'COOPER marriage - ? Marcham'

[CarolA3]

John and Elizabeth COOPER baptised four children at the Independent Chapel in Marlborough Street, Faringdon (John 1811, Charles 1814, Elizabeth 1816, and Ann – born 1818, bap 1819).  I have copies of the original entries from The Genealogist.

However, I haven’t been able to find a marriage record for John and Elizabeth on the OxFHS or BFHS Marriage Index CDs, or on Familysearch.  Any help with this (potential) brickwall gratefully received

Thanks in advance,
Carol

(Also posted on Oxon board.)

[Sloe Gin]

Have you looked at Wiltshire and Gloucestershire as well?  Researching people from the Faringdon area can be a bit of a nightmare in that respect, as it's been in or adjacent to four different counties.

[CarolA3]

Hi Sloe Gin

It's even better when they have such common names

Gloucestershire has been checked on my Oxfordshire thread, but nothing conclusive came up - see
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=627478

The more I look, the more Coopers I find, so rather than try a fourth county I'm putting this line to one side for the moment.  Thank you so much for your help; this is my 'brickiest' brickwall so far!

Regards,
Carol

[CCRAIL]

Hi

Not sure if this helps or not.  You may already have looked at this site but on checking the online record for the cemetary there are a few Coopers and some with the correct forename, but a bit too early.  However some of the records do state 'son of' etc.

http://www.faringdon.org/hysoc.htm
May just give a clue.
ccrail

[CarolA3]

Thanks very much ccrail, I was hoping there would be a site like that but couldn't find it by myself

I know there was at least one other COOPER couple (Benjamin and Elizabeth) baptising children at the Marlborough Street Chapel, so I'll have to be very careful!

All the best
Carol

[CarolA3]

John and Elizabeth COOPER baptised four children at the Independent Chapel in Marlborough Street, Faringdon (John 1811, Charles 1814, Elizabeth 1816, and Ann – born 1818, bap 1819).  I have copies of the original entries from The Genealogist.

However, I haven’t been able to find a marriage record for John and Elizabeth on the OFHS or BFHS Marriage Index CDs, or on Familysearch.  Any help with this (potential) brickwall gratefully received

Since the last post, I've tried the OFHS CD for Faringdon and the Berks transcripts on FindMyPast.  Still nothing

But J & E (my 4x ggrandparents) have turned up in the census where he says he was born in Faringdon, and she says she was born in Marcham.  Having ruled out Faringdon as the place of marriage, I'd like to try Marcham - but their PR transcripts stop at 1803

Is anyone willing to check the Marcham PRs for me at Berks RO in Reading please?  I still have no idea of Elizabeth's surname.

Thanks in advance,
Carol

[CarolA3]

By the way, perhaps I should have mentioned that although I lived in Reading years ago I'm in Australia now so not in a position to go to Reading myself.

Carol

[Capetown]

Ancestry : England, Select Births and Christenings - lists an earlier child

Name: Mary COOPER

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 10 November 1808

Baptism Date: 19 December 1808

Baptism Place: Faringdon, Berkshire

Father: Jno COOPER

Mother: Elizabeth

FHL Film Number: 88260


and possibly another:

Name: Ketura Angle COOPER

Gender: Female

Baptism date: 8 June 1806

Baptism Place: Bramshaw, Wiltshire, England

Father: Jno COOPER

Mother : Elizabeth

FHL Film Number: 950253

[Capetown]

In a previous reply from

John COOPER married Elizabeth MONK - at Oxford St Ebbe - 7 September 1805

and also mentioned Benjamin COOPER and Elizabeth's children


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Benjamin COOPER married Elizabeth HAWKINS - 20 November 1808 at Oxford, St Ebbe

witnesses; James COOPER and Marey COOPER and Hannah HAWKINS

and then at St Aldate in the City of Oxford

Benjamin COOPER of this Parish a Widower, married Elizabeth COOPER of this Parish, Widow

by banns - 13 April 1815 - witnesses: James HEARNA and Sarah   ?

and