Pte. E. Cope of Penallt

[wrjones]

Could your E. Cope have been born in Staffordshire?There were about 2400 with that name in the 1901 Census.

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.

[Lydart]

Thanks to both of you for info and other ideas.

I would think that Pts Cope was local to this area, but where he was born, I have no idea !  If only we had a definite name, we could search the censuses ...

[warresearcher]

I am back up at the NA  a week Sat and have a few other ideas to explore on the census an military areas. On the plus side I have dug deeply and found out a lot on Penallt that would otherwise never have come my way!

[warresearcher]

Well there are only 7 days left to find the name for Private E Cope. I have talked to numerous Copes in the town but no-one admits to a connection.
I wonder if we shall ever know?

Interestingly enough my search for George Cope of Whitebrook has been very fruitless, I wonder if he is a relative to E Cope? .
 He was on the voters list for 1915. I wonder if the 1911 census might one day help?
Unless a miracle happens we will be spending another year without the full name.
Thanks everybody!!

Peter

[Lydart]

Only four and a bit years to wait, Peter !

[Wendi]

Well done for spotting this one Peter

I was only wondering today how far Lydart had got with it., I know what a busy gal she is  perhaps we should make him a Rootschat's Challenge "for next year"

Lydart.........we should not allow him to drop from our forum 

Wendi 

[Lydart]

If you look in the Commonwealth War Graves lists, there are about a dozen Pts E Cope's ... and checking them all on the 1901 census doesn't add anything !

He's a mystery !

[warresearcher]

I have also checked the Commonwealth War Graves as he might have been form there with no great luck, although I have one E Cope from Canada who had a mother from Birmingham.

[liverpool annie]

Desperate times ... call for desparate measures ! 

There is a man called R Cope on the Monmouthshire County Council ..... maybe an email or phone call explaining your dilema .... might bring forth some answers !!

I checked these .... nothing there ! I also checked Canadian and Australian databases and went through them one by one .... checked WW1 pensions in case he died after the war ... nothing !

The only things I can think of are ......

1. His name has been spelt wrong
2. The Village were given a list and although they didn't recognise the name .... put it on out of       respect
3. He is the relation of a person who lived in Penaullt at the time .... who's name was NOT Cope !

Penalt Baptisms 1813 - 1900.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/Penalt%20Baptisms%201813-1900.htm

Penalt Marriages 1837 - 1900 Male index
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/Penalt+Marr+Male+1837+-+1900.htm

Marriages 1837 - 1930
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/penalltmarr1837-1930.htm

I bet you've looked at every single grave stone here - haven't you ??