Albert COOPER (1853-?)
and Lydia STANDING (1861-1896)
Albert Cooper and Lydia Standing married
by banns on 18 November 1888 in Old Shoreham, Sussex. He was said to
be a 25 year old bachelor and labourer from West Chiltington (I think that
should be 35) and she was a 27 year old spinster. Their fathers were
named as Richard Cooper and William Standing
who were both labourers. The witnesses to their marriage were
Frank Standing and Christina Standing.
(They were not my direct ancestors, but they were the 2x Great Grandparents
of my cousin Julie Willard.)
Albert Cooper was born in 1853 Ashington, Sussex.
He was the son of Richard Cooper (c1801-?) and
Caroline Nicholson (1813-1869s). In 1861 Albert was 8 years old
and living with his parents at Apps House in Ashington.
Lydia Standing was baptised on 1 December 1861 in
Old Shoreham, Sussex. She was the daughter of
William Standing
(1822-1893)
and Anne
Reeves (1824-?). Lydia died aged 34 years and was buried
on 8 August 1896 in Old Shoreham. The burial register noted that she
was from Lancing. The 1871 census recorded that she was
a 10 year old scholar and living with her parents in Old Shoreham. Her
father was then an agricultural labourer.
When the 1891 census was recorded the couple were living at the Pad Inn in
Lancing, Sussex. Albert was a 37 year old publican and Lydia was a 29
year old landlady. He then gave his place of birth as Warminghurst. With them on census was their 13 year old niece,
Mary Cooper, who was a general servant and had been born in
Ashington and 69 year old widower and shepherd, John Parker.
In 1901, Albert was a 48 year old widower and living at Woodshill Cottages
in West Chiltington, Sussex, along with his 2 children. He was then a
general farm labourer.
Albert Cooper and Lydia Standing had the following children:
-
Alice Lydia Cooper
was born on 8 July 1891 and baptised on 6 September 1891 in Lancing,
Sussex. She married
Charles Bourner
in 1913. (They have their own page.)
-
Albert J. Cooper was born about 1894 in
Lancing. He was a 7 year old scholar when the 1901 census was
recorded.
COOPER STANDING
This page was updated on 9 March 2010
