Couper, William

Cal 1822 - 1869  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Couper, William  [1]
  Born	Cal 1822	Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1841  [4]
  cooper
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Roadside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [4]
  Age: 20y
  in the household of his father, James Couper
  Residence	14 May 1852	Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	7 Nov 1855  [3]
  fish curer
  Age: 33y
  Occupation	13 Mar 1857  [6]
  fish curer
  Occupation	9 Jan 1858  [7]
  Fish Manager
  Occupation	1861  [8]
  cooper
  Census	7 Apr 1861	High Street, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   [8]
  Age: 39y
  As head of household. The census form noted that two rooms of the house had one or more windows.
  Occupation	7 Oct 1861  [9]
  fish curer
  Residence	7 Oct 1861	Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   [9]
  Occupation	4 Mar 1863  [10]
  fish curer
  Occupation	29 Sep 1864  [11]
  fish curer
  Occupation	18 Jan 1866  [12]
  fish curer
  Occupation	4 Jul 1867  [13]
  fish curer
  Occupation	27 Apr 1868  [14]
  fish curer
  Occupation	7 Aug 1869  [15]
  fish curer
  Died	5 Oct 1869	Cromarty, Scotland   [2]
  	Time: 8pm
  Notes	Cooper A craftsman who makes and repairs wooden vessels formed of staves and hoops, as casks, buckets, tubs. [16]
  Person ID	I1310	Shelley's Tree
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Couper, James,   b. Abt 1797, Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 12 Mar 1855, Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Sutherland, Barbara,   b. Between 1795 and 1799,   d. 26 Apr 1860, Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	McKenzie, Anne,   b. Cal 1828, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 25 Jun 1860, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  (Age ~ 32 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1851	Tarbut, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
  Children	1. Couper, Robert,   b. 5 May 1852, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   2. Couper, James,   b. Abt 1855,   d. 13 Mar 1857, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  (Age ~ 2 years)   3. Couper, Joseph MacKenzie,   b. 7 Nov 1855, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 27 Aug 1911, 28 James Street, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  (Age 55 years)   4. Couper, Margaret Anne,   b. 9 Jan 1858, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 28 Nov 1888, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2011
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	McKenzie, Ann,   b. Cal 1838  [9]
  Married	7 Oct 1861	Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   [9, 10]
  	after banns [9]
  Children	1. Couper, Isabella Barbara,   b. 28 Feb 1863, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   2. Couper, William,   b. 21 Sep 1864, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   3. Couper, James Mathuen,   b. 18 Jan 1866, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   4. Couper, Ann,   b. 4 Jul 1867, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 17 Apr 1868, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  (Age 0 years)   5. Couper, George McKenzie,   b. 7 Aug 1869, Cromarty, Scotland
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Cal 1822 - Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Census - Age: 20y - 6 Jun 1841 - Roadside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Married - 10 Jan 1851 - Tarbut, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  Residence - 14 May 1852 - Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  Census - Age: 39y - 7 Apr 1861 - High Street, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  Residence - 7 Oct 1861 - Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  Married - 7 Oct 1861 - Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  Died - 5 Oct 1869 - Cromarty, Scotland   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S381] Death certificate: Margaret Ann COUPER, (Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia: Margaret Ann Couper, 28 NOV 1888). [S384] Death certificate: William Couper, 1869, (William Couper, 5 OCT 1869). [S1187] Birth certificate: Joseph Couper, 1855. [S536] Census 1841 Roadside, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland RG038/00 018/00 001 (James Couper household). [S1184] Baptism register for William Cowper, 1852, (O.P.R. Births 083/00 0020 0042 TARBAT (ROSS AND CROMARTY))). [S385] Death certificate: James Couper, 1857, (Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland: James Couper, 13 MAR 1857). [S382] Birth certificate: Margaret Anne Couper 1858, (Tarbut, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland: Margaret Anne Couper, 9 JAN 1858). [S497] Census 1861 Scotland William Couper household, (Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland: William Couper household, 1861). [S1183] Marriage certificate: William Couper and Ann McKenzie, Scotland, 1861. [S1185] Birth certificate: Isabella Barbara Couper, 1863. [S1186] Birth certificate: William Couper, 1864. [S1188] Birth certificate: James Mathuen Couper, 1866. [S1189] Birth certificate: Ann Couper, 1867. [S1197] Death certificate: Ann Couper, 1868. [S1190] Birth certificate: George McKenzie Couper, 1869. [S1846] OED Online, "cooper, n.1". http://www.oed.com.rp.nla.gov.au/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/41028 (accessed May 24, 2012).