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I am trying to find any members who might be related to my great grandfather, his name was Josiah Rees Cooper, born 1879, he was from Birmingham, we know that he had his first family in Kings Norton, we know that he had several children, Frank, Harold, Grace, Hilda, can't remember the other names, I wanted to find out what happened to these family members, i am from his second family, my nan is his daughter, if anyone one can help that would be great. thanks

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1901 England Census
about Josiah R Cooper
Name: Josiah R Cooper
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Lizzie
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Kings Norton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Nicholas
Town: Cotteridge
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England

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Registration district: Kings Norton
Sub-registration district: Kings Norton
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 175
Household Members:
Name Age
Josiah R Cooper 22
Lizzie Cooper 21
Hilda M Cooper 1

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about Josiah Rees Cooper
Name: Josiah Rees Cooper
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Age at Enlistment: 37
Document Year: 1916
Regimental Number: 36433
Regiment Name: Royal Engineers
Number of Images: 28

The family in 1911

COOPER, Josiah Rees Head Married M 32 1879 House Painter Birmingham Warwick VIEW
COOPER, Lizzie Wife Married
12 years F 31 1880 Willington Heath Lichfield Staffs VIEW
COOPER, Hilda May Daughter F 11 1900 School Cotteridge Kings Norton Worcs VIEW
COOPER, Helena Daughter F 9 1902 Cotteridge Kings Norton Worcs VIEW
COOPER, Frank Son M 9 1902 Cotteridge Kings Norton Worcs VIEW
COOPER, Florence Rhoda Daughter F 8 1903 Cotteridge Kings Norton Worcs VIEW
COOPER, Annie Mildred Daughter F 6 1905 Cotteridge Kings Norton Worcs VIEW
COOPER, Harold Son M 4 1907 Cotteridge Kings Norton Worcs VIEW
COOPER, Grace Dorothy Daughter F 1 1910 Cotteridge Kings Norton Worcs VIEW

Marriage of Josiah to Lizzie

Marriages Jun 1899
Cooper Josiah Rees King's N. 6c 827
Turner Lizzie King's N. 6c 827

Death of Lizzie
Deaths Dec 1915
Cooper Lizzie aged 37 Kings N 6d 31

Possible marriage for Helena but it is very difficult to pinpoint any of the marriages as we have no idea where they all were at the time.

Marriages Jun 1920 (60%)
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Cooper Helena Houlton Upton 6c 444
to Harold F Houlton

According to Josiah's service record in 1916 he married Lizzie on 22 May 1899 at the Parish Church Kings Norton but she was now deceased

Particulars of children are

Helena & Frank (twins) b 3 rd June 1901
Florence Rhoda b 13 July 1902
Annie Mildred b 29 September 1904
Harold b 3 February 1907
Grace Dorothy b 31 July 1909
Alfred George b 17 Jun 1912

Thanks for all the information,
Anne-Marie