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William COOPER

Male 1857 - 1941  (84 years)

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  1. 1.  William COOPERWilliam COOPER was born on 1 Jan 1857 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK (son of Richard COOPER and Hannah BANCROFT); died on 4 Sep 1941 in General Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 5 Sep 1941 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Steelworker
    • _FGRAVE: 160445899
    • Census: 1861, 1 Millers Court, St Michaels, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1881, Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, UK
    • Emigration: 6 Jul 1886, Arrived Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia aboard Duke of Westminster
    • Residence: 1941, Davis St, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    • _FNRL: 5 Sep 1941, Funeral notice, Rockhampton Morning Bulletin newspaper

    Notes:

    William and Eleanor emigrated aboard the Duke of Westminster which arrived in Moreton Bay on 6 July 1886. Eleanor would have been pregnant with their first child born in Australia; James Henry Cooper.


    Birth:
    England & Wales Births 1837-2006
    First name(s) WILLIAM Last name COOPER Birth year 1857
    Birth quarter 1 Registration month - Mother's maiden name Bancroft
    District Bath County Somerset Country England
    Volume 5C Page 678

    From http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/cgi/birthind.cgi birth for COOPER, William in Bathwick, Bath, mother's surname BANCROFT, ref BWK/6/331


    Census:
    1861 census for 1 Millers Court, St Michaels, Bath:
    RG number: RG09 Piece: 1687 Folio: 80 Page: 38
    Richard COOPER, head, married, aged 31, Butcher, born 1830, Twerton, Somerset
    Hannah COOPER, wife, aged 30 born 1831 Bath, Somerset
    Catherine A COOPER, daughter, aged 7, born 1854 Bath, Somerset
    Thomas R COOPER, son, aged 6, born 1855 Bath, Somerset
    William COOPER, son, aged 4, born 1857 Bath, Somerset
    James COOPER, son, aged 3, born 1858 Bath, Somerset
    Henry COOPER, son, aged 1, born 1860 Bath, Somerset
    Elizabeth COOPER, daughter, aged 1 month, born 1861 Bath, Somerset


    Census:
    Household Record 1881 British Census
    Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
    William COOPER Head M Male 24 Somerset, England Steel Worker
    Elenor COOPER Wife M Female 23 Monmouth, England Wife
    James OWENS Boarder U Male 27 Radnorshire, Wales Gardener Dom
    Source Information:
    Dwelling No 9 Rodrick Row
    Census Place Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales
    Family History Library Film 1342263
    Public Records Office Reference RG11
    Piece / Folio 5246 / 46
    Page Number 9


    _FNRL:
    THE Friends of Mr and Mrs J. H. Cooper, Mr and Mrs T. S. Cooper, Mr E. H. Cooper, Sydney (sons and daughters-in-law), Mr and Mrs G.Nunn (daughter and son-in-law), are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of their deceased beloved Father and Father-in law, the late MR WILLIAM COOPER, of Davis Street, to move from our Funeral Chapel, William Street, THIS (Friday) AFTERNOON, at 3.30 o'clock; for the North Rockhampton Cemetery.
    FINLAYSON & McKENZIE,
    Funeral Directors. Telephone No. 2269.

    Family Notices. (1941, September 5). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878-1954), p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2011, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56098440


    Died:
    1941 deaths in the district of Rockhampton, No 3554/324, William Cooper, retired, male, 84 years, 4 Sep 1941, General Hospital, Rockhampton, cause: senility, chronic myocarditis, cert by Dr Joane Harris, father Richard Cooper, butcher, informant, Jas. H. Cooper, son, 25 Margaret St, Rockhampton, buried 5 Sep 1941, North Rockhampton Cemetery, born Bath, Somersetshire, England, lived 55 years, Queensland, married at Tregedar, Monmouthshire, England, at age 21, to Eleanor Evans. Living issue: James Henry, 54, Thomas Stewart, 52, Edwin Herbert, 44, Winifred Violet, 41, deceased: 3 males, 4 females.
    ------
    Australia Death Index, 1787-1985: Name: William Cooper Death Date: 4 Sep 1941
    Death Place: Queensland Father's Name: Richard Registration Year: 1941
    Registration Place: Queensland Registration number: 003554 Page Number: 471
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.


