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Charles COOPER

Charles was born in 1844 in Arrington. Charles' father was John COOPER and his mother was Sarah WILKINS. His maternal grandparents were William WILKINS and Lydia RULE. He had four brothers and six sisters, named William, James, Edward, John, Edith, Lydia, Elizabeth, Adelaide, Maria and Ada. He was the oldest of the eleven children.

Occupation Details
- Charles' occupation was Agricultural Labourer full time in agriculture.
  - Occupation Notes
    - The labouring work on the farm, as hay mowing, hedging, ditching, draining and the like, is performed by hired labourers upon day wages, or upon contracts by piecework. When hired for the whole year round, from half a guinea to 12 shillings a week. Upon the large farms there usually is one or two such labourers, having cottages, for which their wives have to shear. Such labourers may earn from £25 to £30 yearly, besides their harvest wages and food, and generally have extraordinary wages for mowing hay. The hours of labour during eight months are from six in the morning till six in the evening, with one hour for breakfast and one for dinner, at nine and one respectively. In the four winter months of November, December, January, and February, work continues during good light, when frost allows, and breakfast is taken before work begins.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John COOPER
  - b.1821 in Wimpole d.1893
  
  Charles COOPER
  - b.1844 in Arrington
  
  Richard WILKINS
  
  William WILKINS
  - b.1765 in Arrington d.1839 in Arrington
  
  Ann
  
  William WILKINS
  - b.1806 in Arrington
  
  Edward FORDHAM
  - b.1731 in Cambridge d.1770 in Cambridge
  
  Anne FORDHAM
  - b.15 Nov 1767 in Caxton d.11 Nov 1847 in Arrington
  
  Thomas SILK ^*
  - b.26 Aug 1705 in Dry Drayton d.18 Apr 1780 in Dry Drayton
  
  Rose SILK
  - b.11 Jan 1735 in Dry Drayton d.1767 in Caxton
  
  Rose SMITH ^*
  - b.13 Oct 1713 in Hardwick d.12 Mar 1784
  
  Sarah WILKINS
  - b.1830 in Arrington
  
  William RULE
  - b.1741 in Newton d.31 Oct 1826 in Cambridge
  
  William RULE
  - b.29 Jul 1779 in Haslingfield d.24 Dec 1828 in Cambridge
  
  William RAYNER
  - b.1718 in Newton d.1782 in Newton
  
  Ann RAYNER
  - b.24 Jun 1750 in Newton d.14 Apr 1825 in Cambridge
  
  Ann
  - b.1722 in Newton d.04 Dec 1791 in Newton
  
  Lydia RULE
  - b.1811 in Wimpole d.1883
  
  Elizabeth RUTTER
  - b.1777 in Camberton d.25 Oct 1824 in Cambridge
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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