Couper, James^[1]

Abt 1797 - 1855  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Couper, James
  Born	Abt 1797	Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Roadside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [5]
  Age: 44y
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841  [1, 5]
  shoemaker
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Upper Mavesy, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland   [3]
  Age: 53y
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851  [3]
  shoemaker
  Occupation	12 Mar 1855  [4]
  shoemaker
  Died	12 Mar 1855	Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [4]
  Buried	the Churchyard of Latheron, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [4]
  Person ID	I238	Shelley's Tree | Descendants of James Henry French (1849-1915)
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Couper, William,   d. Bef 1855
  Mother	Forbes, Janet,   d. Bef 1855
  Married	12 Dec 1788	Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sutherland, Barbara,   b. Between 1795 and 1799,   d. 26 Apr 1860, Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	Y  [4]
  	Although the Latheron parish church kept records at this time, no marriage registration has been found for James and Barbara. No baptisms have been found for any of their children, either. Further investigation of other sources for the area during this time period is needed.
  Children	1. Couper, James,   b. Cal 1818, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. Bef 12 Mar 1855  (Age ~ 37 years) + 2. Couper, William,   b. Cal 1822, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 5 Oct 1869, Cromarty, Scotland  (Age ~ 47 years) + 3. Couper, Robert,   b. 10 Nov 1825, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 10 Jul 1898, 178 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age 72 years)   4. Couper, John,   b. Cal 1828   5. Couper, Joseph,   b. Cal 1834, Dunbeath, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 24 Jan 1855, Achavar, Clyth, Caithness, Scotland  (Age ~ 21 years)   6. Couper, Janet,   b. Cal 1835, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1797 - Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Census - Age: 44y - 6 Jun 1841 - Roadside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Census - Age: 53y - 30 Mar 1851 - Upper Mavesy, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland  Died - 12 Mar 1855 - Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Buried - - the Churchyard of Latheron, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] Death certificate: William Couper, 1869, (William Couper, 5 OCT 1869). [S536] Census 1841 Roadside, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland RG038/00 018/00 001 (James Couper household). While the 1841 census usually rounds down ages to the the next five years, James age was not rounded. [S1182] Census 1851 Upper Mavesy, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland HO107 (James Cowper household), (HO107). [S387] Death certificate: James Couper, 1855, (Latheron, Caithness, Scotland: James Couper, 12 MAR 1855). [S536] Census 1841 Roadside, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland RG038/00 018/00 001 (James Couper household).