Robert COOPER¹ =

Robert COOPER:

Born BEF 1800²
Died ³
Occupation: labourer⁴

John COOPER⁵ = Hannah or Ann MORTON⁶ > Family

Married Monday 1 April 1839, Parish Church, Blackburn, LAN, ENG⁷

John COOPER:

Born 1814, Blackburn, LAN, ENG⁸
Died BEF 1901, prob 1893⁹
Occupation: Iron Moulder¹⁰
living at 33 Oak Street, Blackburn in 1881
living at 42 Trinity Street in 1858 at time of marr of son Thomas Henry

John probably worked at the nearby William Yates, Canal Foundry, Eanam. The firm was known for horizontal steam mill engines which were made both for local factories and for export.

Firm started 1835-1836 (Yates & Parkinson)
beam engines produced from 1838
early 1840's Parkinson left
horizontal engines produced from 1858 (John Cooper known to be living nearby at this time)
William Yates dies 1885
sons William and John Yates continue
Yates & Thom Ltd. in 1905
Foster Yates & Thom in 1928. The firm closed in 1973.

surviving engines from Yates at Abbey Mill, Billington (1885-90); Jubilee Mill, Padiham ((1888); Leigh Spinners, Leigh (1925); Astley green colliery, Wigan (1912); Wiseman Street mill Burnley (c1890). All horizontals probably made when JC was too old. No known examples of beam engines from 1830's to e1850's exist.


Hannah or Ann MORTON:

Alias Ann COOPER (EST 1839)
Born AFT 1818¹¹
Died AFT 1892, probably either 1893 or 1895¹²
illiterate
lived at 42 Trinity Street, Blackburn at birth of Thomas Henry
lived at 33 Oak Street, Blackburn in 1881

1 :
marr cert for son John
2 :
based on poss age of son John
3 :
poss FBMD Dec 1872 age 82 Blackburn 8e 225
poss FBMD Mar 1868 age 66 W Derby 8b 413
poss FBMD Dec 1865 Blackburn 8e * illegible
poss FBMD Mar 1864 Blackburn 8e 304
poss FBMD June 1840 Blackburn 21 33
4 :
marr cert for son John
5 :
b cert for son Thomas states father John Cooper, iron moulder and mother Ann C formerly Morton
6 :
b cert for son Thomas states father John Cooper, iron moulder and mother Ann C formerly Morton

marr cert June 1839 Hanna Morton Blackburn 21 2
7 :
marr cert June 1839 Cooper John, Hanna Morton Blackburn 21 2
8 : ; Unreliable
67 in 1881 Census RG11 4197/16
full age 01 Apr 1839
9 :
seems to be alive in 1882 (marr son Thomas H) but not found 1901 Census
FreeBMD John C deaths Blackburn
Jun 1874 age 64 8e 303
Jun 1890 age 61 8e 205
Dec 1893 age 75 8e 276 (likely need cert to check occ)
10 : ; Primary evidence
fathers occupation on Thomas Henry C birth and marriage certs
also on marr cert 01 Apr 1839
also in 1881 Census RG11 4197/16
11 :
a minor 01 Apr 1839 marr cert
age 67 in 1881 Census RG11 4197/16 probable error
12 :
FreeBMD death Blackburn Ann Cooper
either
June 1893 age 74 Blackburn 8e 269 or
Sept 1895 age 77 Blackburn 8e 283