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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Caithness => Topic started by: Wee lassie on Tuesday 20 November 12 18:40 GMT (UK)
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I am looking for birth of George Henderson Cooper in Wick around 1877. Parents George cooper and Jessie Henderson.
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Is this the family in 1891, wee lassie?
George Cooper 35, lorryman b. Wick
Jessie Cooper 34 b. Halkirk
George Cooper 15 b Wick
James Cooper 13 b. Halkirk
Jane Cooper 11 b. Halkirk
Donald Cooper 3 b. Durness, Sutherlandshire
Annie Cooper 1 b. Edinburgh
William Munro 23 lodger b. Durness, Sutherlandshire
Address: 21 Jamaica St (Northside), Edinburgh
There is a birth on Scotlands People for a James Couper in Wick in 1877, have you checked this out?
Monica
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That is the correct family. Will double check Couper but I think I have already looked at it. I can't find him in 1881 census either. 1891 census has him born Halkirk but I have Wick.
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:-\ This might be connected to the birth entry I saw on SP. From 1881:
Jesse MacKay 42, wife b. Long Hope, Orkney
James Couper 4 son, b. Wick
Address: Hill Of Forss, Thurso
The surnames don't make sense. Not that common by 1881 for married women to show under a maiden name on the census.
Monica
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Found them now on the 1881 census. I think there might be a problem with images/indexing somewhere along the line.
However, FreeCen www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl is always such a great resource for Caithness - now up to 80% coverage for 1881...and there they are!
Search for George Cooper, aged 25 in Thurso with his family.
Monica