    Buried:
    Buried at North Rockhampton Cemetery in the Baptist area, Compartment 17, Section 4, Grave 254

    William married Eleanor EVANS on 20 Oct 1877 in Registry office, Tredegar, Wales, UK. Eleanor (daughter of George EVANS and Ann WHITE) was born on 11 Jul 1857 in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK; died on 8 Sep 1918 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 9 Sep 1918 in South Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Aust. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    Confirmed by William's death cert

    Children:
    1. Annie COOPER was born on 16 Aug 1878 in Ebbw Vale, Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, UK; died on 1 Feb 1880 in Ebbw Vale, Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, UK.
    2. George Bancroft COOPER was born on 24 Oct 1881 in Ebbw Vale, Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, UK; died on 20 Feb 1884 in Ebbw Vale, Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, UK.
    3. William COOPER was born on 30 Aug 1884 in Ebbw Vale, Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, UK; died on 17 Sep 1884 in Ebbw Vale, Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, UK.
    4. James Henry COOPER was born on 21 Jan 1887 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 18 Jun 1963 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 20 Jun 1963 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia.
    5. Thomas Stewart COOPER was born on 7 May 1889 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 16 May 1957 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 18 May 1957 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    6. Lillian Ethel COOPER was born on 13 Aug 1891 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 15 Aug 1928 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    7. Rose COOPER was born on 18 Sep 1893 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 17 Oct 1893 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 17 Oct 1893 in South Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    8. Treacy COOPER was born on 22 Jun 1895 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 28 Jul 1895 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 30 Jul 1895 in South Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.
    9. Edwin Herbert COOPER was born on 20 May 1897 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 24 Dec 1984 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; was buried in Dec 1984 in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    10. Winifred Violet COOPER was born on 23 Mar 1900 in Davis St, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 25 Jul 1989 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard COOPER was born about 1830 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK (son of Ambrose COOPER and Sarah JONES); died about 1889 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; was buried in 1889 in Smallcombe Vale Cemetery, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1841, Chapple St, Twerton, Bath, Somerset, England, UK
    • Census: 1851, 1 Northgate Street, Saint Michael, Bath, Somerset, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1851; Porter
    • Census: 1861, 1 Millers Court, St Michaels, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1881, 3 Trim Street, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1861, 1881; Butcher

    Notes:

    Census:
    1841 census for Chapple St, Twerton, Bath, Somerset:
    RG number: HO107 Piece: 961 Book/Folio: 13/21 Page: 34
    Ambrose COOPER, M 45 born 1790 Somerset
    Sarah COOPER, F 45 born 1796 Somerset
    Mary Ann COOPER, F 13 born 1828 Somerset
    Martha COOPER, F 12 born 1829 Somerset
    Richard COOPER, M 11 born 1830 Somerset
    Sarah Ann COOPER, F 8 born 1833 Somerset
    Thomas BUD M 50 1791 Somerset


    Census:
    1851 census for 1 Northgate Street, Saint Michael, Bath, Somerset:
    RG number: HO107 Piece: 1941 Folio: 335 Page: 19
    Richard GULLY, Head Married M 49 1802 Butcher Wick & Absone, Gloucestershire
    Mary Ann GULLY, Wife Married F 43 1808 Walcot Somerset
    Ann Cousin ALLEN, Visitor Married F 50 1801 House Proprietress Bitton, Gloucestershire
    Mary Ann CRABB, Serv Unmarried F 32 1819 Road Wiltshire
    Richard COOPER, Porter Unmarried M 21 born 1830 Twerton, Bath, Somerset


