Researching George Cope
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6770 people with the Cope surname? In that year Cope was ranked number 604 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Cope on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Cope and the Cope Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cope 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 Cope family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for George Cope at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of George Cope using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about George Cope.
Research the Cope surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cope Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 8382 people with the Cope surname in the UK? Cope is now ranked number 705 for popularity in the UK. |
Cope Family History Databases
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Cope Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Cope surname in the USA? Cope is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cope Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on George Cope. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Cope
George Cope (tobacco manufacturer)
George Cope (1822–1888) was one of the founding brothers of Cope Bros & Co, a tobacco products manufacturer in Liverpool. He was understood to be the junior partner in the business up until his brother Thomas Cope (1827-1884)'s death in 1884. He was born on 4 September 1822 as Soloman George Cope to John Cope (1791–1884), a music professor originally from Ross On Wye, and Ellen Jones (from Liverpool) He died 1 February 1888, and was buried in Anfield Cemetery on 3 February 1888.
At the time of his death in 1888 he was living in and was the owner of Dove Park in Liverpool (which is now called Reynolds Park, named after the Park’s last private owners). He was a justice of the peace (JP) in the County of Denbigh of north Wales in the last two years before his death, where he had another residence.His estate was valued at £274,923 at the time of his death and was the subject of some newspaper articles at the time due to his being one of the richest men in Britain dying that year. Henry Tate of Tate and Lyle was one of the executors of the will. Woolton Convalescent Institution (£5000) and Cope's Benevolent Fund (£10,000) were among the beneficiaries of the will.
Source: George Cope (tobacco manufacturer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cope
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