Patrick Cooper, vet., Carrickmacross

[HughC]

Patrick William Cooper, MRCVS, was b. in Dundalk in 1870 and d. at Blackrock in 1951.  In 1901 he was living in Carrickmacross with his first wife Margaret Josephine from Co. Sligo.  She had died by 1911.

He later m. a woman younger than his older children, and I think outlived her as well.  They're both buried at Carrickmacross with some of the children (by which wife I'm not sure).

My question: what was the surname of his first wife?  Can anyone help?

[shanew147]

probably the best way to find out is using a birth cert for their child Charles H. - here's a likely match :

  Name: Charles Henry Cooper
  Registration district: Carrickmacross
  Event type: Birth
  Quarter and year: Jul -Sep 1899
  Volume : 2 / Page : 353

1901 census return for reference : Cooper household, Carrickmacross


Shane

[shanew147]

I'd say this is Margaret's death in 1908 ...

  Name: Margaret Josephine Cooper
  Registration district: Carrickmacross
  Event type: Death
  Quarter and year: Oct-Dec 1908
  Age : 32   (est. year of birth    1876)
  Volume :2 / Page : 283

if this is the correct reference then she died around the time of Patrick William's birth.

1911 census for reference : Cooper household, Carrickmacross


Shane

[HughC]

Thanks, Shane.

Yes, Charles was their son, b. 7 July 1899. 
He became a brigadier in the RASC.
To meet him one would never have thought he'd been a senior army officer,
but he was probably a good organizer.  The Service Corps was a lot less glamorous than, say, a cavalry regiment, and it was presumably easier to rise through the ranks if one had a bit more talent than the others.

[paddy296]

my husband is patrick willian coopers son, he was born in * and is the son of patricks second wife ethel glasby. born in carrickmacross. would be  interested to hear from shane or wee hugh. gill cooper

[HughC]

Gill,

I sent you a PM but you may not have been able to pick it up.
Charles' wife Kay was my great-aunt, but I know very little about them as she not only wore the trousers in that household but was also not an easy person to get on with.

_____ Hugh

[paddy296]

hugh                                                                                                                                                          do you know where patrick william was born. or who his parents were?  we live in devon. hope you find first wifes surname.  gill

[glazzers]

His second wife was Ethel May Glasby  born Carrickmacross in 1891. They married in 1912. She was the daughter of Robert Osborne Glasby

[myluck!]

I know original is an old post but for the record

1901 census
1911 census

Link to Birth Records of Children showing mother's name (i.e. first wife) as CHERRY

There is a marriage in Sligo in 1897 that maybe them although the first name is incorrect - LINK

Edited to add: Just found further detail on a paid site
Patrick COOPER aged 17; Vet. Surgeon of Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan (F) Charles
married December 8th 1897 in St. John's Union, Sligo
Margaret Josephine CHERRY full age; of William Street, Sligo (F) Stephen Moore

She was born Jun 29 1875 and baptised in Sligo Presbyterian Aug 22 1875
Her mother was Eliza Anne Jackson; shown on 1901 census as a widow LINK
They are in Dublin in 1911 - LINK

Stephen Moore CHERRY married twice

1. Mar 18 1857 Isabella LAWRENCE bc1837 d1865 aged 28
1860 Mary Moore (m. John BOYERS of Longford Jul 16 1889)
1858 Isabella Hedley
1862 Stephen Hedley

2. Feb 14 1873 Eliza Anne JACKSON
1873 Ellen
1875 Margaret Josephine
1876 Annie Elizabeth d. 1887
1878 Jamesina (on 1901 census as INA)
1880 John Douglas 1911 census