    Census:
    1861 census for 1 Millers Court, St Michaels, Bath:
    RG number: RG09 Piece: 1687 Folio: 80 Page: 38
    Richard COOPER, head, married, aged 31, Butcher, born 1830, Twerton, Somerset
    Hannah COOPER, wife, aged 30 born 1831 Bath, Somerset
    Catherine A COOPER, daughter, aged 7, born 1854 Bath, Somerset
    Thomas R COOPER, son, aged 6, born 1855 Bath, Somerset
    William COOPER, son, aged 4, born 1857 Bath, Somerset
    James COOPER, son, aged 3, born 1858 Bath, Somerset
    Henry COOPER, son, aged 1, born 1860 Bath, Somerset
    Elizabeth COOPER, daughter, aged 1 month, born 1861 Bath, Somerset


    Census:
    1881 census for 3 Trim Street, Bath, St Michael:
    RG number: RG11 Piece: 2437 Folio: 102 Page: 19
    Richard COOPER, head, married, aged 51, butcher, born 1830 Twerton on Avon, Somerset
    Mary A COOPER, wife, aged 51, charwoman, born 1830, born Bath, Somerset
    Henry COOPER, son, journeyman poulterer, single, aged 21, born 1860, Bath, Somerset
    Annie COOPER, granddaughter, aged 10, born 1871 Bath, Somerset


    Occupation:
    Confirmed on son William's death cert


    Died:
    From http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/cgi/deathind.cgi - COOPER Richard aged 59, at Bathwick Bath ref BWK/13/421

    Richard married Hannah BANCROFT on 29 Sep 1851 in St Swithins, Walcot, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK. Hannah (daughter of George BANCROFT and Jane ANGEL) was born about 1829 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died about 1868 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hannah BANCROFT was born about 1829 in Somersetshire, England, UK (daughter of George BANCROFT and Jane ANGEL); died about 1868 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1830, Sams' Court, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK

    Notes:

    Died:
    From http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/cgi/deathind.cgi - COOPER Hannah, aged 39, at Abbey Bath, ref ABB/21/371

    Notes:

    Married:
    From http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/marriages.html - COOPER Richard and BANCROFT Hannah married Bath, St Swithin's Walcot (Paragon) Bath ref C17/5/067

    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D3R-ZSL

    Children:
    1. Ambrose COOPER was born in Apr 1852 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died in Jul 1852 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.
    2. Catherine Ann COOPER was born in Apr 1853 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died on 11 Oct 1906 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.
    3. Thomas Richard COOPER was born in JUL-SEP 1854 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died on 10 Mar 1890 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.
    4. 1. William COOPER was born on 1 Jan 1857 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died on 4 Sep 1941 in General Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 5 Sep 1941 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.
    5. James COOPER was born in Dec 1857 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    6. Harriet COOPER was born in 1859 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died in 1859 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.
    7. Henry COOPER was born about 1860 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died in APR-JUN 1905 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK.
    8. Elizabeth COOPER was born in FEB/MAR 1861 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    9. Martha COOPER was born in 1862 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ambrose COOPER was born about 1791 in Somersetshire, England, UK (son of Richard COOPER and Anne POCOCK); died on 4 Jun 1848 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; was buried on 9 Jun 1848 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 203207486
    • Census: 1841, Chapple St, Twerton, Bath, Somerset, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1841; Butcher

    Notes:

    Census:
    1841 census for Chapple St, Twerton, Bath, Somerset:
    RG number: HO107 Piece: 961 Book/Folio: 13/21 Page: 34
    Ambrose COOPER, M 45 born 1790 Somerset
    Sarah COOPER, F 45 born 1796 Somerset
    Mary Ann COOPER, F 13 born 1828 Somerset
    Martha COOPER, F 12 born 1829 Somerset
    Richard COOPER, M 11 born 1830 Somerset
    Sarah Ann COOPER, F 8 born 1833 Somerset
    Thomas BUD M 50 1791 Somerset


    Died:
    http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/cgi/deathind.cgi - COOPER Ambrose age 56 at Twerton - First Series Bath ref TW1/4/009


