Leonard Cooper born c1847

[Neale1961]

In 1871 census (Kensington) Leonard Cooper is a labourer born South Wales abt 1848. Living with Harriett who he would later marry.

I think that he is probably the same Leonard Cooper (labourer age 20 ) who does 9mths in House of Correction Clerkenwell in 1867 for robbery with assault at Brentford.
Brentford area, is where his wife and her family were from.
Details of trial here (from reading, you get the impression that Leonard was living as a gypsy in a tent on Ealing Green)
https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18670708-649

For this reason, the 1848 baptism posted by jonw65 for traveling gipsy might well be the right one.
If the family was travelling and living in a tent, it might explain why Leonard is not found in the earlier census records.


In 1862 possibly the same Leonard Cooper (age abt 13) did 7 days in Wandsworth prison – the charge was begging.

[jonw65]

Great find, Neale

[nannyj]

That's amazing! Thank you 🤩