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James Ernest Cope 1881–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1881

Birth Location: Birmingham, England

Death Date: 1962

Death Location: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Cope

Mother: Emma Milton

Spouse(s): Eliza Joyner

Children(s): Alexander Cope, Ernest Cope, Leslie Cope, Dorris Cope, Edna Cope, Constance Cope

James Ernest Cope was born in 1881 in Birmingham, England, the child of James Edwin Cope And Emma Milton. In 1891, James Ernest Cope resided in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England. James Ernest Cope married Eliza Elizabeth Joyner, and had children including Alexander Herbert Cope, Constance W Cope, Dorris Mary Cope, Edna Maude Cope, Ernest Cope, Leslie James Cope. James Ernest Cope passed away in 1962 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Ernest Cope was born in 1881 in Birmingham, England, the child of James Edwin Cope And Emma Milton.
  • In 1891, James Ernest Cope resided in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England.
  • James Ernest Cope married Eliza Elizabeth Joyner, and had children including Alexander Herbert Cope, Constance W Cope, Dorris Mary Cope, Edna Maude Cope, Ernest Cope, Leslie James Cope.
  • James Ernest Cope passed away in 1962 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cope
1852–1933
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Emma Milton
1852–1928
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Joyner
1883–
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
EJ

Children(s)

Alexander Cope
1908–1967
Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Ernest Cope
1917–
Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Leslie Cope
1906–
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Dorris Cope
1905–
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
DC
Edna Cope
1913–
Birth Location: Quebec
EC
Constance Cope
1915–
Birth Location: Quebec
CC

James Cope's Ancestors

Self
James Cope
1881–1962
Birth Place: Birmingham, England
Parents
James Edwin Cope
1852–1933
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Emma Milton
1852–1928
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
William Cope
1821–1898
Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Sarah Cope
1816–
Birmm, Warwickshire, England
Edward (William) Milton
1817–1895
London, London, Middlesex, England
Mary Millward
1833–
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cope
1790–1850
Catherine Jackson
1792–
Sarah Newby
1788–1858
Edward Milton
1790–1880
Jemima Philpot
1792–1840
Robert Millward
1791–1851
Hannah Millward
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catherine Bonsor
1759–1834
Hannah Wright
1767–1857
Thomas Newby
1765–1790
Edward Philpot
1771–1845
Jemima Collins
1768–1825
John +
1767–1835
Hannah Gough
1769–

James Cope's Descendants

1.
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James (Ernest) Cope (1881–1962) m. Eliza (Elizabeth) Joyner (1883–)
  1. 1. Alexander (Herbert) Cope 1908–1967 m. Jane (Fanny Alice) Saker 1917–2009
    1. 1. Janet Cope 1938–1982 m. Jerome Rice 1935–2015
    2. 2. James (Alfred) Cope 1941–2007
    3. 3. John (Alexander) Cope 1946–1965
  2. 2. Ernest Cope 1917–
  3. 3. Leslie (James) Cope 1906–
  4. 4. Dorris (Mary) Cope 1905–
  5. 5. Edna (Maude) Cope 1913–
  6. 6. Constance (W) Cope 1915–

James Cope's Timeline

5 Records

1881
1881
Birth of James Ernest Cope in Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England
1891
1891
Age 10
James Ernest Cope resided here in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England
Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 40
James Ernest Cope resided here in Montreal, Montreal (St Lawrence-St George), Quebec, Canada
Montreal, Montreal (St Lawrence-St George), Quebec, Canada
1953
1953
Age 72
James Ernest Cope resided here in Essex, Ontario, Canada
Essex, Ontario, Canada
1962
1962
Age 81
Death of James Ernest Cope in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Birmingham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2354; Folio: 9; Page: 11
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 142; Census Place: St Georges Ward, Montreal (City), Montreal (St Lawrence-St George), Quebec; Page Number: 9
    [5] England, Select Marriages
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1962; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ,0.47360796,0.9701193,0.69370013&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2354; Folio: 9; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1906
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 142; Census Place: St Georges Ward, Montreal (City), Montreal (St Lawrence-St George), Quebec; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Montreal, Montreal (St Lawrence-St George), Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 142; Census Place: St Georges Ward, Montreal (City), Montreal (St Lawrence-St George), Quebec; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sparkbrook, Warwick, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Windsor
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1962; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ,0.47360796,0.9701193,0.69370013&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1962; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ,0.47360796,0.9701193,0.69370013&xid=2378
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