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Rita Eileen Cooper 1912–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1912

Birth Location: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 Dec 1963

Death Location: Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: George Cooper

Mother: Florence Rich

Spouse(s): Alan Lucas

Children(s): Barbara Lucas, Marguerite Lucas, Maurice Lucas, Suzanne Lucas

The story of Rita Eileen Cooper began in 1912 in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand. Rita Eileen Cooper married Alan Leo Lucas, and had children including Alison Mary Dolaghan, Barbara Jane Lucas, Christine Lucas, Janice Evelyn Lucas, Lesley Carol Lucas, Marguerite Florence Lucas, Maurice Ronald Cooper Lucas, Ngaire Rita Lucas, Robert Lucas, Suzanne Helen Lucas. Rita Eileen Cooper passed away in 1963 in Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Rita Eileen Cooper began in 1912 in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Rita Eileen Cooper married Alan Leo Lucas, and had children including Alison Mary Dolaghan, Barbara Jane Lucas, Christine Lucas, Janice Evelyn Lucas, Lesley Carol Lucas, Marguerite Florence Lucas, Maurice Ronald Cooper Lucas, Ngaire Rita Lucas, Robert Lucas, Suzanne Helen Lucas.
  • Rita Eileen Cooper passed away in 1963 in Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rita Cooper's Ancestors

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Rita Cooper
1912–1963
Birth Place: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
George Herbert Cooper
1883–1964
Waddington, Canterbury, New Zealand
Florence (Winifred) Rich
1887–1946
Kaiapoi New Zealand
Grandparents
Thomas Cooper
1857–1936
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Jane Hight
1864–1935
Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
James Rich
1842–1926
Devonshire
Mary (Jane) Clothier
1854–1931
New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
George Cooper
1814–1900
Mary Reeve
1819–1904
David Hight
1829–1874
Ann Smith
1826–1889
Samuel Clothier
1825–1889
Mary Wright
1824–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cooper
1781–1815
Sarah BUTLER
1794–1870
George Reeve
1773–1854
Mary King
1793–1845
Samuel Hight
1806–1881
Mary Ward
1802–1867
Edward Clothier
1799–1881
Jean Hooper
1801–1848

Rita Cooper's Descendants

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Rita (Eileen) Cooper (26 Nov 1912–3 Dec 1963) m. Alan (Leo) Lucas (7 Dec 1912–4 Nov 1964)
  1. 1. Barbara (Jane) Lucas 1937–1998 m. Morris (William) McIlraith 1936–2011
  2. 2. Marguerite (Florence) Lucas 1935–2015 m. Robert nixon –2021
  3. 3. Maurice (Ronald Cooper) Lucas 1943–1985
  4. 4. Suzanne (Helen) Lucas 1946–2020

Rita Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1912
26 Nov 1912
Birth of Rita Eileen Cooper in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
1963
3 Dec 1963
Age 51
Death of Rita Eileen Cooper in Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand Birth Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1963
    Event Place: Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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