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Just noticed some info on Ancestry about a Barbara Cowper in Ontario 1881 Census, Marriage 1884 and death 1890 marriage to Henry Heyhoe
Could some one give me more detail on these and possibly when she went to Canada

Thank you Sylvia

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Name: Barbara Cooper
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1884
Marriage Place: Picton, Ontario, Canada
Spouse: Henry Hahoe


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Name: Barbara Cooper
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1858
Birth Place: Scotland
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1884
Marriage Place: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Father: Matthew Cooper
Mother: Barbara Cooper
Spouse: Henry Hayhoe

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Name: Barbara Hayhoe
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Birth Date: abt 1852
Birth Place: England
Death Date: 21 Nov 1890
Death Place: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

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Name: Barbara Cooper
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Birth Year: 1856
Birthplace: Scotland
Religion: Methodist Church of Canada
Nationality: Scotch (Scotish)
Occupation: Servant
Province: Ontario
District Number: 119
District: Prince Edward
Sub-District Number: G
Subdistrict: Maryborough North
Division: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Burley 50
Christiana Burley 47
Oscar Burley 19
Henry W Burley 13
Maggie T Burley 8
Barbara Cooper 25

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Name: B Cooper
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1857
Date of Arrival: 26 Jun 1871
Vessel: Prussian
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Port of Arrival: Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England; Londonderry, Ireland

There is no obvious birth in Scotland but, I guess that she is daughter of Matthew Couper and Barbara Spence

Matthew Cowper
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 May 1842
Marriage Place: South Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
Spouse: Barbara Spence
This couple had twin sons born in Leith, Midlothian in 1857

1861 in Leith and daughter Barbara is at least a year older than the twins.
Everyone born in Leith except mother Barbara Spence who was born in Stromness, Orkney

Mather Cowper 41
Barbara Cowper 41
Williamina Cowper 17
Robert Cowper 12
James Cowper 10
***Barbara Cowper 6
Richard Cowper 4
Matthew Cowper 4


At 1871 Mathew snr is living in lodgings in leith, which is a bit odd because his wife died in Leith in 1872 and Matthew died in 1881

If the 1871 emigration is for the correct girl, it means that Barbara jnr emigrated to Canada before both parents died
Subsequent marriages for other children appear fairly easy to locate

Henry's second marriage? He's a widower:

Henry Hayhoe

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Name: Henry Hayhoe
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birth Place: Norfolk Co England
Marriage Date: 1 Mar 1894
Marriage Place: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Father: Henry Hayhoe
Mother: Jane Hayhoe
Spouse: Ida Palmateer

Sorry for the delay Thank you for your help
So does that mean Barbara went alone to Canada seems young to travel on your own 14 ?

1871 Matthew lodging ?? yes I have that
1872 Barbara died ? Matthew died 1881??
I have that on their son James wedding certificate Matthew was dec Barbara still living

Have a look at the Couper family in Leith at 1851.

Either, Barbara junior is entered with an incorrect age at 1861 or her older sister of the same name died in infancy.
Either way there is no birth record of a Barbara Couper ( or variant) born in Leith between 1855 to 1859

I have searched the original index for the 1861 census and it definitely states Barbara age 6 ??

1851
Mathew Cooper 29
Barbara Cooper 28
Willhemenia Cooper 7
******Barbara Spence Cooper 2
John Cooper 8
Robert Cooper 3
Richard Cooper 2 Mo This child definitely died in infancy

Same reg No on both deaths

COOPER
BARBARA
50
1872
*******692/2 350
Leith South

SPENCE
BARBARA
50
1872
***692/2 350
Leith South

Thank you for that so Barbara Spence/Cooper died 1872 which was after their son was born . I didn't find one for Matthew the thing is the name seemed to change
Couper/ Cowper/Cooper and their is a Barbara who married a David Cooper think her name was Mills

Fairly sure that this will be the correct death:
Names and ages seem to fluctuate too

COOPER
MATTHEW
60
1881
692/2 570
Leith South

It could be but his son got married in 1872 might get the certificate when I'm a bit flushed

Thank you

Sylvia

Did his son have a child named Matthew born circa 1879.?

From Edinburgh Evening News dated 19 Mar 1892
A 13 yr old boy named Matthew Couper of 5 Johnston Street, Leith drowned at Leith Docks on 17 Mar 1892.

Yes he had one in 1881 census aged 1
I've come across that address not sure where

Got it when they were married 13 Johnston st was where they got married from

Is their any way you can get the article to me not very good with new things tried to get it up on ancestry but all I'm getting is 1869??