Benjamin Cooper / Eva Shepherd (General)

by Richard Holyhead , Saturday, April 15, 2006, 02:31 (6605 days ago)

Benjamin Cooper born to William Cooper / Rachel Head in 1854/5 in Cinderford although no trace of his birth can be found in the Registrars office. Married Eva Shepherd in 1879 and died at an early age (42) in 1896 a few days before his last son Tom was born.Thought to have been buried in St Johns Church, Cinderford.

Eva Shepherd, born to William Shepherd / Sarah Watkins in Abbenhall, Married Benjamin Cooper in 1879, moved up north (Yorkshire, Goldthorpe / Thurscoe) after Benjamin died (1896) in the early 1900's and was married for a second time to William Bowen father to Ethel Bowen who was married to her son Tom.

Informant to the registrar on his death was William Peake (brother in law), he was married to Catherine Alice Shepherd, Eva's sister, also living in Greenbottom at the time.

Benjamin Cooper could be born to one of two families, both families lived in Littledean Woodside during the period 1852-1854 and had further children after Benjamin.

The only other chance of finding more details is from a family source that said that Benjamin Cooper (#1) was born in Abergaveny, Gwent, but this differs from a number of census records that show him living with William Cooper / Rachel Head, and place of birth as East Dean.

Further Details
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