Louisa (Cox) Copus (1814)

Born 1814 in Marylebone, London

Wife of William Copus — married 13 May 1840 in St. George, Marylebone, London

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S Walker - DNA link with Jens Louis Vorona Valeur-Jaques (40's) my 3rd - 5th cousin through my father. His great grandmother was Josephine Louise Cox b 1885 d 1965. Her children were born in Marylebone.

If we share a set of grandparents it could be Louisa Cox's (b1815) father / mother - probably born 1770-1795. They are my 3xG grandparents. This fits in with the DNA evidence.

Josephine Louise Cox (abt.1885-1967)

Lousa's birth location is St Marylebone parish; the attached baptism records are for St James parish.

Louisa Cox two baptism records. Both with parents William and Mary Cox and in St James parish

• a) Bap 26 Nov 1815 Louisa b 14 Jan 1814. Address Crown Ct, Sherrard St (below Golden Square) and her brother William b 21 Oct 1815. Father William - Cordwainer (shoemaker) Mother Mary
• b) Bap 4 Dec 1814 Louisa b 6 Nov 1814. Address Gt Windmill St. Father Coal dealer.

Ages 1851(37) 1861 (46) 1880 (Oct-Dec - 67)

• a) 37 47 66
• b) 36 46 65-66

In 1670 Pulteney assigned the ground bounded (in terms of the modern layout) by Brewer, Sherwood, Glasshouse and Air Streets to Ralph Wayne, (fn. 10) in trust for Francis Sherard, (fn. 11) younger brother of Bennet Sherard, second Baron Sherard of Leitrim; (fn. 12) the later history of this area is described below under Sherwood Street.

Sherwood Street In 1670 Sir William Pulteney assigned the ground bounded (in terms of the modern layout) by Brewer, Sherwood, Glasshouse and Air Streets to Ralph Wayne, in trust for Francis Sherard, younger brother of Bennet Sherard, second Baron Sherard of Leitrim.

Between 1670 and his death (heavily in debt) on 15 October 1680 Francis Sherard 'erected and caused to be erected divers messuages.'

¶Sherwood Street first appears in the ratebooks in 1678, (fn. 101) its name being clearly corrupted from Francis Sherard's surname. (fn. 5) Ogilby and Morgan's map of 1681–2 gives Sheriff Street, and subsequent maps have described it as either Sher(r)ard and/or Sherwood Street. In 1708 Hatton stated that 'This is called Sherrard str. but Sherwood str. in leases.' (fn. 102) The corruption finally triumphed in 1862, when the Metropolitan Board of Works officially designated it as Sherwood Street. In 1720 Strype described it as 'a handsome, broad, well built and inhabited Place.' (fn. 19)

The buildings on the east side of Sherwood Street were not part of Sherard's estate, and are described on page 54.

¶As early as 1873 the Commissioners had considered clearing away the decaying property on the south side of Little Pulteney Street (as this part of Brewer Street was then called), which was then riddled with 'narrow, ill ventilated Courts and Alleys, some of them open to the sky, but others running under portions of houses'. The vestry too was anxious to make improvements in this part of the parish and envisaged a continuous wide thoroughfare from Rupert Street to Berwick Street. This entailed the widening of one of the courts on the Crown estate (Crown Court) and another on the north side of Little Pulteney Street (Walker's Court). In 1873 the vestry made a start by clearing the south end of Crown Court and laying the site into the north end of Rupert Street. (fn. 65)

Ten years later, when the expiry of the current leasehold interests was imminent, the question of improving the Crown estate was revived and, in collaboration with the vestry, Queen's Head Court and Great Crown Court were closed. The Commissioners also agreed to give up some Crown land to widen Little Pulteney Street, Great Windmill Street and Crown Court. (fn. 65) The widening of Crown Court extended Rupert Street to Little Pulteney Street but the proposed extension northwards was never carried out and the narrow Walker's Court still remains.

Possible death (husband died in Camberwell) Event Type: Death Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Camberwell, London, England Name: Louisa Copus Age: 67 Volume: 1D Affiliate Line Number: 37 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1880 Birth Year (Estimated): 1813 Page: 477 Citing this Record "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JDZ-FGV : 31 December 2014), Louisa Copus, 1880; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Camberwell, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

This is likely to be William and Louisa. Why birthplace Ireland? Event Type: Census Event Date: 1871 Event Place: Peckham St Mary Magdalen, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Peckham, Camberwell, London, Surrey, England Name: William Copus Gender: Male Age: 56 Birth Year (Estimated): 1815 Birthplace: Vanstead, Essex Marital Status: Married Occupation: Almsman [pauper] Relationship to Head of Household: Head Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1871/0735/0171

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

• William Copus Head M 56 Vanstead, Essex
• Louisa Copus Wife F 57 Ireland

Household ID: 256 Entry Number: 15 Digital Folder Number: 004241623 GS Film Number: 000824714 Image Number: 00179 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N04304-6 Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRN9-SZJ : 16 November 2020), William Copus, 1871.

