Born April 1865 in Norfolk, Suffolk, England per the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index. Parents: Alfred Cupper and Clara Ashford Cupper who lived at White House Farm, Bedfield, Suffolk, England.
Geoffrey Robinson
Suffolk Historical Society
19 April 2012:
Ernest Henry Cupper was, indeed, related to HA Cupper - he was HA's
cousin. He was the 10th child and 4th son of Alfred Cupper and Clara
Ashford who lived at White House Farm, Bedfield, Suffolk - I might have
a photo opportunity of the farm soon. Alfred Cupper was the brother of
Henry Adams Cupper Senior and therefore the uncle of our intrepid
pioneer HA Cupper (Henry is FAG #55534174 and came to America with his family in 1877 and settled in Monument, Grant County, Oregon on the Cupper Ranch now known as Great Expectations Hunting Preserve - Pam R.)
Ernest is not mentioned in any burial records for the UK and therefore
he must have "gone abroad". I have found a passenger record for E.
Cupper travelling to New York in April 1889 aboard the S.S. Westernland
via Antwerp. His age tallies with his birth year. It is noticeable on
the page of the passenger list that all the people are young men and
women.
Having looked at the UK census records for him, there is no evidence of
any mental disability noted on the census sheets. He is recorded as a 5
year old, boarding at a "Dame School" or private school on Shop Street,
Worlingworth in 1871, the house which I know well - the building
survives. In 1881, he lived at home as a "Farmers son". By 1891, the
family no longer lived at the farm in Bedfield. Many of Ernest's
brothers and sisters died before 1889.
Given that he was the tenth child and his mother was 40 when she had
him, perhaps he might have had a mental deficiency - who knows. This
flies in the face of the evidence that he travelled to America alone! We
might be able to assume from the scanty evidence, that he was a sane man
when he travelled to the USA. What a pity that the 1890 US Census
records are no more. I cannot find him in the 1901 US Census either.
Pam R.
19 April 2012:
1881 England Census, Bedfield, Suffolk, England:
Street Address: Little Green White House
Clara Cupper, born c. 1826 in Saxtead, Lancashire, England, widow, occupation: Farmer 300 A Emp 8 Men 2 Boys;
William Cupper, Brother in Law, born c. 1839 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Gentleman;
Bessie Cupper, Daughter, born c. 1856 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England;
Edwin Cupper, Son, born c. 1862 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Farmers Son;
Ernest Cupper, Son, born c. 1866 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Farmers son;
Eliza Whatling, Servant, born c. 1861 in Horham, Suffolk, England.
U.S. Federal Census of 1910, 1920, and 1930, Salem, Marion, Oregon:
Ernest is living at the Oregon State Insane Asylum, he is born in England, and both parents born in England. 1930 census has him immigrating in 1903 but this may or may not be accurate.
Geoffrey Robinson
Suffolk Historical Society
19 April 2012:
Ernest Henry Cupper was, indeed, related to HA Cupper - he was HA's
cousin. He was the 10th child and 4th son of Alfred Cupper and Clara
Ashford who lived at White House Farm, Bedfield, Suffolk - I might have
a photo opportunity of the farm soon. Alfred Cupper was the brother of
Henry Adams Cupper Senior and therefore the uncle of our intrepid
pioneer HA Cupper (Henry is FAG #55534174 and came to America with his family in 1877 and settled in Monument, Grant County, Oregon on the Cupper Ranch now known as Great Expectations Hunting Preserve - Pam R.)
Ernest is not mentioned in any burial records for the UK and therefore
he must have "gone abroad". I have found a passenger record for E.
Cupper travelling to New York in April 1889 aboard the S.S. Westernland
via Antwerp. His age tallies with his birth year. It is noticeable on
the page of the passenger list that all the people are young men and
women.
Having looked at the UK census records for him, there is no evidence of
any mental disability noted on the census sheets. He is recorded as a 5
year old, boarding at a "Dame School" or private school on Shop Street,
Worlingworth in 1871, the house which I know well - the building
survives. In 1881, he lived at home as a "Farmers son". By 1891, the
family no longer lived at the farm in Bedfield. Many of Ernest's
brothers and sisters died before 1889.
Given that he was the tenth child and his mother was 40 when she had
him, perhaps he might have had a mental deficiency - who knows. This
flies in the face of the evidence that he travelled to America alone! We
might be able to assume from the scanty evidence, that he was a sane man
when he travelled to the USA. What a pity that the 1890 US Census
records are no more. I cannot find him in the 1901 US Census either.
Pam R.
19 April 2012:
1881 England Census, Bedfield, Suffolk, England:
Street Address: Little Green White House
Clara Cupper, born c. 1826 in Saxtead, Lancashire, England, widow, occupation: Farmer 300 A Emp 8 Men 2 Boys;
William Cupper, Brother in Law, born c. 1839 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Gentleman;
Bessie Cupper, Daughter, born c. 1856 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England;
Edwin Cupper, Son, born c. 1862 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Farmers Son;
Ernest Cupper, Son, born c. 1866 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Farmers son;
Eliza Whatling, Servant, born c. 1861 in Horham, Suffolk, England.
U.S. Federal Census of 1910, 1920, and 1930, Salem, Marion, Oregon:
Ernest is living at the Oregon State Insane Asylum, he is born in England, and both parents born in England. 1930 census has him immigrating in 1903 but this may or may not be accurate.
