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Nora Cooper1

#19477, b. 13 August 1925, d. June 1990
Nora Cooper|b. 13 Aug 1925\nd. Jun 1990|p780.htm#i19477|James Cooper|b. 8 Dec 1871\nd. 1956|p9.htm#i206|Harriett Kemsley|b. 20 Feb 1888\nd. 1960|p9.htm#i210|Edward Cooper|b. 2 Jul 1840\nd. 13 Apr 1927|p776.htm#i19400|Jane Lockyer|b. 9 Nov 1843\nd. 15 Oct 1908|p777.htm#i19401|George Kemsley|b. 10 Aug 1863\nd. 6 Jun 1940|p780.htm#i19493|Louisa M. Cook|b. 17 Nov 1866\nd. 1945|p780.htm#i19494|

Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Nora Cooper
     Nora Cooper was born on 13 August 1925 in Amage Farm, Wye, Ashford, Kent, England.1,2 She was the daughter of James Cooper and Harriett Kemsley.1 She married Ernest Herbert Castle in 1949 in Leaveland Church, Faversham, Kent, England.1,3 She died in June 1990 in Canterbury, Kent, England, aged 64.1,4

Child of Nora Cooper and Ernest Herbert Castle

  • Ernestina Castle1 (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1925/Q3 E Ashford Volume 2a Page 1580.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1949/Q2 Sittingbourne Volume 5b Page 1597.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - June 1990 Canterbury Volume No 16 Page No 448 Reg No 690.

Ernest Herbert Castle1

#19478, b. 20 May 1926, d. December 1998

Last Edited=16 Dec 2007
     Ernest Herbert Castle was born on 20 May 1926 in Canterbury, Kent, England, His mothers maiden name was Stone.1,2 He married Nora Cooper, daughter of James Cooper and Harriett Kemsley, in 1949 in Leaveland Church, Faversham, Kent, England.1,3 He died in December 1998 in Canterbury, Kent, England, aged 72.1,4

Child of Ernest Herbert Castle and Nora Cooper

  • Ernestina Castle1 (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1926/Q2 Canterbury Volume 2a Page 1604.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1949/Q2 Sittingbourne Volume 5b Page 1597.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - December 1998 Canterbury District No 5601A Reg No A2T EnNo 229 Dor 1298.

Percy John Cooper1

#19480, b. 8 March 1927, d. February 2000
Percy John Cooper|b. 8 Mar 1927\nd. Feb 2000|p780.htm#i19480|James Cooper|b. 8 Dec 1871\nd. 1956|p9.htm#i206|Harriett Kemsley|b. 20 Feb 1888\nd. 1960|p9.htm#i210|Edward Cooper|b. 2 Jul 1840\nd. 13 Apr 1927|p776.htm#i19400|Jane Lockyer|b. 9 Nov 1843\nd. 15 Oct 1908|p777.htm#i19401|George Kemsley|b. 10 Aug 1863\nd. 6 Jun 1940|p780.htm#i19493|Louisa M. Cook|b. 17 Nov 1866\nd. 1945|p780.htm#i19494|

Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Percy John Cooper
     Percy John Cooper was born on 8 March 1927 in Rushmere Farm, Throwley, Kent, England.1,2 He was the son of James Cooper and Harriett Kemsley.1 He married Queenie Worsley in Oare Church, Faversham, Kent, England.1 He died in February 2000 in Whitstable, Kent, England, aged 72.1,3

Children of Percy John Cooper and Queenie Worsley

  • Janice Cooper1 (living)
  • Linda Cooper1 (living)
  • Bryan Cooper1 (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1927/Q2 W Ashford Volume 2a Page 1530.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - February 2000 Canterbury District No 5601C Reg No C6T Ent No 055 Dor 200.

Annie Cooper1

#19485, b. 27 December 1928, d. 2007
Annie Cooper|b. 27 Dec 1928\nd. 2007|p780.htm#i19485|James Cooper|b. 8 Dec 1871\nd. 1956|p9.htm#i206|Harriett Kemsley|b. 20 Feb 1888\nd. 1960|p9.htm#i210|Edward Cooper|b. 2 Jul 1840\nd. 13 Apr 1927|p776.htm#i19400|Jane Lockyer|b. 9 Nov 1843\nd. 15 Oct 1908|p777.htm#i19401|George Kemsley|b. 10 Aug 1863\nd. 6 Jun 1940|p780.htm#i19493|Louisa M. Cook|b. 17 Nov 1866\nd. 1945|p780.htm#i19494|

Last Edited=16 Dec 2007
     Annie Cooper was born on 27 December 1928 in Rushmere Farm, Throwley, Kent, England.1,2 She was the daughter of James Cooper and Harriett Kemsley.1 She married Charles Joseph Wheeler.1 She died in 2007 in Ashford, Kent, England.1

Children of Annie Cooper and Charles Joseph Wheeler

  • Margaret Anne Wheeler1 (living)
  • Barbara Mary Wheeler1 (living)
  • Stuart Roger Wheeler1 b. 8 Nov 1963, d. 1980

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1929/Q1 W Ashford Volume 2a Page 1482.

