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Thomas Cooper

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Jane

Jane Report 23 Sep 2007 16:21

Trying to find decendants of my great granfather Thomas Alfred Cooper born 1850 London.
His first wife was called Elizabeth I think she died about 1899. In 1901 Thomas was living with Annie my great grandmother she is down as his wife but they never married, My grandfather was born in 1904 he never knew his father and was put in a childrens home.
He had half brother and sisters Elizabeth Hetty, Thomas Henry, Alfred George, Stanley H, Lillian H, and Daisy C Cooper all born in Middlesex.
My grandfather only found out his surname was Cooper when he married my grandmother in 1930 up until then he thought his surname was Bond.
We have since been told Thomas Alfred Cooper was killed by a Tram.
I know its a long shot but if any one out there can help I would be most greatful.

Jane

Jane Report 23 Sep 2007 17:49

My grandfather's mother Annie Mahy was born in liverpool 1866 she moved down to london with her family and married William Bond in 1887 by 1891 they had too sons william and frank I don't know what happened to them but by 1901 Annie was living with Thomas.
My grandfather Baden Thomas Cooper only became aware of his surname when his mother handed over his birth cert when he married.
Because Annie never married Thomas Cooper she was know as Annie Bond and we don't know when Thomas died, Annie never told my grandfather about his dad until 1930.

Jane

Jane

Jane Report 24 Sep 2007 11:55

You can see from the 1901 census my grandfather had an older brother born 1900 called Baden Powell who died 1903 a year before my grandfather was born so he was named after him.
I think Elizabeth married in 1904 and her brother Thomas in 1903 as for the other's I don't know.
The birth cert has Thomas Alfred Cooper blindmaker under father so his name is also on the marriage cert as (dec) .
My grandfather did have contact with his mother and my mother remember's her as well and Louise the 8 year old from the 1901 census was living with her when she died in 1961. I don't know what his mother told him about his dad or why he was in a children's home all I know is Thomas Cooper is a very common name so my only hope of finding out what became of him is find decendants from his other children.

Jane