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searching for any information on my grans sister
kate cooper
born about 1899 in codford Wiltshire
father Stephan mother sarah
believed to have gone to brisban Australia to get married
possibly to a terry o'brian we believe she gave birth to twin girls
any information would be great
thank you

when is the last sighting of her ?

so is on the 1911 census

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire, England

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Stephen Cooper Head Married Male Carter 50 1861 Wilts Codford Transcription
Sarah Cooper Wife Married Female - 48 1863 Wilts Codford Transcription
Bessie Cooper Daughter - Female - 14 1897 Wilts Codford Transcription
Kate Cooper Daughter - Female School 12 1899 Wilts Codford Transcription
Sylvia Cooper Daughter - Female - 7 1904 Wilts Codford Transcription
Census details

not seeing her on any outward travel records :-)

do you have this


National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 Transcription
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First name(s) Kate
Last name Cooper
Birth year 1897
Birth date 11 Dec 1897
Event year 1909
School name Westbury Leigh Church of England School
Town Westbury Leigh
County Wiltshire
Country England
Parent name(s) Stephen Cooper
Book type Admissions
Archive reference F8/600/282/3/6/1
Folio / page no. -
Archive Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre
Record set National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914
Category Institutions & organisations
Subcategory Schools & education
Collections from Great Britain

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she does appear though to have been born 1899 though from the birth and 1901 and 1911 census

First name(s) KATE
Last name COOPER
Birth year 1899
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District WARMINSTER
County Wiltshire
Country England
Volume 5A
Page 145
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

perhaps she was born dec 1898 and reg in the mar qtr of 1899

It is her though as she has her sister Sylvia listed with her on the admissions records

date of admission of readmission 10.9.1909

OK the birth dates are on the next image

First name(s) Sylvia
Last name Cooper
Birth year 1902
Birth date 24 Dec 1902
Event year 1909
School name Westbury Leigh Church of England School
Town Westbury Leigh
County Wiltshire
Country England
Parent name(s) Stephen Cooper
Book type Admissions
Archive reference F8/600/282/3/6/1
Folio / page no. -
Archive Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre
Record set National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914
Category Institutions & organisations
Subcategory Schools & education
Collections from Great Britain


her age too differs from the census age

a year out again

First name(s) SYLVIA ELIZABETH
Last name COOPER
Birth year 1904
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District WARMINSTER
County Wiltshire
Country England
Volume 5A
Page 151
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain
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she married a Samuel Collier and this is her death

First name(s) SYLVIA ELIZABETH
Last name COLLIER
Gender Female
Birth day 24
Birth month 12
Birth year 1903
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1986
District WARMINSTER
Register number 1286
County Wiltshire
Volume 23
Page 2438
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

confirms her birth was dec 1903 not 1902

Still no record of Kate though after the 1911 census

do you know when she went to Australia . did she ever come home to visit ?

Well this fits !!!

incoming records


Name: Mrs K B Obrien
Birth Date: abt 1899
Age: 31
Port of Departure: Brisbane, Australia
Arrival Date: 22 Apr 1930
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Orford
Search Ship Database: Search for the Orford in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number: 143026

travelling with
Mr J H O'Brian aged 33 occ farm labourer
Master T H aged 6
Miss PE aged 2
Miss KG aged 2

so that looks like the twin girls and it possible her son is Terry not her husband

They were all going to Leigh , Westbury Wiltshire

Leigh is where the family was living on the census

they all went back in Aug

Name: Mrs K B O'brien
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1897
Departure Date: 30 Aug 1930
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Brisbane, Australia
Ship Name: Orvieto
Search Ship Database: Search for the Orvieto in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Orient Line
Official Number: 129628
Master: M J Sarson

with all her family same initials

had been living at 160 Anchor Terrace Westbury Leigh , Wiltshire

Here she is !!!

Name: Miss K B Cooper
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1899
Departure Date: 6 Mar 1920
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Brisbane, Australia
Ship Name: Orvieto
Search Ship Database: Search for the Orvieto in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Orient Line
Official Number: 129628
Master: C G Mathinson

she was a Glover aged 21 and intending to live in Australia

so she had added a second christian name to herself

Omg thank you Shirley I have been searching for quite a while and got nowhere that is definitely them my mother who is 90 years old will so happy
Thank you x :-)

Maybe someone who has access to Australian records can find more info on the family

There are several genes members who have her in their tree. Have you tried making contact with any of them ?

:-D

No I seen her in any trees is it under cooper or O'brian ?

Well that's very odd ,when I put her name in I got several hits

Nothing coming up now :-(

Odd again ,putting Wiltshire in shows these one s


Cooper
These matches have been found in family trees belonging to other Genes Reunited members. If you think they could be your relation then send a message to the Genes Reunited member (the tree owner) to find out more.

Forename
Surname
Born in
Place of birth
Prior contact Tree owner
Kate Cooper 1899 Codford St Mary Wilt... No Dawn Find out more
Kate Cooper 1899 Codford Saint Mary, ... No Colin Find out more
Kate Cooper 1897 Wiltshire ... No Simon Find out more
Kate Cooper 1897 Wiltshire England ... No Mary Find out more
Kate Cooper 1897 Wiltshire ... No Joan Find out more

https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m?type=marriages

(above for Brisbane)


http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y

(in case anything in Aus. Newspapers)


http://ryersonindex.net/search.php

(in case anything, Death Notices)

Chris :)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1321685

(relating)

You may be spelling the surname wrong that is why you have no hits.

You spell it O'Brian it's usually spelt O'Brien an e not a.
:-)

(not sure if anything relates on below!)

Chris :)

Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Wednesday 12 September 1934 p 7 Article

Trip To England On Casket Prize.

BRISBANE, September 11.
In the Bankruptcy Court to-day an inquiry was made into the affairs of J. H. O'Brien labourer, who, it was disclosed, had won £1000 in the Golden Casket in 1929. His unsecured creditors were listed at £114/17/4 and his assets at £73/3/9.
He stated that on winning the Casket prize he paid £100 for debts, and spent £400 on a trip to England with his wife and child. When he returned be had only £300 left.


The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Tuesday 7 April 1953 p 1 Article Illustrated

THE REUNION that could not wait . . .

Mrs. J. H. O'Brien, of Pinkenba, rushes to kiss her son, Pte. Terry O'Brien, as men of the First Battalion from Korea marched through cheering, waving crowds in Brisbane yesterday.


The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Saturday 9 March 1929 p 10 Article

GOLDEN CASKET DRAWN. SECOND PRIZE TO PINKENBA.

The "Forlorn Hope Syndicate," care of J. H. O'Brien, Esker-street, Pinkenba won the second prize of £1000.


https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=226335

Joseph Henry O'BRIEN
Regimental number 6545
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Esker Street, Pinkenba, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Mrs E Taylor, Esker Street, Pinkenba, Queensland
Enlistment date 4 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 1 March 1915
Rank on enlistment Driver
Unit name Infantry Brigade Train 7, Company 17
AWM Embarkation Roll number 25/36/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Melbourne on 12 June 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Division Train
Fate Returned to Australia 15 June 1919