Robert Cooper 1843-1905
Son of a soldier. Born & lived Aberdeen area. Reporter & shorthand writer, with music as a strong part of his life
1843. Robert Cooper likely born in the Armed Forces, 79th Foot - 1 sibling is born England, 2 in Ireland, then 1 in Angus and the youngest in Aberdeen. And his father is a Chelsea pensioner by 1861C. Parents are John Cooper & Mary McPherson
1851C.Robert Cooper is living Holburn Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen
| John | Cooper | Head | Married | Male | 42 | 1809 | Porter | Aberdeen, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
| Mary | Cooper | Wife | Married | Female | 35 | 1816 | - | Ireland |
| Marion | Cooper | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 11 | 1840 | - | England |
| Robert | Cooper | Son | Unmarried | Male | 7 | 1844 | Scholar | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| John G | Cooper | Son | Unmarried | Male | 6 | 1845 | Scholar | Ireland |
| William | Cooper | Son | - | Male | 4 | 1847 | - | Ireland |
| Mary Jane | Cooper | Daughter | - | Female | 1 | 1850 | - | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| George | Cooper | Son | - | Male | 0 | 1851 | - | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
1861C. .Robert Cooper , 18, clerk in Woollen Factory, is living Affleck Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen
| John | Cooper | Head | Married | Male | 52 | 1809 | Chelsea Pensioner | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Mary | Cooper | Wife | Married | Female | 45 | 1816 | - | Ireland |
| Marion | Cooper | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 21 | 1840 | Envelope Maker | England |
| Robert | Cooper | Son | Unmarried | Male | 18 | 1843 | Clerk Woollen Factory | St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| John | Cooper | Son | Unmarried | Male | 16 | 1845 | Iron Moulder (Ap) | Ireland |
| William | Cooper | Son | Unmarried | Male | 14 | 1847 | Union Club (Errand Boy) | Ireland |
| Mary Jane | Cooper | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 11 | 1850 | Scholar | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| George | Cooper | Son | Unmarried | Male | 10 | 1851 | Scholar | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
1868. Robert Cooper, 25, reporter, Aberdeen Journal, married Annie McDonald, 27, on 9/6/1868 in Errol Street, Peterhead . His address College Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen. Hers Errol Street, Peterhead. His parents John Cooper, army pensioner, & Mary McPherson. Her parents David McDonald, seaman, & Ann Innes . Neither of the witnesses appear to be family members
1870. Gertrude Cooper , and her twin Edith, were born to Robert & Annie in Aberdeen
1870. His wife, Ann Cooper, of Errol Street, Peterhead, dies on 17/9/1870, .-SP, not purchased, as Ann Cooper, 30, mother's maiden name Innes
1871C. .Robert Cooper, 28, widower, reporter, is living 30 Thistle Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen
| Robert | Cooper | Head | Widower | Male | 28 | 1843 | Reporter | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Gertrude | Cooper | Daughter | - | Female | 1 | 1870 | - | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Edith | Cooper | Daughter | - | Female | 1 | 1870 | - | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Harriet | Cooper | Sister | Unmarried | Female | 32 | 1839 | House Keeper | England |
| Margaret Metechill | Clark | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 17 | 1854 | General Domestic Serv | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
1881C. .Robert Cooper, 38, reporter & precentor, is living Schoolhill, 66 St Nicholas, Aberdeen
| Robert | Cooper | Head | Widower | Male | 38 | 1843 | Reporter & Precentor | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Marion | Cooper | Sister | Unmarried | Female | 41 | 1840 | Housekeeper | England |
| Gertrude | Cooper | Daughter | - | Female | 10 | 1871 | Scholar | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Edith | Cooper | Daughter | - | Female | 10 | 1871 | Scholar | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
1881-1889.Robert Cooper remarries. His somewhat younger wife is Eliza A ??. They have a daughter, Ethel Cooper, ~1889
1891C. .Robert Cooper, 48, shorthand writer, is living Castle Street, St Nicholas, Aberdeen
| Robert | Cooper | Head | Married | Male | 48 | 1843 | Shorthand Writer | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Eliza A | Cooper | Wife | Married | Female | 29 | 1862 | - | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Gertrude | Cooper | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 20 | 1871 | - | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Edith | Cooper | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 20 | 1871 | - | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Ethel | Cooper | Daughter | - | Female | 2 | 1889 | - | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
1901C..Robert Cooper, 58, shorthand writer is living Gladstone Place, 36, Aberdeen St , Machar, Aberdeenshire, with daughters, Gertrude & Edith, & granddaughter Edith Brown. His other granddaughter is living with Isabella J P Brown. . Where is 2nd wife Eliza & their child, Ethel? ? - cannot find them on FMP
| Robert | Cooper | Head | Married | Male | 58 | 1843 | Shorthand Writer (Official) | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Gertrude | Brown | Daughter | Married | Female | 30 | 1871 | - | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Edith | Cooper | Daughter | Single | Female | 30 | 1871 | - | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Edith | Brown | Granddaughter | - | Female | 2 | 1899 | - | Natal South Africa |
| Divida E | Cooper | Niece | Single | Female | 21 | 1880 | China Merchant's Assistant | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Hannah S H | Cooper | Niece | Single | Female | 25 | 1876 | Drapers Assistant | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
1905.Robert Cooper , 62, living 34 Desswood Place, Aberdeen, dies 28/8/1905 . Probate of £1148.
Another obituary- in the Scotsman - says he suffered heart disease & was survived by Mrs Cooper & 2 daughters, so either Edith 1870 or Ethel 1889 must have died- likely Ehel as I think Edith became Mrs Crombie, & she is alive in 1918 & 1920
Yet another, Aberdeen Press 1/9/1905. has his brother J G Cooper, as the chief mourner at his funeral . He was a member of the St Andrews Lodge of Freemasons and a member of the Conservative Club