Elsie May Bennett
#20401, b. 8 August 1899, d. 21 April 1971
Last Edited=13 Feb 2008

Esie May Cooper née Bennett
Children of Elsie May Bennett and Henry Alfred Cooper
- Richard George Cooper b. 14 Jan 1921
- Gladys May Cooper b. 1929, d. 24 Oct 1929
Sources of Information
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1899/Q3 Medway Volume 2a Page 675.
- [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1924/Q3 Medway Volume 2a Page 2030.
- [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1965/Q1 Chatham Volume 58 Page 411 age 63.
- [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1971/Q2 Chatham Volume 5f Page 643.
Richard George Cooper
#20402, b. 14 January 1921
Richard George Cooper|b. 14 Jan 1921|p817.htm#i20402|Henry Alfred Cooper|b. 8 Apr 1901\nd. 8 Mar 1965|p816.htm#i20400|Elsie May Bennett|b. 8 Aug 1899\nd. 21 Apr 1971|p817.htm#i20401|Edward T. Cooper|b. 26 Jul 1862|p777.htm#i19425|Rhoda E. Gibbons|b. 1869|p778.htm#i19426|||||||
Last Edited=13 Feb 2008
Richard George Cooper was born on 14 January 1921 in 42 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, England, Richard's birth was registered originally under his mother's maiden name of Bennett in 1921. It was reregistered by his father 18 July 1928, Henry was a brickmaker.1 He was the son of Henry Alfred Cooper and Elsie May Bennett. He married Louisa Nellie Cass on 26 March 1939 in Zion Baptist Church, Cloves Street, Chatham, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremonty was witnessed bymadeline Frances Sophia Cass and Alfred Thomas Payne. Both Louisa and Richard gave their address as 35 Institute Road, Chatham. Richard was employed as a paper mills labourer and Louisa a wool shop assistant.2
Louisa Nellie Cass
#20403
Last Edited=3 Feb 2008
Louisa Nellie Cass married Richard George Cooper, son of Henry Alfred Cooper and Elsie May Bennett, on 26 March 1939 in Zion Baptist Church, Cloves Street, Chatham, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremonty was witnessed bymadeline Frances Sophia Cass and Alfred Thomas Payne. Both Louisa and Richard gave their address as 35 Institute Road, Chatham. Richard was employed as a paper mills labourer and Louisa a wool shop assistant.1
Sources of Information
- [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1939/Q1 Medway Volume 2a page 1495.
Gladys May Cooper
#20404, b. 1929, d. 24 October 1929
Gladys May Cooper|b. 1929\nd. 24 Oct 1929|p817.htm#i20404|Henry Alfred Cooper|b. 8 Apr 1901\nd. 8 Mar 1965|p816.htm#i20400|Elsie May Bennett|b. 8 Aug 1899\nd. 21 Apr 1971|p817.htm#i20401|Edward T. Cooper|b. 26 Jul 1862|p777.htm#i19425|Rhoda E. Gibbons|b. 1869|p778.htm#i19426|||||||
Last Edited=24 Feb 2008
Gladys May Cooper was born in 1929 in Medway, Kent, England.1 She was the daughter of Henry Alfred Cooper and Elsie May Bennett. She died on 24 October 1929 in 5 High Street, Luton, Chatham, Kent, England, from marasmus, external enteritis and acute brochitis. He was only nine months old.2
Mary Cooper
#20405, b. about 1847
Mary Cooper|b. a 1847|p817.htm#i20405|Edward Cooper|b. 1811\nd. 29 Apr 1885|p777.htm#i19412|Mary Marsh|b. a 1811\nd. 2 Jul 1882|p777.htm#i19413|James Cooper||p777.htm#i19421|Elizabeth ...||p777.htm#i19422|||||||
Last Edited=3 Feb 2008
Mary Cooper was born about 1847 in Milton, Kent, England.1 She was the daughter of Edward Cooper and Mary Marsh. In the census of 30 March 1851 at Funton Farm Cottages, Iwade, Kent, England, she was listed as the daughter of Edward Cooper.2
Charles Blaxland
#20406, b. 6 April 1848
Last Edited=11 Feb 2008
Charles Blaxland was baptized on 6 April 1848 in Milton, Kent, England.1 He married Mary Cooper, daughter of Edward Cooper and Mary Marsh, on 6 November 1875 in Parish Church, Milton, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Henry Vick Blaxland and Mary Ann Elizabeth Histed. Charles was a stone mason.2
Children of Charles Blaxland and Mary Cooper
- Jessie Ann Blaxland+1 b. 31 May 1878
- Ann M Blaxland1 b. a 1880
Minnie Rose Ivory Rossiter
#20407, b. about 1874
Last Edited=3 Feb 2008
Minnie Rose Ivory Rossiter was born about 1874. She married Raynard John Cooper, son of Edward Cooper and Jane Lockyer, on 9 October 1909 in Bobbing, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Mercy Cooper, Jarvis Henry Rose and John Thomas Cooper. Raynard lived at Cambray Farm and was a farmer. Minnie gave her address as 14 Terrace Road, Sittingbourne.1
Sources of Information
- [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1909/Q4 Milton Volume 2a page 1933.
