Harbour-Cooper in Sussex

[swebby]

Have to admit I cannot find an SMI marriage for Richard and Amelia.

[lizdb]

just to complete the set (we have them in 41, 51, 71 81)

1861
RG9 565 4 2
Lake Battle
Richard Harbour 47 Baker bn Lewes
Mary 51 bn Battle
Emma 16 bn Lewes
ELizabeth 12 bn Lewes

Amelia and Wllm have left home

[swebby]

Couple of Baptisms

Elizabeth 13 Apr 1856 Battle St Mary (Either this is a late baptism or the year is wrong)
Emma 29 Sep 1844 Battle St Mary

Sean

[toni*]

he married Mary Smith, "widow," b. 1810, daughter of William Smith, in Battle.

Mary Smith a widow d/o William Smith

is this right?
i know Smith is a common name

[swebby]

There is a baptism for a Mary Smith 30 Mar 1810 Battle St Mary, parents:William & Sarah.

[toni*]

HI Swebby thanks, wonder about her previous marriage

[lizdb]

I wonder if this is the son William (tho' you had a middle name Frederick for him, where did that come from?) in 1861

RG9 603 54 18
High Street Shoreham

William H Harker? 26 Baker empl 1 man bn Brighton
Mary Ann wife 26 bn Hampshire
George Frederick son 4 mths bn Shoreham
Alfred James "   nephew unm 19 journeyman baker bn Brighton
Elizabeth Cooper 8 neice bn Brighton

This is the first mention of a Cooper that we have found.

William's surname is indexed Harker, the image leaves me undecided - Harber could well be a possibility.
And we know he worked with his dad training as a Baker from 1851 census

so, back to my previous question - where have you seen him and Amelia as Harber-Cooper?

[lizdb]

The only marriage I am seeing as a possible is

Jan/Feb/Mar 1859
Bethnal Green 1c 508
William Harber / one of brides on same page Mary A Marshall

out of area, but he may have worked somewhere else first before setting up in Shoreham. Or it may not be the right one. A birth cert for a child would help confirm.

[avm228]

George Frederick son 4 mths bn Shoreham

Possible birth reg for the HARKER baby:

Birth, Dec qtr 1860

George Frederic HARKER

Steyning* 2b 216

*correct district for Shoreham