John Henry COOPER

1886 - 1936  (49 years)

• Name	John Henry COOPER
  Birth	25 Jul 1886	Glasgow, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Dunfermline, Scotland   [3]
  	Age: 25y
  	Address: Old Cattle Market
  	Married 3 years 1 child - still alive Travelling Showman Born: Lanark, Glasgow
  Obituary	Jul 1936  [4]
  	Funeral of John Henry Cooper The remains of JohnHenry Cooper, better known as Big Jack, were laid to rest in Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, on 8th July. The funeral was one of the largest that has left the district for many years. Travellers from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State paid their last tribute to one who was so well-known and respected. The following are the names of some of the mourners who attended:- William Cooper (Sunderland); Joseph and Sarah Cooper (Middlesborough); Jack and Tommy Cooper (sons); Agnes and Margaret (daughters); P. McIlduff and Sons; P McNulty; James Nixon, senr and junr; Henry Heaney; David Watson; Mr. and Mrs. H Copley; John Hughes; Sally Ryan (Dublin); Henry Myers (Glasgow); Thomas Geddis; William Moore; Rest of the article is missing
  Reference Number	BR 1829b
  Death	7 Jul 1936	Belfast, Northern Ireland   [1]
  	Age: 49y
  Burial	8 Jul 1936	Belfast, Northern Ireland   [1, 5]
  	Age: 49y
  	Address: Dundonald Cemetery
  Person ID	I2642	Simpson
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	John COOPER
  Mother	Jemima MCKENZIE
  Marriage	Between Jan 1884 and Mar 1884	Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England   [6]
  Family ID	F825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes MACKNEY,   b. 6 Mar 1883, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England d. 17 Nov 1966, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1907	Glasgow, Scotland   [1, 7]
  	Address: 35 Hutcheson Street
  	His Usual Address: Garrison Field, Sunderland Her Usual Address: None Both living at Show Ground, East Kilbride His Occupation: Showman Her Occupation: Milliner
  Children	1. Agnes COOPER   2. John (Jack) COOPER,   b. Between Apr 1909 and Jun 1909, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England d. 7 Dec 1986, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Age 77 years) + 3. Margaret COOPER,   b. 30 May 1913, Cowdenbeath, Scotland d. 2 Dec 1994, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Age 81 years)   4. Living
  Family ID	F824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Jul 1886 - Glasgow, Scotland Marriage - Address: 35 Hutcheson Street - 17 Jul 1907 - Glasgow, Scotland Census - Age: 25y,Address: Old Cattle Market - 2 Apr 1911 - Dunfermline, Scotland Death - Age: 49y - 7 Jul 1936 - Belfast, Northern Ireland Burial - Age: 49y,Address: Dundonald Cemetery - 8 Jul 1936 - Belfast, Northern Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  John Henry Cooper Photo from Robert Sinton

  
  

• Sources

  [S1316] Notes - Rob Sinton - Oct 2015, 1 Nov 2015. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 10 Mar 2020, 1886 644/2 1027 Camlachie - Scotland's People. [S1324] 1911 Census - RG 14/424/00 004/00 022 Scotland - Cooper, John Henry, 7 Nov 2015. [S1329] Obituary - Cooper, John Henry, 1 Jan 1980. [S1325] Burial Entry - Cooper, John Henry, 7 Nov 2015. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 26 Jun 2022, 1884 JFM Sunderland 109a 639. [S1322] Marriage Cert - Mackney, Agnes - Cooper, John H, 7 Nov 2015.