Birth: October-December 1849 Poplar, Middlesex, UK
Father: Thomas Francis Cope c1805-1874
Mother: Maria Doubleday 1812-1877
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: October-December 1877 Stepney, Middlesex, UK
Wife: Fanny Lashmar 1853-1934
Death: July-September 1922 Poplar, London, UK
William Thomas Cope 1879-1939
Ellen Cope 1880-1962
George Cope 1883-a1911
Fanny Maud Cope 1888-a1911
Rose May Cope 1891-a1911
Flossy Cope [Budd] 1893-1980
Birth of James William Cope in FreeBMD in October-December 1849 in Poplar (2 358).
He was always known as William James.
In the 1851 census as William Cope aged 1, born in Poplar, Middlesex, and living with his parents (Thomas and Maria), brother (Robert) and three sisters (Emily. Hannah and Maria) at 48 Regent Street, Poplar, Middlesex. Another family was living at the same address.
In the 1861 census as William Cope aged 11, born in Blackwell, Middlesex, and living with his parents (Thomas and Maria), brother (Richard), two sisters (Harriet and Maria), a visitor (Louisa Shadrake aged 1, and born in Blackwell, Middlesex) and two lodgers (Mary Grimble aged 40, born in Poplar, Middlesex, married and a laundress, and Joseph Grimble aged 9, both born in Poplar, Middlesex) at 48 Regent Street, Poplar, Middlesex. Another family was living at the same address.
In the 1871 census as William Cope aged 21, born in Poplar, Middlesex, single, a waterman, and living with his parents (William F and Maria), and brother (John) at 19 Burcham Street, Bromley St Leonard, Middlesex. Another family was living at the same address.
Marriage of William James Cope and Fanny Lashmar in FreeBMD in October-December 1877 in Stepney (1c 955).
In the 1881 census as William J Cope aged 31, born in Poplar, Middlesex, a waterman and living with his wife (Fanny), son (William) and daughter (Ellen) at 7 Bromley Place, Bromley St Leonard, Middlesex.
His son George was born in Poplar in 1883 so I assume the family moved soon after the census.
In the 1891 census as William J Cope aged 41, born in Poplar, London, a barge waterman, and living with his wife (Fanny), two sons (George and William T), and two daughters (Ellen and Fanny) in four rooms at 58 Plevna Steet, Poplar, London. Another family was living at the same address.
In the 1901 census as William J Cope aged 51, born in London, a barge lighterman, and living with his wife (Fanny), two sons (George and William T) and four daughters (Ellen, Fanny M, Flossie and Rose M) at 58 Plevna Steet, Poplar, London.
In the 1911 census as William James Cope aged 61, and living with Fanny (wife?), George and William Thomas (sons?), Fanny Maude, Flossie, and Rosie May (daughters?) and Harriet (relationship unknown) in Poplar, London.
Death of William J Cope in FreeBMD in July-September 1922 aged 72 in Poplar (1c 351).
Poplar was transfered from Middlesex to London in 1889.
James William Cope was the husband of Fanny Lashmar, my seventh cousin four times removed.
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