Stuart Roger Wheeler1

#19490, b. 8 November 1963, d. 1980
Stuart Roger Wheeler|b. 8 Nov 1963\nd. 1980|p780.htm#i19490|Charles Joseph Wheeler|||Annie Cooper|b. 27 Dec 1928\nd. 2007|p780.htm#i19485|||||||James Cooper|b. 8 Dec 1871\nd. 1956|p9.htm#i206|Harriett Kemsley|b. 20 Feb 1888\nd. 1960|p9.htm#i210|

Last Edited=16 Dec 2007
     Stuart Roger Wheeler was born on 8 November 1963 in Ashford, Kent, England.1,2,3 He was the son of Charles Joseph Wheeler and Annie Cooper.1 He died in 1980 in Camden, London, England, from leukemia.1,4

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1963/Q4 Ashford Volume 5b Page 29.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1980/Q1 Camden Volume 2a Page 771.

Philip Cooper1

#19491, b. 1928, d. 1928
Philip Cooper|b. 1928\nd. 1928|p780.htm#i19491|James Cooper|b. 8 Dec 1871\nd. 1956|p9.htm#i206|Harriett Kemsley|b. 20 Feb 1888\nd. 1960|p9.htm#i210|Edward Cooper|b. 2 Jul 1840\nd. 13 Apr 1927|p776.htm#i19400|Jane Lockyer|b. 9 Nov 1843\nd. 15 Oct 1908|p777.htm#i19401|George Kemsley|b. 10 Aug 1863\nd. 6 Jun 1940|p780.htm#i19493|Louisa M. Cook|b. 17 Nov 1866\nd. 1945|p780.htm#i19494|

Last Edited=17 Dec 2007
     Philip Cooper was born in 1928 in Rushmere Farm, Throwley, Kent, England.1 He was the son of James Cooper and Harriett Kemsley.1 He died in 1928 in Throwley, Kent, England.1 He was buried The twins Phyllis and Philip only lived a short time. They are buried in the border of the cemetery at Charing, Ashford, Kent, in unconsecrated ground as they were not christened.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.

Phyllis Cooper1

#19492, b. 1928, d. 1928
Phyllis Cooper|b. 1928\nd. 1928|p780.htm#i19492|James Cooper|b. 8 Dec 1871\nd. 1956|p9.htm#i206|Harriett Kemsley|b. 20 Feb 1888\nd. 1960|p9.htm#i210|Edward Cooper|b. 2 Jul 1840\nd. 13 Apr 1927|p776.htm#i19400|Jane Lockyer|b. 9 Nov 1843\nd. 15 Oct 1908|p777.htm#i19401|George Kemsley|b. 10 Aug 1863\nd. 6 Jun 1940|p780.htm#i19493|Louisa M. Cook|b. 17 Nov 1866\nd. 1945|p780.htm#i19494|

Last Edited=17 Dec 2007
     Phyllis Cooper was born in 1928 in Rushmere Farm, Throwley, Kent, England.1 She was the daughter of James Cooper and Harriett Kemsley.1 She died in 1928 in Throwley, Kent, England.1 She was buried The twins Phyllis and Philip only lived a short time. They are buried in the border of the cemetery at Charing, Ashford, Kent, in unconsecrated ground as they were not christened.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.

George Kemsley1

#19493, b. 10 August 1863, d. 6 June 1940
George Kemsley|b. 10 Aug 1863\nd. 6 Jun 1940|p780.htm#i19493|Edmund Kemsley|b. a 1832\nd. 2 Jul 1882|p817.htm#i20423||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
George Kemsley
     George Kemsley was born on 10 August 1863 in Frinstead, Kent, England.1,2 He was the son of Edmund Kemsley. The 1871 census has George, aged 8, Living with his parents at 3 Lords Hill, Frinsted, Kent. The 1881 Census has George, aged 17, living at Court Lodge Farm, Wormshill, Kent. He is described as a "Farm Servant (indoor)". The farmer was Alfred Esson. The 1891 census has George,aged 29, living with his family at Chapmans Cottages, Lower Halstow, Kent. He is described as a "Farm Labourer". The 1901 census has George, aged 39, living with his family at Parsonage Farm Cottage, Bobbing, Kent. He is described as a "Farm Waggoner. He married Louisa Matilda Cook, daughter of Jesse Cook, on 27 November 1886 in Holy Trinity, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, after banns were read. The ceremony was witnessed by Stanley John Cook and Sarah Ann Medhurst. George was listed as a labourer.1,3 He died on 6 June 1940 in Milton Infirmary/ Union, 1 North Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, aged 76 from bronchitis and myocardial degeration.1,4

Children of George Kemsley and Louisa Matilda Cook

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S45000] General Records Office, I hold a copy of birth certificate 1863/Q3 Hollingbourn Volume 2a Page 509.
  3. [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1886/Q4 Milton Volume 2a Page 1519.
  4. [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1940/Q2 Milton volume 2a Page 2750 age 76.

