Hello, There is one set of registers which would be worth checking next - Needham Market Independent/Congregational church. This church opened in 1793 (I think), and it was extremely popular. Note that the "proper" registers are held at Ipswich Record Office, cover the period 1795-1837 with some later entries, and have not been filmed or transcribed by anyone yet. The records on the IGI and on the "PRO" film come from a copy register which is a fraction of the size of the ones held at Ipswich. Since there was at least one burial at the church for the surname of COOPER, this seems to be of interest. Unfortunately for you, I wasn't searching for the surname of Cooper when I went through the registers (I found 61 entries for 9 surnames, some of which are very rare). Have you traced this person, to see whether he is relevant? - Barking St. Mary baptism 21st. October 1810 James COOPER son of James and Elizabeth. Regards, Charles Fuller. On 20/12/2010 14:37, Gail Petrov wrote: > David, > A wonderful idea. > > My brickwall has been my direct COOPER line. My 2x grt grandfather James > COOPER was born Barking, Suffolk. Birth years range from 1809 to 1822 based > on 1861 [b 1813] and 1871 [b 1817] England Censuses, 1881 [b 1811]& 1891 [b > 1816] Canada Censuses, ship record of 1872 [b 1822] , and Manitoba, Canada > death obit of 1893 [b 1809]. Married?? Kerenhappuch Amelia HAYWARD b 1834 > Claydon, Suffolk, d 1875 Ontario, Canada. Have had success in tracing > Kerehnappuch's parents, etc. > > 1861 England Census, they were in Plymstock, Devon, England with children. > RG 9, piece 1428, folio 12, pg 17, GSU 542811. > 1871 England Census, they were in St. Stephen by Saltash, Burraton, > Cornwall, England with children. RG10, piece 2232, folio 74, pg 25, GSU > 834872. > > Have not been able to find James COOPER in earlier censuses, etc. Have not > been able to find marriage record. Rumor was - he was in Australia looking > for gold prior to getting married. > > Kerenhappuch Amelia Hayward is found in 1841, 1851 England Censuses. In > 1841 she is with grandmother Catherine Cundy in Brent Eleigh, Suffolk as > Kerenhappuch Hayward. In 1851 she is with aunt Susannah Hayward and > cousins in Lambeth, Surrey as Amelia Hayward. > > There is a James Cooper b 1818, chr 1820 Barking, Suffolk, mar. to Elizabeth > Saunders. Parents are Samuel and Sarah Cooper. He is not "my" James > Cooper. > > Have gone thru BMD M regs. with no success. > Any one out there with ideas?? > Have a great Christmas. > > Gail, > Canada

Charles, Thank you but I need to find the Marriage Reg. in order to 'confirm' who the parents of 'my' James Cooper are. But I will try to follow the James b 1810 line with James and Elizabeth as parents to keep on hand. Have a good Christmas and Healthy New Year. Gail, Canada -----Original Message----- From: suffolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:suffolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Charles Fuller Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 9:46 AM To: suffolk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Bringing home for Christmas James COOPER, Kerenhappuch Amelia HAYWARD Hello, There is one set of registers which would be worth checking next - Needham Market Independent/Congregational church. This church opened in 1793 (I think), and it was extremely popular. Note that the "proper" registers are held at Ipswich Record Office, cover the period 1795-1837 with some later entries, and have not been filmed or transcribed by anyone yet. The records on the IGI and on the "PRO" film come from a copy register which is a fraction of the size of the ones held at Ipswich. Since there was at least one burial at the church for the surname of COOPER, this seems to be of interest. Unfortunately for you, I wasn't searching for the surname of Cooper when I went through the registers (I found 61 entries for 9 surnames, some of which are very rare). Have you traced this person, to see whether he is relevant? - Barking St. Mary baptism 21st. October 1810 James COOPER son of James and Elizabeth. Regards, Charles Fuller. On 20/12/2010 14:37, Gail Petrov wrote: > David, > A wonderful idea. > > My brickwall has been my direct COOPER line. My 2x grt grandfather James > COOPER was born Barking, Suffolk. Birth years range from 1809 to 1822 based > on 1861 [b 1813] and 1871 [b 1817] England Censuses, 1881 [b 1811]& 1891 [b > 1816] Canada Censuses, ship record of 1872 [b 1822] , and Manitoba, Canada > death obit of 1893 [b 1809]. Married?? Kerenhappuch Amelia HAYWARD b 1834 > Claydon, Suffolk, d 1875 Ontario, Canada. Have had success in tracing > Kerehnappuch's parents, etc. > > 1861 England Census, they were in Plymstock, Devon, England with children. > RG 9, piece 1428, folio 12, pg 17, GSU 542811. > 1871 England Census, they were in St. Stephen by Saltash, Burraton, > Cornwall, England with children. RG10, piece 2232, folio 74, pg 25, GSU > 834872. > > Have not been able to find James COOPER in earlier censuses, etc. Have not > been able to find marriage record. Rumor was - he was in Australia looking > for gold prior to getting married. > > Kerenhappuch Amelia Hayward is found in 1841, 1851 England Censuses. In > 1841 she is with grandmother Catherine Cundy in Brent Eleigh, Suffolk as > Kerenhappuch Hayward. In 1851 she is with aunt Susannah Hayward and > cousins in Lambeth, Surrey as Amelia Hayward. > > There is a James Cooper b 1818, chr 1820 Barking, Suffolk, mar. to Elizabeth > Saunders. Parents are Samuel and Sarah Cooper. He is not "my" James > Cooper. > > Have gone thru BMD M regs. with no success. > Any one out there with ideas?? > Have a great Christmas. > > Gail, > Canada ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message