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Jacquline

Jacquline Report 8 Nov 2014 14:06

Hi wonder if anyone can help with Emily Coley born 1871 in Aston Birmingham
Baptised 16th May 1875 at Cannock
1881 living in Aston
1881 " in Cannock
1891 "" in Penn wolverhampton a housemaid at he orphanage asylam
1950 living in Sheffield she was married by then but cannot find a marriage she didn't have any children,she came back to B'ham but cannot find a death 1957-60 as don't know her married name
Any help much appreciated
Jackie

Thelma

Thelma Report 8 Nov 2014 14:12

???????
Emily Coley

Birth: Bef Jun 1871 (Jun 1871) - Warwickshire, England
Death: Bef Sep 1943 (Sep 1943) - Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Marriage: Bef Dec 1889 (Dec 1889) - Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England
Spouse: James Shelley

Thelma

Thelma Report 8 Nov 2014 14:19

ngland & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 about Emily Coley
Name: Emily Coley
Registration Year: 1889
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: King's Norton
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 726
Records on Page:
Name
Robert William Blakey
Emily Coley
Annie Rosa Marsh
James Shelley

Jacquline

Jacquline Report 8 Nov 2014 14:20

Hi Thelma, she was living in Sheffield in 1950 so car'nt be her death
Jackie

Thelma

Thelma Report 8 Nov 2014 14:20



1891 England Census about Emily Shelley
Name: Emily Shelley
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: James Shelley
Gender: Female
Where born: Birmingham
Civil Parish: Aston
Ecclesiastical parish: St Alban
Town: Bordesley
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View image
Registration district: Aston
Sub registration district: Deritend
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2404
Folio: 119
Page Number: 39
Household Members:
Name Age
James Shelley 21
Emily Shelley 21
James Shelley 1/12


Thelma

Thelma Report 8 Nov 2014 14:23

1871
Two Emily's

Emily Coley
Daniel,
Emma abt 1870 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Daughter Aston, Warwickshire
View Record
Emily Coley
Henry J,
Jane abt 1871 Birmingham Daughter Birmingham, Warwickshire

Jacquline

Jacquline Report 8 Nov 2014 14:26

she didn't have any children think her husband was a lot older than her and in 1891 she was a housemaid in wolverhampton so don't think this is her
thanks
Jackie

Thelma

Thelma Report 8 Nov 2014 14:28

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England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Emily Shelley
Name: Emily Shelley
Birth Date: abt 1870
Date of Registration: Mar 1955
Age at Death: 85
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 9c
Page: 292

Jacquline

Jacquline Report 8 Nov 2014 14:48

my Emily is the one with emma and daniel as parents because I know she had a sister pheobe
Jackie

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 8 Nov 2014 14:52

??Birmingham, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 about Emily Cooper
Name: Emily Cooper
[Emily Coley]
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1870
Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1900
Marriage Age: 30
Marriage Place: Handsworth, St James, England
Spouse: Benjamin Cooper
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Marriage Age: 53
Father: Daniel Coley
Spouse's Father: Benjamin Cooper
Reference Number: DRO 90/21
Archive Roll: 564

Maureen

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 8 Nov 2014 15:16

1901 England Census about Emily Cooper
Name: Emily Cooper
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Spouse: Benjamin Cooper
Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Cannock
Ecclesiastical parish: Cannock St Luke
Town: High Town
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Cannock

Piece: 2663
Folio: 56
Page Number: 14

Benjamin Cooper 54 Occ: Colliery Weighman born Brierly hill Staffs
Emily Cooper 30
Irnold Colly 6... I think this is Cecil Arnold COLEY who dies in 1907.
Edwin Ascher 27
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2663; Folio: 56; Page: 14
......
????
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 about Benjamin Cooper
Name: Benjamin Cooper
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Registration Year: 1902
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 55
Registration district: Cannock

Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 6b
Page: 310...
.....

I don't see Emily in 1911. I hope she hasn't re-married!

Potty

Potty Report 8 Nov 2014 15:20

Is this your Emily in 1891 - POB is Nuneaton, Warwickshire:


1891 England Census
Name:Emily Coley
Age:20
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1871
Relation:Servant
Gender:Female
Where born:Newcaton, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish:Wolverhampton
Ecclesiastical parish:St Paul
County/Island:Staffordshire

The Orphan Asylum Penn Road

Jacquline

Jacquline Report 8 Nov 2014 15:33

thank you Maureen that sounds like her can you see a death for her?




polly emily was born in aston but she was in wolverhampton in 1891

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 8 Nov 2014 15:45

Quite honestly,Jackie-if we're looking for a death for an Emily COOPER-I wouldn't know where to start! AND she may well have re-married.

Sorry!

Maureen

Thelma

Thelma Report 8 Nov 2014 15:49

???????
1911 England Census about Emily Cooper
Name: Emily Cooper
Age in 1911: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Aston
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address: 5 Alxander S Westley St
Marital Status: Widowed<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Occupation: NK
Registration district: Aston
Registration District Number: 385
Sub-registration district: Deritend
ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Piece: 18167
Household Members:
Name Age
William Clarke 32
Florrie Clarke 31
James Clarke 7
Frances Clarke 1
Emily Cooper 38
Violet Cooper 7<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<?

Jacquline

Jacquline Report 8 Nov 2014 15:58

thanks Thelma, it could be her but aways thought she had no children.

Kay????

Kay???? Report 8 Nov 2014 21:09

If Emily was born/registered in Aston then her birth is reg September 1870.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 8 Nov 2014 21:16

Baptism
County Staffordshire
Place Cannock
Church St Luke
RegisterNumber 275
DateOfBirth * * 1871
BaptismDate 16 May 1875
Forename Emily
Sex F
FatherForename Daniel
MotherForename Emma
FatherSurname COLEY
MotherSurname
Abode Chadsmoor
FatherOccupation Fireman
Notes Emily was 4 years old when baptised. Transcriber has estimated year of birth as 1871

(Reference)

Baptism
County Staffordshire
Place Cannock
Church St Luke
RegisterNumber 276
DateOfBirth * * 1872
BaptismDate 16 May 1875
Forename Phoebe
Sex F
FatherForename Daniel
MotherForename Emma
FatherSurname COLEY
MotherSurname
Abode Chadsmoor
FatherOccupation Fireman
Notes Phoebe was 3 years old when baptised. Transcriber has estimated year of birth as 1872
*(Marriage 1900 Arthur Gent)

Baptism
County Staffordshire
Place Cannock
Church St Luke
RegisterNumber 274
DateOfBirth * * 1868
BaptismDate 16 May 1875
Forename Ephraim Joseph
Sex M
FatherForename Daniel
MotherForename Emma
FatherSurname COLEY
MotherSurname
Abode Chadsmoor
FatherOccupation Fireman
Notes Ephraim Joseph was 7 years old when baptised. Transcriber has estimated year of birth as 1868
*(Marriage 1893 Maud Newton)

Chris :)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

Jacquline

Jacquline Report 8 Nov 2014 23:31

thanks Chris that is the family, she married bernard cooper in 1900 but he died in 1902 cannot find a death for emily under the name coopr so wonder if she married again?
Jackie

Jacquline

Jacquline Report 9 Nov 2014 16:24

:-( :-( :-(