David Provan Cupples (1899 - 1974)

Born 16 Dec 1899 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 1974 at about age 74 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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Biography

David Cupples was born in Scotland.

David Provan Cupples was born in the parish of Slamannan on 16 December 1899 and was the second son of John Cupples and Barbara Provan.^[1]

On the 1901 census, David, aged 1 year, is living at Todsbright, Slamannan, with his parents and siblings: Barbara (6 years), Annie (4 years) and Alexander (3 years). John's younger brother, Thomas, also a coal miner, is boarding with them.^[2]

David Provan Cupples died, aged 75 years, in 1974.^[3]

Census Records

1901 Scotland Census

• John Cupples, Head, Married, 33 years, Coal Miner, West Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Barbara Cupples, Wife, Married, 31 years, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Barbara Cupples, Daughter, Single, 6 years, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Annie Cupples, Daughter, Single, 4 years, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Alexander Cupples, Son, Single, 3 years, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• David Cupples, Son, Single, 1 year, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Thomas Cupples, Boarder, Single, 25 years, Coal Miner, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ CUPPLES, DAVID PROVAN (Statutory Registers Births 489/ 2 Slamannan) Scotlands People
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Parish: Slamannan; ED: 2; Page: 15; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1901_164. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
3. ↑ CUPPLES, DAVID PROVAN (Statutory Registers Deaths 476/ 57 Kilsyth) Scotlands People