Biography:
Marian Cooper
17/11/1850 –10/07/1935
Marian Cooper
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Marian Cooper (nee Lane)
Marian Lane was born on 17th November1850 and was actually baptised Mary, with this also her name listed in the 1851 census. However, by the 1861 census she is listed as Marian, a name that she appears to have used throughout the rest of her life. Her parents were George Henry and his wife, Mary Anna (nee Robertson). George is listed in the 1851 census as a general merchant and it would appear that he was trading well as the family lived in the up-market Doughty Street, King’s Cross, employing two servants within the household. This street had gates at either end, manned by porters, to prevent entry by undesirables. Famous residents of Doughty Street included Charles Dickens (1837-39) and Vera Brittan in the 1920’s. Marian was the second eldest of four children, having two sisters and one brother.
On the 16h July 1870, when she was aged 19, Marian married William Farmer Cooper, at St Peter’s Church, Notting Hill that is an area of London that Marian had moved to with her family. William is listed as a Manufacturer, working for the family business (William Cooper & Nephews) in Berkhamsted. It is not clear how William and Marian meet, as William had no obvious dealings in London. Perhaps Marian’s father, George, traded with the Cooper family business?
The 1881 census, shows William and Marion living in Sibdon House in Berkhamsted, with their daughter, Florence and also William’s brother, Herbert Cooper. A son, William Henry, had died aged 3, in 1876. Sibdon House was close to the premises of the family business and was acquired by Berkhamsted School in 1900.
Sadly, Marian lost her husband, when William died in 1882 at the very young age of 37. The Cooper family appeared to have rallied around to look after Marian and her daughter, Florence, as the 1891 census shows both living with William’s brother, Herbert (a batchelor), in affluent Portland Place (number 80), with a staff contingent of 8. Herbert died shortly after this census was completed and we lose sight of Marian for a period of time, before we find her again in the 1921 census, where she is living on her own in Enfield, Middlesex. The last mention we have for Marian is her date of death, 10th July 1935, when she lived at 23 Palmeria Court, Hove and when she left an estate of £7,457, valued at roughly £677,000 today.
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Marian Cooper (nee Lane)
Marian Lane was born on 17th November1850 and was actually baptised Mary, with this also her name listed in the 1851 census. However, by the 1861 census she is listed as Marian, a name that she appears to have used throughout the rest of her life. Her parents were George Henry and his wife, Mary Anna (nee Robertson). George is listed in the 1851 census as a general merchant and it would appear that he was trading well as the family lived in the up-market Doughty Street, King’s Cross, employing two servants within the household. This street had gates at either end, manned by porters, to prevent entry by undesirables. Famous residents of Doughty Street included Charles Dickens (1837-39) and Vera Brittan in the 1920’s. Marian was the second eldest of four children, having two sisters and one brother.
On the 16h July 1870, when she was aged 19, Marian married William Farmer Cooper, at St Peter’s Church, Notting Hill that is an area of London that Marian had moved to with her family. William is listed as a Manufacturer, working for the family business (William Cooper & Nephews) in Berkhamsted. It is not clear how William and Marian meet, as William had no obvious dealings in London. Perhaps Marian’s father, George, traded with the Cooper family business?
The 1881 census, shows William and Marion living in Sibdon House in Berkhamsted, with their daughter, Florence and also William’s brother, Herbert Cooper. A son, William Henry, had died aged 3, in 1876. Sibdon House was close to the premises of the family business and was acquired by Berkhamsted School in 1900.
Sadly, Marian lost her husband, when William died in 1882 at the very young age of 37. The Cooper family appeared to have rallied around to look after Marian and her daughter, Florence, as the 1891 census shows both living with William’s brother, Herbert (a batchelor), in affluent Portland Place (number 80), with a staff contingent of 8. Herbert died shortly after this census was completed and we lose sight of Marian for a period of time, before we find her again in the 1921 census, where she is living on her own in Enfield, Middlesex. The last mention we have for Marian is her date of death, 10th July 1935, when she lived at 23 Palmeria Court, Hove and when she left an estate of £7,457, valued at roughly £677,000 today.
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Historical Connections
The following local places of interest are linked to Marian Cooper:
Coopers Chemical Works
Berkhamsted Castle
Ashlyns Hall
Sunnyside Church
White Hill
Military graves