Thread: cowper family..

hi everyone can anyone help me i hit a brickwall looking for the parents of william bishop cowper,as find there is another one.same intials.
the one i wanted is born abt.1858 hull east yorkshire, and on the 1881 census is living as a lodger in stockton-on-tees with his wife harriet.
this cowper family originated in cadder scotland, as i have a william cowper babt 1814 there. greatful thanks for any help you may give me.
my kindest regards...........jean..........

Hello Jean,

Here's his birth reg, purchasing the certificate will give you his parents' names.

William Bishop Cowper, Jun qrt 1858, Sculcoates, 9d/152

1861 census, living Sculcoates. RG9; Piece: 3586; Folio: 47; Page: 3 (Crown copyright, in care of TNA)

William Cowper 47, Scotland, Tin Plate Worker
Jane Cowper 50, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire
Thomas B Cowper 17, son, Hul, Tin Plate Worker
William B Cowper 2, grandson, Hull
Jane Pearson 17, Domestic Servant, Hull

1871 census, living Barnsley Yorks. RG10; Piece: 4646; Folio: 94; Page: 39 (Crown copyright, in care of TNA) The surname in index on An*****y mistranscribed as COOPER, but original does say COWPER.

Joseph Bott Cowper 34, widow, Printer, born Beverley Yorks
Wm B Cowper 12, son, Hull
James R Cowper 10, son, Boston Lincs.

1851, living Kingston uopn Hull, HO107; Piece: 2362; Folio: 392; Page: 29; (Crown copyright, in care of TNA)

William Cowper 37, Tinplate Maker, Glasgow Scotland
Jane Cowper 41, Godmanchester
Joseph Bott Cowper 14, Printer's Apprentice, Beverley
William B Cowper 10, Hull
Thomas Cowper 6, Hull

Marriages Jun 1856, Sculcoates, 9d/247

Joseph Bott Cowper - married either Margaret Richmond or Mary Walker.

William was william Duncan Cooper born Glasgow Scotland and he married jane Bott.

It appears Joseph married Margaret Richmond.

1861 census again mistranscribed, living: Manthorpe Cum Little Gonerby. RG9; Piece: 2351; Folio: 72; Page: 11 (Crown copyright, in care of TNA)

Joseph Compere 24, Printer, Beverley
Margaret Compere 25, York, Yorkshire
James Compere 11 MO, Boston Linc's

Another mistranscription in 1841, William and Jane not born in York's. Joseph and young William were born in York's. Living: Myton, Kingston upon Hull. Piece:1231, Book:12, Folio: 23, Page Number: 39 (Crown copyright, in care of TNA)

Wm Cooper 25
Jane Cooper 30
Joseph Cooper 5
William Cooper 1