William Cope (1870 - 1946)

Born 18 Aug 1870 in Roath, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 15 Jul 1946 at age 75 in St Mellons, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the Barry, Glamorgan One Place Study.

William was born in 1870.

Baron, The Right Honourable William^[1]passed away aged seventy five at his home at Quarry Hill, St. Mellons, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom on 15 July 1946.
William's probate^[2]was administered in London, England, United Kingdom thirteen weeks later on 6 November 1946 detailing effects of £162,061 4s 0d to his daughter Helen Simpson and her husband Stephen Simpson, an Engineer.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary:Western Mail and South Wales News; The National Daily of Wales and Monmouthshire; Fourth Edition; Tuesday, 6 July 1946, Page 3, Obituary; Lord Cope of St. Mellons https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-mail-obituary-for-lord-cope/133929879/ (accessed 23 October 2023)
2. ↑ Probate:"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #15336911 (accessed 1 October 2022)
   Baron The Right Honourable William Cope probate on 6 Nov 1946 in London, England. Died 15 Jul 1946 in Monmouthshire, Wales.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cope,_1st_Baron_Cope