Eliza Jane Cooper (1881-1931)

  • Name:

  • Eliza Jane Cooper1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1881

  • St Leonards on Sea, Sussex1 2

  •  

  • The 1911 Census gives her age (from which a birth year can be calculated) and place of birth. Her birth registration confirms the year.

  • Death:

  • 1931 (age 50)

  • Hythe, Kent3

  •  

  • It is assumed that she died in the town that she was living at the time of the 1911 Census.

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • Edward William Mackellow (1880-1940)

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 6 Mar 1904 (age 22-23)

  • St Leonard's and St Peter's Churches4

  •  

  • Address: Hythe and St Leonard-on-Sea, Kent respectively

    St Leonard's was Edward's parish. Eliza's parish was St Peter's. St Leonard-on-Sea. The annotation 'Cert' in the margin of the register for St Leonard's indicates that the Vicar issued a certificate of the banns being called as the marriage must have taken place in Eliza's parish. Edward and Eliza would have attended the services at which the banns were read but who else was there is not known.

  • Marriage:

  • Apr 1904 (age 22-23)

  • St Peter's Church5 6 4

  •  

  • Address: St Leonard-on-Sea, Kent

    The 1911 Census records that they had been married for 7 years and did not have any children. The year was confirmed by their marriage registration. The place and month of their marriage is deduced from the bride's parish and the last date (20 March 1904) on which their Banns were read

  • Census for household:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 29-30)

  • Hythe, Kent7

  •  

  • Address: 22 Stade Street

    The household consisted of Edward, his first wife Eliza (née Cooper) and his mother-in-law Eliza Cooper.

  • Census for household (not recorded):

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 39-40)

  •  

Note on Marriage to Edward William Mackellow

They had no children of their own and Harriet (presumably supported by her husband) wanted to adopt her sister Alice's child Jack.8

Sources

1.

1911 England Census for Household of Edward William Mackellow in Hythe, Kent, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/4664; Eliza Jane Mackellow age 30 born in St Leonards on Sea, Sussex, wife of Edward William Mackellow and daughter of Eliza Jane Cooper. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/4664.

2.

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, Eliza Jane Cooper, Q2 1881, Hastings, Vol 2b Page 42, General Register Office.

3.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, Eliza J Mackellow, Q2 1931, Thanet, Vol. 2a Page 1250, General Register Office.

4.

Parish Register for Banns of Edward William Mackellow and Eliza Jane Cooper, St Peter, St Leonard-on-Sea, Keny, 6 March 1904, Canterbury Cathedral Archives.

5.

1911 England Census for Household of Edward William Mackellow in Hythe, Kent, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/4664; Eliza Jane Mackellow wife of Edward William Mackellow and daughter of Eliza Jane Cooper married for 7 years. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/4664.

6.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Edward William Mackellow and Eliza Jane Cooper, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Hastings, Volume: 2b, Page: 65, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriages 1904 Q2 Hastings Vol. 2b Page 65; Quarter & Year Apr-Jun 1904Registration DistrictHastingsGroom's NameEdward William MackellowBride's NameEliza Jane Cooper. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

7.

1911 England Census for Household of Edward William Mackellow in Hythe, Kent, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/4664; Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/4664.

8.

Ibid. Children born. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/4664.