Birth: 1696 Carsington, Derbyshire, UK
Father: William Cooper b1678-1756
Mother: Sarah ? b1679-1750
Christening: 21 September 1696 Carsington, Derbyshire, UK
Marriage: 28 January 1718/9 Wirksworth, Derbyshire, UK
Wife: Bethia (Bethaia, Bethain, Bethya, Berthaia, Berthain, Birthain) Taylor b1703-a1748
Death: October 1748 Hopton, Derbyshire, UK
Burial: 9 October 1748 Carsington, Derbyshire, UK
Lydia Cooper 1719-1719
John Cooper 1720
Jacob Cooper 1726
Sarah Cooper [Stubbs (Stobbs)] 1731-a1781
Elizabeth Cooper 1734
James Cooper 1737-1739
Grace Cooper 1739-1739
There is a submitted entry in the IGI for the christening of Richard Cooper on 21 September 1696 in Carsington, Derby, parents William and Sarah Cooper. Another submitted entry gives similar information spelling his father's name Wm.
There is an entry in Carsington Baptisms for Richard Cooper, son of William and Sarah, on 21 September 1696.
A submitted entry in the IGI gives the birth of Richard Cooper in about 1694 in Carson (I cannot find a place with this name), Derby and his marriage to Bethia Taylor on 28 January 1718 in Wirksworth, Derby and three children Lydia, John and Jacob all in Wirksworth. Another entry just gives the marriage date and another spells his name Ric Cooper.
There are two submitted entries in the IGI for Richard Cooper born in about 1705 in Carsington, Derby. One entry adds his marriage to Bethaia Cooper and the four children Sarah Elizabeth, James and Grace all born in Carsington.
Another submitted entry gives the birth of Richard Cooper in about 1692 in Carsington, and his marriage to Hannah (this must be from the christening of Hannah Cooper, parents Richard and Hannah in 1724 - I assume this is a different family).
Wirksworth Parish Register has an entry for the marriage of Richard Cooper of Carson and Bethya Taylor on 28 January 1719.Carsington Baptisms has entries for Sarah and Elizabeth daughters of Richard and Berthaia, and Grace daughter of Richard and Bethain, but no entry for James. There is however an entry in Carsington Burials for James Cooper, son of Richard and Birthain in 1739, and Grace Cooper daughter of Richard and Berthain in the same year.
There is an entry in Carsington Burials for Richard Cooper of Hopton on 9 October 1748.
J Tucker has an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Richard Cooper born in 1695, his marriage to Bethia Taylor in Winksworth, Derbyshire in 1818, and a son John. Two more entries give his birth in 1675 in Derbyshire, the marriage of Richard Cooper of Carsington to Berthaia or Bethya Taylor of this parish on 28 January 1719 at St Mary, Wirksworth, four children (Hannah, Sarah, James and Grace), and burial of Richard Cooper of Hopton at Carsington on 9 October 1748. Hannah was the daughter of Richard & Hannah Cooper.
Carsington is about 2 miles west of Wirksworth. Hopton is just east of Carsington on B5035
Richard Cooper was Felicity's fifth great grandfather.
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