Researching Barry Cooper
Investigate the background of Barry Cooper using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 72849 people with the Cooper surname? In that year Cooper was ranked number 30 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Barry means "Dweller of the barrier" and is of French origin.
Records of Barry Cooper on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Barry Cooper in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Barry Cooper. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Barry Cooper. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Barry Cooper. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Barry Cooper. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Barry Cooper. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Cooper ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Cooper Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Barry Cooper and the Cooper Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cooper 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Cooper family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Barry Cooper at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Barry Cooper using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Barry Cooper records.
Look at MyHeritage for Barry Cooper information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Barry Cooper.
Research the Cooper surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cooper Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 94703 people with the Cooper surname in the UK? Cooper is now ranked number 32 for popularity in the UK. |
Cooper Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Barry Cooper.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cooper family and people looking to contact living Cooper relations.
Check out One Great Family for Cooper records submitted by people who are already researching the Cooper Family Tree.
Find Barry Cooper from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cooper Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Cooper surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 343322 people with the Cooper surname in the USA? Cooper is ranked number 54 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cooper Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Barry Cooper. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Barry Cooper
Barry Cooper (political scientist)
Fraser Barry Cooper (born 1943) is a Canadian political scientist at the University of Calgary. Before coming to Calgary, he taught at Bishop's University (1968–1970), McGill University, and York University (1970–1981). The winner of a Killam Research Fellowship, he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 1991, Cooper wrote Action into Nature: An Essay on the Meaning of Technology and he co-authored Deconfederation: Canada without Quebec, in which he argued that Canada would benefit from Quebec separation. He is also the author of the 1999 publication Eric Voegelin and the Foundations of Modern Political Science.
He is a fellow at the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and a senior research fellow at the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. As a regular columnist for the Calgary Herald, Cooper is a frequent commentator on Canadian political issues. He attended high school at Shawnigan Lake School, on Vancouver Island, and received degrees from the University of British Columbia and Duke University.
Cooper is an advocate of climate denialism,Quebec separatism, Western Canadian separatism, with Alberta as an independent, sovereign jurisdiction within Canada.
Source: Barry Cooper (political scientist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBarry Cooper (cricketer)
Barry George Cooper (born 30 November 1958) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 62 first-class matches for Northern Districts in the 1980s and in the 1990s. He also played for Northland in the Hawke Cup.
Cooper was born in Whangarei and attended Whangarei Boys High School. A right-handed batsman, he scored 2,982 runs at a batting average of 28.13 runs per innings in first class matches. The highest score of his four centuries, an unbeaten 116 runs, came against an England touring side in 1988. He took 26 wickets with his off breaks, with his only five wicket haul, 5 wickets for the cost of 40 runs, coming against Otago. He scored 2,009 runs in 80 list A one-day matches with one century and took 34 one day wickets. He played for Derbyshire Second XI in 1980 and 1981.
Cooper now coaches cricket in Whangarei. His son Henry has played for Northern Districts since the 2016/17 season.
Source: Barry Cooper (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cooper
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Cabera Caffery Caffrey Capper Capra Caprio Cauvier Caver Chaboyer Chafer Chaffer Chapier Chapiro Chapper Chavaria Chavero Cheever Chefrau Chevarie Cheverie Chevrie Chiparo Chopra Ciferri Cioffari Cipher Coever Cofer Coffer Coober Coopper Coover Coper Copher Copper Coupar Couper Cover Cowfer Cowper Cubero Cupper Cypher
Comments
Looking for information on a Barry Cooper in your family tree? Why not post a question here -