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William COOPER

William COOPER[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1857 - 1941  (84 years)

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  • Name William COOPER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 1 Jan 1857  Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 Mar 1858  Bathwick St Mary, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1861  1 Millers Court, St Michaels, Bath. Somersetshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1861  Bath St Michael, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Age: 4; Relation: Son
    Census 1881  Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Departure London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Steelworker 
    Residence 1881  Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Age: 24; Relation: Head
    Residence 1941  Davis St, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 4 Sep 1941  Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Burial 5 Sep 1941  North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld, Aust Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10] 
    Person ID I18313083519  NunnSuffolk
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

    Father Richard COOPER,   b. Abt 1830, Twerton, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1889, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Hannah BANCROFT,   b. Abt 1830, Somersetshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1868, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 29 Sep 1851  St Swithins, Walcot, Bath, Somersetshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Family ID F2081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor EVANS,   b. 11 Jul 1857, Ebbw Vale, Wales, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1918, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1877  Registry office, Tredegar, Wales, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Annie COOPER,   b. 16 Aug 1878, Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1880, Monmouth, Wales, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     2. George Bancroft COOPER,   b. 24 Oct 1881, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1884, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     3. William COOPER,   b. 30 Aug 1884, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1884, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. James Henry COOPER,   b. 21 Jan 1887, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1963, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     5. Thomas Stewart COOPER,   b. 7 May 1889, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1957, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     6. Lillian Ethel COOPER,   b. 13 Aug 1891, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1928, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     7. Rose COOPER,   b. 18 Aug 1893, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1893, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     8. Treacy COOPER,   b. 22 Jun 1895, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1895, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     9. Edwin Herbert COOPER,   b. 20 May 1897, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1984, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     10. Winifred Violet COOPER,   b. 23 Mar 1900, Davis St, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1989, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F3069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

  • 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<hr>

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1474357851] Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.).

    2. [S_1462261459] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 Wales Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the l), Class: RG11; Piece: 5246; Folio: 46; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1342263.

    3. [S_1476660979] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG 9; Piece: 1687; Folio: 80; Page: 38; GSU roll: 542851.

    4. [S_1476123928] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro).

    5. [S_890319360] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S155520581] Ancestry.com, Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\batw.m/2/1/8.

    7. .
      From http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/cgi/birthind.cgi birth for COOPER, William in Bathwick, Bath, mother's surname BANCROFT, ref BWK/6/331
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    8. .
      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
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    9. .
      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 <hr>

    10. .
      Buried at North Rockhampton Cemetery in the Baptist area, Compartment 17, Section 4, Grave 254<hr>

    11. [S_1476119004] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro).

    12. .
      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
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