Thomas Coupland to Canada

[J.J.]

Good job Debbie,  was only looking under Peel county I guess...
Oh, no...I see what I did wrong I searched c*pl*nd, hmmm maybe same problem for searching Thomas on ship's list...
CariM try cop*l*nd for Thomas on the passenger lists, I have to run... J.J.

[17norman]

John Richard Coupland ran two pubs one in Batttyeford and in Mirfield , he had boats & horses for haulage . Died in 1947 age 54 in a drowning accident .There was a boat man called Kershaw . Boat people lived in Melers Square Brighouse
 Cari's Mother in Law

[J.J.]

welcome 17norman! ( Cari's Mother in Law  )

Here is is perhaps in 1885 as Conpland, but again looks to be Coupland on the actual image...May 1885
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passengers-quebec-1865-1900/001082-119.01-e.php?&person_id_nbr=550908

[17norman]

looked at the boat passenger list , it is coupland . could not make out where Rebbecca Ann got off , told there were native indians working on the farm and took 6 weeks before they could bury Rebbecca Ann as the ground was so hard , the children were quite wild when they came back from Canada

 Cari's mother in law

[robcoup]

Hi . Thank you for the reply. The info i have is that John Henry married Mary Elizabeth Marshall and had a son called Gordon 1912-1982 who married Lillan Pullman and had a child who is still living ?. Do you know what happened to John Henrys brothers and sister ie Thomas jnr, Elizabeth and William Henry. Also if you have any further it would be great as i have no photos at all of Thomas and of his first 2 marriages and kids. Still cant find out where he was buried but i believe he died in Huddersfield in 1951 but my dad and all his brothers/sisters have no memories of his death at all !!.
Couplands Boats for Leisure at Colnebridge was going at the turn of the century as someone recalled boat Sam in an article i read but have no idea who Sam was. Thomas snr and my dads family was brought up at the river and the boats but that was the 1920s onwards. Thomas Snr also was a coal merchant.  Still trying to fit you in the tree as you i presume are Thelma Coupland from Mirfield so you must be Gordons daughter ?.  It is quite strange that my dad told us the story of Toms first wife that when she died was put in a glass case for several weeks which we all thought was strange but hearing about the story of that she wasnt buried for 6 weeks does make sense now. Its like a jigsaw putting all the pieces together.Look forward to hearing from you. 
Robert

[17norman]

Robert
Elizabeth Coupland married to Walter Henry Buttle 1907  Lived in Coln Bridge on 1911 census with 2 children , died 1925 . In picture Thomas , Louisa , Elizabeth maybe Mary Coupland she's on the 1901 census age 72 living in Mirfield , odd next door a John R Coupland  born Brotherton
send more later .  Thelma

Where do you live Robert ?

[robcoup]

Hi. Still a bit confused where Thomas was born as on census he says from Kirkheaton but all the records say he was born Kirkby malzeard  if his father was William and mother Mary Prest.
I now live in Halifax but from  Huddersfield
Robert