Person:John Cooper (186)

John George Cooper was born on 15th August 1840 at South Hylton in the township of Ford in the parish of Bishopwearmouth, County Durham. He was the son of Jane Cooper, late Bradshaw, formerly Watson, and her husband John Cooper, a potter. Young John appears in both the 1841 and 1851 censuses living with his parents and siblings at South Hylton.

When John was 16 years old his father died. The 1861 census finds John living with his widowed mother at Ford Terrace in South Hylton. By this time he was working as a joiner in the local ship-building industry. Later that year John married Elizabeth Jane Robinson, who was three years his senior and originally from Alnwick in Northumberland.

John and Elizabeth stayed in South Hylton, where they had at least nine children during the 1860s and 1870s. John's mother died in 1864.

Each census from 1871 to 1901 finds John and Elizabeth and several of their children living together in South Hylton - and from 1881 to 1901 they were always listed at Ferry Boat Row, where they had a four roomed house. In 1901 their youngest daughter and her husband were living with them, along with two small grandchildren.

John died in 1906, aged 66. Elizabeth outlived him by six years.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 England. England, Diocese of Durham Bishops' Transcripts ca., 1700-1900. (Family Search ).
   
   

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Chapelry of South Hylton in the County of Durham in the Year 1840
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   804	Nov[embe]r 22nd Born Dec[embe]r 25th 1837	Jane D[aughte]r of	John & Jane	Cooper (late) Bradshaw, maiden name Watson	South Hylton	Potter	Wm Henry Bulmer, P. Curate
   805	Nov[embe]r 22nd Born Aug[u]st 15th	John George son of	John & Jane	Cooper (late) Bradshaw, maiden name Watson	South Hylton	Potter	Wm Henry Bulmer, P. Curate

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 310; Book 13; Folio 39; Page 23, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Hylton, Ford, Bishopwearmouth, Durham
   John Couper, male, 43 [1797/8], Ind, born outside county
   Jane Couper, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
   John Couper, male, 6m [1840/1], born in county
   Jane Couper jn, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Ann Bradshaw, female, 13 [1827/8], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2395; Folio 12; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   John Cooper, head, married, male, 52 [1798/9], Potter, b. Hanley, Staffordshire
   Jane Cooper, wife, married, female, 50 [1800/1], b. Hylton, Durham
   John G. Cooper, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Hylton, Durham
   Joseph Cooper, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Hylton, Durham
   Elizabeth Bradshaw, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1825/6], b. Hylton, Durham

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 3770; Folio 74; Page 23, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Ford Ter, South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   Jane Cooper, head, widow, female, 63 [1797/8], House Keeper, b. South Hylton, Durham
   John B. Cooper, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1839/40], Ship Joiner, b. South Hylton, Durham
   Joseph Cooper, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1841/2], Ship Carpenter, b. South Hylton, Durham

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 5003; Folio 45; Page 6, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Union Street, South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   John George Cooper, head, married, male, 30 [1840/1], Joiner, b. Hylton, Durham
   Elizabeth Jane Cooper, wife, married, female, 33 [1837/8], Joiners wife, b. Alnwick, Northumberland
   Joseph G. Cooper, son, unmarried, male, 7 [1863/4], b. Hylton, Durham
   Mary Jane Cooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 5 [1865/6], b. Hylton, Durham
   W[illia]m Cooper, son, unmarried, male, 4 [1866/7], b. Hylton, Durham
   Rob[er]t Westmarland Cooper, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Hylton, Durham
   Sarah Cooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 4 days [1871], b. Hylton, Durham

6. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 4992; Folio 56; Page 32, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Ferry Boat Row, South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   John G. Cooper, head, married, male, 40 [1840/1], Joiner, b. Hylton, Durham
   Elizabeth J. Cooper, wife, married, female, 43 [1837/8], b. Alnwick, Northumberland
   Joseph Cooper, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1863/4], Labourer in Paper Mill, b. Hylton, Durham
   William Cooper, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1866/7], Labourer in Paper Mill, b. Hylton, Durham
   Robert Cooper, son, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Hylton, Durham
   Sarah Cooper, daughter, female, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Hylton, Durham
   James Cooper, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Hylton, Durham
   John Cooper, son, male, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Hylton, Durham
   Roger Cooper, son, male, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Hylton, Durham
   Elizabeth A. Cooper, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Hylton, Durham

7. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 4132; Folio 110; Page 32, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Ferry Boat Row, Ford, Durham
   Four rooms occupied
   John G. Cooper, head, married, male, 50 [1840/1], Joiner, employed, b. Hylton, Durham
   Elizabeth Cooper, wife, married, female, 53 [1837/8], b. Alnwick, Northumberland
   Joseph Cooper, son, single, male, 27 [1863/4], Driller, employed, b. Hylton, Durham
   Sarah R. Cooper, daughter, single, female, 20 [1870/1], Domestic Servant, b. Hylton, Durham
   James Cooper, son, single, male, 18 [1872/3], Driller, employed, b. Hylton, Durham
   John P. Cooper, son, single, male, 16 [1874/5], Greengrocer's Assist., employed, b. Hylton, Durham
   Roger W. Cooper, son, male, 14 [1876/7], Grocer's Assist., employed, b. Hylton, Durham
   Elizabeth A. Cooper, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Hylton, Durham

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 4708; Folio 58; Page 35, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Ferry Boat Row, Ford, Durham
   Four rooms occupied
   John G. Cooper, head, married, male, 60 [1840/1], Shipyard Joiner, worker, b. Ford, Durham
   Elizabeth J. Cooper, wife, married, female, 63 [1837/8], b. Alnwick, Northumberland
   Robert W. Cooper, son, single, male, 32 [1868/9], Shipyard Joiner, worker, b. Ford, Durham
   Elizabeth A. Lucas, daughter, married, female, 22 [1878/9], b. Ford, Durham
   Roger W. Lucas, grandson, single, male, 2 [1898/9], b. Ford, Durham
   Joseph E. Lucas, son in law, married, male, 24 [1876/7], Shipyard Riveter, worker, b. Shields, Northumberland

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

   d. John George COOPER, September Quarter 1906, Sunderland Registration District, Vol. 10a, page 445, aged 66 [1839/40]