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Looking for Cooper Family from Bolton, Lancashire

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Ann

Ann Report 9 Dec 2013 09:48

Hi all any information on the following people would be most helpful

Many thanks Ann

Cooper Family Bolton Lancashire

Looking for information on the following persons

Gertrude Cooper b:1887 Bolton, Lancashire
Bapt: 08/06/1887 Holy Trinity, Bolton
Daughter of Robert Cooper and Alice Cooper nee James

Have 1911, 1901 and 1891 Census information but what has happened to her after 1911
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Celia Cooper b: 1884 Bolton Lancashire
Bapt: 03/09/1884 Holy Trinity, Bolton
daughter of Robert Cooper and Alice Cooper nee James

Have 1911, 1901 and 1891 Census information but what has happened to her after 1911
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Agnes Cooper b:1882 Kingster or Kingston Ottowa, Canada
Bapt: 21/06/1882 Holy Trinity, Bolton
daughter of Robert Cooper and Alice Cooper nee James
Agnes married in June 1906 Bolton to Augustus Charles Tomlinson

Did Agnes and Augustus have any children?

Have 1891 and 1901 census information and
Passenger Listing for return journey from Canada with Parents and Siblings
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Herbert Allen Cooper b: 1893 Bolton
Son of Robert Allen Cooper and Margaret Cooper nee ?????

Have 1911 Census information
What happened to Herbert
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Fred Cooper b: 1896 Horwich, Lancashire
Son of Robert Allen Cooper and Margaret Cooper nee ?????

Have 1911 Census information
What happened to Fred
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Gladys Cooper b: 1898 Horwich, Lancashire
Daughter of Robert Allen Cooper and Margaret Cooper nee ?????

Have 1911 Census information
What happened to Gladys
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Dora Cooper b: 1900 Horwich, Lancashire
Daughter of Robert Allen Cooper and Margaret Cooper nee ?????

Have 1911 Census information
What happened to Dora :-) :-)

greyghost

greyghost Report 9 Dec 2013 10:51

For our information - both Gertrude and Celia still at home with widowed mother in 1911 in Bolton

1911 census transcription details for: 4 Leamington St Bolton

National Archive Reference:
RG14PN23423 RG78PN1366 RD461 SD8 ED14 SN304
Reg. District: Bolton
Sub District: Great Bolton and Lever
Parish: Bolton
Enum. District: 14
Address: 4 Leamington St Bolton
County: Lancashire
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
COOPER, Alice Head Widow F 65 1846 Bolton Lancashire
COOPER, Celia Daughter Single F 26 1885 Weaver Bolton Lancashire
COOPER, Gertrude Daughter Single F 23 1888 Book Keeper Bolton Lancashire
WHITEWORTH, Alice Daughter Married12 years F 33 1878 Bolton Lancashire
WHITWORTH, Dorothy Granddaughter F 9 1902 Bolton Lancashire

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 9 Dec 2013 11:09

??


England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
about Herbert A Cooper Name: Herbert A Cooper
Spouse Name: Rose Lewis
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1914
Registration District: Bolton
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8c
Page Number: 748
Records on Page: Name
Herbert A Cooper
Rose Lewis

??

..England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
about Herbert Allan Cooper Name: Herbert Allan Cooper
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1893
Date of Registration: Mar 1975
Age at Death: 81
Registration District: Barrow-in-Furness
Inferred County: Cumbria
Volume: 1
Page: 0023

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Dec 2013 11:16

Look for info at..................

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

and/or

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

..........easy sites to use.............

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 9 Dec 2013 11:19

??


..England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
about Fred Cooper Name: Fred Cooper
Birth Date: abt 1895
Date of Registration: Jun 1950
Age at Death: 55
Registration District: Bolton
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10b
Page: 622

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 9 Dec 2013 11:24

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005
about Dora Cooper Name: Dora Cooper
Spouse Name: Harold C Shaw
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1922
Registration District: Bolton
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8c
Page Number: 647

??

