Person:Fanny Copps (1)

Fanny Copps was baptised on 28th September 1788 at Weston in Hertfordshire, daughter of Mary Copps, formerly Dearman, and her husband James Copps.

On 23rd March 1811, aged 22, Fanny married an agricultural labourer called James Graves at Weston. He was from the village of Stotfold in Bedfordshire, about six miles to the north. After their marriage they moved to Stotfold, having three children baptised there between 1813 and 1818. They then moved a couple of miles east of Stotfold to the village of Newnham in Hertfordshire, where they had another five children baptised between 1821 and 1834, although one of these died as a baby.

Back in Weston, Fanny's father died in 1829 and her mother died in 1833.

The 1841 census finds Fanny, James and three of their children living at a place called Waterloo in Newnham. James was working as an agricultural labourer. The 1851 and 1861 censuses each find Fanny and James living in the parish of Newnham too. In 1851 they had a granddaughter called Fanny Austin living with them.

Fanny died in 1862, aged 74. She was buried at Newnham on 11th November 1862. James survived her by about seven years.

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

   Baptisms 1788: Sept[embe]r 28 Fanny the Daughter 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 438; Book 12; Folio 3; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Waterloo, Newnham, Hertfordshire
   James Graves, male, 55 [1781-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], not born in county
   Fanny Graves, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   Sophia Graves, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Emma Graves, female, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   George Graves, male, 7 [1833/4], 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 1709; Folio 6; Page 5, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Newnham, Hertfordshire
   James Graves, head, married, male, 65 [1785/6], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Stotfold, Bedfordshire
   Fanny Graves, wife, married, female, 62 [1788/9], b. Weston, Hertfordshire
   George Graces, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Newnham, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Austin, granddaughter, female, 4 [1846/7], b. Ashwell, Hertfordshire

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 816; Folio 64; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Newnham, Hertfordshire
   James Graves, head, married, male, 74 [1786/7], Farm Laborer, b. Stotfold, Bedfordshire
   Fanny Graves, wife, married, female, 72 [1788/9], b. Weston, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Fanny GRAVES, December Quarter 1862, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 170, aged 74 [1787/8]

6. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish registers of Newnham, 1581-1983. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Newnham in the County of Hertford in the Year 1862
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   109	Fanny Graves	Newnham	November 11th 1862	74 years [1787/8]	S.B. Stewart