-
His life
Name Jesse Cooper [1, 2, 3] Birth Bef 7 Nov 1824 Hurst, Berkshire, England
[2, 4, 5, 6] - Aged 15 in 1841, 25 in 1851, 35 in 1861, 34 at his marriage in Aug 1861, 65 in 1891, 76 in 1901 and 77 at his death in Jan 1903, all pointing to 1825-1826; 48 in 1871. Born Hurst (1851, 1861, 1871, 1891) or Sindlesham (1901).
Christening 7 Nov 1824 St Nicholas’ Church, Hurst, Berkshire, England
[2] 
Baptismal Record: Jesse Cooper (1824) Gender Male Census 6 Jun 1841 Sindlesham, Hurst, Berkshire, England
[7] Age: 15 
1841 Census: Sindlesham, Hurst, Berkshire Census 30 Mar 1851 Winnersh, Hurst, Berkshire, England
[8] Son Age: 25 
1851 Census: Winnersh, Hurst, Berkshire Occupation 30 Mar 1851 [8] Gardener Census 7 Apr 1861 Toutley, Winnersh, Hurst, Berkshire, England
[9] Lodger Age: 35 
1861 Census: Toutley, Winnersh, Hurst, Berkshire Occupation 7 Apr 1861 [9] Agricultural Labourer Residence 31 Aug 1861 Toutley, Winnersh, Hurst, Berkshire, England
[3] Occupation 31 Aug 1861 [3] Labourer Occupation 31 Jul 1864 [10] Labourer Residence 1864-1865 Emmbrook, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
[10, 11] Occupation 30 Apr 1865 [11] Labourer Occupation 7 Jul 1867 [12] Labourer Newspaper mention 3 Dec 1867 Toutley, Winnersh, Hurst, Berkshire, England
[13, 14] At the County Petty Sessions, Wokingham, Mr John Warwick of Wokingham was granted a warrant to eject him from a cottage at Toutley, for neglecting a notice to quit 
Clipping from Reading Mercury: 7 Dec 1867 Residence 1867-1869 Wokingham, Berkshire, England
[12, 15] Occupation 5 Sep 1869 [15] Labourer Census 2 Apr 1871 Emmbrook, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
[16] Head Age: 48 
1871 Census: Emmbrook, Wokingham, Berkshire Occupation 2 Apr 1871 [16] Brickmaker Occupation 28 Apr 1888 [17] Labourer Occupation 24 Jun 1888 [18] Labourer Census 5 Apr 1891 Bricklayers Arms Road, Easthampstead, Berkshire, England
[1] Age: 65 - Described as married.

1891 Census: Bricklayers Arms Road, Easthampstead, Berkshire Occupation 5 Apr 1891 [1] Labourer Newspaper mention 15 Sep 1896 Wokingham, Berkshire, England
[19] Became chargeable to the Easthampstead Union on 29 July; his son George Cooper, of Binfield Road, Bracknell, was ordered to pay 2s. a week towards his support 
Clipping from Berkshire Chronicle: 19 Sep 1896 Census 31 Mar 1901 Wokingham Union Workhouse, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
[20] Inmate Age: 76 - Described as a widower; born Sindlesham.

1901 Census: Wokingham Union Workhouse, Wokingham, Berkshire Occupation 31 Mar 1901 [20] Brickmaker Newspaper mention 11 Feb 1902 Wokingham, Berkshire, England
[21] Gave evidence at the Wokingham Borough Bench as father of the prosecutrix, Mary Barnes of 4 Rose Court, when her sister Lydia Fisher was charged with stealing 6s. 6d. from her 
Clipping from Reading Mercury: 15 Feb 1902 Death Bef 26 Jan 1903 Wokingham, Berkshire, England
[22, 23] Age: 77 - Indexed by the GRO as Jesse William; no other record gives William.
Burial 26 Jan 1903 St Paul’s Church, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
[22] Age: 77 
Burial Record: Jesse Cooper (1903)
Parents’ family
Father John Cooper, b. Abt 1784 d. Bef 23 Mar 1851, Sindlesham, Hurst, Berkshire, England
(Age < 67 years)Mother Lydia, b. Abt 1780, Burghfield, Berkshire, England
d. Bef 6 Oct 1852, Sindlesham, Hurst, Berkshire, England
(Age < 72 years)
Family with Elizabeth Borer
Family 
Elizabeth Borer, b. Abt 1843, France
[3, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29]Marriage 31 Aug 1861 St Catherine’s Church, Bearwood, Berkshire, England
[30] Type: Banns - Jesse Cooper, bachelor; Elizabeth Borer, spinster. Witnesses: William Langley and Ann Brant.