Louisa Matilda Cook1

#19494, b. 17 November 1866, d. 1945
Louisa Matilda Cook|b. 17 Nov 1866\nd. 1945|p780.htm#i19494|Jesse Cook||p817.htm#i20424||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
Louisa Matilda Kemsley née Cook
     Louisa Matilda Cook was born on 17 November 1866 in Charlotte Street, Milton, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.1 She was the daughter of Jesse Cook. She married George Kemsley, son of Edmund Kemsley, on 27 November 1886 in Holy Trinity, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, after banns were read. The ceremony was witnessed by Stanley John Cook and Sarah Ann Medhurst. George was listed as a labourer.1,2 She died in 1945 in Church Farm, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.1

Children of Louisa Matilda Cook and George Kemsley

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1886/Q4 Milton Volume 2a Page 1519.

Cassandra Kemsley1

#19495, b. 5 September 1893, d. May 1997
Cassandra Kemsley|b. 5 Sep 1893\nd. May 1997|p780.htm#i19495|George Kemsley|b. 10 Aug 1863\nd. 6 Jun 1940|p780.htm#i19493|Louisa Matilda Cook|b. 17 Nov 1866\nd. 1945|p780.htm#i19494|Edmund Kemsley|b. a 1832\nd. 2 Jul 1882|p817.htm#i20423||||Jesse Cook||p817.htm#i20424||||

Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
     Cassandra Kemsley was born on 5 September 1893 in Chapman's Cottages, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.1,2 She was the daughter of George Kemsley and Louisa Matilda Cook.1 She married George Daniel Cole, son of Ernest Joseph Cole, on 28 February 1920 in All Saints, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Eliza Isabel Haigh and Stanley Edward Cook. Both George and Cassandra gave their address as Orhard Farm, Iwade. George was described as an engineer.1,3 In 1921, George left the UK and went to Canada. He left Cassandra pregnant with their daughter Ivy. Family tradition has it that he sent for the family after finding a home and a job. Nothing was then heard of George for some considerable time. It is believed that Cassandra traced him via the Salvation Army and the fare was raised for him to return. George "had not been home all that long" according to oral tradition, when he died of Tetanus. He had been working on the sea defences on the Isle of Sheppey.1 Her husband George died on 15 March 1938 in St Bartholomews Hospital, Rochester, Kent, England, His usual address was 2 Edwin Place, Newington, Kent and he had worked as a general labourer.1,4 Cassandra lived in 2 Edwins Place, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent for many years until moving to a retirement bungalow in Prince Charles Avenue, Sittingbourne, where she was looked after by Gillian Rains, her granddaughter. She died in May 1997 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, She was 103 years, 7 months, 29 days when she died.1,5 She was buried in Newington cemetery, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.1

Child of Cassandra Kemsley and George Daniel Cole

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S45000] General Records Office, I hold a copy of birth certificate 1893/Q4 Milton Volume 2a Page 824.
  3. [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1920/Q1 Milton Volume 2a Page 1883.
  4. [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1938/Q1 Medway Voume 2a Page 1233 age 57.
  5. [S3] GRO Indexes - May 1997 Swale District No 5741 Reg No 12B Et No 041 Dor 597.

George Daniel Cole1

#19496, b. 1879, d. 15 March 1938
George Daniel Cole|b. 1879\nd. 15 Mar 1938|p780.htm#i19496|Ernest Joseph Cole||p818.htm#i20435||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
     George Daniel Cole was born in 1879 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.1,2 He was the son of Ernest Joseph Cole.1 He married Cassandra Kemsley, daughter of George Kemsley and Louisa Matilda Cook, on 28 February 1920 in All Saints, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Eliza Isabel Haigh and Stanley Edward Cook. Both George and Cassandra gave their address as Orhard Farm, Iwade. George was described as an engineer.1,3 In 1921, George left the UK and went to Canada. He left Cassandra pregnant with their daughter Ivy. Family tradition has it that he sent for the family after finding a home and a job. Nothing was then heard of George for some considerable time. It is believed that Cassandra traced him via the Salvation Army and the fare was raised for him to return. George "had not been home all that long" according to oral tradition, when he died of Tetanus. He had been working on the sea defences on the Isle of Sheppey.1 He died on 15 March 1938 in St Bartholomews Hospital, Rochester, Kent, England, His usual address was 2 Edwin Place, Newington, Kent and he had worked as a general labourer.1,4

Child of George Daniel Cole and Cassandra Kemsley

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1879/Q4 Milton Volume 2a Page 849.
  3. [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1920/Q1 Milton Volume 2a Page 1883.
  4. [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1938/Q1 Medway Voume 2a Page 1233 age 57.

