Thomas Cooper

1847-1861

Thomas was born in Newbury he was the son of John and Elizabeth (aka Eliza) Cooper (nee Champ) who married in 1835 in Hampstead Norris Berkshire. John was born c1810 in Hampstead Norris and Elizabeth was born in West Hendred c1816.

John and Elizabeth also had the following children:

John 1840

Mary Ann 1844

Lucy 1852

James 1854

Emma c1857

Thomas died aged 13 in 1861 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26^th January

John worked as a Labourer/ Agricultural Labourer.

 The family were recorded living in Newbury, Greenham Street (1841), Robeson’s Yard (1851), Northcroft Lane (1861) and Rose and Thistle Yard (1871)

John died aged 63 in 1877 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 28^th November

In 1881 and 1891 Elizabeth was recorded as an Invalid (1881) and Charwoman (1891) living in the Rose and Thistle Yard Pembroke Road Newbury. She died aged 78 in 1891 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 12^th December.

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