Henry Skuse
#20408
Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Henry was working as a shoemaker in 1890 when his son James married Emma.1
Child of Henry Skuse
- James Skuse+ b. 1856, d. 1934
Sources of Information
- [S46002] General Register Office, Information taken from Marriage certificate of son.
Charles Edward Stiff
#20409, b. 1873
Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Charles Edward Stiff was born in 1873 in Blything, Suffolk, England.1 He married Louisa Marie Pratt in 1899 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.2,3 Charles was listed as head of household in the census of 31 March 1901 in 74 Croft Street, Stoke St Mary, Suffolk, England, Charles was a domestic gardener.4 He and Louisa Marie Stiff emigrated on 19 March 1908 aboard the Allan Line Steamship Co Ltd called
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.5
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.5
Children of Charles Edward Stiff and Louisa Marie Pratt
- Harold Stiff2
- Arthur Albert Stiff2 b. 1900
- Stanley Luther Stiff2 b. 1901
- Arnold Charles Stiff2 b. 1904
- Florence Helen Stiff+2 b. 24 May 1906, d. 1962
Sources of Information
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1873/Q2 Blything Volume 4a Page 696.
- [S207] E-mails between Elizabeth and Jan Cooper 28 January 2008.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1899/Q2 Stow. S Volume 4a page 1513.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901 RG13 Piece 1776 Folio 23 Page 38.
- [S40000] Www.findmypast.com - passenger lists.
Louisa Marie Pratt1
#20410, b. about 1869
Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Louisa Marie Pratt was born about 1869 in Layham, Suffolk, England.2 She married Charles Edward Stiff in 1899 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.1,3 In the census of 31 March 1901 in 74 Croft Street, Stoke St Mary, Suffolk, England, she was listed as the wife of Charles Edward Stiff.4 She and Charles Edward Stiff emigrated on 19 March 1908 aboard the Allan Line Steamship Co Ltd called
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.5
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.5
Children of Louisa Marie Pratt and Charles Edward Stiff
- Harold Stiff1
- Arthur Albert Stiff1 b. 1900
- Stanley Luther Stiff1 b. 1901
- Arnold Charles Stiff1 b. 1904
- Florence Helen Stiff+1 b. 24 May 1906, d. 1962
Sources of Information
- [S207] E-mails between Elizabeth and Jan Cooper 28 January 2008.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1899/Q2 Stow. S Volume 4a page 1513.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901 RG13 Piece 1776 Folio 23 Page 38.
- [S40000] Www.findmypast.com - passenger lists.
