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Alfred Cooper

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Alfred Cooper

Birth
Limehouse, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Death
30 Jan 1940 (aged 71–72)
Burial
Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock Unitary Authority, Essex, England Add to Map
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Alfred, aged 71, shares the grave with his daughter, Mabel Rosina Pearson who died December 22nd 1943.

Alfred, and his wife Jane, lost a son to the Great War and he is remembered on his grave. He was Private William Alma Cooper
who was born in Poplar, East London in 1894. He served with the 1st/15th Bn. London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) ~ Service No: 531541. He fell in Flanders on 15th September 1916 and, having no known grave, is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial at Pier and Face 13 C. He is also commemorated on one of the panels on the Roll of Honour in the Church of St. John the Baptist, in Tilbury.

William had been a school teacher prior to enlistment; his parents lived at 24 Broadway, Tilbury Dock, Essex.

Here is the 1911 England Census

Name: Alfred Cooper
Age in 1911: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation to Head: Head
Birth Place: Limehouse, London, England
Civil Parish: Chadwell St Mary
County/Island: Essex
Street Address: 24 The Broadway, Tilbury Docks, Essex
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Coppersmith
Registration District: Orsett
Sub-registration District: Grays

Alfred Cooper 43
Jane Cooper 41
George Cooper 19
William Cooper 16
Mable Cooper 14
Harold Cooper 8
Hilda Cooper 6
Birth year calculated

Alfred, aged 71, shares the grave with his daughter, Mabel Rosina Pearson who died December 22nd 1943.

Alfred, and his wife Jane, lost a son to the Great War and he is remembered on his grave. He was Private William Alma Cooper
who was born in Poplar, East London in 1894. He served with the 1st/15th Bn. London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) ~ Service No: 531541. He fell in Flanders on 15th September 1916 and, having no known grave, is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial at Pier and Face 13 C. He is also commemorated on one of the panels on the Roll of Honour in the Church of St. John the Baptist, in Tilbury.

William had been a school teacher prior to enlistment; his parents lived at 24 Broadway, Tilbury Dock, Essex.

Here is the 1911 England Census

Name: Alfred Cooper
Age in 1911: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation to Head: Head
Birth Place: Limehouse, London, England
Civil Parish: Chadwell St Mary
County/Island: Essex
Street Address: 24 The Broadway, Tilbury Docks, Essex
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Coppersmith
Registration District: Orsett
Sub-registration District: Grays

Alfred Cooper 43
Jane Cooper 41
George Cooper 19
William Cooper 16
Mable Cooper 14
Harold Cooper 8
Hilda Cooper 6


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  • Created by: Barbara Lewis
  • Added: Jan 2, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122638493/alfred-cooper: accessed ), memorial page for Alfred Cooper (1868–30 Jan 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122638493, citing St. Mary's Churchyard, Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock Unitary Authority, Essex, England; Maintained by Barbara Lewis (contributor 46931482).