, Croydon, Surrey, England (Age ~ 79 years)
Other Partners: Jane Crittall BROWN m. 28 May 1851Mother Ann Hillier NEWMAN, b. Abt 1815, d. Sep Q 1850, Bromley Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 35 years) Married Est 1837 - From oldest living child being shown as aged 3 in the 1841 census (but there could have been children who had not survived)
Family ID F10147 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Rebecca GOATHAM, b. Abt 1843, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 28 Jul 1877, Lower Commbe Street, Croydon, Surrey, England (Age ~ 34 years) Banns of marriage From 15 Mar 1863 to 29 Mar 1863 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - "Banns of Marriage, between William Cooper Bachelor of the Parish of Battersea and Rebecca, Spinster of this Parish ..."
From register (image on FMP, viewed 5 April 2019)
Married 6 Apr 1863 St. George’s Church, Battersea, London, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Rebecca to Cooper, William q2 1863 Wandsworth RD 1d 703Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 23 Feb 2018)
Children 9 children Last Modified 8 Aug 2023 Family ID F345 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Maria COLE, b. Dec Q 1849, Keston, Kent, England , d. Jun Q 1915, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England (Age ~ 66 years) Married 29 Jun 1878 St. John the Baptist Church, Croydon, Surrey, England - GRO ref: Coooper, William to COLE, Maria q2 1878 Croydon RD 2a 323
Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 8 Aug 2023)
Last Modified 8 Aug 2023 Family ID F78 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1841 census where shown as aged 1 and the 1851 census where shown as aged 11
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Event Map Click to hide Born - 13 Nov 1839 - West Wickham, Kent, England Residence - 1851 - West Wickham, Kent, England Child - Annie Elizabeth COOPER - Sep Q 1863 - Battersea, London, England Banns of marriage - From 15 Mar 1863 to 29 Mar 1863 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Kate Hillier COOPER - 17 Feb 1871 - Croydon, Surrey, England Child - Arthur Stanley George COOPER - 17 Mar 1872 - Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England Child - Wallace Vincent COOPER - 12 Jan 1874 - Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England Child - Lillie Hillier COOPER - 23 Jan 1875 - Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England Child - Arnold COOPER - Abt Apr 1876 - Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England Residence - 1891 - 7, South Park Hill Road, South Croydon, Surrey, England Died - 12 Feb 1931 - 36, Moreton Road, Croydon, Surrey, England Probate - Calendar entry - 1 Apr 1931 - London, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend