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28 January 1933 - Bury Free Press - Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

WICKHAMBROOK. THE FUNERAL took place on Thursday last of Mr. George Cooper, of Ashfield Green, Wickhambrook who passed away at the age of 78 years. The Rev. R. Crompton officiated. The mourners included Mr. Ernest Cooper (son), Mrs. Pryke (daughter), Mr and Mrs John Cooper (brother and sister in law), John Cooper (grandson), Mrs. O. Edgeley (granddaughter) Mr. G. Pryke (son in law). The only floral tribute was " In loving memory of dear father, from his daughter Alice, and granddaughter Diana"


Marriages Jun 1924 (>99%)
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Cooper Alice Pryke Braintree 4a 1869
Pryke George Cooper Braintree 4a 1869

(if them)


Marriages Dec 1926 (>99%)
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Cooper Violet M Edgeley W.Ham 4a 597
Edgeley Owen Cooper W.Ham 4a 597

Whether Alice was described as married or a widow could have depended on the enumerator.

He would have been told she was George's daughter, so perhaps he assumed she was married because of the different surname.
Or maybe George said she was married, to explain the different name.

By 1911 she describes herself as single, and has reverted to her maiden name. Maybe she thought of herself as single, as the marriage had been so short (less than a year) , and all her children do seem to have been by another man - or perhaps several.

In 1911, although three children are listed with her, she has had four children, all still living, which is also why I think Etty is hers - irrespective of whether or not either Alice Eddy R Cook or Edith Kate Cooper is the correct child or not..

rosetta can be shortend to etta

1901 census says Alice was married, but Walter died in 1900, so she would of been a widow on census?

This is the only Henrietta Cooper born anywhere in England at about the right time - though a year out from the school record:

Births Jun 1902 (>99%)
COOPER Henrietta Wellingbro' 3b 143

Possible for Alice's marriage - though a long way from home - but the only one on FreeBMD between an Alice Cooper (she had no middle name per her birth and all censuses) and a Cook, between 1891 and 1901:

Marriages Sep 1899 (>99%)
Cook Walter Ecclesall B. 9c 487
Cooper Alice Ecclesall B. 9c 487

And Walter's death:

Deaths Jun 1900 (>99%)
Cook Walter 27 Risbridge 4a 445


Mind you, it then looks as if none of Alice's children were Walter's.

Yes I have that information Argyllgran. It is a bit of a mystery this one.

Alice's younger daughters seem to have been born as Cooper, in Kent -
Rose in Ashford, and Violet and Ruby in Folkestone.

So -

Violet Maud Cooper
in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Violet Maud Cooper
Registration Year: 1907
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Elham
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 1199


Ruby Ellen Cooper
in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Ruby Ellen Cooper
Registration Year: 1905
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Elham
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 1171


Births Jun 1903 (>99%)
Cooper Rose Catherine W. Ashford 2a 926

just wondering if etty is short for edith ???
Name: Edith May Cooper
Registration Year: 1902
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Bury St Edmunds
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 941

Thank you

I would have thought that Ettie would be a nick name for Henrietta- but I can't see anything yet

Not sure, but thank you Gritty, Maddie and ArgyllGran for all your help

I think she's the daughter of George & Rebecca's daughter Alice.

In 1901 Alice is married, surname Cook:

Alice Cook

in the 1901 England Census
Name: Alice Cook
[Alice Cooper]
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Daughter (Child)
Gender: Female
Father: George Cooper
Mother: Rebecca Cooper
Birth Place: Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Wickhambrook
Ecclesiastical parish: Wickhambrook All Saints
Town: Wickhambrook
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Registration district: Risbridge
Sub-registration district: Wickhambrook
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1739
Folio: 74
Page Number: 1
Household schedule number: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
George Cooper 50
Rebecca Cooper 50
Frederick Cooper 22
Alice Cook 20
Ernest Cooper 15
Lewis Cooper 12
Maud Cooper 8


In 1911 she's single, and back to Cooper:

Alice Cooper

in the 1911 England Census
Name: Alice Cooper
Age in 1911: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Wickhambrook, Suffolk
Civil Parish: Folkestone
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: 32 Great Fenchurch St, Folkestone
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Dress Maker
Registration district: Elham
Registration District Number: 66
Sub-registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Household schedule number: 95
Piece: 4626
Household Members:
Name Age
Alice Cooper 30
Rose Cooper 8
Ruby Cooper 6
Voilet Cooper 4

So I think this is Etty, born as Cook:

Births Jun 1901 (>99%)
COOK Alice Eddy R Risbridge 4a 842

Hello- it's on Find my Past.

I did wonder if this was a possible birth for her?:
First name(s) EDITH KATE
Last name COOPER
Birth year 1901
Birth quarter 2
District RISBRIDGE
County Suffolk
Country England
Volume 4A
Page 842
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006

National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 Transcription
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First name(s) Ettie
Last name Cooper
Birth year 1901
Birth date 16 Jun 1901
Event year 1906
School name Wickhambrook Board/Council School
Town Wickhambrook
County Suffolk
Country England
Parent name(s) George
Book type Admissions
Archive reference ADB591/2/1
Folio / page no. -
Archive Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds
Record set National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914
Category Institutions & organisations
Subcategory Schools & education
Collections from Great Britain
DC Thomson Family History

Transcription © DC Thomson Family History

thank you Gritty where did you find that information please?.

National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 Transcription
First name(s) Ettie
Last name Cooper
Birth year 1901
Birth date 16 Jun 1901
Event year 1906
School name Wickhambrook Board/Council School
Town Wickhambrook
County Suffolk
Parent name(s) George
Book type Admissions
Archive reference ADB591/2/1
Archive Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds
Record set National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914
Date of birth: 16 June 1901
Address Ashfield Green

can't find her birth anywhere

I certainly says Etty on the image.

George Cooper
in the 1911 England Census

Name: George Cooper
Age in 1911: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Wickhambrook
Civil Parish: Wickham Brook
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street address: Ashfield Green, Wickham Brook, Suffolk
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Registration district: Risbridge
Registration District Number: 204
Sub-registration district: Wickhambrook
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 100
Piece: 10515
Household Members:
Name Age
George Cooper 57
Rebecca Cooper 61
Fred Cooper 31
Mary Cooper 26
Earnest Cooper 24
Maude Cooper 18
Etty Cooper 9

Im looking to find the name of a relative on 1911 census . She is the granddaughter of George and Rebecca Cooper of Wickhambrook Suffolk, she was 9 on the census. Her name looks like Etty,but I can't find this name on any birth records. If anyone can make out a different name or find the records for Etty, I would be most grateful.
Jackie