In the Name of God Amen, I Thomas Cooper residing in the Parish of Hawkesbury Upton in the County of Gloucester being in sound mind do make this my last Will and Testament, I give and devise unto my wife Elizabeth Cooper all my Money Household Goods Furniture and all my Horses Waggon Carts Farming implements and every thing I have for her own use and benefit, except my Freehold House Garden with the appurtenances situate in the Back Street at Hawkesbury in the County of Gloucester. I also Give to my said Wife the said Freehold House Garden with the appurtenances situate in the Back Street Hawkesbury Upton in the County of Gloucester for her life. And after my said wife's decease I appoint Joel Stinchcomb and John Goulter of Hawkesbury Upton Gentlemen Upon Trust to sell the said Freehold House Garden and appurtenances situate in the Back Street Hawkesbury Upton, And divide the money equally between my Daughter Sarah Jane Cooper, my Son John Cooper my Daughter Ann Elizabeth Cooper my Daughter Eleanor Cooper and my Daughter Roseanna Cooper. I do make my Wife Elizabeth Cooper sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 26th day of April and in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and fifty four. The mark of Thomas Cooper X Witnesses - Edward Collins Lot Stafford In the Consistory Court of Gloucester In the ? of Thomas Cooper deceased 30th August 1854 Appeared personally Edward Collins of Upton in the parish of Hawkesbury in the County of Gloucester Farmer one of the subscribed witnesses to the last Will and Testament of Thomas Cooper late of the same place Haulier deceased bearing date the twenty sixth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty four now herewith ? marked A and made oath that the SAID Thomas Cooper signed his said Will by making his mark in the presence of the said deponent and Lot Stafford the other subscribed witness thereto and that he the said Deponent and the said Lot Stafford did thereupon sign their names respectively to the said Will as witnesses to the execution thereof in the presence of the said Testator and Each other, the said Deponent, Testator and Lot Stafford being all present together at the same time. Sworn at Chipping Sodbury in the County of Gloucester on the 30th day of August in the year of our Lord 1854 before me Greville Phillimore Surrogate Edward Collins 30th August 1854 Appeared personally Elizabeth Cooper of Upton in the parish of Hawkesbury in the County of Gloucester Widow and alleged that this paperwriting contained the true last Will and Testament of Thomas Cooper late of the same place Haulier deceased who died on the 14th day of July 1854 That she was the sole Executrix therein named That she would well and faithfully perform the Trusts thereof and pay the Debts and Legacies of the deceased and render an Inventory and Account when required That the Goods Chattels and Credits of the deceased were under the value of Two Hundred pounds and that he had no Leasehold Estate. Whereof she prayed Probate. Let probate pass as prayed Greville Phillimore (Surrogate) 1851 Census Index The Tything of Upton 9 GOULTER John 31 Grocer & Draper Acton Turville Ann 32 Grocer & Draper Horton THOMPSON Martha Assistant 17 Shop Assistant Winterbourne GINGELL Sarah Servant 16 House Servant Hawkesbury 44 STINCHCOMBE Joel 41 Carpenter Hawkesbury Matilda 49 Hawkesbury Tything of Saddlewood, Tresham and Killcott 9 COOPER Thomas 37 Tranter Hawkesbury Elizabeth 36 Hawkesbury Sarah Jane 8 Hawkesbury John 5 Hawkesbury Ann Elizabeth 2 Hawkesbury Eleanor 2m Hawkesbury On 7th April 1856, Elizabeth Cooper nee Tavender, married Charles Toghill, by whom she had two children. She died in June 1891. John Cooper died on 22nd April 1872 without issue. Rosina Cooper died on 28th September 1889, leaving three children. Sarah Jane Cooper had an illegitimate son Edward born 14th February 1876. Bob Lawrence