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Buried:	08/12/1894

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Burial Register

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Memorial Details

	From top of headstone: In Fond Remembrance of/ Elizabeth Cooper (of Newbury/ who passed away Dec.5th. 1894/ aged 70 years./ "The Lord Thy God hath given thee rest./ I heard the voice of Jesus say ' Come unto me and rest'/ Also of Walter/ son of the above who died March 7th1884 / in the 23rd. year of his age./ "Because I live ye shall live also."

Name on Memorial	Elizabeth COOPER
Date of death	05/12/1894
Age	70
Gender	Female

Memorial Type	Headstone and footstone
Construction Material	Sandstone
Condition of memorial	Engraved letters, fair, some leaning
Pattison Location Code	LS(G)22
Others named on memorial
Walter COOPER

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	Elizabeth Cooper
Date of burial	08/12/1894
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated Private Grave
By whom buried	Reverend G J Knight
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 081
Transcription comments	On FBMD

Accounts Entry for Elizabeth Cooper
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Biographical Information

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Elizabeth Cooper

Elizabeth Cooper

c1824-1894

Elizabeth Geliff/Jelliff was born in Newbury the daughter of George and Jane Geliff (nee Shuttle) who were married on the 23^rd November 1817 at St Nicolas Church Newbury (both were single and George was from Enborne)

Elizabeth’s father George died aged 48 in 1833 he was buried on the 1^st July at St Nicolas Newbury.

In 1851 Elizabeth Geliffe (27) was working as a Laundress, living in Trafalgar Place, Bartholomew Street, Newbury, with her mother Jane (58), a Pauper.

Elizabeth’s mother Jane died aged 65 in 1857 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 27^th April.

Elizabeth Jelliff married Charles Cooper in 1853 in Newbury. Charles was born c1821 in Kingsclere and was a Mealman/Miller)

Charles and Elizabeth had the following children (all born in Newbury):

Martha Ann 1855-1898, George John 1857-1923, William c1859, Walter 1861-1884, Rhoda Elizabeth 1863-1882, Henry Charles 1865-1879 and Kate 1868

The family were recorded living in Cheap Street Newbury in 1861 and Market Place Newbury in 1871.

Elizabeth became a widow in 1876. Charles died aged 55 on the 12^th December he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 16^th December.

By 1876 Elizabeth was living at 6 Shaw Crescent Newbury.

Elizabeth’s son Henry Charles died aged 14 years 3 months on the 26^th September 1879 after receiving a blow to the head in a schoolboy fight. He was buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 30^th September.

The 1881 census records Elizabeth as a Retired Miller living in Shaw Crescent.

Elizabeth suffered the loss of another child the following year. Rhoda Elizabeth died aged 19 on the 28^th March 1882 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3^rd April.

Elizabeth’s son Walter died aged 22 on the 7^th March 1884 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 12^th March.

The 1891 census records Elizabeth living in Cheap Street, working as a Needlewoman her daughter Kate was also recorded living with her.

Elizabeth died aged 70 on the 5^th December 1894 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^th December.

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