William COOPER b. Between 30 Mar 1823 and 7 Jun 1823 Little Dean, Gloucestershire d. Q3 1902 Westbury on Severn Reg'n District

1823 - 1902 (78 years)

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Name	William COOPER
Birth	Between 30 Mar 1823 and 7 Jun 1823	Little Dean, Gloucestershire [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
	aged 73 at death [FreeBMD]. Aged 18 in June 1841, and 27 in March 1851.
Christening	8 Jun 1823	Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Gender	Male
Census	7 Jun 1841	Ruffett, Little Dean, Gloucestershire [6]
	Collier
	Age: 18
		1841 Ruffitt, Little Dean
Census	30 Mar 1851	Lodge Hill, Little Dean, Gloucestershire [2]
	Coalminer
	Age: 27
		1851 Lodge Hill, Little Dean
Occupation	19 Oct 1855 [7]
	Haullier
Residence	19 Oct 1855	Little Dean, Gloucestershire [7]
Residence	From 6 Dec 1860 to 6 Sep 1861	Gloucester County Gaol [8]
	William COOPER of Littledean, labourer, aged 38, height 5ft 6 3/4", brown hair, grey eyes, oval visage, fresh complexion, mole left side of face. Charged with stealing a Ewe, the property of John HALE at East Dean. Committed by Sir MHC BOWEY, Bart., & D. Pyrke, Esq. at the Winter Assizes 5 Dec 1860. Guilty of Sheepstealing, sentenced to 9 calendar months hard labour in the penitentiary. Term expired 4 Sep 1861. Native of Coleford at Berry Hill. Single. Has been working for George BENFIELD, a shoemaker, for 2 months at Coleford. "Church" [indicating that he was an Anglican?] (Q/Gc6/4)
Census	7 Apr 1861	Gloucester County Gaol [3]
	Farm labourer
	Age: 38
		1861 Gloucester Gaol
Census	2 Apr 1871	Hinders Lane, Little Dean, Gloucestershire [4]
	Labourer
	Age: 45
		1871 Littledean Hill
Census	5 Apr 1891	Bilson Green, East Dean, Gloucestershire [5]
	Coalminer. Living with daughter, Charlotte and her family.
	Age: 64
	Living with daughter's family.
		1891 Bilson Green
Census	31 Mar 1901	Church Road, Cinderford, East Dean, Gloucestershire [9]
	Asthmatical. Living with daughter, Charlotte, and her family.
	Age: 78
		1901 Church Road, East Dean
Death	Q3 1902	Westbury on Severn Reg'n District [10]
Burial	7 Jul 1902	Cinderford, Gloucestershire
	Age: 73
Person ID	I14693	Gadd
Last Modified	7 Jul 2009

Father	William COOPER, b. Abt 1789, Little Dean, Gloucestershire bur. 5 Feb 1861, Little Dean, Gloucestershire (Age ~ 72 years)
Mother	Maria\Mary _______, b. 1803, Gloucestershire d. Feb 1829 (Age 26 years)
Family ID	F5733	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Martha Maria MURRELL, b. 1827, Newent, Gloucestershire d. 7 Dec 1867, Woodside, East Dean, Gloucestershire (Age 40 years) [11]

Notes

William is shown as married in 1851 census, while Maria was still a servant in Cheltenham - her marital status is not given. Both are listed as unmarried (he in prison) in 1861, by which time he and Maria had 3 daughters. William is listed as a widower in each census after Maria's death.

Children

	1. Emily MURRELL, b. Abt 1851
	2. Jane MURRELL COOPER, b. Abt 1853, Little Dean, Gloucestershire
+	3. Charlotte MURRELL COOPER, b. 10 Sep 1855, Little Dean, Gloucestershire d. 02 Dec 1937 (Age 82 years)
	4. Eliza Murrell COOPER, b. Abt 1863 d. 1865 (Age 2 years)
	5. James COOPER, b. Abt 1866, East Dean, Gloucestershire

Family ID F5728 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 28 Jan 2007

Sources

[S4] LDS, IGI.
[S46] 1851 Census, (30 March 1851).
[S361] 1861 Census, (7 April 1861).
[S354] 1871 Census, (2 April 1871).
[S360] 1891 Census, (5th April 1891).
[S377] 1841 Census, (7th June 1841).
[S365] Charlotte Cooper - Birth Certificate, (19 Oct 1855).
[S376] GLS Genealogical Database.
[S359] 1901 Census, (31 March 1901).
[S357] FreeBMD, (FreeBMD.rootsweb.com).
[S343] Searched GRO registers 5/1853-1861 without success. No corresponding wife.