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Some Special Interests => Travelling People => Topic started by: achooo on Thursday 04 October 18 18:26 BST (UK)
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hi any one know any thing of lofty cooper he died 2008 age 93 dont know his parents
i know he was bare nuckle fighter and lived at hindon,
hes buried at wilton and theres another cooper there not his parent called andrew cooper b 1885 d1950.is there any conection
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How would you be certain that Andrew Cooper is not Alfred's Parent?
Hindon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 16 miles (26 km) west of Salisbury and 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south of Warminster (for geographical reference)
There is NO Wiltshire or thereabouts birth reg. How do you know he lived at Hindon?
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This article
https://www.facebook.com/bkbhistory/posts/the-lost-years-of-bkbfor-many-sport-fans-the-noble-art-of-bareknuckle-boxing-end/356282687796791/
Infers that "Lofty" Cooper (of Hampshire) was boxing in the 1920's. Seems unlikely for someone born 1915.
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i know he lived at hindon as years ago my father inlaw new him and visited him there
i went to cemetery and saw graves i know andrews childrens names so i know hes not alfreds father
on stone it says wife louie nee barney.
he was bare nuckle fighter 1940/50s street fighter
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So you could provide us with a family tree for Andrew.
And you could chase down when and where Alfred wed.
presumably there is a death date & age for "Louie"?
And do the early electoral rolls show who was living with Andrew when he died?
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To at least try and identify Andrew can you tell us the names of his children? (The only Cooper mmn Barney births I can find are to a couple named James and Mary (married 1916).
Tell us everything shown on the gravestones.
Annette
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I'm enquiring about Alfred cooper.b 1950.
thank you for your help but i find your attitude offensive.
I'm not very good on laptop thought this was very good site its like what i would imagine interrogation.thankyou
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Of course it's an interrogation. You have additional information, yet deliberately withhold it.
Just because he DIED in 2008 (not born 1950) doesn't give us any clue to his origins and where he lived before his demise. Even his birth year could be different to what you suggest.
Given there are around 20 people in 1915 born as Alfred (with or without second name) Cooper , which is going to make him "yours"?
If we keep to plain Alfred Cooper, it's still over a dozen if we go to 1915 +/- 1 year.
If you want to associate him with a chap b 1885-ish , then you need to tell us about him, too.
Pauline
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thank you
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Before anyone can help you we need to make sure that we have all the facts,that's why additonal questions are asked. If it were a name that is very unusual,that would be easy to research but one like Alfred Cooper is fairly common and we wouldn't want to be giving you incorrect info.