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Pat

Pat Report 12 Mar 2010 21:49

trying to find any thing about my great gran ann cooper born around 1839 in durham area she married a william watters in about 1859 they had 2 children as far as i know there son george henry cooper waters was born in limehouse london in 1861 he was my grandad .can anyone help thankyou

Penny

Penny Report 12 Mar 2010 21:51

Waters or Watters?

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 12 Mar 2010 21:55

The marriage??? Using Waters as the spelling.
From ...freebmd....

Marriages Jun 1858
Cooper Ann Sunderland 10a 545
Waters William Sunderland 10a 545

Researching:
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Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 12 Mar 2010 21:57

Name: George Couper Waters
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 7 Oct 1860
Father's Name: William Waters shipwright
Mother's Name: Ann Waters
Parish: All Saints, Poplar
Borough: Tower Hamlets
County: Middlesex

could this be him ? also aMary Jane baptised the same day ?

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 12 Mar 2010 21:58

Born Sept 19 1860,both records are the same child,transcriber just couldnt decide in correct spelling for middle name I guess.
Not that either are correct if this is the right baptism..

Name: George Couper Waters
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 7 Oct 1860
Father's Name: William Waters<<shipwright
Mother's Name: Ann Waters
Parish: All Saints, Poplar
Borough: Tower Hamlets
County: Middlesex
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Name: George Cowper Waters
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 7 Oct 1860
Father's Name: William Waters
Mother's Name: Ann Waters
Parish: All Saints, Poplar
Borough: Tower Hamlets
County: Middlesex

Researching:
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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 12 Mar 2010 22:00

This looks like the family in the 1861 census (There is a Mary J in the family so the baptism of the two children looks right):-

Name: William Waters
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Sunderland
Civil parish: Poplar
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
Town: Poplar
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address: 5 King Street

Occupation: Shipwright

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Poplar
Sub-registration district: Poplar
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 197
Household Members:
Name Age

William Waters 22
Ann Waters 22
Mary J Waters 2
George C Waters 6 Mo
Anthony Elliott 44, lodger
Henry Graham 19, lodger

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 307; Folio: 62; Page: 35; GSU roll: 542611.

Kath. x

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 12 Mar 2010 22:01

Marriages Jun 1858
Cooper Ann Sunderland 10a 545
Fisher Harriet Sunderland 10a 545
Waters William Sunderland 10a 545

Tracey x

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 12 Mar 2010 22:03

Name: George Cooper Waters
Year of Registration: 1860
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Poplar (To 1965)
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 637

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 12 Mar 2010 22:04

Possible birth for Ann:-

Name: Ann Cooper
Year of Registration: 1838
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Sunderland
County: Durham, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 24
Page: 236

Kath. x

Pat

Pat Report 12 Mar 2010 22:06

i would just like to thank you all for your time and work i am very gratefull . pat