Arthur Albert Stiff1
#20411, b. 1900
Arthur Albert Stiff|b. 1900|p817.htm#i20411|Charles Edward Stiff|b. 1873|p817.htm#i20409|Louisa Marie Pratt|b. a 1869|p817.htm#i20410|||||||||||||
Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Arthur Albert Stiff was born in 1900 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.2 He was the son of Charles Edward Stiff and Louisa Marie Pratt.1 In the census of 31 March 1901 in 74 Croft Street, Stoke St Mary, Suffolk, England, he was listed as the son of Charles Edward Stiff.3 Charles Edward Stiff and Louisa Marie Stiff emigrated on 19 March 1908 aboard the Allan Line Steamship Co Ltd called
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.4
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.4
Stanley Luther Stiff1
#20412, b. 1901
Stanley Luther Stiff|b. 1901|p817.htm#i20412|Charles Edward Stiff|b. 1873|p817.htm#i20409|Louisa Marie Pratt|b. a 1869|p817.htm#i20410|||||||||||||
Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Stanley Luther Stiff was born in 1901 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.2 He was the son of Charles Edward Stiff and Louisa Marie Pratt.1 Charles Edward Stiff and Louisa Marie Stiff emigrated on 19 March 1908 aboard the Allan Line Steamship Co Ltd called
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.3
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.3
Arnold Charles Stiff1
#20413, b. 1904
Arnold Charles Stiff|b. 1904|p817.htm#i20413|Charles Edward Stiff|b. 1873|p817.htm#i20409|Louisa Marie Pratt|b. a 1869|p817.htm#i20410|||||||||||||
Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Arnold Charles Stiff was born in 1904 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.2 He was the son of Charles Edward Stiff and Louisa Marie Pratt.1 Charles Edward Stiff and Louisa Marie Stiff emigrated on 19 March 1908 aboard the Allan Line Steamship Co Ltd called
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.3
Corsican bound for St John Nb, Canada from Liverpool.3
Harold Stiff1
#20414
Harold Stiff||p817.htm#i20414|Charles Edward Stiff|b. 1873|p817.htm#i20409|Louisa Marie Pratt|b. a 1869|p817.htm#i20410|||||||||||||
Last Edited=5 Feb 2008
Sources of Information
- [S207] E-mails between Elizabeth and Jan Cooper 28 January 2008.
William Brown1 
#20417
Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 28: Francis Greathead
William Brown married Elizabeth Lodge Blenkhorn, daughter of Adam Blenkhorn and Catherine Greathead, in 1855.1,2
Thomas Blenkhorn1 
#20418, b. about 1835, d. 1897
Thomas Blenkhorn|b. a 1835\nd. 1897|p817.htm#i20418|Adam Blenkhorn|b. a 1804\nd. 1840|p308.htm#i7676|Catherine Greathead|b. 21 Oct 1807\nd. 7 Jun 1895|p307.htm#i7675|||||||Thomas Greathead|b. 10 Jun 1768\nd. 29 Oct 1850|p671.htm#i16763|Ruth Whitelock|b. 27 May 1770\nd. 24 Nov 1847|p150.htm#i3733|
Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 28: Francis Greathead
Thomas Blenkhorn was born about 1835 in Yorkshire, England.1 He was the son of Adam Blenkhorn and Catherine Greathead.1 In the census of 6 June 1841 in Ellerton, Yorkshire, England, he was listed as the son of Catherine Blenkhorn.2 He died in 1897 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.3
John Lodge1 
#20419, b. about 1765, d. 1849
John Lodge|b. a 1765\nd. 1849|p817.htm#i20419|James Lodge||p817.htm#i20420|Mary ...||p817.htm#i20421|||||||||||||
Last Edited=3 Jun 2008
John Lodge was born about 1765 in Yorkshire, England.1 He was the son of James Lodge and Mary ....2,3 He was baptized on 7 July 1765 in Emley, Yorkshire, England.3 He married Jane Cruddace in 1787 in Coniscliffe, Durham, England.4 In the census of 6 June 1841 in Ellerton, Yorkshire, England, John seemed to maybe be the head of the household rather than Catherine. He is clearly related as she gives her daughter his surname as one of her forenames. He is listed as a farmer.5 He died in 1849 in Reeth, Yorkshire, England.6
Child of John Lodge and Jane Cruddace
- Matthew Lodge+4 b. 29 Jun 1787
Sources of Information
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S10] IGI Family Record Family Search International Genealogical Index v 5.0 British Isles/Africa.
