george Coope 1830-1901

1830. George Coope was born to parents Gideon Coope & Sarah Ashworth in Broxton Cheshire, where his parents must have lived between living in Prestwich & then Farnworth with Kearsley by 1835. He was baptised as George Coop to Gideon Coop & Sally Ashworth on 26/12/1830 in the Congregational , Tattenhall, Cheshire - IGI. Tattenhall ~ 3m N of Broxton, 8 m se of Chester.

1841C George Coope, 10, born outside Lancashire, is living with his parents & 8 siblings at Bolton Road, Dean, Farnworth

COOPE, Gideon	M	40	1801	Lancashire
COOPE, Sarah	F	35	1806	Lancashire
COOPE, Martha	F	15	1826	Lancashire
COOPE, John	M	15	1826	Lancashire
COOPE, Samuell	M	14	1827	Lancashire
COOPE, William	M	12	1829	Lancashire
COOPE, George	M	10	1831
COOPE, Eliza	F	6	1835	Lancashire
COOPE, Thomas	M	4	1837	Lancashire
COOPE, Edwin	M	4	1837	Lancashire
COOPE, Elisabeth	F	2	1839	Lancashire

1851C George Coope, 20, joiner, is living with his parents & 8 siblings at Bank House, Bank Street, Farnworth

COOPE, Gedean	Head	Married	M	50	1801	Joiner	Prestwich, Lancashire
COOPE, Sarah	Wife	Married	F	48	1803		Prestwich, Lancashire
COOPE, Martha	Daughter	Unmarried	F	28	1823		Prestwich, Lancashire
COOPE, William	Son	Unmarried	M	22	1829	Joiner	Prestwich, Lancashire
COOPE, George	Son	Unmarried	M	20	1831	Joiner	Broxton, Cheshire
COOPE, Eliza	Daughter	Unmarried	F	16	1835		Farnworth, Lancashire
COOPE, Thomas	Son	Unmarried	M	14	1837	Joiner Apprentice	Farnworth, Lancashire
COOPE, Elizabeth	Daughter		F	12	1839	Scholar	Farnworth, Lancashire
COOPE, Joshua	Son		M	10	1841	Scholar	Farnworth, Lancashire
COOPE, Sarah	Daughter		F	8	1843	Scholar	Farnworth, Lancashire
COOPE, Mary I	Daughter		F	5	1846	Scholar	Farnworth,

1852. George Coope marries Mary Higson Bolton Jun 1852 .Marriage: 21 Apr 1852 St John the Evangelist, Farnworth with Kearsley, Lancashire, England. George Coope - 21 Joiner Bachelor of Bank Street, Farnworth Mary Higson - 24 Spinster of Dial Post, Farnworth Groom's Father: Gideon Coope, Joiner Bride's Father: Peter Higson, Grocer Witness: William Coope; Amelia Pemberton Married by Banns by: William Burns Vicar Register: Marriages 1849 - 1858, Page 78, Entry 155 Source: LDS Film 1538440- info obtained from Ancestry Coope Tree- thanks!

1859. John Coope is born Sep/Dec Bolton -Bolton includes Farnworth . Ashworth come from the fact that Sarah Ashworth was Gideon's wife & Booth's grandmother . Does Booth come from a surname further back?

1861C. George Corpe, 31, timber merchant, b. Broxton, Cheshire, is living with his wife, b. Bolton & 2 children at Darley Street, Farnworth. Mistranscribed on FMP - found initially on Ancestry.

CORPE, George	Head	Married	M	31	1830	Timber Merchant	Broxton, Cheshire
CORPE, Mary	Wife	Married	F	32	1829		Bolton, Lancashire
CORPE, Booth Ashworth	Son		M	5	1856		Farnworth, Lancashire
CORPE, John Coope	Son		M	1	1860		Farnworth, Lancashire

1869. Evelyn Gertrude Lucy Coope baptised 7/3/1869 to George & Mary in Farnsworth & Kearsley Died aged 8 in 1878

1871C George Coope, 40, timber merchant, b. Barn Hill, Cheshire is living with his wife, b. Bolton & 4 children, all b. Farnworth, at Darley Street, Farnworth

COOPE, George	Head	M	40	1831	Cheshire
COOPE, Mary	Wife	F	43	1828	Lancashire
COOPE, Booth A	Son	M	15	1856	Lancashire
COOPE, John C	Son	M	11	1860	Lancashire
COOPE, George M	Son	M	6	1865	Lancashire
COOPE, Eveleyn G L*	Daughter	F	2	1869	Lancashire
CLOUGH, Rachel	Servant	F	18	1853	Lan

1881C George Coope, 50, timber merchant, b. Broxton, Cheshire, is living with his wife, b. Bolton & 2 children, b. Farnworth, at Park Villas Park St, Farnworth

COOPE, George	Head	Married	M	50	1831	Timber Merchant	Broxton, Cheshire
COOPE, Mary	Wife	Married	F	52	1829		Bolton, Lancashire
COOPE, John C	Son	Single	M	21	1860	Joiner & Builder	Farnworth, Lancashire
COOPE, George M	Son	Single	M	16	1865	Ironmongers Apprentice	Farnworth, Lancashire
ROBERTS, Elizabeth	Servant	Single	F	24	1857	Domestic Serv (All Work)	Cefn Mawr, Glamorganshire, Wales

1891C George Coope, 60, timber merchant, b. Broxton, Cheshire, is living with his wife, b. Bolton & 2 children, b. Farnworth, at Park Street, Farnworth

COOPE, George	Head	Married	M	60	1831	Timber Merchant	Broxton, Cheshire, Barn Hill
COOPE, Mary	Wife	Married	F	63	1828		Farnworth, Lancashire
COOPE, George M	Son	Single	M	26	1865	Assistant Conservative Registrated Agent	Farnworth, Lancashire
WILLIAMS, Ellen A	Servant	Widow	F	24	1867	General Servant	Dolgelly, Merionethshire

1891. His wife, Mary Coope, dies 13/6/1891, aged 63 in Farnworth . Probate: leaves £145.6s 5d to George Coope, retired timber merchant of Park Villas, Farnworth - Ancestry probate

1901C George Coope, widower, 70 retired , timber merchant, b. Broxton, Cheshire, is still living at Park Villas, Park Street, Farnworth, with a housekeeper.

COOPE, George	Head	Widower	M	70	1831	Retired Timber Merchant	Broxton Burnhill, Cheshire
WATSON, Elizabeth A	House Keeper	Single	F	35	1866	Housekeeper	Farnworth, Lancas

1901.George Coope dies at Park Villas on 2/6/1901, aged 70 . He left £7806 to John Coope Coope, builder & joiner, and George Malcolm Coope, clerk.- Ancestry Probate records. Buried St John the Evangelist, Farnworth with Kearsley on 5/6/1901

Booth Ashworth Coope 1856-1898 . . James H Coope born 1881 to Booth Ashworth Coope 1856. thus a grandson of George Coope 1830 - courtesy of Ancestry Coope tree.