| Name | Martha Ann/Caroline COOPER  [608], [617], [560], F |
| Birth | 17 May 1830, Limehouse, London, ENG, UK [608], [617], [597], [611], [622] |
| Birth Memo | On James William's birth cert listed as 30, on marriage cert listed as 20, on death cert listed as 50 |
| Baptism | 1 Aug 1830, St Anne's, Limehouse, London, Middlesex County, UK [622] Age: <1 |
| Death | 24 Jan 1881, Bay St, Sandridge (Port Melbourne), VIC, AUS [617] Age: 50 |
| Death Memo | Informant M.T. Durance (husband); Chronic Bronchitis and abscesses in the lungs for 3 years; 25 yrs in London, 1 yr NSW, 24 yrs VIC |
| Burial | 26 Jan 1881, Melbourne General Cemetery, VIC, AUS [617], [561] |
| Burial Memo | Church of England, Compt H, Grave 790 |
| Immigration | 22 Sep 1854, Sydney, NSW, AUS [613], [614], [615], [616] Age: 24 |
| Immigration Memo | Martha A., Matthew T., and Thomas Edwin arrived on board the ship "Hanover". (Reel F839) |
| Occupation | Dressmaker [611] |
| Religion | Church of England [561] |
| Father | John COOPER, M (ca1792-<1871) |
| Mother | Lois ALDRID (ALDRED), F (1801-1885) |
Resided at Arbour Place, Stepney, at time of Thomas Edwin's birth (1850). [621]
Resided at 21 Jamaica St (parish of St Thomas), Stepney, Tower Hamlets, at time of 1851 census. [611]
Arrived in Australia 1854, NSW/ship Hanover.
Martha left a will - executors C.M. Johnson (son-in-law) and T.J. Cooper (brother?)
1851 census for London lists:
Matthew T. Durance, Head of Household, aged 23, cork cutter (Jonsney (I guess)), born Middlesex - St George in the East.
Martha Durance, Wife, aged20, dress maker, born Middlesex - Limehouse
Thomas Durance, son, aged 11 months, born Middlesex - Stepney
Elizabeth Flanders, servant, aged 12, gents servant (I think), born Middlesex - Limehouse
1871 Sands and McDougall Directory - List Mrs Durance, Dressmaker in Bay Street, Port Melbourne, between Spring Street and Crockford Street. [419]
| 1 | Matthew Thomas DURANCE [608], [609], [560], M |
| Birth | ca Oct 1827, St. George in the East, London, ENG, UK [608], [609], [610], [597], [611], [612] |
| Birth Memo | Born in county (1841 census); On James William's birth cert listed as 33, on marriage cert listed as 22, on death cert listed as 62 |
| Immigration | 22 Sep 1854, Sydney, NSW, AUS [613], [614], [615], [616] Age: 26 |
| Immigration Memo | Martha A., Matthew T., and Thomas Edwin arrived on board the ship "Hanover". (Reel F839) |
| Death | 1 Aug 1890, 10 Durham St, Sth Melbourne, VIC, AUS [610] Age: 62 |
| Death Memo | Mitral regurgitation for 2 months; 38 years in VIC |
| Burial | 3 Aug 1890, St Kilda Cemetery, VIC, AUS [610], [561], [419] |
| Burial Memo | Wesleyan - Monumental grave, Compt B, Grave 401; Susan Cavill indicates that Matthew was buried 2 August 1890 |
| Occupation | Cork-cutter, cooper, draper, House & Land Estate Agent, gentleman [608], [609], [617], [618], [597], [560], [619], [620], [621] |
| Religion | Methodist [561] |
| Father | Benjamin DURANCE, M (1792-) |
| Mother | Elizabeth/Charlotte (?) REID, F (ca1800-) |
Resided at Arbour Place, Stepney, at time of Thomas Edwin's birth (1850). [621]
Resided at 21 Jamaica St (parish of St Thomas), Stepney, Tower Hamlets, at time of 1851 census. [611]
Arrived in Australia 1854, NSW/ship Hanover.
1851 census for London lists:
Matthew T. Durance, Head of Household, aged 23, cork cutter (Jonsney (I guess)), born Middlesex - St George in the East.
Martha Durance, Wife, aged 20, dress maker, born Middlesex - Limehouse
Thomas Durance, son, aged 11 months, born Middlesex - Stepney
Elizabeth Flanders, servant, aged 12, gents servant (I think), born Middlesex - Limehouse
| Marriage | 14 Oct 1849, St Judes Ch, Whitechapel Parish, Middlesex Cty, ENG, UK [608] |
| Marriage Memo | Married by banns; Matthew a bachelor, Martha a spinster; both residing at 17 Wentworth St, London at time of marriage; Witnesses were George Durance and Elizabeth Hallybon (St. Catherines index for Whitechapel v.II, page 601) Searched LDS film 578793 for St George in the East (marriage Banns in the Day Books 1823-1832, 1729-1754, 1843-1857)...marriage entry not there. |
| Children | Thomas Edwin, M (1850-1915) |
| Lois Jane, F (>1857-1885) | |
| James William, M (1861-1911) | |
| Alice Flood, F (>1863-1886) | |
| William John/James, M (>1865-1894) | |
| Minnie Clara (Died as Child), F (>1872-1889) |