- [S10] IGI Family Record Family Search International Genealogical Index v 5.0 British Isles/Africa - The parish register of Emley in the county of York, 1600-1836 Church of England. Parish Church of Emley (Yorkshire) Film 0844557.
- [S77] E-mails between Joan Whitfield and Jan Cooper from 1 October 2004.
- [S41841] UK Census 1841 (HO107) - 7 June 1841 HO107 Piece 1253/10 Folio 3 Page 1.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1849/Q2 Reeth Volume 24 Page 359.
James Lodge1 
#20420
Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
Child of James Lodge and Mary ...
- John Lodge+2 b. a 1765, d. 1849
Sources of Information
- [S10] IGI Family Record Family Search International Genealogical Index v 5.0 British Isles/Africa - The parish register of Emley in the county of York, 1600-1836 Church of England. Parish Church of Emley (Yorkshire) Film 0844557.
- [S10] IGI Family Record Family Search International Genealogical Index v 5.0 British Isles/Africa.
Mary ...1 
#20421
Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
Child of Mary ... and James Lodge
- John Lodge+1 b. a 1765, d. 1849
Sources of Information
- [S10] IGI Family Record Family Search International Genealogical Index v 5.0 British Isles/Africa - The parish register of Emley in the county of York, 1600-1836 Church of England. Parish Church of Emley (Yorkshire) Film 0844557.
William Hillary 
#20422
Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 4: Bartholemew Greathead
William Hillary married Martha Greathead, daughter of Bartholemew Greathead and Margaret Walker, in 1852 in Reeth, Yorkshire, England.1
Sources of Information
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1852/Q2 Reeth Volume 9d Page 783.
Edmund Kemsley

#20423, b. about 1832, d. 2 July 1882
Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
Edmund Kemsley was born about 1832.1 He married Harriet Pack, daughter of Thomas Pack and Keturah Durrell, on 30 January 1858 in Frinstead, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by John and Jane Hills. Edmund was a farm servant.2 His wife Harriet died on 9 December 1880 in The Green, Rodmersham, Kent, England, aged 41 from post partial haemorrhage.3 He died on 2 July 1882 in Holly Bailes, Milstead, Kent, England, from peritonitis exhaustion. His daughter Eliza Gambell registered the death.4
Children of Edmund Kemsley and Harriet Pack
- Eliza Kemsley+5 b. a 1857
- Emily Kemsley5 b. a 1860
Child of Edmund Kemsley
- George Kemsley+ b. 10 Aug 1863, d. 6 Jun 1940
Sources of Information
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1858/Q1 Hollingbourn Volume 2a Page 485.
- [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1880/Q4 Milton Volume 2a Page 462 age 41.
- [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1882/Q3 Milton Volume Volume 2a Page 435.
- [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
Jesse Cook

#20424
Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
Child of Jesse Cook
- Louisa Matilda Cook+ b. 17 Nov 1866, d. 1945
Harriet Pack
#20425, b. 1 January 1839, d. 9 December 1880
Harriet Pack|b. 1 Jan 1839\nd. 9 Dec 1880|p817.htm#i20425|Thomas Pack||p818.htm#i20426|Keturah Durrell|b. a 1794\nd. 12 Mar 1866|p818.htm#i20427|||||||||||||
Last Edited=6 Feb 2008
Harriet Pack was born on 1 January 1839 in Frinstead, Kent, England.2 She was the daughter of Thomas Pack and Keturah Durrell.1 She married Edmund Kemsley on 30 January 1858 in Frinstead, Kent, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by John and Jane Hills. Edmund was a farm servant.3 She died on 9 December 1880 in The Green, Rodmersham, Kent, England, aged 41 from post partial haemorrhage.4
Children of Harriet Pack and Edmund Kemsley
- Eliza Kemsley+1 b. a 1857
- Emily Kemsley1 b. a 1860
Sources of Information
- [S19464] Emails between William Francis Newman and Jan Cooper from 10 December 2007.
- [S45000] General Records Office, I hold a copy of birth certificate 1839/Q1 Hollingbourn Volume V Page 247.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1858/Q1 Hollingbourn Volume 2a Page 485.
- [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1880/Q4 Milton Volume 2a Page 462 age 41.