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Facts and Events
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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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