kiterunner
02-09-11, 10:03
Name - "official" name and what they were known as James Sephton, known as James Cooper
Date and place of birth About 1786 Scarisbrick, Lancashire
Names of parents Mother Ann Sephton and unknown father
Ann married George Cooper 31 Mar 1788 and James took his surname but I don't know whether he was his father.
Date and place of baptism - if applicable 15 Oct 1786 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, spurious son of Ann Sephton
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any 25 Oct 1819 St Cuthbert, North Meols, to Margaret Foster, witnesses John Rimmer and John Todd.
Occupation(s) - if any Farmer
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!). 1841 - 1861 censuses Snape, Scarisbrick, Lancashire
Date, place and cause of death 1 Jan 1868 Scarisbrick, not got cause
Date and place of burial. 4 Jan 1868 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable Probate granted 24 Feb 1868 at Liverpool to Thomas Tinsley and Robert Todd; effects under £1000
Memorial inscription - if any Not found
Link to TO3G thread about daughter: Alice Cooper (http://genealogistsforum.co.uk/Forum/showthread.php?t=10547)
Also I have an old thread about James trying to figure out who his father was:
http://genealogistsforum.co.uk/Forum/showthread.php?t=10557&highlight=Sephton
Date and place of birth About 1786 Scarisbrick, Lancashire
Names of parents Mother Ann Sephton and unknown father
Ann married George Cooper 31 Mar 1788 and James took his surname but I don't know whether he was his father.
Date and place of baptism - if applicable 15 Oct 1786 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, spurious son of Ann Sephton
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any 25 Oct 1819 St Cuthbert, North Meols, to Margaret Foster, witnesses John Rimmer and John Todd.
Occupation(s) - if any Farmer
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!). 1841 - 1861 censuses Snape, Scarisbrick, Lancashire
Date, place and cause of death 1 Jan 1868 Scarisbrick, not got cause
Date and place of burial. 4 Jan 1868 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable Probate granted 24 Feb 1868 at Liverpool to Thomas Tinsley and Robert Todd; effects under £1000
Memorial inscription - if any Not found
Link to TO3G thread about daughter: Alice Cooper (http://genealogistsforum.co.uk/Forum/showthread.php?t=10547)
Also I have an old thread about James trying to figure out who his father was:
http://genealogistsforum.co.uk/Forum/showthread.php?t=10557&highlight=Sephton