Hello
Let's start with that marriage.
It's at St Peter and St Pauls Aston 12 July 1847
Robert Cooper full age widower green gorcer Erdington Robert Cooper husbandman
Hannah Thompson full age widow Erdington Edward Fisher blacksmith
both madea cross and witnesses were William Fisher and aMatilda Lowe who also signed with a cross.
The 1851 census seems to give them in Great Barr
Robert Cooper 39 Gardener West Bromwich
Hannah 35 Tipton
John 20 son Ag lab West Browmich
James 18 ag lab West Bromwich
Mary A 16
Henry 12
Sarah 8
Catherine 2
Edward 1
They are at Barr Beacon next door to Aldridge Lodge.It is a mainly agricultural area.
1861 Walsall wood Road
Rogert Cooper 48 General lab West Bromwich
Hannah 46 Tipton
Catherine 15 West Browmich
Edward 11 brickyard lab
George 9 same
By 1871 they are at Clayhanger with the two boys who are now coal miners.This is also in Walsall wood and much more industrial at the time although now it is a Nature reserve.
It looks like Robert was baptised at West Bromwich 24 Mar 1811 s of Robert and Anne Cooper.
His first marriage is also at Aston 8.11.1830 to Elizabeth Oakley witnesses James and Martha Oakley.
In 1841 they are at West Browmwich at Upper Square
Robert 25 moulder? yes born Staffordshire
Elizabeth 30 y
John 9 y
James 7 y
Mary 5 y
Henry 1 y
William 1 month y
Possible burial for Elizabeth at st Martin's Birmingham 11.3.1846 age 37 years Coventry St.
But their youngest child Harriet was baptised at West Brom All Saints 19.4.1846 of Charlemont moulder.
Hannah fisher bapt St Martin's Tipton 29 May 1814 d of Edwaed and Mary whitesmith Owen St
It looks like she married George Vernon Thompson at West Bromwich 25 Feb 1834 wit Edward Fisher and William Barton.Both of them are of Tipton
Son James 7 June 1835 bapt St Martin Tipton Owen St hair dresser
Daughter Mary 8 sep 1839 same
1841 Dudley Port
Edward Fisher 55 whitesmith y
Mary 60 y
John 25 same y
Matilda 15 y
Joseph 20 same y
Hannah Thomapson 25 y
Mary 1 y
Levi Lowe 15 whitesmith no not born Staffordshire
Not seeing any records of the families journey to Australia of their deaths.
Sorry to duplicate but I was typing
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