Possible Event Type: Census Event Date: 1841 Event Place: St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): St Marylebone, Middlesex, England Name: Louisa Cox Gender: Female Age: 25 Birth Year (Estimated): 1812-1816 Page Number: 11 Piece/Folio: 675/43 Registration Number: HO107 Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1841/0675/0212&parentid=GBC/1841/0007167889 Affiliate Record Type: Institution

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

• Charles Ward M 54 Middlesex
• Harriett Ward F 57 Middlesex
• Frederick Ward M 23 Middlesex
• Charles Ward M 20 Middlesex
• Louisa Cox F 25
• Thomas Haskard M 18
• Ann Dongworth F 17 Middlesex
• Robert Huntley M 22 Middlesex
• Elizabeth Huntley F 19
• Henry Huntley M 18 Middlesex

Household ID: 50050 Book Number: 4 Line Number: 17 Digital Folder Number: 101720644 Image Number: 00212 Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQJ2-7ZP : 22 May 2019), Louisa Cox in household of Charles Ward, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

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Name: Louisa Copus Titles and Terms: County: London, Middlesex Event Type: Census Event Date: 1861 Event Place: St Georges, London, Middlesex, England Sub-District: Parish: Ecclesiastical Parish: St George Hanover Square Enumeration District: Registration District: St George Hanover Square Residence Note: Mount Street Gender: Female Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Institution: Birth Date: Birth Year: Birth Year (Estimated): 1815 Birthplace: Marylebone, Middlesex Schedule Type: Page Number: 7 Household ID: 60554 Line Number: 10 Registration Number: RG09 Piece/Folio: 43 / 88 Affiliate Record Type: Household GS Film Number: 101815812 Digital Folder Number: 101815812 Image Number: 00165

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

• Wm Copus Head M 45 Wanstead, Essex
• Louisa Copus Wife F 46 Marylebone, Middlesex
• Charles Copus Son M 8 St George, Middlesex
• Sarah Copus Daughter F 18 Marylebone, Middlesex
• Louisa Copus Daughter F 12 St George, Middlesex
• Maria Copus Daughter F 10 Marylebone, Middlesex
• Sarah Copus Aunt F 77 Soho, Middlesex
• George Carpenter Servant M 35 Brighton, Sussex
• Mary Mcarthy Servant F 26 Ireland
• Joshua Ludbrook Boarder M 28 Beccles, Suffolk

Citing this Record: "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M722-P6Q : 6 April 2016), Louisa Copus in household of Wm Copus, St Georges, London, Middlesex, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Name: William Copus Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1851 Event Place: Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Registration District: Saint George Hanover Square Residence Note: Mount Street Gender: Male Age: 37 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Licomed Victualln Relationship to Head of Household: Head Institution: Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1814 Birthplace: Wanslenll, Essex Page Number: 2 Household ID: 606689 Line Number: 7 Registration Number: HO107 Piece/Folio: 1475 / 610 Affiliate Record Type: Household Digital Folder Number: 101796310 Image Number: 01195

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

• William Copus Head M 37 Wanslenll, Essex
• Louisa Copus Wife F 37 , London
• Sarah Copus Daughter F 8 St Georges, Middlesex
• Louisa Copus Daughter F 2 St Georges, Middlesex
• Sarah Copus Aunt F 63 ,
• Louisa Chapman Niece F 12 ,London
• Mary Mccarthy Servant F 20 Ireland
• William Siles Servant M 44 Dover, Kent
• Robert Jones Visitor M 64 Wales
• Henry D Blyths Visitor M 29 Liverpool,
• William Raimes Visitor M 40 Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Citing this Record: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNX-XS6 : 24 July 2016), William Copus, Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; citing Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, p. 2, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Name: William Copus Event Type: Marriage Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration Year: 1840 Registration District: St. George Hanover Square County: London Event Place: St. George Hanover Square, London, England Spouse Name (available after 1911): Volume: 1 Page: 26 Line Number: 52 William Copus probably married one of the following people Name Elizabeth Bristow Name Ann Adelaide Brumley Name "Louise Cox "Name Charles Green Name Charles Watson Harwood Name John Marman Citing this Record: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DHN-272 : 13 December 2014), William Copus, 1840; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1840, quarter 2, vol. 1, p. 26, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

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