Cooper of Gt Glen

[Bunnygirl]

Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to find information on the Cooper family from Gt Glen. According to other family trees on A*****Y I believe them to be Non Conformist. But I'm having trouble finding any records at all.
I have George Cooper married in Thurlaston 26 Feb 1799 to Ann Jesson Trying to find who their children were and when they were born/baptised

Any help much appreciated
Bunnygirl

[trish1120]

Hard to know if the same couple but Bapts St Mary, Hinckley to GEORGE/ANN Cooper;

GEORGE 20 Mar 1805, birth 14 Jan 1805
MARY ANN 1 Mar 1808, birth 22 Aug 1807
GEORGE 18 Oct 1809
ELIZA 18 Oct 1809

+ a ANN Cooper buried same Church 17 Mar 1822 age 44

(FreeREG)

EDIT looked at a Tree and they quote George dying 1855 Billesdon

1851 George Cooper born 1790 Gt Glnn (sic), Leicestershire, is unmarried!
1841 he has no Wife or children with him in Glen Magna.
Abode Gt Glenn

[hanes teulu]

The marriage record has George of "Kirkby Mallory" and Ann of "Normanton Torville". A witness is a Sarah Jesson.

FindMyPast baptism (image)
William, son of Geo. & Ann Cooper of Normanton was baptized 21 Aug (1799).

The marriage licence on FindMyPast is very difficult to read but mentions a Richard Jesson of Normanton. The transcript shows age 19 against Ann and 24 against George - occpn. farmer.

[Bunnygirl]

Thanks Trish1120
Yes that's George's death. Death certificate states a farmer grazier of Gt Glen. Present at the death a Mary Harrison of Nottingham no relationship to George shown.
I have looked to see who this Mary Harrison was and found a Mary Cooper of Great Glen marrying John Harrison 3 June 1822 and then found on census living in Nottingham. So maybe she was George's daughter? Her marriage states she was 27 at time of marriage so she was born about 1795 so probably not the Hinckley one..
Thanks again Trish

EDIT
Yes that's the William Cooper I'm trying to get back on. He marries Elizabeth Waldren 6 August 1829 in Oadby

[hanes teulu]

Newspaper Marriage Notices which refer to children of "George Cooper, Gent, Great Glen/Glen Magna"

2 Oct 1824 - Eliza, youngest daughter to a Henry Freeman
8 Jun 1822 - Mary, second daughter to a Mr Harrison
8 Aug 1829 - William, youngest son to an Elizabeth Waldren

[hanes teulu]

However, there is a 19 Mar 1825 death notice of -
"Mary, on the 11th inst. at Great Glen, age 59, wife of George Cooper, gent".
and a 30 Jul 1831 death notice of -
On the 25th inst, in his 80th year, much respected George Cooper, gent of Great Glen

[hanes teulu]

Re the 1855 Billesdon death of George Cooper, the newspaper death notices give his age as 65. The GRO death registration also has age 65. His burial record shows 65.

A YoB of 1790 does not "fit" a 1799 marriage?

[Bunnygirl]

Thankyou very much hanes teule
Yes I agree the YOB and marriage does'nt "fit". I need to look into it all tomorrow. I thought if I could find some baptisms that might help piece it together.
Many thanks for the newspaper information I will add to tree and see how it all fits in.

Bunnygirl

[willsy]

I was looking at the will of a George Cooper 1855 Gt. Glen on the national archives, do you have the will? Probate 20th Oct 1855 Prerogative Court of Canterbury.

He mentions siblings including a Mary Harrison married to John.