William Cooper
William was born in June 1855 in
Turton.
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Birth Notes
Aged 15 in 1871
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1855
COOPER William MATHER Turton TUR/7/465
COOPER, WILLIAM MATHER
GRO Reference: 1855 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
Volume 08C Page 226
William's father was
James Cooper and his mother was
Peggy Mather. His maternal grandparents were
Robert Mather and
Ann Ainsworth. He had three brothers and four sisters, named
George,
Walter,
James,
Mary,
Amelia,
Harriett and
Elizabeth. He was the second oldest of the eight children.