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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 672 Send Message	Ann	Report	14 Sep 2014 12:10
	Hi alviegal Had seen these two census returns for 1871 and 1881 the information I have prior to 1861 is as follows: 1851 Census family living at 38 James Street, Parish of Carlton Lanarkshire Robert Cooper Age:32y b: Hamilton Lanarkshire Head Mary A Cooper Age: 30y b: Glasgow Wife Agnes Cooper Age: 11y b: Glasgow Dau Jane Cooper Age: 9y b: Salford Manchester Dau Robert Cooper Age: 8y b: Musselburgh Son Mary Cooper Age: 6y b: England Dau Margaret Cooper Age 4y b: England Dau Marriage Robert Cooper and Mary A Aiton 18/09/1837 St Cuthberts Edinburgh
	Researching: Walker , Thornley and Hunt from Westhoughton area Lancashire also Cooper, James, Roscow, Scowcroft from Horwich and Bolton area of Lancashire and James from Westmorland
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,290 Send Message	alviegal	Report	13 Sep 2014 20:48
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,290 Send Message	Do you have the other records? Was hoping to find where in Ireland Jane was born. No luck though. 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Wheeleys Lane Malakhoff Place, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Robert Cooper Head - Male 50 1821 - currier Scotland Transcription Mary Cooper Wife - Female 50 1821 - Scotland Transcription Jannet Cooper Daughter - Female 17 1854 - tinplater polisher Scotland Transcription Jena Cooper Daughter - Female 15 1856 - tinplater polisher Ireland 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Bk, 11, Washington Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Robert Cooper Head Married Male 62 1819 Currier & Leather Dresser Scotland Transcription Mary Cooper Wife Married Female 60 1821 - Scotland Transcription Janet Cooper Daughter Single Female 28 1853 Tin Polisher Scotland Transcription Robert Cooper Grand Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 672 Send Message	Ann	Report	12 Sep 2014 16:33
	Thanks Gins
	Researching: Walker , Thornley and Hunt from Westhoughton area Lancashire also Cooper, James, Roscow, Scowcroft from Horwich and Bolton area of Lancashire and James from Westmorland
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	12 Sep 2014 16:26
	Hi If I remember correctly, civil registration in Ireland didn't come in until 1864 so a baptism is all you could hope to find, saying that, I can't see one There are no passenger lists from or to Ireland
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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 672 Send Message	Ann	Report	12 Sep 2014 16:00
	This is a puzzling family member Jane is the daughter of Robert Cooper b:1819 Scotland and Mary Cooper (nee Aiton) b: 1821 Scotland The 1861 shows the following information for the family Robert Cooper Age: 42yrs b: 1819 Scotland Head Mary Cooper Age 40yrs b:1821 Scotland Wife Margaret Cooper Age: 14yrs b: 1847 Bolton Lancashire Dau Jennatt Cooper Age: 7yrs b:1854 Scotland Dau Jane Cooper Age: 5yrs b:1856 Ireland Dau Sarah Cooper Age: 2yrs b: 1859 Bolton Lancashire Dau The family at the time of the census where living at 35 Grant Street Great Bolton Lancashire My questions are 1. Would Jane's birth have been registered in Ireland 2. would there be any information for passengers sailing to Ireland and from Ireland Many thanks
	Researching: Walker , Thornley and Hunt from Westhoughton area Lancashire also Cooper, James, Roscow, Scowcroft from Horwich and Bolton area of Lancashire and James from Westmorland

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