Cooper, William (1813-1898)

Primitive Methodist Magazine 1861
Copy provided by Steven Carter

William was born on 20 January 1813 at Thornsett, nr New Mills, Derbyshire to parents John and Mary. He was baptised on 19 March 1813 at New Mills Wesleyan Chapel.

Ministry

Petty relates how William, when stationed at Maidstone, made progress in opening up Gravesend. Initially the 32 mile round trip from Maidstone was met with congregations of four or five people. They persevered and within a year had 65 members and 100 Sunday School scholars.

Family

William married Mary Clarkson (b1821) of Bishop Wilton on 18 September 1840. Census returns identify seven children.

  • Mary Ann (1843-1918) – married John West (d1878) and then Dan Snook, a builder
  • John (1845-1910) – a printer compositor
  • Elizabeth (1848-1931) – a draper and dressmaker
  • Arthur William (b1850)
  • Clowes (1852-1864)
  • Charles Clarkson (b1857) – a draper
  • Laurina (1859-1861)

William died on 21 July 1898 at Glastonbury, Somerset.

Circuits

  • 1836 Blackburn
  • 1837 Driffield
  • 1839 Pocklington
  • 1840 Grimsby
  • 1842 Swinefleet
  • 1843 York
  • 1844 Brighton
  • 1845 Maidstone
  • 1848 Hammersmith
  • 1851 Bedford
  • 1854 Buckden
  • 1857 Deal & Dover
  • 1859 Brighton
  • 1862 Chatham
  • 1864 Maidstone
  • 1866 Bromyard
  • 1868 Glastonbury
  • 1872 S Molton
  • 1873 Hereford
  • 1874 Kingston
  • 1875 Glastonbury (Sup)

References

Primitive Methodist Magazine 1861; 1899/786; 1919/883

PM Minutes 1899/5

J Petty, The History of the Primitive Methodist Connexion, 1880,  p 460

W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990

Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers

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