A puzzling Family Mystery.. help please

[Jayhen6]

1. Yes I believe Clement Cooper is Harry’s father..

Great start to the puzzle.. a boarder in Southampton?.. perhaps preparing to set sail?..

Thank you very much so far...

[Jayhen6]

Passengers list
Harry Albert Cooper age 49 married tourist going on a tour around the world nearest relative came from Mrs Cooper ( mother ) Arlington Gardens Chiswick
Departure Southampton
Arrival date 20 September 1911
New York
Ship Oceanic

Am I right in thinking his mother was on this trip?..

[rosie17]

No nearest relative listed was his mother in Chiswick as his contact details

Rosie

[Jayhen6]

Probate for his father Clement who died 10 April 1905 granted to Harry Albert Cooper clerk in India Office.

That may explain his frequent sailings and perhaps his wife Hannah and daughter Gladys sailing to Singapore in 1907?..from India?..

[Jayhen6]

No nearest relative listed was his mother in Chiswick as his contact details

Rosie

Ah right, that’s strange? Or that he and his wife had separated and remained married. Maybe a divorce somewhere?

[Pheno]

can we connect Elsie Marguerite to S L Hone?

To start with Elsie M Hone is age 10 born Westminster and step daughter in 1891 census Chiswick with

Charles J Davis 30
Alice Davis 29
Henry J Davis 9 months

In 1881 she is daughter of George & Alice

Have to stop there for now but something to go on.

Following on from this here is Elsie's GRO birth ref:

HONE, ELSIE  MARGUERITE     EYLES 
GRO Reference: 1880  D Quarter in STRAND  Volume 01B  Page 645

There are several other daughters to George & Alice Hone I think but no sons, who could be the father of the Hone who gave the photo album.

Pheno

Added: none of the daughters with the initials S L either

[Jayhen6]

can we connect Elsie Marguerite to S L Hone?

To start with Elsie M Hone is age 10 born Westminster and step daughter in 1891 census Chiswick with

Charles J Davis 30
Alice Davis 29
Henry J Davis 9 months

In 1881 she is daughter of George & Alice

Have to stop there for now but something to go on.

Following on from this here is Elsie's GRO birth ref:

HONE, ELSIE  MARGUERITE     EYLES 
GRO Reference: 1880  D Quarter in STRAND  Volume 01B  Page 645

There are several other daughters to George & Alice Hone I think but no sons, who could be the father of the Hone who gave the photo album.

Pheno

Added: none of the daughters with the initials S L either

Thanks for that.. I shall dig out the inscription from the album.

[rosie17]

No nearest relative listed was his mother in Chiswick as his contact details

Rosie

Ah right, that’s strange? Or that he and his wife had separated and remained married. Maybe a divorce somewhere?

I would say they had separated as they don't appear to be together on any of the census records
I see Hannah Cooper says she is a widow on the 1939 record

Rosie

[Jayhen6]

No nearest relative listed was his mother in Chiswick as his contact details

Rosie

Ah right, that’s strange? Or that he and his wife had separated and remained married. Maybe a divorce somewhere?

I would say they had separated as they don't appear to be together on any of the census records
I see Hannah Cooper says she is a widow on the 1939 record

Rosie

Thanks Rosie, that would tie in with possible death of husband Harry in 1935. If that is him?..