Births Jun 1923 (>99%)
Shaw Marjorie C Cooper Bolton 8c 671

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
about Marjorie C Shaw Name: Marjorie C Shaw
Birth Date: abt 1923
Date of Registration: Sep 1939
Age at Death: 16
Registration District: Horwich
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 430


..England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
about Dora Shaw Name: Dora Shaw
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1900
Date of Registration: Aug 1988
Age at Death: 88
Registration District: Bolton
Inferred County: Lancashire, Lincolnshire
Volume: 38
Page: 46



greyghost

greyghost Report 9 Dec 2013 12:35

1911 census transcription details for: 296 Ainsworth Lane Bolton

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National Archive Reference:
RG14PN23354 RG78PN1363 RD461 SD5 ED5 SN24
Reg. District: Bolton
Sub District: Tonge
Parish: Bolton
Enum. District: 5
Address: 296 Ainsworth Lane Bolton
County: Lancashire
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
TOMLINSON, Augustus Charles Head Married 4 years M 29 1882 Joiner Manchester Lans
TOMLINSON, Agnes Wife Married F 28 1883 Kingstone Canada

No children born alive to marriage noted on 1911 census

Using free bmd the following births occurred in Bolton RD after census pre mmn being available, non after. They may have moved out of the area. Not seeing a death for Augustus Charles in England
Births Jun 1911 (>99%)
Tomlinson Gertrude Bolton 8c 498
Tomlinson James Bolton 8c 400
Tomlinson John Bolton 8c 448


Ann

Ann Report 9 Dec 2013 13:05

Thank you Stuart, PricklyHolly and Reggie

Ann

Ann Report 9 Dec 2013 13:31

Thank you Stuart, PricklyHolly and Reggie

mgnv

mgnv Report 10 Dec 2013 00:23

Name: COOPER, Robert
Age: 36
Date of Arrival (YYYY/MM/DD) : 1881/07/17
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Quebec
Ship: CIRCASSIAN
Reference: RG 76
Microfilm: C-4531
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e142/e003540810.jpg
[Robt a=36 (occup=Lab), Mrs a=34, Minnie a=11, R.A. a=9, Malcolm a=5, Alice a=3, John a=1.]

For 1871-1901, the Canadian nominal census day was within a day of the UK day, so I would expect them to be on the English census only.


1871 Registration Sub-District 11D Bolton Eastern Street:17 LOMAX BUILDINGS
Archive Reference:RG10 Piece Number:3940 Folio:74 Page:31

1871 Minnie (Miney) was with grannie Alice James @ Street:16 LOMAX BUILDINGS
Archive Reference:RG10 Piece Number:3940 Folio:64 Page:11-12

1881 Registration Sub-District 5A Tonge with Haulgh Street:4 LEAMINGTON ST
Archive Reference:RG11 Piece Number:3827 Folio:54 Page:47

1891 England Census Transcription
Street:41 BURY OLD ROAD
Parish:TONGE WITH HAULGH
City:BOLTON
County:Lancashire
Country:ENGLAND
Ecclesiastical District:ST PETERS
Municipal Ward:CHURCH
Parliamentary Borough:BOLTON
Registration District:BOLTON
Registration Sub-District 5A Tonge with Haulgh
Enumeration District:1
Archive Reference:RG12 Piece Number:3108 Folio:11 Page:15

ROBERT COOPER 1843 48 Scotland HEAD M Strap Sticher Leath
ALICE COOPER 1845 46 Bolton WIFE M Weaver (Cotton)
ROBERT ALLEN COOPER 1872 19 Bolton SON S Railway Stoker
ALICE COOPER 1877 14 Bolton DAUGHTER S Weaver (Cotton)
AGNES COOPER 1882 9 Canada DAUGHTER School Boy
MALCOLM COOPER 1876 15 Bolton SON S Piecer in Cotton Mill
CICILIA COOPER 1885 6 Bolton DAUGHTER
JOHN COOPER 1880 11 Bolton SON Piecer in Cotton Mill
GERTRUDE COOPER 1887 4 Bolton DAUGHTER
MARY JAMES 1842 49 Bolton WIFES SISTER S Frame tenter

I don't know where Minnie is in 1891.


