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Patrick

Patrick Report 25 Sep 2014 22:10

Hi all,

I'm trying to establish what happened to Henry W. Cooper (born c.1911). I was told by an elderly family member that Henry died in WW2 about 1944? I have no idea where or with what regiment? His parents were David W. Cooper & Ellen Haughton and I believe they were living in the Liverpool area. Any help would be great.

Thanks in advance,
Patrick.

patchem

patchem Report 25 Sep 2014 22:19

Have you tried to find his exact date of birth from free bmd, or looked for his parents, and possibly him, in the 1911 census?

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 25 Sep 2014 22:21

Hi Patrick

Where did the Cooper/Haughton marriage take place?

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 22:21

All known War deaths are on the CWGC site.................check it out

Also, get accurate birth info by using freebmd, or LancsBMD

When were his parents 'living in Liverpool'?

When their son was born? Or when he died?

have you made any attempt yourself to find info?

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GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 25 Sep 2014 22:28

What was his middle name ?

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 22:28

There is NO recorded marriage in England or Wales for the parents you name




Is this man reputed to be related to you?

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Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 22:33

There is one Cooper birth with MMN Haughton in Liverpool


Births Jun 1915 (>99%)

Cooper Thomas D Haughton W.Derby 8b 652

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Patrick Report 25 Sep 2014 22:34

Thanks for the replies. Henry's parents marriage took place in Bombay in 1909 while his father was serving there in the army. The father's death took place in Bootle, Liverpool in 1937. I've been in touch with another member on this site who also has Henry in his tree but he has no info on Henry's death in WW2.

Patrick

Patrick Report 25 Sep 2014 22:36

Thanks Jacqueline. I believe that the W stands for William, GlitterBaby.

patchem

patchem Report 25 Sep 2014 22:39

So was he born in Bombay?

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 22:40

So this man may not have been born in the UK

Follow-through on the possible brother - that's your best bet

When and where was each of his parents born?

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Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 22:44


Deaths Mar 1937 (>99%)

Cooper David W 52 Liverpool N. 8b 807

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Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 22:46

First name(s) DAVID W
Last name COOPER
Marriage year 1909
Marriage place COLABA
Country INDIA
Spouse's first name(s) -
Spouse's last name -
Page 173
Line number 107
Record source GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955)

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Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 22:47

First name(s) Henry William
Last name Cooper
Birth year 1911
Birth date 06 Mar 1911
Baptism year 1911
Father's first name(s) David William
Father's last name Cooper
Mother's first name(s) Ellen
Mother's last name -
Place Rangoon,Christ Church
Presidency Bengal
Archive reference N-1-370
Folio 210

So unlikely to be on UK census for 1911

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Patrick

Patrick Report 25 Sep 2014 22:48

I appreciate all the help and of course I've tried researching my ancestors before asking for help :-) I've had success checking WW1 documents (for other ancestors) in the past but I'm wondering for WW2 records if his parents where listed as the next of kin and where could one view this info? I've found several other siblings for Henry but am focusing on his demise at the moment. Thanks again for the help.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 23:07

Only the next of kin can apply for WW2 records, and they cost £30.00, unless the NOK is the man's widow

There is no obvious record on CWGC for him.

But his supposedly dying in 1944 does not necessarily mean that it was anything to do with the War

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Patrick Report 25 Sep 2014 23:13

Thanks for the info Jacqueline. I suppose that's the trouble with 'family' stories, hard to know whether they're true or not!!! I'll try a different approach on this one :-)

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 25 Sep 2014 23:14

First name(s) Henry William
Last name Cooper
Relationship to household head Son
Gender Male
Age 0
Birth year 1911
Birth place Rangoon Burmah
Occupation -
Address Shwebo C Flolgulcoren Captain
Parish -
County Overseas Military
Country Ships And Overseas Establishments
Registration district number 641
Subdistrict number 4
Enumeration district 4
Piece number 34979
Piece Number Suffix -
Schedule number 9999
Schedule Suffix -
Census reference RG14PN34979 RD641 SD4 ED4 SN9999
Record set 1911 Census for England & Wales
Category Census, land & surveys
Record collection Census
Collections from Great Britain

With mother Ellen, 29, born Darjeeling, and sister Elizabeth Ellen, age 1, born Mhow

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Patrick

Patrick Report 26 Sep 2014 11:33

Great find Jacqueline, thanks.

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Sep 2014 11:46

How about this one

Deaths Sep 1940
Cooper Henry W 29 Warrington 8c 283

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