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Alexander Cooper 1785–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1785

Birth Location: Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland

Father: James Cooper

Mother: Margaret Garrioch

Spouse(s): Barbara Davie

Children(s): Isabel Cooper, Margaret Cooper, David Cooper, Christian Cooper, Jeannett Cooper, Alexander Cooper, Robert Cooper, Barbara Cooper

The story of Alexander Cooper began in 1785 in Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland. In 1841, Alexander Cooper resided in Rousay and Egilsay, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland. Alexander Cooper married Barbara Davie, and had children including Alexander Cooper, Barbara Cooper, Christian Cooper, David Cooper, Isabel Cooper, Jeannett Cooper, Margaret Cooper, Robert Cooper. Alexander Cooper passed away in 1851 in Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Cooper began in 1785 in Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Alexander Cooper resided in Rousay and Egilsay, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland.
  • Alexander Cooper married Barbara Davie, and had children including Alexander Cooper, Barbara Cooper, Christian Cooper, David Cooper, Isabel Cooper, Jeannett Cooper, Margaret Cooper, Robert Cooper.
  • Alexander Cooper passed away in 1851 in Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Cooper's Ancestors

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Alexander Cooper
1785–1851
Birth Place: Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
James Cooper
1751–
Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
Margaret Garrioch
1766–1841
Holm and Paplay, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
William Garrioch
1741–
Holm and Paplay, Orkney, Scotland
Marjory Laughtan
1738–1811
Holm and Paplay, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Cooper's Descendants

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Alexander Cooper (20 Feb 1785–1851) m. Barbara Davie (1788–30 Jan 1864)
  1. 1. Isabel Cooper 1817–1817
  2. 2. Margaret Cooper 1822–1885
  3. 3. David Cooper 1827–1889
  4. 4. Christian Cooper 1831–
  5. 5. Jeannett Cooper 1829–1881 m. William Marwick 1827–1889
    1. 1. Barbara (Cooper) Marwick 1868–1954 m. Henry Buckle 1865–1938
      1. 1. Pearl Buckle 1894–
      2. 2. Barbara (Adeline) Buckle 1890–1926
      3. 3. David (Henry) Buckle 1900–1923
      4. 4. Jessie (Mary Margaret) Buckle 1888–1973
      5. 5. John ("Jack") Buckle 1916–1998
      6. 6. Glaydys (Lillian Burk) Buckle 1895–1962
    2. 2. Jessie Marwick 1866–
    3. 3. David Marwick 1861–1939
    4. 4. Margaret Marwick 1860–1860
    5. 5. Alexander Marwick 1858–1860
    6. 6. Peterina Marwick 1871–
    7. 7. Margaret (Marwick) Graswick 1863–1892 m. John Buckle 1854–1895
      1. 1. George (Alfred) Buckle 1887–1964 m. Gertrude (Fanny) Barnes 1895–1981
        1. 1. Elsie (Delores) Buckle 1918–1918
        2. 2. Mary (Eileen) Buckle 1923–1996 m. Norman Wilkinson 1912–1983
        3. 3. Thelma (Fern) Buckle 1928–2010 m. Lorne Lloyd 1918–2000
        4. 4. Margaret Buckle 1914–2006 m. Lawernce Lloyd 1914–1995
        5. 5. Dorothy Buckle 1925–2003 m. George Davidson 1917–1976
        6. 6. Gertrude (Amella) Buckle 1916–1999 m. Gabriel (Stephen) Kerpan 1912–1993
        7. 7. Clayton ("Buster") Buckle 1921–2006 m. Evelyn Minard –1990
        8. 8. Emma (Audrey) Buckle 1919–2005 m. Johnny Basaraba 1919–1982
      2. 2. Gertrude (Amelia) Buckle 1885–1961 m. Floyd McConnell 1885–1949
        1. 1. Darwin (Floyd) McConnell 1915–1996
        2. 2. Harold (E) Mcconnell 1913–
        3. 3. Vincent (D) Mcconnell 1920–
        4. 4. Coral (Jean Mc) Connell 1926–
      3. 3. Baby (Boy) Buckle 1888–1889
      4. 4. William (John Clayton) Buckle 1889–1978 m. Thea (Elisa (Eliza)) Thompson 1895–1965
        1. 1. Coral (Jean) Buckle 1929–2016 m. Lowell (Ernest) Laufenberg 1927–2022
        2. 2. LaVerne (Almine) Buckle 1926–
        3. 3. Elvira (Wiinnefred) Buckle 1918–1997 m. Leonard (August) Krier 1913–2007 m. Chester (Magnus) Moe 1897–1962
        4. 4. Marvel (Edvine) Buckle 1922–1998 m. Julian (Jerome) Landsem 1915–2001
        5. 5. Mabel (Adelina) Buckle 1916–1995 m. Matthew ("Matt") Sigurdson 1900– m. Clifford (Lawrence) Glawe 1921–1998
        6. 6. Kearney (Gerald) Buckle 1920–1977 m. Delores (Muriel) Underdahl 1928–2013
  6. 6. Alexander Cooper 1819–1894
  7. 7. Robert Cooper 1824–1862
  8. 8. Barbara Cooper 1820–1900

Alexander Cooper's Timeline

4 Records

1785
20 Feb 1785
Birth of Alexander Cooper in Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland
Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland
1785
27 Feb 1785
Alexander Cooper was baptized in Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland
Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 56
Alexander Cooper resided here in Rousay and Egilsay, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
Rousay and Egilsay, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 66
Death of Alexander Cooper in Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland
Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1785
    Event Place: Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1785
    Event Place: Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Rousay and Egilsay, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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