NameJosiah Coop
Birth1822, Westhoughton
Death1897, Sheffield
Notes for Josiah Coop
Josiah Coop was born in 1821 or 1822 and christened in Westhoughton on 6th January 1822. He was the son of James Coop (1786) and Mary Hodkinson. He married Nancy Bromilow from Bolton in late 1843. In 1851 he was living at 16 Heatons Court in Salford and working as a tallow chandler. By 1861 he had moved to Sheffield where he was living in Blast Lane and working as a crinoline steel roller. In 1871 he was living at 166 Saville Street East in the Brightside Bierlow area of Sheffield and working as a labourer. In 1881 he was still in Saville Street and working as a steel forge furnace man. By 1891 he had moved to 58 Jamaica Street in Brightside Bierlow and was living with his daughter Mary and her husband Job Keay. Josiah died in Sheffield in 1897.
Sources
• 1. International Genealogical Index. Josiah Coop. Christened 6th January 1822, Westhoughton. Father: James. Mother: Mary. • 2. Marriage Registers. Coop, Josiah & Bromilow, Nancy. Dec. 1843. 21. 102. Bolton. • 3. 1871 Census. 166 Saville St East, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield. Josiah Coop. Head. Age 49. Labourer. Born Westerton [sic, i.e. Westhoughton]. • 4. 1881 Census. 166 Saville Street E, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield. Josiah Coop. Head. Age 59. Steel Forge Furnaceman. Born Westhoughton. • 5. 1891 Census. 58 Jamacia [sic] St, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield. Josiah Coop. Father-in-law. Age 69. Born Westhoughton. • 6. 1861 Census. Blast Lane, Sheffield. Josiah Coop. Head. Age 39. Crinoline Steel Roller. Born Lancaster [sic]. • 7. 1851 Census. 16 Heatons Court, Salford. Josiah Coop. Head. Age 29. Tallow Chandler. Born West Houghton. • 8. Death Registers. Coop, Josiah. Sep. 1897. 9c. 414. Sheffield. Age 75.