Richard John Cooper (1889 - 1950)

Born 1889 in Lilydale, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Elsie May (Styles) Cooper — married 1912 in Victoria

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1950 at about age 61 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Richard John Cooper was born in 1889 in Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, the son of Sarah Ann Cooper and John Cooper.^[1]

He married Elsie May Styles in 1912 in Victoria.^[2] Their children were:

• Alan Percy Cooper (1913–?)
• Stuart Wesley Cooper (1914–1914)
• Sylvie Cooper (1910s–1970s)
• Edna Florence Cooper (1915–?)
• Lilian Frances Cooper (1917–?)
• A daughter (1910s–?)

Richard died on 30 December 1950 in Melbourne, Victoria.^[3]

Richard was born about 1890. He was the son of John Cooper and Sarah Allen. He passed away about 1951. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 4985 / 1889. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Richd Jno COOPER); (Place: LILYDALE); (Mother: Sarah Ann ALLEN); (Father: Jno)
2. ↑ Victorian BDM. Marriage: 6885 / 1912. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
3. ↑ "Deaths." 1 January 1951. The Argus (Melbourne), page 14. Retrieved 13 February 2022 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23048485.

   COOPER -On December 30 at Alfred Hospital Richard John of 8 Simpson's road Box Hill beloved husband of Elsie Mas and loving father of Allan, Sylvie (Mrs Fitzell) Wesley (deceased), Edna (Mrs King), Lily (Mrs Haggarty), Betty (Mrs Berry), Greville (deceased), Stan, Glen, Ron and Aubrey. -Father and sons united

4. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Zea Chaiser.

• Victorian Federation Index 1889-1901
• Victorian Edwardian Index 1902-1913
• Victorian Death Index 1921-1985