Researching Robert Cooper
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 | 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 Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Cooper on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Cooper and the Cooper Family Tree
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 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 Cooper family tree.
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Cooper Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Robert Cooper
Robert Cooper (Canadian politician)
Robert Cooper (born September 13, 1858 died on May 15 1943) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Welland in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1919 to 1923.
He was born in Marshville, Wainfleet Township, Canada West, the son of David Cooper. Cooper was a cattle breeder. In 1879, he married Bertha Jane Crow. He was a director of the Maple Leaf Milling Company (later part of Maple Leaf Foods). Cooper served as a member of board for the Welland City Hospital, as chairman of the Board of Water Commissioners and as president of the local Children's Aid Society. He was also clerk for Welland County.
Source: Robert Cooper (Canadian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Cooper (Australian businessman)
Robert Cooper (1777-1857) was an Australian businessman in the early Colonial era of Sydney, responsible for the construction of many notable buildings and commercial ventures.
Cooper was born in London on 15 May 1777 to fishmonger Francis and Frances (née Pilkinton) Cooper, and ran two public houses in London, the White Swan on Ratcliffe Highway in the docklands and another in Piccadilly. In October 1812 he was convicted of smuggling and receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to penal transportation for fourteen years to New South Wales arriving on the Earl Spencer in October 1813. He received a conditional pardon in 1818.
Other ventures included milling flour and bread, cedar cutting, production of gunpowder, and weaving of cloth.
By 1830 he was one of the most wealthy men in Sydney becoming one of the principal shareholders in the Bank of New South Wales. He also owned large tracts of land in Paddington, Chippendale, Leichardt and Waterloo, Sydney. He stood for the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1843 but ran last.
He established Willeroo Station on the shore of Lake George, outside of Canberra Australia, and built Juniper Hall in Paddington at the time the largest house in the Colony of New South Wales. He also commissioned Paddington Town Hall and founded Sydney Grammar School.
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