Person:Joseph Cooper (30)

Joseph Cooper was born on 12th November 1842 at South Hylton in the township of Ford and parish of Bishopwearmouth, County Durham. He was the son of Jane Cooper, late Bradshaw, formerly Watson, and her husband John Cooper, a potter. Joseph appears in the 1841 census living with his parents and siblings at South Hylton. When Joseph was fourteen years old, his father John died. Joseph appears in the 1861 census living at South Hylton with his mother and working as a ship carpenter. In 1864, when he was 22 years old, Joseph's mother Jane died.

In 1866 Joseph was married to Isabella Thompson. She was originally from Monkwearmouth, but had spent most of her childhood living in South Hylton, and indeed had spent some of her childhood living just a few doors away from Joseph and his family. However, they did not marry in South Hylton, but at St Andrew's Church in the Deptford area of the adjoining parish of Bishopwearmouth and town of Sunderland. After their marriage they lived in South Hylton for a few years, having their first two children there and appearing there in the 1871 census.

Some time between 1871 and 1875 they left South Hylton and moved to the town of Hebburn on the banks of the Tyne, a few miles north of South Hylton. Their youngest daughter was born at Hebburn in 1875, and they appear to have then stayed in Hebburn for the rest of their lives. Each census from 1881 to 1911 finds Joseph and Isabella living with at least one of their children in Hebburn.

Joseph died in 1913, aged 70. Isabella outlived him by 17 years and died in 1931, aged 86.

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
   951	Dec[em]b[e]r 8th Born Nov[ember] 12th	Joseph Son of	John & Jane	Cooper (late) Bradshaw	South Hylton	Potter	Wm Henry Bulmer, P. Curate

2. ↑ 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

3. ↑ 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

4. ↑ 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 51; Page 17, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   Joseph Cooper, head, married, male, 29 [1841/2], Shipwright, b. Ford, Durham
   Isabella Cooper, wife, married, female, 26 [1844/5], Shipwright wife, b. Monkwearmouth, Durham
   Frances Cooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 2 [1868/9], b. Ford, Durham
   Jane Cooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 11 months [1870], b. Ford, Durham

5. ↑ 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 5026; Folio 36; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 36 Hood Street, Hebburn (Hedworth, Monkton and Jarrow parish), Durham
   Joseph Cooper, head, married, male, 38 [1842/3], Shipwright, b. South Hylton, Durham
   Isabella Cowper, wife, married, female, 36 [1844/5], b. Monkwearmouth
   Frances Cooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. South Hilton, Co. Durham
   Jane Cooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. South Hilton, Co. Durham
   Johanna Coper, daughter, unmarried, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Hebburn, Co. Durham
   Frances Cooper, mother, married, female, 59 [1821/2], b. South Shields

6. ↑ 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 4170; Folio 33; Page 1, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 3 Ann Ct, Hebburn, (Hedworth Monkton & Jarrow parish), Durham
   Two rooms occupied
   Joseph Cooper, head, married, male, 49 [1841/2], Shipwright, employed, b. Hylton, Co. Durham
   Isabella Cooper, wife, married, female, 48 [1842/3], b. Monkwearmouth, Co. Durham
   Jane Cooper, daughter, single, femlale, 21 [1869/70], Dressmaker Assistant, worker, b. Hylton, Co. Durham
   Joanna Cooper, daughter, single, female, 16 [1874/5], at Home, b. Hebburn, Co. Durham

7. ↑ 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 4744; Folio 138; Page 12, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 18 Ellison St, Hebburn, Durham
   Three rooms occupied
   Joseph Cooper, head, married, male, 58 [1842/3], Shipwright, worker, b. South Hylton, Durham
   Isabella Cooper, wife, married, female, 56 [1844/5], b. Monkwearmouth, Durham
   Joanna Langford, daughter, married, female, 26 [1874/5], b. Hebburn, Durham

8. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 30378; Schedule 35, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 18 Ellison Street, Hebburn, Durham
   Three rooms occupied
   Joseph Cooper, head, male, 68 [1842/3], married, Shipwrite [sic] - shipbuilding, worker, b. South Hylton, Durham
   Isabella Cooper, wife, female, 66 [1844/5], married 44 years, 3 children born alive, 3 children still living, b. Monkwearmouth, Durham
   Joanna Langford, daughter, female, 36 [1874/5], married 17 years, 1 child born alive, none still living, b. Hebburn, Durham

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

   d. Joseph COOPER, September Quarter 1913, South Shields Registration District, Vol. 10a, page 883, aged 70 [1842/3]