Ivy Cole1

#19497, b. 5 August 1921, d. 1978
Ivy Cole|b. 5 Aug 1921\nd. 1978|p780.htm#i19497|George Daniel Cole|b. 1879\nd. 15 Mar 1938|p780.htm#i19496|Cassandra Kemsley|b. 5 Sep 1893\nd. May 1997|p780.htm#i19495|Ernest J. Cole||p818.htm#i20435||||George Kemsley|b. 10 Aug 1863\nd. 6 Jun 1940|p780.htm#i19493|Louisa M. Cook|b. 17 Nov 1866\nd. 1945|p780.htm#i19494|

Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
     Ivy Cole was born on 5 August 1921 in 27 Bayford Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.1,2 She was the daughter of George Daniel Cole and Cassandra Kemsley.1 She married Herbert John Rains, son of Lionel Rains, on 16 July 1949 in St Mary, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Lionel Rains and Cassandra Cole. Herbert gave his address as West View, Wrens Road, Tunstal. Ivy gave her address as 3 Edwin Place, Newington. Herbert gave his occupation as a packer.1,3 Her husband Herbert died on 1969 in Brook Hospital,, Greenwich, Kent, England.1 She died in 1978 in Chatham, Kent, England, She had been suffering from abdominal cancer.1,4

Children of Ivy Cole and Herbert John Rains

  • Keith Rains1 (living)
  • Gillian M Rains1 b. 15 Aug 1955, d. Sep 2003
  • Helen Rains1 (living)
  • Catherine Rains1 (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S45000] General Records Office, I hold a copy of birth certificate 1921/3 Milton Volume 2a page 2002.
  3. [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1949/Q3 Sittingbourne Volume 5b Page 1883.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1978/Q1 Chatham Volume 16 Page 0571.

Herbert John Rains1

#19498, b. 1910, d. 1969
Herbert John Rains|b. 1910\nd. 1969|p780.htm#i19498|Lionel Rains|b. a 1879\nd. 5 Apr 1966|p818.htm#i20436||||George E. Rains||p818.htm#i20438||||||||||

Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
     Herbert John Rains was born in 1910 in Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.1 He was the son of Lionel Rains.1 He married Ivy Cole, daughter of George Daniel Cole and Cassandra Kemsley, on 16 July 1949 in St Mary, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Lionel Rains and Cassandra Cole. Herbert gave his address as West View, Wrens Road, Tunstal. Ivy gave her address as 3 Edwin Place, Newington. Herbert gave his occupation as a packer.1,2 He died in 1969 in Brook Hospital,, Greenwich, Kent, England.1

Children of Herbert John Rains and Ivy Cole

  • Keith Rains1 (living)
  • Gillian M Rains1 b. 15 Aug 1955, d. Sep 2003
  • Helen Rains1 (living)
  • Catherine Rains1 (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1949/Q3 Sittingbourne Volume 5b Page 1883.

Gillian M Rains1

#19500, b. 15 August 1955, d. September 2003
Gillian M Rains|b. 15 Aug 1955\nd. Sep 2003|p780.htm#i19500|Herbert John Rains|b. 1910\nd. 1969|p780.htm#i19498|Ivy Cole|b. 5 Aug 1921\nd. 1978|p780.htm#i19497|Lionel Rains|b. a 1879\nd. 5 Apr 1966|p818.htm#i20436||||George D. Cole|b. 1879\nd. 15 Mar 1938|p780.htm#i19496|Cassandra Kemsley|b. 5 Sep 1893\nd. May 1997|p780.htm#i19495|

Last Edited=17 Dec 2007
     Gillian M Rains was born on 15 August 1955 in The Thatched Cottage, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, The Cottage no longer exists. It was demolished in the late 1950s. It was situated five or ix hundred yards north of Edwins Place.1,2 She was the daughter of Herbert John Rains and Ivy Cole.1 She died in September 2003 in Hospice, Rochester, Kent, England, aged 48 from Cancer.1,3

Sources of Information

  1. [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1955/Q3 Sittingbourne Volume 5b Page 979.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - September 2003 Medway District No 5611D Reg No D25A Ent No 125 Dor 903.