Person:George Copps (1)

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George Copps
chr.16 Dec 1781 Weston, Hertfordshire, England
d.1848 Hertfordshire, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 Dec 1775
  1. Elizabeth Copps1777 - 1839
  2. Hannah Copps1779 -
  3. George Copps1781 - 1848
  4. James Copps1785 - 1787
  5. Fanny Copps1788 - 1862
  6. James Copps1792 - 1862
  7. John Copps1798 - 1840
Spouse and Children
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m. 26 Nov 1803
  1. Ann Copps1804 -
  2. Richard Copps1806 - 1825
  3. James Copps1809 -
  4. George Copps1813 -
  5. Elizabeth Copps1816 - 1829
  6. Noah Copps1819 -
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Facts and Events
Name George Copps
Gender Male
Christening[1] 16 Dec 1781 Weston, Hertfordshire, England
Marriage 26 Nov 1803 Weston, Hertfordshire, Englandto Elizabeth Thompson
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Weston, Hertfordshire, England
Death[3] 1848 Hertfordshire, England

George Copps was baptised on 16th December 1781 at Weston in Hertfordshire, son of Mary Copps, formerly Dearman, and her husband James Copps.

On 26th November 1803, aged about 22, George married Elizabeth Thompson at Weston. They went on to have six children baptised at Weston between 1804 and 1819. George worked as an agricultural labourer. Two of George's children died in the 1820s, when they were in their teens.

George's father died in 1829.

George's mother appear to have died in 1833, being buried at Weston on 30th June. Later that same year George also lost his wife, Elizabeth, who was 57. She was buried at Weston on 23rd December 1833.

After Elizabeth's death, the 1841 census finds George living with his brother James in Weston. George survived Elizabeth by about fifteen years. He died in 1848, aged 67.

References
  1. ↑ Church of England. Weston Parish Registers, 1539-1932. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

    Baptisms 1781: Dec[ember] 16 George the Son of James Copps & Mary his Wife

  2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 437; Book 10; Folio 23; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

    Address: Weston, Hertfordshire
    James Cops, male, 45 [1791-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
    Mary Cops, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
    Hannah Cops, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
    Richard Cops, male, 15 [1821-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
    Sarah Cops, female 8, [1832/3], born in county
    Charlotte Cops, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
    Edward Lawman Cops, male, 1m [1841], born in county
    George Cops, male, 60 [1776-81], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county

  3. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. George COPPS, December Quarter 1848, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 6, page 404, aged 67 [1780/1]

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