Rose Lavinia (Curnick) Cooper (1879 - 1975)

Born 16 Jan 1879 in Lee, Kent, England

Ancestors

Died 10 Jun 1975 at age 96 in Lee, London, England

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Biography

Genealogically Defined

Rose (Curnick) Cooper was born in England.

Rose was born 16th January 1879^[1][2] in Lee, Kent, England^[3]. She is the daughter of William Curnick and Emma Morgan.

Rose Lavinia married Sydney Marshall COOPER in 1914 in London, England^[4].

Rose's husband died 26th May 1915 in Simonstown, Capetown, South Africa.^[5]

Rose was resident at 3 Waite Davis Road, Lewisham, London in 1939, living with her adopted brother William S. BUNTING, brother Albert J. CURNICK & sister-in-law Sarah J. CURNICK^[1]

Rose Lavinia COOPER, aged 96 years, a widow of 3 Waite Davis Road, Lee, London, England died 19th June 1975 and was cremated at Hither Green Cemetery & Crematorium and ashes were scattered 18th June 1975 in section H3L. The Cremation was applied for by her nephew James Alexander PATERSON {husband of niece Rose Florence LAVELL} of 92 The Woodlands, Hither Green, Lewisham, London, England.^[6]

Census

3rd April 1881: Rose Lavania {sic} CURNICK resident at 38 Summerfield Street, Lee, Kent, England. Aged 2 years {b. 1879}. Living with parents William & Emma CURNICK & siblings: William Thomas (14), Emma Grace (12). Alice Annie (8), Charles Henry (6), Albert James (4), Arthur Sydney (3 months) & brother Charles Gilbert (21). Place of birth recorded as Lee, Kent, England.^[3]

5th April 1891: Rose CURNICK resident at 3 Butterfield Street, Lee, Kent, England. Aged 12 years {b. 1879}. Living with parents William & Emma CURNICK & siblings: Emma (22), Alice (18), Charles (16), Albert (14), Arthur (10), Phoebe (8), Francis (5) and foster child William BUNTING (5). Place of birth recorded as Lee, London, England. ^[7]

1921 Census of England & Wales: 19th June 1921
Resident at 18 Butterfield Street, Lee, London, England

Research Notes

Lee was part of the County of Kent until 1889, when it became part of London ^[9]. However many residents continued to consider and record Lee as being in Kent long after the change in 1889.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "1939 England & Wales Register" Ref: RG101/0377G/023/34 Letter Code: AOAG. Image available at FindMyPast Accessed 8th Oct 2017
2. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Rose Lavinia CURNICK" 1879 March quarter, Lewsiham Registration District Volume 1d Page 1055 Mother’s Maiden Name: MORGAN GRO Online Birth Indexes
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "1881 England and Wales Census" Class: RG11; Piece: 732; Folio: 98; Page: 69 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
4. ↑ "General Register Office Marriage Index of Sydney M. MARSHALL & Rose L. CURNICK" 1914 September quarter, Lewisham Registration District Volume 1d Page 2378
5. ↑ "UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960" The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War.; Class: ADM 242; Piece: Piece 007; Piece Description: Piece 007 (1914 - 1919) Image available at Ancestry.co.uk Accessed 8th Oct 2017
6. ↑ "Hither Green Cemetery & Crematorium Register" 1975 Entry No. 24813 Image available at Deceased Online Accessed 8th Oct 2017
7. ↑ "1891 England and Wales Census" Class: RG12; Piece: 519; Folio: 147; Page: 7 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
8. ↑ "1921 England and Wales Census" Lee, London, England; Class: RG 15 Piece: 02845 Schedule No. 282 District ref: RD 29 RS 2 ED 3 Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 4th June 2023
9. ↑ UKBMD