Betsy COOPER

Person Sheet


Name Betsy COOPER, F
Birth 16 Sep 1838, Catherine Street, Limehouse, London, Middlesex County, UK [612], [622], [631]
Birth Memo Born in county (1841 census): Father: John COOPER: Mother: Lois COOPER formerly ALDRED: Occupation of father: Butcher: Signature, description and residence of informant: Lois COOPER, Mother, 16 Catherine Street, Limehouse: When registered: September the thirtieth 1838
Baptism 10 Oct 1838, St Anne's, Limehouse, London, Middlesex County, UK [622] Age: <1
Death 11 Mar 1909, Albert Park, VIC, AUS [419] Age: 70
Death Memo Victorian Deaths Register 1909 #2549
Burial 12 Mar 1909, Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, VIC, AUS [419]
Burial Memo Index 355-L-625. Also buried in the same grave are her two daughters Emily and Grace
Immigration Aug 1857, Melbourne, VIC, AUS [419] Age: 18
Immigration Memo aboard the ship "Undaunted"
Occupation Draper In 1880's
Father John COOPER, M (ca1792-<1871)
Mother Lois ALDRID (ALDRED), F (1801-1885)
Misc. Notes
BETSY arrived in Melbourne as an assisted immigrant aboard the ship "Undaunted" in August 1857, sponsor Martha Ann Durance. [419]

There are various address for the family. The 1872 & 1873 Sands and McDougall Directories list WILLIAM DYSON of Bay Street, Sandridge. The 1884 Sands and McDougall lists Mrs BESSIE DYSON as a Draper of 145 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne. The 1889 Sands and McDougall lists Mrs BESSIE DYSON, 27 Mowbray Street, South Melbourne. In 1896 when BETSY wrote her will, she was living at 29 Greig Street, Albert Park. The 1901, 1904, & 1907 Sand and McDougall lists Mrs BESSIE DYSON 32 Grieg Street, South Melbourne. In 1909 when she died, BETSY was living at Albert Road, Albert Park. [419]

BETSY'S will was written on 5 October 1896. She was living at 29 Greig Street, Albert Park at that time. BETSY appointed her two eldest sons, ALFRED and WILLIAM as executors. She left her estate (valued at 750 pounds, 6 shillings, and 10 pence at Probate) to be divided equally between her five surviving children. Probate was granted on 13 May 1909 (PRO Reference 110/855). [419]
Spouses
1 William DYSON, M
Birth ca 1831, Derbyshire, ENG, UK
Death bef 1896 [419] Age: 65
Death Memo Possible Death - 1895 #6517, father James, Mother Mary Ann
Misc. Notes
There are various address for the family. The 1872 & 1873 Sands and McDougall Directories list WILLIAM DYSON of Bay Street, Sandridge. The 1884 Sands and McDougall lists Mrs BESSIE DYSON as a Draper of 145 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne. The 1889 Sands and McDougall lists Mrs BESSIE DYSON, 27 Mowbray Street, South Melbourne. In 1896 when BETSY wrote her will, she was living at 29 Greig Street, Albert Park. The 1901, 1904, & 1907 Sand and McDougall lists Mrs BESSIE DYSON 32 Grieg Street, South Melbourne. In 1909 when she died, BETSY was living at Albert Road, Albert Park. [419]
Marriage 1859, Melbourne, VIC, AUS [419]
Marriage Memo Victorian Marriages Register 1859 #2431
Children Emily Sarah, F (1861-1936)
Alfred James, M (1862-1930)
William Henry, M (1865-1934)
Blanche Maud, F (1866-)
Herbert George, M (1873-)
Grace Ellen (Died as Infant), F (1876-<1877)
Last Modified 30 Aug 2003 Created 19 Feb 2005 by Stephen & Karen Karner (Reunion 7.05 for Macs)

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