Mary McPherson 1816-1870
Born in Ireland to a sargeant in the 79th Highlanders. Marries a private soldier in the 16th Foot? & then the same unit , who is a pensioner by 1851.
1816. Mary McPherson was born to William McPherson & Mary Warden in Ireland
1838. Mary McPherson marries John Cooper Canongate, Edinburgh on 2/6/1838 - SP, not purchased
1840. Marion Cooper born W. Derby Mar 1840
1841C.John Cooper, 30, born Berwickshire & Mary Cooper, 25, & Marion Cooper 1, both born Scotland, plus Elspeth Cooper, 0, born Berwickshire, Scotland are living Bridge Street, Duns, Berwickshire . With 3 birth facts wrong, thought this unlikely to be them!! But , on Ancestry & indeed on further inspection in FMP!,the transcription states
| Occupation: | Sergt 79 Negt |
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| Janet | Fortune | Female | 40 | 1801 | Berwickshire, Scotland |
| George | Johnston | Male | 25 | 1816 | Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Agnes | Johnston | Female | 20 | 1821 | Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Jane | Johnston | Female | 1 | 1840 | Berwickshire, Scotland |
| John | Cooper | Male | 30 | 1811 | Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Mary | Cooper | Female | 25 | 1816 | Scotland |
| Marion | Cooper | Female | 1 | 1840 | Scotland |
| Elspeth | Cooper | Female | 0 | 1841 | Berwickshire, Scotland |
1843. Robert Cooper born in the Armed Forces, 79th Foot to John & Mary in Aberdeen - 1 child is born England, 2 in Ireland, then 1 in Angus and the youngest in Aberdeen. And his father is a Chelsea pensioner by 1861C.
1851C.John Cooper, 42, porter, is living Holburn Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen with his wife, Mary, and 6 children
| 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. John Cooper, 52, Chelsea Pensioner, is living Affleck Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen with his wife, Mary, and 6 children
| 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 |
1870. Mary Cooper, 55, dies of apoplexy on 14/1/1870 at 17, Danburn Terrace, Aberdeen . Informant John Cooper, widower, present at her death.
