Born about in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Ancestors 
and Sister of
Charles Dinnis Brodie Cooper [half], John Sinclair Davidson [half], Agnes Manson (Davidson) Henderson [half] and James Fairbairn Davidson [half]
Wife of
Axel Theodore Svenson
— married
8 Aug 1900 in Warragul, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles Svenson, Mary Agnes (Svenson) Fowles, Ellen Frances (Svenson) Jefferis, Hannah Louise (Svenson) Anderson, Martha Josephine Svenson, Gustav Svenson, Emma Charlotte (Svenson) Whillans and Martha Josephine Svenson
Died
at about age 90
in Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Mar 2016
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Contents |
Biography
Mary Ellen was born in 1879 to Hannah (O'Sullivan) Cooper (abt.1850-1891).
Died 24 Aug 1969 Korumburra, Victoria, Australia[1]
- NB year on headstone is incorrect
Family
- Husband: Axel Theodore Svenson
- Wife: Mary Ellen Cooper
Married 8 Aug 1900 St Joseph's, Warragul, Victoria, Australia
- cert. shows Axel Theodor as 39 farmer bachelor resid. Ferndale b. Gothenberg, Sweden to Guistav SVENSTON labourer and Louisa NELSON (Anna Lovisa Svensdotter & an unknown father); Mary as 21 housekeeper resid. Sea View b. New Zealand to Charles & Hannah COOPER. Both signed. Wit.: William & Julia McCully [2]
Children:
- [[Svenson-268|Charles Svenson (1901-1901)
- Mary Agnes (Svenson) Fowles (1902-1928)
- Ellen Frances (Svenson) Jefferis (1904-1990)
- Hannah Louise (Svenson) Anderson (abt.1907-1967)
- Martha Josephine Svenson (1909-1918)
- Gustav Svenson (1912-1986)
- [[Svenson-257|Emma Charlotte (Svenson) Whillans (1914-1988)
- [[Svenson-254|Martha Josephine (Svenson) Hannon (1918-2012)
Research notes
Mary Ellen's father
- DNA, and the research resulting from the unexpected DNA matches, shows that Mary Ellen's father is Adam Davidson, not Charles Cooper.
Sources
- ↑ Probate 6 Nov 1969 Mary Ellen SVENSON, widow, d. 25 Aug 1969 Korumburra, from Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009 (Ancestry index)
- ↑ 1900 Marriage: BDM: Victoria, Australia, Record Type: Certificate, Marr. 8 Aug 1900 Axel Theodor SVENSON & Mary COOPER, Warragul, Victoria, copy d/loaded Feb 2022
- Death, Digger Victorian death index cd rom (parents not known); Reg. 20077
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between Frank Whillans and Lorna Henderson, his half 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestor is Adam Davidson, the great grandfather of both Frank Whillans and Lorna Henderson. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: 2nd Cousin - 4th Cousin, based on sharing 120 cM across 4 segments. Additional matches from both sides of these families also "meet" at Adam's parents John Davidson and Agnes Fairbairn,.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~25.00%
50.00%
Frank Whillans 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member whillans
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KB8582218 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Lorna Henderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LornaHenNZ
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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~3.12%
Anonymous Davidson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T203183 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kathleen McLeod :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A974498 [compare], Ancestry member joykathleen6108
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~0.78%
A Broomfield :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T231572 [compare]
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