Katherine (Chadwick) Cooper-Chadwick (abt. 1832 - 1855)

Born about 1832 in Ballinard, County Tipperary, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Austin Cooper-Chadwick — married 6 Feb 1855 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1855 at about age 23 in Balllinard House, Ballinard, County Tipperary, Ireland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Chadwick Name Study.

Katherine (Chadwick) Cooper-Chadwick was born in Ireland.

Katherine "Kate" Chadwick was born about 1832. She was the eldest daughter of William Chadwick and Wilhelmina Augusta Seymour.

Her mother Wilhelmina died on 11 December 1836.

Kate married Richard Austin Cooper-Chadwick on 6 February 1855^[1].

Marriage Notice

Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 13 February 1855, page 2:

On the 6th of February, in Shronehill Church, by the Rev. Joseph Armstrong, uncle to the bride, assisted by the Rev. W. Baker, Richard Cooper Chadwick, Esq., second son of Samuel Cooper, Esq., Killinure Castle, to Kate, eldest daughter of Wm. Chadwick, Esq., Ballinard, county Tipperary.^[2]

The following notice was printed on page 4 of the Cork Examiner dated 14 February 1855:

The Queen has been graciously pleased to grant Richard Cooper, of Killenure Cattle, county Tipperary, Esq., and Catherine Chadwick, eldest daughter and co-heiress of William Chadwick, of Ballinard, county Tipperary, her Royal Licence and Authority to take the additional name and arms of Chadwick.^[3]

They went on to have one son, born 14 November 1855.

Sadly she passed away on 12 December 1855, less than a month after the birth of her son.

Death Notice

Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 15 December 1855, page 3:

At Ballinard House, the seat of Wm. Chadwick, Esq., most sincerely and deservedly regretted, Kate, the beloved wife of Richard Cooper Chadwick, Esq. She has left a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. It may truly said of her "the righteous are taken away from evil to come."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVD-GHLW : 10 August 2022), Richard Cooper and Catherine Chadwick, Marriage 06 Feb 1855, Shronell, County Tipperary, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,371.
2. ↑ Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 13 February 1855, page 2 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000876%2f18550213%2f029&stringtohighlight=chadwick%20ballinard (requires subscription)
3. ↑ Cork Examiner 14 February 1855 page 4 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000425%2f18550214%2f050&stringtohighlight=chadwick%20ballinard (requires subscription)
4. ↑ Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 15 December 1855, page 3 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000876%2f18551215%2f082&stringtohighlight=chadwick%20ballinard (requires subscription)

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