1901 Registration Sub-District: Great Bolton Street:1 SCARBOROUGH STREET
Archive Reference:RG13 Piece Number:3629 Folio:185 Page:50
[Only their 3 youngest kids (Ag, Cel, Gert) with Robt & Alice]

1911 England Census Transcription
Address:4 LEAMINGTON ST BOLTON
Parish:BOLTON
County:Lancashire
Country:ENGLAND
Registration District:BOLTON
Registration District Number:461
Registration Sub-District: Great Bolton and Lever
SubDistrict Number:8
Enumeration District:14
Census Reference:RG14PN23423 RG78PN1366 RD461 SD8 ED14 SN304

ALICE COOPER 1846 65 BOLTON LANCASHIRE HEAD W
CELIA COOPER 1885 26 BOLTON LANCASHIRE DAUGHTER S Weaver Cotton
GERTRUDE COOPER 1888 23 BOLTON LANCASHIRE DAUGHTER S Bookkeeper
ALICE WHITEWORTH 1878 33 BOLTON LANCASHIRE DAUGHTER M
DOROTHY WHITWORTH 1902 9 BOLTON LANCASHIRE GRANDDAUGHTER
[Alice Snr: marr 45y; 11 live births; 8 still living - all x-ed out]
[Alice Jnr: marr 12y; 1 live births; 1 still living]



Using http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ and http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/

Marriage: 25 Jul 1865 Holy Trinity, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Robert Cooper - 22 Labourer Bachelor of Lomax's Buildings
Alice James - (X), 20 Spinster of Lomax's Buildings
Groom's Father: Robert Cooper, Currier
Bride's Father: John James, Carter
Witness: James Entwisle; Mary James, (X)
Married by Banns by: E. B. Welburn
Register: Marriages 1862 - 1867, Page 142, Entry 284
Source: LDS Film 1966125

I've found baptisms for all 8 surviving kids, plus Ellen at this church.

I've added the quarter of registration to the year of birth (birth, not registration):
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years:
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
1865q4 COOPER John Eastern Bolton Bolton JAMES EB/53/228
1867q2 COOPER Minnie Eastern Bolton Bolton JAMES EB/56/369
1869q2 COOPER Mary Eastern Bolton Bolton JAMES EB/60/236
1871q3 COOPER Robert Eastern Bolton Bolton JAMES EB/65/303
1873q3 COOPER Ellen Tonge with Haulgh Bolton JAMES TWH/18/298
1875q4 COOPER Malcolm Tonge with Haulgh Bolton JAMES TWH/19/455
1878q1 COOPER Alice Tonge with Haulgh Bolton JAMES TWH/21/200
1879q4 COOPER John Tonge with Haulgh Bolton JAMES TWH/22/310
1887q2 COOPER Gertrude Little Hulton Bolton JAMES LH/33/204

Births Sep 1884 (>99%)
Cooper Celia Bolton 8c 462
[No hit at LancsBMD, but subdistricts of Little Bolton, and of Bolton Western not yet transcribed for 1884 .]

Agnes was born in Canada.

Lancashire Death indexes for the years:
Surname Forename(s) Age Sub-District Registers At Reference
1865q4 COOPER John 0 Eastern Bolton Bolton EB/40/129
1871q1 COOPER Mary 1 Eastern Bolton Bolton EB/47/416
1876q1 COOPER Ellen 2 Tonge with Haulgh Bolton TWH/12/11
1911q1 COOPER Robert 67 Great Bolton and Lever Bolton GBL/12/23

Ann

Ann Report 10 Dec 2013 14:44

Thank you mgnv will sift through the information you have given me