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James Charles COOPERAge: 64 years18441908

Name
James Charles COOPER
Given names
James Charles
Surname
COOPER
Birth between July 1844 and September 1844 40 19

Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Westminster RD, ref 1 405

Quality of data: primary evidence
MarriageCatharine (Kate) BROWNView this family
yes

Shared note: It is suspected, James Charles having previously married Kate's sister Hannah, that the rules of consanguinity prevented him from actually marrying Kate, despite the declaration in the 1901 Census Return that they were man and wife. This would also explain why no marriage can be found in the GRO Index.
Marriage of parentsJames LOVELOCKJane Elizabeth COOPERView this family
31 August 1846 (Age 2 years)
Citation details: Pancras RD, ref 1 371
Quality of data: primary evidence
Birth of a sisterAnna Louisa LOVELOCK
26 April 1847 (Age 2 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
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Christening of a sisterAnna Louisa LOVELOCK
31 May 1847 (Age 2 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
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Birth of a brotherRichard William LOVELOCK
20 June 1849 (Age 4 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
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Christening of a brotherRichard William LOVELOCK
1 December 1850 (Age 6 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
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Birth of a sisterEliza Rebecca LOVELOCK
between January 1851 and March 1851 (Age 6 years)
Text:

St Pancras RD, ref 1 272

Quality of data: primary evidence
Birth of a sisterJane Emma LOVELOCK
between April 1853 and June 1853 (Age 8 years)
Text:

7 Harris's Place, Pancras, Middx RG9 112 F78 P62 James Lovelock;Head;54;Auctioneers Porter;St Martin, Middx Jane Lovelock;Wife;35;Laundress;Marylebone, Middx Henry Lovelock;Son;20;Carter;St Ann, Middx Hannah Lovelock;Daur,14;;Pancras, Middx Richard Lov

Quality of data: primary evidence
Citation details: Pancras RD, ref 1b 19
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Christening of a sisterEliza Rebecca LOVELOCK
30 June 1854 (Age 9 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
Quality of data: primary evidence
Birth of a brotherJohn George LOVELOCK
between April 1855 and June 1855 (Age 10 years)
Text:

7 Harris's Place, Pancras, Middx RG9 112 F78 P62 James Lovelock;Head;54;Auctioneers Porter;St Martin, Middx Jane Lovelock;Wife;35;Laundress;Marylebone, Middx Henry Lovelock;Son;20;Carter;St Ann, Middx Hannah Lovelock;Daur,14;;Pancras, Middx Richard Lov

Quality of data: primary evidence
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 99

Birth of a brotherGeorge LOVELOCK
24 March 1859 (Age 14 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
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Christening of a brotherGeorge LOVELOCK
14 April 1859 (Age 14 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
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Birth of a sisterClara LOVELOCK
27 May 1861 (Age 16 years)

Citation details: Baptisms
Quality of data: primary evidence
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 81

Birth of a brotherAlfred LOVELOCK
27 June 1863 (Age 18 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
Quality of data: primary evidence
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 93 (registered in Jul-Sep quarter)

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Christening of a brotherAlfred LOVELOCK
20 July 1863 (Age 19 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
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Christening of a sisterClara LOVELOCK
19 October 1863 (Age 19 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
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Birth of a sisterMary Anne (Polly) LOVELOCK
12 October 1865 (Age 21 years)

Citation details: Baptisms
Quality of data: primary evidence
Christening of a sisterMary Anne (Polly) LOVELOCK
6 November 1865 (Age 21 years)
Citation details: Baptisms
Quality of data: primary evidence
MarriageHannah BROWNView this family
between July 1866 and September 1866 (Age 22 years)

Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

West London RD, ref 1c 72

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Birth of a sisterHarriett Martha LOVELOCK
between January 1868 and March 1868 (Age 23 years)
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 92

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Birth of a son
#1
George COOPER
between April 1868 and June 1868 (Age 23 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 29

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Death of a fatherJames LOVELOCK
between April 1868 and June 1868 (Age 23 years)
Citation details: Pancras RD, ref 1b 65
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Burial of a fatherJames LOVELOCK
7 June 1868 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William James COOPER
between January 1871 and March 1871 (Age 26 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 52

Quality of data: primary evidence
Census 1871 (Age 26 years)
Note: 12 Vittoria Pl (sic), St Pancras (No County identified - Ancestry indexes as St Pancras, London)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah Harriet COOPER
between October 1872 and December 1872 (Age 28 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 43

