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James Edward Cooper

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Jun 2018 22:35

If you Google Beechholme Children's Home, unfortunately there are lots of results about child abuse at the home.

Some records from the home are held by London Metropolitan Archives.

https://tinyurl.com/ya7dqxxr

http://www.formerchildrenshomes.org.uk/banstead_cottage_homes.html

https://tinyurl.com/pglmyoo

https://tinyurl.com/y9fpzcdn

Maureen

Maureen Report 20 Jun 2018 16:35

Hi many thanks it’s very
Helpful really appreciate
It William born 1937 James born
1938 Norman born 1940
And Michael born 1941 they werei
All taken into care and went in to a
Children’s Home called Beechholme
Children’s Home in April 1945 taken from
187 Riverside Gardens
Hammersmith London W6

Maureen










Many thanks
Maureen

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 20 Jun 2018 14:09

In case this helps.......

William and Annie on the 1939 Register......

Cooper Household (5 People)
5 Lineacre Street , Manchester C.B., Lancashire, England

* Anne is actually Annie on the image and the "(J)" has been crossed out. *

William J Cooper 28 May 1895 Male Motor Driver Married 70 1
Anne (J) Luffman (Smyth,Cooper) 21 Apr 1917 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 70 2
Sorry, this record is officially closed.
Sorry, this record is officially closed.

Indicates that Annie went on to marry a Mr Smyth and a Mr Luffman.

The 2 closed records.......

Births Mar 1938 (>99%)
Cooper William J Wakefield Manchester N. 8d 750

Births Jun 1939 (>99%)
Cooper James E Wakefield Manchester 8d 462


Births Sep 1940 (>99%)
Cooper Norman Wakefield Manchester 8d 522


Births Jun 1941 (>99%)
WAKEFIELD Michael Wakefield Hammersmith 1a 230


Annie's birth Registration......

Annie B Wakefield in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
Births Jun 1917 (>99%)
Wakefield Annie B Bell Hammersmith 1a 325


The death of William J Cooper.....

Deaths Dec 1940 (>99%)
Cooper William J 43 Manchester 8d 718

Annie's marriage to Mr Smyth.....

Marriages Mar 1942 (>99%)
Wakefield Annie B Smyth Hammersmith 1a 515
Smyth William Wakefield Hammersmith 1a 515

malyon

malyon Report 20 Jun 2018 13:07

i think james was born in 1939 mother wakefield


Births Jun 1939 (>99%)
Cooper James E Wakefield Manchester 8d 462

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Jun 2018 12:58

Were they adopted or did they stay with their mum

Maureen

Maureen Report 20 Jun 2018 12:51

Hi looking for 4 half brothers one of which is James Edward Cooper born 1941 in Manchester his Mum was Annie Beatruce Wakefield but also called herself
Joyce Cooper the dad was William Cooper he died December 1940 aged 43
Anyone can help also his other brothers Norman known as Tony Cooper born
1940 and his youngest brother Micheal Wakefied born 1941 as his dad had died before he was born was named after my mums maiden name Born in Hammersmith
London Would love to find them I am their half sister Maureen