Hi Listers, I am trying to find information about the birthplace and ancestry of a Charles Cowpar. Most of the information I have is from local histories and family members so it may contain errors. Here's what I have: Charles Cowpar was born between 1877 and 1880. His full name may have been Charles Hamilton Cowpar. He is thought to have been of Scottish descent. I've found a Charles Hamilton Wade Cooper on the IGI but haven't been able to determine if he is the correct one. A birth and marriage is given but the information doesn't quite fit. A family member believes that Charles came to Canada from London, England as a young man and worked at various occupations. He apparently worked for the Hudson Bay Company, Revillon Freres, and the Peace River Trading and Land Co. (known as the Diamond P) at various times. However, I've had no luck in finding any records of this. Charles also worked (as an accountant/book keeper) for Robert Krantz in the Krantz Bros. General Store in Wembley, AB In 1914 Charles married Elmire "Julia" Malbeouf. She was probably Metis. They were married in St. John the Baptist Church, Ile-a-la-Crosse, SK. She was 23 and a widow with at least 2 children. They moved to Lake Saskatoon, SK around 1915-1916. A notation on a record from the Archdiocese of Keewatin - La Pas states that he was the son of Charles Cowpar and A. Hamilton, from Wembley, AB. I believed that Charles came to Canada alone and am a bit confused by this information. The notation also states that a dispensation was granted for mixed religion which may indicate that he was Anglican. I have spent some time trying to find Charles on the 1901 census but haven't been successful - yet. I would like to find his name on a ship's passenger list of course but have no idea when or where to look. My goal is to find his place of birth and then perhaps I will be able to further research his ancestry. Any ideas or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Jenny _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
Hi Jenny - I had a look on the 1881 census index for Gr. Britain. There were 263 Charles (mainly Cooper with a few Coupar, Copper and Cowper) between 1877 and 1881. 13 with the initial H both Scotland and England. There was a Charles Cowper (closest spelling) born Liverpool 1880 - no father shown, mother was Agnes Cowper and there were 4 other children. It looks like a long shot to me but if I can look up anything else just let me know. Pat. www.saskgenealogy.com looks quite helpful if you are looking for cemetery info.