Yes, very interested in any info on the Coopey family, and I'll be happy to share any info you may want on Mary's family in Scotland.

Celtie

I had seen your thread before, but couldn't link the Charles Coopey you mention with any of the Coopeys I have.
Looks like I have found a common ancestor between myself and Charles so we are connected.
I'm just untangling all the Coopey information I have, but would be happy to share (in a few days time!) if you're interested.

Firstly, many thanks for getting back to me, this is the second time I've started this reply to you, pc to blame, I'm trying to sort all the info out that you sent and I see that my ancestor Mary and husband Charles are at number 10 on your list of info.

Loved your pig dealer story, are you sure he wasn't Scottish? knew I had seen a pig dealer among my info that mp on this site sent to me.
Probate -12 July 1919 - Probate Gloucester
Thomas COOPEY - of Elton Nr. Newham - Pig Dealer - died 29 April 1919
Sarah Anna COOPEY - Widow - effects £366. 19s 8d.

There's a Chris Coopey on Roots site, he has a photo of Harry Coopey and letter sent to his parents, WW1, it's heartbreaking stuff Richard, wondered if this Harry was related to my Coopey's so I've sent a message to Chris, again the post was 2010, so no reply yet. Also a post on another site from a Pauline asking for info on Mary Kilty married to her ancestor Charles Coopey, another old post and she was a guest on this site.

Regards

Celtie

1818 18th May Tuesday (note Monday was 18th May!) At Blakeney fair, on Tuesday, a man named COOPEY, a pig dealer, drank three pints of gin with little or no intermission, and almost instantly expired.

Checked with google, on the Coopey name, the only folk looking for Kilty/Coopey were on Geni, contacted them, this is an abandoned tree as they put it, sent a message to slowhands on this site, as there was a reply to some folk looking for Coopey info, no reply yet, back to the drawing board, again, many thanks for your help.

There is one tree with a John KILTIE who married a Mary BLAIR - 23 November 1869, Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire -

Even if you try 'Googling' sometimes you get a 'hit' with someones family tree.

Rootsweb Sct - Wigtownshire - seems to have a few KILTIE message on their archives.

http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE.html

Probate -12 July 1919 - Probate Gloucester

Thomas COOPEY - of Elton Nr. Newham - Pig Dealer - died 29 April 1919

Sarah Anna COOPEY - Widow - effects £366. 19s 8d.

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=11871

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=23260

1911 Census, Ruardean Hill, Drybrook

COOPEY

Charles - 72 - married 46 years, Labore Old Age Pension - born Glos. Huntley
Mary - 67 - Scotland
Joseph - single - 27 - Coal Miner Hewer, born Westbury on Severn

just looking at Probate.....

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John COOPEY - 22 June 1870

John COOPEY - Effects under £5

Letters of Adminstration of the Personal estate and effects of John COOPEY late of the Parish of Churcham in the County of Gloucester, Labourer, a Widower, deceased who died 28 March 1870 at the Parish aforesaid were granted at Gloucestr to Hester COOPEY, of the Parish aforesaid, Spinster the Daughter and one of the Next of Kin of the said Deceased she having been first sworn.

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1861 Census, Church

COOPEY

John - 43 - Pig Dealer & Retailer of Beer & Cider, born Churcham
Sarah - 52 - born Churcham
Sarah - 11 - born Huntley

FOD records Burial at Churcham 24 March 1870 - John COOPEY age 54

Probate Records (took a a few years to sort this one out)....

Joseph COOPEY - Effects under £100

20 April 1871

Adminstration of the effects of Joseph COOPEY late of the Parish of Churcham in the County of Gloucester, Labourer, who died 21 March 1833 at the said Parish was granted to Joseph COOPEY of the said Parish Cattle Dealer the Son and one of the Next of Kin.

This is just grand information, thanks again, a wee explanation about the Kilty spelling, here in Scotland it very much depended on what the registrar/enumerator or church cleric heard, and with Mary's family still having the Irish brogue to their accent, these men in Wigtownshire would have heard it many ways. While doing my family research via www.scotlandspeople.gov I found the family name under Kelty/Killy/ Kilty/Kiltie and at one point Kelly.

Today the spelling is Kiltie or Kilty on the west coast.

Wettons? Lane

COOPEY

Charles - 43 - Ag. Lab. born Huntley
Mary - 37 - born Scotland
Emiley - 16 G.S- unemployed
Alice - 11- born Huntley
Frances - 9 - born Huntley
Charlot - 7 - born Longhope
Edith - 5 - born Longhope
Agness - 4 - born Longhope
Esther - 3 - born Churcham
Herbert - 2 - born Churcham
Harry - 2 months - born Churcham

1891 Census - Churcham

Cottage

COOPEY

Charles 51/57 - Ag. Lab - born Huntley
Mary - 46 - born Scotland
Alice - 21 - Domestic out of Service - all born Churcham
Esther - 13
Herbert -12
Harry - 10
Oliver - 8
Joseph - 7
Agnes COOPEY, granddaughter - age 2

1901 Census Glos East Dean

R/H (Ruardean Hill)

COOPEY

Charles - 61 - Coal Labourer, above ground, born Huntley, Glos
Mary - wife - 56 - house duties at home, born Wigton, Scotland
Harry -son - unmarried - 18 Coal Labourer below ground - born Huntley, Glos
Oliver - 18 - ditto
Joseph - 17 - ditto
Agnes Lydia - granddaughter - age 11 - born Westbury

Marriage at Gloucester St John the Baptist

8 February 1826

John COOPEY - Bachelor of this Parish, married Esther WATKINS - Spinster of this Parish

witnesses

Richard MERRICK, mark of Ann WATKINS - and Ephraim CLOSE

(the first child John baptism is at Huntley - 27 November 1826)

1841 Census, Huntley

COOPEY

John - 60 - Pig Dealer
Sarah - 65
Emanual STOCK - 35 - Ag. Lab. born in County
James DOBBINS - 11
Elizabeth COOPEY - 12

FOD records

Marriage at The Leigh - 19 July 1799

John COOPEY - Batchelor, residence Churcham

married

Sarah DREW - spinster of this Parish

by licence

witnesses: William TRINDER/William FREEMAN

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/

List the children of COOPEY - mother's maiden name spelt differently each some children : i.e. KILLIE/KILTIE/KILTEY/KILTEE

1871 Census, Huntley, North Street

COOPEY

Charles - 31 - Labourer, born Huntley
Mary - 27 - born Scotland
Elizabeth - 4
Alice - 1
(unnamed) - 3 months

1861 Census, Huntley
Crooks? Terrace

Charles COOPEY - un - 21 - Ag. Lab. born Huntley
Joseph COOPEY - brother - un- 25 - Pig Dealer, born Huntley

1851 Census, Huntley
Common

COOPEY

John - 67 - Wdr - Cattle Dealer, born Churcham
children (unmarried)
John - 21 - Cattle Dealer, all born Huntley
William - 15
Charles - 13
Thomas - 10
Eliza - 6
John COOPEY - father, Wdr - age 77 - Pauper Cattle Dealer, born Churcham

1841 Census, Glos. Churcham, Huntley

COOPEY

John - 35 Pig Dealer - all born in County
Esther - 35
John - 11
Sarah - 10
Joseph - 7
William - 6
Charles - 3
Thomas - 3 months