Name: John COOPER
Also known as:
Born: ABT 1817 At: Helions Bumpstead, ESS, ENG Sex: M
Christened: 5 Oct 1817 At: Helions Bumpstead, ESS, ENG
Died: 29 Jun 1896 At: Minlacowie, SA, AUS Cause:
Burial /cremation: At:
Parents: Father: Robert COOPER Mother: Mary RULE
Spouse/partner: Harriet TILBROOK Born: 1819 Died: 23 Jan 1888
Married: 25 Dec 1840 At: Helions Bumpstead, ESS, ENG
Children: Charles COOPER,  Ann COOPER,  Sarah Amelia COOPER,  Mary COOPER,  Elizabeth COOPER,  Joseph COOPER,  Samuel COOPER,  John COOPER,  Emily COOPER

Biographical notes:


Occupation: Labourer (1840), Agricultural Labourer (1851), Farmer.
Addresses: At 1851 census - Cottages at Boblow Farm, Pale Green, Helions Bumpstead, ESS, ENG; At death (1896) - Brentwood, SA, AUS.
Migrated from ENG to SA, AUS in the barque Clara (passenger list 59/1) ex London 20 Sep 1858 & Southampton 1 Oct 1858, arriving Port Adelaide on 20 Jan 1859, 113 days after leaving Southampton. (see The Register of 21 Jan 1859 for a description of the journey.) The passenger list names John (40 labourer), Harriet (née Tilbrook 39), Charles (17 agricultural labourer), Anne (15, servant), Sarah (11), Mary (9), Betsy/Elizabeth (8), Samuel (4). The South Australian Register for 21 Jan 1859 lists John, Harriet, Sarah, Mary, Betsey, Samuel, Charles & Ann.
Not found in 1841 census.
Was the original land-owner of the property 'Banford', at Wangolins south of Kingston SE.
Reference documents:
1817 baptism record.
1840 mariage certificate.
1840 marriage registration index record.
1851 census return.
1859 passenger list London/Southampton to Port Adelaide
1896 death registration index record.