Thomas Coupland

[17norman]

can anyone shed light on a photo in a book from the 80s ( Bradley in Times Past ) photo shows the coupland family at the turn of the century , no first names and says couplands pleasure boats 2mins from bradley trams , is it Thomas his wife & daughter sat in a rowing boat ? not been able to find Thomas Coupland or Rebecca Ann Smith on the 1881 and 1871 census

 Cari's Mother in Law

[Pels.]

Hi Cari's Mother in Law, 

Would the Thomas Coupland you are struggling to find in 1871 and 1881 be the father of John Richard :

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,214100.msg3393144.html#msg3393144

The reason I ask, in 1901 he gave his birthplace as Kirkheaton - but on a later census, he claimed to have been born in Brotherton.

In 1861, there is a one year old Thomas Copeland, living in Brotherton with his parents William - occupation Captain and Mary A. According to FreeBMD there wasn't anyone of this name born in the Pontefract registration district during the right period, but there is a Thomas Coupland.

In 1851 the above couple are definitely named Coupland.

This leads me to the following reference in 1881, residence Kirkheaton - Thomas Copeland, age 21 - born Brotherton, but listed as Rotherham, living with his parents William and Mary A.

RG11/4379, Folio 29, Page 15

These are all the same families, but see what you think anyway ! 

Kind regards,

Pels.

[Pels.]

Like you, I'm completely at a loss to where they are in 1871 - how annoying ?

Pels.

[17norman]

thank you Pels
  yes the Thomas Coupland I'm looking for was the father of my grandfather John Rhichard . I'm going to have to make a trip to Huddersfield to look on the 1911 census much cheaper than on line , hopefully Thomas was still alive , as a joke I told my husband to be he was to marry a captains daughter - but it was a barge .

  Cari's mother in law

[Pels.]

I'm going to have to make a trip to Huddersfield to look on the 1911 census much cheaper than on line , hopefully Thomas was still alive ,

I'm sure they would both be still alive ! 

This is most likely Louisa's death .. the age fits in with all census returns prior to her marriage :

Death, Sep qtr 1925 
Louisa Coupland, age 73   
Huddersfield, Vol 9a, page 296

Not sure where Thomas died though - there are a couple of possibles in different registration districts ?

Pels.

[17norman]

Pells
 Thanks , will be visiting Brotherton next year , Thomas Coupland's birthplace

 Cari's mother in law

[mirf]

Hi did thomas marr Louisa if so they may have been in Canada as
children were born there according to 1901 census for Kirkheaton
 regards Philip

[17norman]

Hi Philip Thanks
 found out louisa was thomas coupland's 2nd wife and rebecca ann smith was his 1st wife died in canada 1897 age 32 born in england but found nothing of their marriage or family to fill the family tree

 Cari's mother in law

[mirf]

hi thomas marr rebecca ann smith Huddersfield
1884 Sep Q  Regards Philip