Clara Cope (1827 - 1841)

Born 31 Jul 1827 in Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Died Oct 1841 at age 14 in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Clara was born July 31, 1827 in Surrey, England and was baptised on September 19, 1832 at St George the Martyr Church in Southwark, Surrey. She is the daughter of William Cope and Mary Ann Ockley. Her sister Mary Ann born 1826 was baptised at the same time. At that time, their father was a victualler and they lived on High Street, Borough..^[1]

In 1841, Clara age 14 and her sister Mary age 15 were pupils at the school of William and Elizabeth Rogers on Church Hill in Eythorn, Kent. Among the 8 pupils was a girl named Elizabeth Elvin age 9.^[2]

Clara died at the age of 14 in the county of Kent and was buried October 23, 1841 in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent. At the time, her residence was on Snargate Street. ^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYJ3-6YC : 18 September 2020), Clara Cope, 1832.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2Q-B5N), Clara Cope in household of Richard Rogers, Eythorne, Kent, 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.
3. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNL-YR43 : 18 April 2019), Clara Cope, 23 Oct 1841; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Burial, Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
4. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JCR7-JTT : 15 March 2020), Clara Cope, 1841.