Coupland Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1897 people with the Coupland surname? In that year Coupland was ranked number 1895 for popularity in the UK. |
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Coupland records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"COPLAND, COPELAND, COUPLAND. Most probably from Coupland in the parish of Kirk Newton, Northumberland. There is, however, a district in Cumberland bearing the same name. William de Copland was one of the witnesses to the gift of Dundas to Helias, son of Huctred, c. 1160 (Nat. MSS., i), Thomas de Coupland held a land in the vill of Greenlaw, c. 1200 (Kelso, 78), and about the same time Rodbert de Copland witnessed a charter 0 by Roger de Quenci (LSC., 36). Sampson de Coupland was one of the assessors selected to settle the law of the marches, 1249. Robertus de Coupland witnessed a sale of land in Glasgow, c. 1280-90 (REG., p. 198). Payment was made to Thomas de Coupeland, esquire of Sir Thomas de Multone in 1306 (Bain, n, p. 512). John de Coupland was the hero of the battle of Neville's Cross in 1346, when he took David n prisoner. John de Coupland had a charter of the lands of Altonbum c. 1354 (HMC., 14. Rep., App., pt. 3, p. 8). His seal is a shield couch6 bearing what appears to be a cross, etc., S' Johis de Coupland (ibid.). The surname early made its way north and is found in Orkney in 1455, and appears in the Scat Book of Zetland c. 1500. Copland 1488, Coupillande 1456, Cowpelande 1550, Cowpland and Cowpelande 1465. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Coupland Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coupland Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Coupland family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2502 people with the Coupland surname in the UK? Coupland is now ranked number 2053 for popularity in the UK. |
Coupland Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Coupland Databases
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