Born April 1865 in Norfolk, Suffolk, England per the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index. Parents: Alfred Cupper and Clara Ashford Cupper who lived at White House Farm, Bedfield, Suffolk, England.
Geoffrey Robinson
Suffolk Historical Society
19 April 2012:
Ernest Henry Cupper was, indeed, related to HA Cupper - he was HA's
cousin. He was the 10th child and 4th son of Alfred Cupper and Clara
Ashford who lived at White House Farm, Bedfield, Suffolk - I might have
a photo opportunity of the farm soon. Alfred Cupper was the brother of
Henry Adams Cupper Senior and therefore the uncle of our intrepid
pioneer HA Cupper (Henry is FAG #55534174 and came to America with his family in 1877 and settled in Monument, Grant County, Oregon on the Cupper Ranch now known as Great Expectations Hunting Preserve - Pam R.)
Ernest is not mentioned in any burial records for the UK and therefore
he must have "gone abroad". I have found a passenger record for E.
Cupper travelling to New York in April 1889 aboard the S.S. Westernland
via Antwerp. His age tallies with his birth year. It is noticeable on
the page of the passenger list that all the people are young men and
women.
Having looked at the UK census records for him, there is no evidence of
any mental disability noted on the census sheets. He is recorded as a 5
year old, boarding at a "Dame School" or private school on Shop Street,
Worlingworth in 1871, the house which I know well - the building
survives. In 1881, he lived at home as a "Farmers son". By 1891, the
family no longer lived at the farm in Bedfield. Many of Ernest's
brothers and sisters died before 1889.
Given that he was the tenth child and his mother was 40 when she had
him, perhaps he might have had a mental deficiency - who knows. This
flies in the face of the evidence that he travelled to America alone! We
might be able to assume from the scanty evidence, that he was a sane man
when he travelled to the USA. What a pity that the 1890 US Census
records are no more. I cannot find him in the 1901 US Census either.
Pam R.
19 April 2012:
1881 England Census, Bedfield, Suffolk, England:
Street Address: Little Green White House
Clara Cupper, born c. 1826 in Saxtead, Lancashire, England, widow, occupation: Farmer 300 A Emp 8 Men 2 Boys;
William Cupper, Brother in Law, born c. 1839 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Gentleman;
Bessie Cupper, Daughter, born c. 1856 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England;
Edwin Cupper, Son, born c. 1862 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Farmers Son;
Ernest Cupper, Son, born c. 1866 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Farmers son;
Eliza Whatling, Servant, born c. 1861 in Horham, Suffolk, England.
U.S. Federal Census of 1910, 1920, and 1930, Salem, Marion, Oregon:
Ernest is living at the Oregon State Insane Asylum, he is born in England, and both parents born in England. 1930 census has him immigrating in 1903 but this may or may not be accurate.
Geoffrey Robinson
Suffolk Historical Society
19 April 2012:
Ernest Henry Cupper was, indeed, related to HA Cupper - he was HA's
cousin. He was the 10th child and 4th son of Alfred Cupper and Clara
Ashford who lived at White House Farm, Bedfield, Suffolk - I might have
a photo opportunity of the farm soon. Alfred Cupper was the brother of
Henry Adams Cupper Senior and therefore the uncle of our intrepid
pioneer HA Cupper (Henry is FAG #55534174 and came to America with his family in 1877 and settled in Monument, Grant County, Oregon on the Cupper Ranch now known as Great Expectations Hunting Preserve - Pam R.)
Ernest is not mentioned in any burial records for the UK and therefore
he must have "gone abroad". I have found a passenger record for E.
Cupper travelling to New York in April 1889 aboard the S.S. Westernland
via Antwerp. His age tallies with his birth year. It is noticeable on
the page of the passenger list that all the people are young men and
women.
Having looked at the UK census records for him, there is no evidence of
any mental disability noted on the census sheets. He is recorded as a 5
year old, boarding at a "Dame School" or private school on Shop Street,
Worlingworth in 1871, the house which I know well - the building
survives. In 1881, he lived at home as a "Farmers son". By 1891, the
family no longer lived at the farm in Bedfield. Many of Ernest's
brothers and sisters died before 1889.
Given that he was the tenth child and his mother was 40 when she had
him, perhaps he might have had a mental deficiency - who knows. This
flies in the face of the evidence that he travelled to America alone! We
might be able to assume from the scanty evidence, that he was a sane man
when he travelled to the USA. What a pity that the 1890 US Census
records are no more. I cannot find him in the 1901 US Census either.
Pam R.
19 April 2012:
1881 England Census, Bedfield, Suffolk, England:
Street Address: Little Green White House
Clara Cupper, born c. 1826 in Saxtead, Lancashire, England, widow, occupation: Farmer 300 A Emp 8 Men 2 Boys;
William Cupper, Brother in Law, born c. 1839 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Gentleman;
Bessie Cupper, Daughter, born c. 1856 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England;
Edwin Cupper, Son, born c. 1862 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Farmers Son;
Ernest Cupper, Son, born c. 1866 in Bedfield, Lancashire, England, occupation: Farmers son;
Eliza Whatling, Servant, born c. 1861 in Horham, Suffolk, England.
U.S. Federal Census of 1910, 1920, and 1930, Salem, Marion, Oregon:
Ernest is living at the Oregon State Insane Asylum, he is born in England, and both parents born in England. 1930 census has him immigrating in 1903 but this may or may not be accurate.
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