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Looking for any information in regard to William Cooper born circa 1874 in England. William arrived in Banffshire Scotland circa 1896. He married there in 1898. His marriage certificate states his parent names as George Cooper (Deceased) and Lydia Leamelle. We have no knowledge of his life in England or any of his family. It was once stated that he was from the Cooper Gypsies and traveled, in many places, but mostly in the New Forest. He did not possess a birth certificate. I can find no marriage for his parents. The only other clue we have is that he named one of his sons Wilson Cooper possibly after one of the relatives he left behind in England. He had no contact with any family after he arrived in Scotland and did not discuss his past with any of his children. Has anyone come across this William Cooper in their searches? Many Thanks