Samuel James COOPER (1856 – 1921)

Name

Samuel James Cooper

Known as

James

Gender

Male

Birthdate

1856

Birthplace

Yorkshire, England

Marriage(s)

1875
Dunedin

Date of death

23 December 1921

Place of death

Gisborne

Parents

  • John Cooper
  • Harriet Cooper

Partner(s)

Children

  • James Cooper (1875-1959)
  • Mary Harriet Wells (1876-17/10/1909)
  • John William Cooper (1878-1908)
  • Olive Harriet Maud Baty (1881-8/12/1968)
  • Lenora Cooper (1886-1911)
  • Thomas Johnston Cooper (1888-26/7/1955)
  • Lewis Frederick Cooper (1890-1958)
  • Charlie Huia Cooper (1891-3/4/1978)
  • Herbert Cooper (1894-18/11/1956)
  • Edith Florence Baty (1895-3/8/1913)
  • Harry Cooper (1896-6/3/1983)
  • Robert Ralph Cooper (1897-10/2/1945)

Primary education

Wellington

Biography

Also known as James Samuel or James Saul Cooper
Arrived in New Zealand with his parents on the “Derwentwater”, 1860
Went to Gisborne, 1877
Proprietor of hotel at Waerenga-a-hika from 1879
Proprietor of Lake House Hotel, Tiniroto, destroyed by fire 1899
Chairman of school committee, starter of Wairoa Racing Club

Accession number

592487

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