I went up to the Family Record Centre in London last Tuesday and, among other things, looked for COOPER wills from Gloucestershire. I found a will, proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury of Joseph COOPER who died 22 March 1797 at Almondsbury, but is buried at Hawkesbury along with his wife Elizabeth who died 11 August 1797 and a daughter Mary who died 22 February 1775. >From the will, it would seem that also had daughters Sarah and Elizabeth and sons named John, Joseph, Thomas and William (what else would you expect of a COOPER?) Wife and sons are all left various properties, and the current tenants of those properties are named. The marriage of Joseph, and the baptism dates of most of his children, are all on the on-line IGI. How this Joseph links with the other Josephs is another matter, and one which I will try to sort out. I have now details of nine Joseph COOPERs born in or near Hawkesbury over a 150 year period I will bring a copy of the will, and a transcription (still a few words to decipher) to the event next Saturday. Bob Lawrence *************************************************** R.P. & A.L. Lawrence The Hazels, Sheepwood Road, Bristol BS10 7BS, U.K. Phone: 0117 950 4314 **************************************************