Marriage Record: Jesse Cooper and Elizabeth Borer (1861) Children 1. Jessie Lydia Cooper, b. Abt Aug 1862, Wokingham, Berkshire, England 
+ 2. Mary Jane Cooper, b. Abt Feb 1865, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
d. 18 Mar 1940, 72 Windhill Crescent, Mexborough, Yorkshire, England
(Age 75 years)3. Herbert John Cooper, b. Abt Feb 1867, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
d. Bef 18 Dec 1870, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
(Age < 3 years)4. George James Cooper, b. Abt Aug 1869, Wokingham, Berkshire, England 
-
Event Map
= Link to Google Earth Pin Legend
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
-
Sources - [S48] 1891 Census, RG 12/1006, f. 4, p. 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1358] Baptismal Record: Jesse Cooper (1824), Hurst baptisms 1813-1843, p. 65, no. 518 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1359] Marriage Record: Jesse Cooper and Elizabeth Borer (1861), Bearwood marriages 1846-1941, p. 26, no. 51 (Reliability: 3).
- [S5] 1851 Census, HO 107/1693, f. 469, p. 26 (Reliability: 2).
- [S48] 1891 Census, RG 12/1006, f. 4, p. 2 (Reliability: 2).
- [S1360] Burial Record: Jesse Cooper (1903), Wokingham St Paul burials 1895-1924, p. 34, no. 189 (Reliability: 2).
- [S368] 1841 Census, HO 107/28/3, f. 11, p. 17 (Reliability: 3).
- [S5] 1851 Census, HO 107/1693, f. 469, p. 26 (Reliability: 3).
- [S42] 1861 Census, RG 9/752, f. 103, p. 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1361] Baptismal Record: Jessie Lydia Cooper (1864), Wokingham St Paul baptisms 1864-1880, p. 1, no. 4 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1362] Baptismal Record: Mary Jane Cooper (1865), Wokingham St Paul baptisms 1864-1880, p. 6, no. 47 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1363] Baptismal Record: Herbert John Cooper (1867), Wokingham St Paul baptisms 1864-1880, p. 23, no. 180 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1193] Newspaper: Reading Mercury, 7 Dec 1867, p. 5 (Reliability: 2).
- [S1192] Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle, 7 Dec 1867, p. 5 (Reliability: 2).
- [S1365] Baptismal Record: George James Cooper (1869), Wokingham St Paul baptisms 1864-1880, p. 34, no. 272 (Reliability: 3).
- [S46] 1871 Census, RG 10/1285, f. 74, p. 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1336] Marriage Certificate: Albert Barnes and Mary Jane Cooper (1888), 1888 Q2, Easthampstead, Vol 2c, pg 753 (Reliability: 3).
The occupation column is cut off at the edge of the image; it reads “Labour…”. - [S1366] Marriage Record: George James Cooper and Edith Mary Hogburn (1888), Bracknell Holy Trinity marriages 1852-1908, p. 131, no. 261 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1192] Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle, 19 Sep 1896, p. 6 (Reliability: 2).
- [S49] 1901 Census, RG 13/1154, f. 72, p. 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1193] Newspaper: Reading Mercury, 15 Feb 1902, p. 9 (Reliability: 2).
- [S1360] Burial Record: Jesse Cooper (1903), Wokingham St Paul burials 1895-1924, p. 34, no. 189 (Reliability: 3).
- [S7] GRO Index, 1903 Q1, Wokingham, Vol 2c, pg 261 (Reliability: 2).
COOPER, JESSE WILLIAM; 77 - [S48] 1891 Census, RG 12/1006, f. 4, p. 2 (Reliability: 3).
Named as father-in-law of Albert Barnes, Mary Jane’s husband, in the 1891 census. - [S1336] Marriage Certificate: Albert Barnes and Mary Jane Cooper (1888), 1888 Q2, Easthampstead, Vol 2c, pg 753 (Reliability: 3).
Named as Mary Jane’s father on her marriage certificate of 1888. - [S1362] Baptismal Record: Mary Jane Cooper (1865), Wokingham St Paul baptisms 1864-1880, p. 6, no. 47 (Reliability: 3).
Mary Jane baptised as daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Cooper on 30 Apr 1865. - [S1193] Newspaper: Reading Mercury, 15 Feb 1902, p. 9 (Reliability: 2).
Jesse Cooper gave evidence as “father of the prosecutrix”, Mary Barnes, in 1902. - [S1366] Marriage Record: George James Cooper and Edith Mary Hogburn (1888), Bracknell Holy Trinity marriages 1852-1908, p. 131, no. 261 (Reliability: 3).
Jesse Cooper named as George James’s father at his marriage in 1888. - [S1192] Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle, 19 Sep 1896, p. 6 (Reliability: 2).
George Cooper of Binfield Road, Bracknell, ordered to support “his father, Jesse Cooper” in 1896. - [S1359] Marriage Record: Jesse Cooper and Elizabeth Borer (1861), Bearwood marriages 1846-1941, p. 26, no. 51 (Reliability: 3).
FreeBMD index: 1861 Q3, Wokingham, Vol 2c, pg 603.
- [S48] 1891 Census, RG 12/1006, f. 4, p. 2 (Reliability: 3).