    Buried:
    UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    Name: Ambrose Cooper Gender: M (Male) Birth Date: 1791 Death Date: 1848
    Cemetery: St Michael and All Angels Churchyard
    Burial or Cremation Place: Twerton, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
    Has Bio?: N Children: Martha Cooper Sarah Ann Cooper Mary Ann Luton

    Ambrose married Sarah JONES on 29 Sep 1823 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK. Sarah was born about 1796 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah JONES was born about 1796 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1841, Chapple St, Twerton, Bath, Somerset, England, UK

    Notes:

    Note found on 1851 census

    Notes:

    Married:
    Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914
    Name: Ambrose Cooper Gender: Male
    Marriage or Bann Date: 29 Sep 1823
    Marriage Place: Twerton, Somerset, England
    Spouse: Sarah Jones

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann COOPER was born about 1827 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died on 1 Jan 1915 in Twerton, Bath, Somerset, England, UK.
    2. Martha COOPER was born about 1829 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    3. 2. Richard COOPER was born about 1830 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; died about 1889 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; was buried in 1889 in Smallcombe Vale Cemetery, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.
    4. Sarah Ann COOPER was born about 1833 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

  3. 6.  George BANCROFT was born about 1789 in England, UK; died on 20 Aug 1833 in Bath, St Michael, Somerset, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1830, Sams' Court, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK

    Notes:

    Died:
    Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914
    Name: George Bancroft Age: 44 Birth Year: abt 1789 Burial Date: 21 Aug 1833
    Burial Place: Bathwick St Mary, Somerset, England
    Parish as it Appears: Bathwick

    George married Jane ANGEL on 18 Jul 1819 in Bath, St Michael, Somerset, England, UK. Jane was born about 1800 in England, UK; died in UNKNOWN in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Jane ANGEL was born about 1800 in England, UK; died in UNKNOWN in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1830, Sams' Court, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK

    Notes:

    Likely burial:
    Name: Jane Bancroft Gender: Female Age: 63 Birth Date: 1785 Burial Date: 26 Nov 1848
    Burial Place: Bathwick, Somerset, England
    FHL Film Number: 1526166 Reference ID: p176 1404


    Residence:
    According to baptismal entry.


    Died:
    There is a possible death in 1848 but age doesn't fit.

    Notes:

    Married:
    George Bancroft
    in the Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914
    Marriage or Bann Date: 18 Jul 1819
    Marriage Place: Bath, St Michael, Somerset, England
    Parish as it Appears: St Michael Bath
    Spouse: Jane Angel

    Children:
    1. 3. Hannah BANCROFT was born about 1829 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died about 1868 in Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Richard COOPER was born about 1761 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died in May 1845 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; was buried on 20 May 1845 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.

    Notes:

    https://maps.bristol.gov.uk/kyp/?edition=banes


    Birth:
    As per census record.


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    Name: Richard Cooper Registration Year: 1845 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Bath
    Volume: 11 Page: 38


    Buried:
    Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914
    Name: Richard Cooper Age: 84 Birth Year: abt 1761 Burial Date: 20 May 1845
    Burial Place: Twerton, Somerset, England
    Parish as it Appears: Twerton

    Richard married Anne POCOCK on 6 May 1782 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK. Anne was born about 1760 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died on 1 Jun 1846 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; was buried on 2 Jun 1846 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anne POCOCK was born about 1760 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died on 1 Jun 1846 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; was buried on 2 Jun 1846 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    As per census record.


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    Name: Ann Cooper Registration Year: 1846
    Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Bath
    Volume: 11 Page: 37


    Buried:
    England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    Name: Ann Cooper Gender: Female Age: 86
    Birth Date: 1760 Burial Date: 2 Jun 1846
    Burial Place: Twerton, Somerset, England
    FHL Film Number: 1517606

    Notes:

    Married:
    Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914
    Name: Richard Cooper Gender: Male Marriage or Bann Date: 6 May 1782
    Spouse: Anne Pocock

    Children:
    1. 4. Ambrose COOPER was born about 1791 in Somersetshire, England, UK; died on 4 Jun 1848 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK; was buried on 9 Jun 1848 in Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK.


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