Sarah (Crafts) Cooper (1827 - 1892)

Born 1 Mar 1827 in Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Bristow Cooper — married 6 Nov 1853 in St Mary's Church, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died Jan 1892 at age 64 in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Sarah (Crafts) Cooper was born in Middlesex, England.

Early Life

Sarah Crafts was born in Paddington, London on March 1st 1827 to William Crafts, a boatman, and his wife Jane Passmore. She was baptised at Christ Church, Marylebone on March 21st 1827. ^[1]

Sarah's father died in 1832 at age 35 and her mother soon remarried William Bates. She was living with her mother, stepfather and half-sister Mary in 1841 at 22 Little James Street in Marylebone. ^{[2] [3]}

Married Life

On November 6th 1853, at St Mary's Church, Paddington, Sarah married Charles Bristow Cooper. Both she and Charles were living on the North Wharf Road near the Paddington Basin. ^{[4] [5]}

In 1861, Sarah was living with her husband and five children at 38 North Wharf Road. Charles was listed as working as a general labourer as were their two eldest children. ^[6]

By 1881, Charles and Sarah had moved to 21 Bowmans Buildings in Marylebone and were living there with their two children and granddaughter Sarah Buck. Charles was still working as a general labourer. ^[7]

A decade later, in 1891, Sarah was living in one room at 15 Dudley Street in Paddington with her husband and son William. Since Charles had become infirm and could no longer work, Sarah took up work in a dust yard. ^[8]

Death

Sarah is though to have died, aged 64, in Kensington in January 1892. It is also thought that she was buried on January 15th of that year in the St Marylebone Cemetery in Finchley. She was survived by her husband and children. ^{[9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ Sarah Crafts; Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920; London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P89/CTC/046; Baptism Year: 1827; Baptism Place: Christ Church, St Marylebone; (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4576195:1558).
2. ↑ William Craft; London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003 citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P89/MRY1/335; Year: 1832; Location: St Marylebone, Westminster; Transcription: (https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1559&h=9231067&tid=&pid=&queryId=d6a8b701c407a78c4c18bab94e6593bd&usePUB=true&_phsrc=TXD5286&_phstart=successSource).
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQJW-8HK : 5 March 2021), Sarah Craft in household of William Bates, 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.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSY-BGJ : 13 December 2014), Charles Bristow Cooper, 1853; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1853, quarter 4, vol. 1A, p. 189, Kensington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ Sarah Crafte; London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936; citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P87/MRY/047; Marriage Year: 1853; Marriage Place: St Mary, Paddington, London; (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1623/images/31280_198752-00582?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=5978426)
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7VZ-6QN : 5 August 2020), Sarah Cooper in household of Charles Cooper, Paddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; 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.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-VRSD : 10 December 2017), Sarah Cooper in household of Charles Cooper, St Marylebone, London, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 152/66, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,346.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3P4J-6N2 : 22 February 2021), Sarah Cooper in household of Charles Cooper, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office"; GRO Online Indexes - Death : (accessed 4 September 2021); Cooper, Sarah (Age at death: 71); Jan-Feb-Mar 1892 in Kensington; Volume 01A; Page 96.
10. ↑ Sarah Cooper; 1892; Westminster, London, England, Cemetery Registers, 1855-1990; citing The City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Reference: CR/2/3/12; (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/233299:61884).