Quality of data: primary evidence
Birth of a daughter
#4
Elizabeth Charlotte COOPER
between January 1875 and March 1875 (Age 30 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RDref, 1b 151

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Death of a motherJane Elizabeth COOPER
between April 1876 and June 1876 (Age 31 years)
Citation details: St Pancras RD, ref 1b 72a
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Burial of a motherJane Elizabeth COOPER
30 June 1876 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
David COOPER
between October 1876 and December 1876 (Age 32 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 41

Quality of data: primary evidence
Birth of a daughter
#6
Rose Hannah COOPER
between July 1879 and September 1879 (Age 35 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 42

Quality of data: primary evidence
Census 1881 (Age 36 years)
Note: 12 Vittoria Pl, St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England
Birth of a daughter
#7
Ada COOPER
between January 1882 and March 1882 (Age 37 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b5 1

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Birth of a daughter
#8
Jessie COOPER
between July 1886 and September 1886 (Age 42 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Pancras RD, ref 1b 64

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Death of a wifeHannah BROWN
between July 1887 and September 1887 (Age 43 years)

Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Westminster RD, ref 1a 351  (age 38)

Quality of data: primary evidence
Birth of a son
#9
James Charles BROWN
between October 1889 and December 1889 (Age 45 years)

Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Westminster RD, ref 1a 499

Quality of data: primary evidence
Birth of a son
#10
John BROWN
18 November 1891 (Age 47 years)
Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Westminster RD, ref 1a 499

Quality of data: primary evidence
Census 1891 (Age 46 years)

Citation details: Provided by Graham Lovelock, email 23-Jan-08
Quality of data: primary evidence
Note: 1 Litchfield St, St Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England
Death of a half-sisterCharlotte LOVELOCK
between July 1893 and September 1893 (Age 49 years)

Text:

St George Hanover Square RD, ref 1a 313 (age 56)

Birth of a son
#11
Frank BROWN
between January 1895 and March 1895 (Age 50 years)

Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Westminster RD, ref 1a 524

Quality of data: primary evidence
Marriage of a childWilliam James COOPERAmelia JARMEYView this family
between July 1895 and September 1895 (Age 51 years)

Text:

St Giles RD, ref 1b 1145

Death of a half-brotherHenry LOVELOCK
between January 1898 and March 1898 (Age 53 years)
Citation details: Islington RD, ref 1b 154
Quality of data: primary evidence
Census 1901 (Age 56 years)
Note: 1 Litchfield St, St Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England
Death of a wifeCatharine (Kate) BROWN
between July 1903 and September 1903 (Age 59 years)

Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Westminster RD, ref 1a 285 (age 42)

Quality of data: primary evidence
Death of a sisterMary Anne (Polly) LOVELOCK
January 1907 (Age 62 years)

Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

West Ham RD, ref 4a 164 (age 42)

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Burial of a sisterMary Anne (Polly) LOVELOCK
31 January 1907 (Age 62 years)
Death between October 1908 and December 1908 (Age 64 years)

Source: GRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Strand RD, ref b1 334 (age 65)

Quality of data: primary evidence
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 31 August 1846St Pancras Old Church, St Pancras, London, England
-23 months
himself
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
21 months
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Elizabeth GILLIS - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: 19 October 1829St Marylebone, Middlesex, England
9 months
half-sister
half-sister
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
Henry LOVELOCK
Birth: 28 April 1840 36 32St Anne's, Soho, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Death: between January 1898 and March 1898Islington RD, Islington, Middlesex, England
3 years
half-sister
Family with Hannah BROWN - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: between July 1866 and September 1866
2 years
son
George COOPER
Birth: between April 1868 and June 1868 23 19St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Death:
3 years
son
2 years
daughter
Sarah Harriet COOPER
Birth: between October 1872 and December 1872 28 24St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Death:
3 years
daughter
2 years
son
David COOPER
Birth: between October 1876 and December 1876 32 28St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Death:
3 years
daughter
Rose Hannah COOPER
Birth: between July 1879 and September 1879 35 31St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Death:
3 years
daughter
Ada COOPER
Birth: between January 1882 and March 1882 37 33St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Death:
5 years
daughter
Jessie COOPER
Birth: between July 1886 and September 1886 42 38St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Death:
Family with Catharine (Kate) BROWN - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
son
2 years
son
John BROWN
Birth: 18 November 1891 47 331 Litchfield St, St Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England
Death:
3 years
son

BirthGRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Westminster RD, ref 1 405

Quality of data: primary evidence
MarriageGRO - FreeBMD
Text:

West London RD, ref 1c 72

Quality of data: primary evidence
Census1871 British Census
Census1881 British Census (Lovelock extracts on Lovelock Web site)
Census1891 British Census
Citation details: Provided by Graham Lovelock, email 23-Jan-08
Quality of data: primary evidence
Census1901 British Census (Lovelock extracts on Lovelock Web site)
DeathGRO - FreeBMD
Text:

Strand RD, ref b1 334 (age 65)

Quality of data: primary evidence
SourceGraham Lovelock - St Pancras fragment (First provided by Graham Lovelock 7-Sep-05)
Marriage

It is suspected, James Charles having previously married Kate's sister Hannah, that the rules of consanguinity prevented him from actually marrying Kate, despite the declaration in the 1901 Census Return that they were man and wife. This would also explain why no marriage can be found in the GRO Index.

Census

12 Vittoria Pl (sic), St Pancras (No County identified - Ancestry indexes as St Pancras, London) RG10 212 F46 P25

James C Lovelock;Head;25;Ostler;St Pancras Hannah Lovelock;Wife;23;Laundress;Camden Town George Lovelock;Son;2;;St Pancras James Lovelock;Son;6wks;;St Pancras Sarah Brown;Wife's sister;20;Ironer;Camden Town Charles E Brown;Wife's brother;14;Shop boy;Camden Town Kate Brown;Wife's sister;12;;Camden Town

Census

12 Vittoria Pl, St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England RG11 0189 F15 P24

Charles LOVELOCK;M;Head;34;Horse Auctioneers Runner;Pancras, Middlesex, England Hannah LOVELOCK;M;Wife;30;;Pancras, Middlesex, England George LOVELOCK;;Son;12;Scholar;Pancras, Middlesex, England William LOVELOCK;;Son;10;Scholar;Pancras, Middlesex, England Sarah LOVELOCK;;Dau;8;Scholar;Pancras, Middlesex, England Lizzie LOVELOCK;;Dau;6;Scholar;Pancras, Middlesex, England David LOVELOCK;;Son;4;Scholar; Pancras, Middlesex, England Rose LOVELOCK;;Dau;2;;Pancras, Middlesex, England Kate BROWN;Sister In Law;U;20;Nurse (Dom); Pancras, Middlesex, England

Census

1 Litchfield St, St Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England RG12 88 F200 P33

Charles Lovelock;Head;Widr;50;Horse Dealer's Foreman;Somers Town, London George Lovelock;Son;;23;Out of work;Somers Town, London William Lovelock;Son;;21;Groom;St Pancras, London Sarah Lovelock;Daur;;18;;St Pancras, London Elizabeth Lovelock;Daur;;16;;St Pancras, London David Lovelock;Son;;15;;St Pancras, London Rose Lovelock;Daur;;11;;St Pancras, London Ada Lovelock;Daur;;9;;St Pancras, London Jessie Lovelock;Daur;;4;;St Pancras, London Kate Brown;Sister in law;;28;Dressmaker;St Pancras, London

Census

1 Litchfield St, St Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England RG13 100 F73 P75

Charles Lovelock;Head;59;Groom Gentlemans;London St Pancras Kate Lovelock;Wife;42;;London St Pancras Elizabeth Jane Lovelock;Dau;25;;London St Pancras Ada Lovelock;Dau;20;;London St Pancras Jessie Lovelock;Dau;14;;London St Pancras James Lovelock;Son;12;;London St Giles John Lovelock;Son;9;;London St Giles Frank Lovelock;Son;6;;London St Giles William Reed;Boarder;20;Groom;Royston, Cambridgeshire Rose Reed;Boarder;22;;St Pancras, London

Shared note

Despite using the surname Lovelock for various Census Returns, for himself, wife and children,  James Charles seems to have married and died as James Charles Cooper, and registered his eight children by Hannah Brown in the name of Cooper. At least two of his daughters used the surname Cooper when they came to be married, showing that they knew what their surname was, regardless of what their father told the Census Enumerators.

Charles was recorded as James C in 1871, aged 25, and therefore born in 1845 or 1846. in 1881 he was 34, born in St Pancras. However, in 1891 he was said to be aged 50, born in Somers Town, which is in St Pancras, and in 1901 aged 59, born in St Pancras. Free BMD has no corresponding birth entry.