I have been looking at one branch of the family today. Part of the family emigrated to the US in 1881 but we think that one of their daughters, Elizabeth Ann ALLANSON, married Ebenezer Vicessimus COOPER in Bolton in 1880. She was from Farnworth and he from Bolton. I can't find him on the 1881/1891/1901 censuses but he appears to have died in Bolton in 1902. She is said to have ... "Her second daughter went to the South Sea Islands as a missionary after 2 years was called to her heavenly reward" And he seems to have been a missionary On December 18, 1900, the chiefs of Tutuila congratulated U.S. President William McKinley on his re-election, and expressed their admiration for Governor Benjamin Franklin Tilley, saying "...you gave us a leader, a Governor, a High Chief, whom we have learned to love and respect." The Reverend Ebenezer Vicesimus Cooper of the London Missionary Society added his praise, writing that "I cannot conceive of your finding a better man to represent your government in such delicate matters as must always be associated with the task of 'annexing' than Commander Tilley." They appear to have been Congregationalists. I just wondered whether anyone had come across his name, not one that is easily forgotten! Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS

Or Congratulationists -Lynn Martin Briscoe wrote: > I have been looking at one branch of the family today. > > Part of the family emigrated to the US in 1881 but we think that one of > their daughters, Elizabeth Ann ALLANSON, married Ebenezer Vicessimus COOPER > in Bolton in 1880. She was from Farnworth and he from Bolton. > > I can't find him on the 1881/1891/1901 censuses but he appears to have died > in Bolton in 1902. > > She is said to have ... > > "Her second daughter went to the South Sea Islands as a missionary after 2 > years was called to her heavenly reward" > > And he seems to have been a missionary > > On December 18, 1900, the chiefs of Tutuila congratulated U.S. President > William McKinley on his re-election, and expressed their admiration for > Governor Benjamin Franklin Tilley, saying "...you gave us a leader, a > Governor, a High Chief, whom we have learned to love and respect." The > Reverend Ebenezer Vicesimus Cooper of the London Missionary Society added > his praise, writing that "I cannot conceive of your finding a better man to > represent your government in such delicate matters as must always be > associated with the task of 'annexing' than Commander Tilley." > > They appear to have been Congregationalists. I just wondered whether anyone > had come across his name, not one that is easily forgotten! > > > Martin Briscoe > Fort William > M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

:=) I have found a reference to him The Missionary Year-book for 1889 has for Tahiti Mr Seville left in 1874, from ill-health, and for a time native pastors carried on the work; eventually Rev E V Cooper became the resident missionary and he still occupies the field It looks as if perhaps did marry to go out to Tahiti and then stayed there for the duration of his service (there are worse places to be as Jon Pertwee found when he failed to admit to his knowledge of French during WWII so a friend of his spent the rest of the war surrounded by dusky maidens on Tahiti whilst he went around RN Dockyards). Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Lynn Ransom Burton > Sent: 27 May 2008 23:14 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Ebenezer Vicessimus COOPER > > Or > Congratulationists > -Lynn

There are matching entries for Ebenezer Vicessimus COOPER and Elizabeth Ann ALLANSON in the FreeBMD Index. Second Quarter of 1880, Volume 8c, Page 486, Bolton. Barb, Ontario, Canada. -----

Yes seen that, fairly sure it must be her as everything else fits - there can't be many other people in Bolton marrying a South Seas missionary around then! :=) Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barb Baker > Sent: 28 May 2008 00:18 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Ebenezer Vicessimus COOPER > > There are matching entries for Ebenezer Vicessimus COOPER and > Elizabeth Ann ALLANSON in the FreeBMD Index. Second Quarter > of 1880, Volume 8c, Page 486, Bolton.

Martin I have noticed that the Bolton Journal often reports individuals going off to be missionaries, sometimes as (Congregational) church reports. It would be well worth checking at the time of the marriage and also checking the indexes (far from complete) of the BJ/BEN in Bolton Library Unfortunately the BJ is not on the list of C19th newspapers to be on the Gale/BL site There may also be something at Dr William's Library in London - but their indexes are not brilliant Michael [email protected] on 27 May 2008 at 23:08 +0000 wrote: >I have been looking at one branch of the family today. > >Part of the family emigrated to the US in 1881 but we think that one of >their daughters, Elizabeth Ann ALLANSON, married Ebenezer Vicessimus >COOPER >in Bolton in 1880. She was from Farnworth and he from Bolton. > >I can't find him on the 1881/1891/1901 censuses but he appears to have >died >in Bolton in 1902. > >She is said to have ... > >"Her second daughter went to the South Sea Islands as a missionary after 2 >years was called to her heavenly reward" > >And he seems to have been a missionary > >On December 18, 1900, the chiefs of Tutuila congratulated U.S. President >William McKinley on his re-election, and expressed their admiration for >Governor Benjamin Franklin Tilley, saying "...you gave us a leader, a >Governor, a High Chief, whom we have learned to love and respect." The >Reverend Ebenezer Vicesimus Cooper of the London Missionary Society added >his praise, writing that "I cannot conceive of your finding a better man >to >represent your government in such delicate matters as must always be >associated with the task of 'annexing' than Commander Tilley." > >They appear to have been Congregationalists. I just wondered whether >anyone >had come across his name, not one that is easily forgotten!

I am hoping now that someone on the Polynesia list reads my message there, more interested in the wife and would be good to get something from Tahiti on her death and if there is still a grave. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Michael.C. Isherwood > Sent: 29 May 2008 09:47 > To: [email protected] > Cc: Bolton List > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Ebenezer Vicessimus COOPER > > Martin > > I have noticed that the Bolton Journal often reports > individuals going off to be missionaries, sometimes as > (Congregational) church reports. It would be well worth > checking at the time of the marriage and also checking the > indexes (far from complete) of the BJ/BEN in Bolton Library >