Jonathan Cooper

  Death Notes:

Bosmere/Dec 1893/4a/511 - age given as 84 (birth date 1809)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 1809, Wattisham Suffolk [Baptist Church]. ¹⁸ Birth missing from church register

• Census, 1851, Ringshall Suffolk [Charles Hall Stowmarket Road]. ²³ Shows birth year as 1810.

• Occupation: Farmer, 1855. ²³ From Ringshall book - source Suffolk Directory, 1855

• Occupation: Farmer, 1861. ²³

• Occupation: Farmer, 1871. ⁶

• Occupation: Farmer, 1874. ²³ From Ringshall book - source Suffolk Directory, 1874, also from son James' marriage certificate.

• Occupation: Farmer, 1881. ⁷

• Occupation: Farmer and landowner, 1885. ²³ From Ringshall book - source Suffolk Directory, 1885

Jonathan married Elizabeth Rouse, daughter of Joseph Rouse and Sarah Durrant, on 26 May 1851 in Ringshall Suffolk.²³ (Elizabeth Rouse was born in 1822 in Raydon Suffolk ²³ and died on 7 Jan 1863 in Ringshall Suffolk ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1861, Ringshall Suffolk [Charles Hall Stowmarket Road]. ²³

• Residence, 1855, Ringshall Suffolk [Charles Hall Stowmarket Road]. ²³ From Ringshall book - source Suffolk Directory, 1855

  Marriage Notes:

Marriage licence: Jonathan Cooper and Elizabeth Rouse, both of Ringshall - ref. FB4/D4/6 - date: 26 May 1851

Jonathan next married Patience Archer in Jun 1866 in Ipswich Suffolk.⁵ (Patience Archer was born in 1820 in Ipswich Suffolk ⁷ and died in Jun 1895 in Ipswich Suffolk ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1871, Ringshall Suffolk [Charles Hall Stowmarket Road]. ²³

• Residence, 1874, Ringshall Suffolk [Charles Hall Stowmarket Road]. ²³ From Ringshall book - source Suffolk Directory, 1874

• Census, 1881, Ringshall Suffolk [Charles Hall Stowmarket Road]. ⁷ Shows birth year as 1810.

• Residence, 1885, Ringshall Suffolk [Charles Hall Stowmarket Road]. ²³ From Ringshall book - source Suffolk Directory, 1885

  Marriage Notes:

Ipswich/Jun 1866/4a/910