Person:Joseph Copley (6)
Sir Joseph Copley, 3rd Baronet
b.Abt 1769 Southampton, Hampshire, England
d.21 May 1838 Westminster, London, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Sep 1756
  1. Catherine CopleyAbt 1760 - 1791
  2. Sir Lionel Copley, 2nd BaronetAbt 1767 - 1806
  3. Sir Joseph Copley, 3rd BaronetAbt 1769 - 1838
Spouse and Children
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m. 21 May 1799
  1. Elizabeth Mary Copley1801 - 1887
  2. Maria Copley1803 - Abt 1879
  3. Sir Joseph William Copley, 4th Baronet1804 - 1883
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Facts and Events
Name[2] Sir Joseph Copley, 3rd Baronet
Gender Male
Birth[1][3][4] Abt 1769 Southampton, Hampshire, England
Marriage 21 May 1799 St. Marylebone, London, Englandto Lady Cecil Hamilton
Will[2] 12 Jul 1837 Sprotbrough and Cusworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Death[1][3] 21 May 1838 Westminster, London, Englandaged 69 years
Probate[2] 2 Nov 1838 London, England

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Personal History

Joseph Copley, son of Joseph Copley (formerly Joseph Moyle before 1768, who was created a baronet in 1778) of Southampton, Hampshire,[4] was born about 1769.[3][4]

Joseph matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, on 23 October 1786, then aged 17 years.[4]

Upon the death of his brother, Lionel, on 4 March 1806, Joseph succeeded to the Baronetcy (3rd, created 1778).

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Marriage and Family

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On 21 May 1799, in the parish of St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, Joseph Copley Esq. of the parish of St George, Hanover Square, and the Rt. Hon. Lady Cecil Hamilton were married by licence by the curate, Benj. Lawrence, in the presence of R. Onslow, L. Copley, and Rachel Hamilton. It was stated that Lady Hamilton's marriage with the Most Hon. John James Marquess of Abercorn had been dissolved by Act of Parliament.

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Death and Probate

Joseph died on 21 May 1838 at Whitehall yard[1] (registered in the district of Westminster), in his 70th year.[3]

Administration of his will dated 12 July 1837, with one codicil annexed, was granted on 2 November 1838.[2]

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Resources

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cokayne, George Edward. Complete baronetage, 1611-1800. (Exeter [England]: W. Pollard, 1900-1906)
    vol 5, p 200, COPLEY III.

    See transcript, under III. Sir Joseph Copley, Baronet.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 “Will of Sir Joseph Copley of Sprotbrough, Yorkshire”, in Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related probate jurisdictions: Will registers. (Kew, England: The National Archives)
    PROB 11/1902/489; register Nicholl (1838), qr 683, ff 264–265.

    Digital image in England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384–1858 (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5111/40611_310787-00536 : accessed 1 May 2018).

    The will of “Sir Joseph Copley of Sprotbrough in the County of York Baronet”, contained in three sheets of paper, dated 12 July 1837; exors. son Joseph William Copley and son-in-law Rt. Hon. Henry Viscount Howick; wit. by Tho Porrett Hayes, Bedford Row Solicitor, Geo Thos Jenkins and Walter White, clerks to Messrs Budd & Hayes Bedford Row Solicitors. Codicil dated 12 July 1837; wit. by Tho Porrett Hayes, Geo Thos Jenkins, Walter White. Probate 2 Nov. 1838, London.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 England. General Register Office. General Index: Deaths Registered in England and Wales in the Months of April, May and June, 1838.

    “Copley, Joseph”, Westminster dist., vol. 1, p. 405. Also, age 69 (from online index).

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Foster, Joseph, and University of Oxford. Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886: their parentage, birthplace, and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. (Oxford: James Parker and Co., 1888, 1891)
    vol 1, p 296.

    “Copley, (Sir) Joseph (Bart.), s. Joseph, of Southampton, Hants, baronet. Christ Church, matric. 23 Oct., 1786, aged 17; 3rd baronet, died 21 May, 1838. See Foster's Baronetage.”

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