James Henry Cooper

1850-1850

James Henry was baptised on the 3^rd May 1850 the son of James Robert and Leah Cooper (nee Brunsdon). Although the baptism record doesn’t record James Henry as illegitimate, his parents didn’t marry until 1861.

James Henry died aged 7months, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 12^th October 1850.

His father: James Robert Cooper was a Tailor, he was born on the 15^th December 1829 and baptised on the 25^th January 1830 at St Leonard’s Shoreditch, Middlesex, the son of James (a Tailor) and Emily Cooper (nee Jones) of Thomas Street. His parents were married on the 28^th May 1820 at Christ Church, Southwark. By 1832 the family were living in Newbury.

His mother: Leah was baptised on the 4^th November 1832 at St Giles Reading Berkshire, the daughter of Richard and Sarah Brunsdon (nee Neal) who were married on the 14^th June 1832 at St Peter Frimley, Surrey.

His parent’s marriage details:

Place: St Nicolas Church Newbury

Date: 4^th December 1861

Groom: James Robert Cooper, aged 31, occupation, Tailor

Bride: Leah Brunsdon, aged 30

Fathers: James Cooper, a Tailor and Richard Brunsdon, a Servant.

Witnesses: John Cooper and Emily Cooper.

Bride and Groom both signed

James Henry’s mother Leah died aged 34 in 1864, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 14^th March.

His father remarried in 1865 (marriage registered in Newbury), his 2^nd wife was Lydia Hart (nee Whiting), a widow. James Robert died between 1871 and 1881. (Possible death mistakenly recorded as Robert James Cooper aged 50, March quarter 1881 in Wokingham, as Lydia, a widow was recorded living in the  Wokingham district  in the 1881 census)

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