Can anyone please help? I am trying to trace a Charles Cooper born Cheddar, Somerset, England. Last record I have is on 1871 England census in Cheddar. He emigrated to America and I have an old postcard he sent to my Grandmother in early 1900's from Magnolia?, Sioux Falls, USA.
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SiouxFalls is in South Dakota-- Minnehaha County. Try posting a query on that board.

Joan

here's your starting point ....

1871 England Census
Name: Charles Cooper
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William Cooper
Mother's Name: Jane Cooper
Gender: Male
Where born: Cheddar, Somerset, England
Town: Cheddar
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Household Members: Name Age
William Cooper 40
Jane Cooper 45
Thomas Cooper 18
Charles Cooper 14
Sarah Cooper 12
Tobe Cooper 8
Benjamin Cooper 3

** using the info from the 1871 census, I believe I found your Charles Cooper, but you'll need to review to see if it fits.
Looking at the info from subsequent census records, I think he may have married in England to a Sarah, and had 2 children before immigrating to the USA.

1880 United States Federal Census Record for Charles Cooper
New York > Onondaga > Marcellus > 184 > 16
Name: Charles Cooper
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: England
Home in 1880: Marcellus, Onondaga, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah Cooper
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Occupation: Laborer
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Cooper 24 (b. Eng)
Sarah Cooper 28 (b. Eng)
Fred Cooper 10 (b. Eng)
Benjamin W. Cooper 1 (b. Eng)

** with this info, they must have immigrated about 1879/80

1900 United States Federal Census Record for Charles Cooper
Illinois > Henry > Edford > District 14 > 12
Name: Charles Cooper
Age: 43
Birth Date: Mar 1857
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Edford, Henry, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1881
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah Cooper
Marriage Year: 1879
Years Married: 21
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Cooper 43 (b. Eng Mar 1857)
Sarah Cooper 45 (b. Eng Aug 1854)
John Cooper 17 (b. IL Jan 1883) (later census records show he's born in NY)
Charles R Cooper 12 (b. IL Feb 1888)
Kate Milton 21 (b. Eng Mar 1879) NIECE
Fred Milton 16 (b. Eng May 1884) NEPHEW

Minnesota, Territorial and State Census, 1849-1905
1905 > Rock > Vienna > 6
Name: Charles Cooper
Census Date: 2 Jun 1905
County: Rock
Locality: Vienna
Birth Location: England
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Race: White
Father's Birth Location: England
Mother's Birth Location: England
Roll: MNSC_152
Household:
Charles, 49 (b. Eng)
Sarah, 50 (b. Eng)
John, 21 (b. NY)
Raymond, 17 (b. IL)

1910 United States Federal Census Record for Charls Cooper
Minnesota > Rock > Vienna > District 0169 > 4
Name: Charls Cooper [Charles Cooper]
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: 1856
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Vienna, Rock, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1873
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married (32 years)
Spouse's Name: Sarah Cooper
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
*** Neighbors: View others on page
Ben Cooper (b. Eng, age 31, married 9 years); <----------this could be his son b. in Eng., who is obviously named after his brother from the 1871 England Census
Rosella Cooper (b. IL, age 30, mother of 2, 2 living);
Lucille Cooper (b. MN, age 1);
female Cooper (b. MN, age 1mo);
Raymond C. Cooper (b. IL, age 22) HIRED MAN (brother??)
Household Members: Name Age
Charls Cooper 54
Sarah Cooper 56 (mother of 7, 3 living)
John Cooper 27 (now b. NY 1883 - not IL)

*** cannot find Charles or Sarah living together in the 1920 Census, but did find a B W Cooper, which I think might be his son .....

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: B W Cooper
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: England
Home in 1920: Bemidji Ward 3, Beltrami, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1879
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rosella Cooper
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Home Owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
B W Cooper 42
Rosella Cooper 41
Lucille Cooper 11
Eleanor Cooper 9
Albert Cooper 4
Evelyn Cooper 2 [2 10/12]

You may want to check ships manifests, or trace relatives to see if you can pinpoint what happened to Charles & Sarah after 1910 Census. I didn't check, but if either Sarah or Charles were widowed, they may have been living with 1 of their children.

Good luck!

Don't know that these are yours for sure, but I found a Charles Cooper who died in 1913 in Beltrami Co., Minnesota and a Sarah Cooper who died in 1916 in Beltrami Co., Minnesota

http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm

Great catch, leslielacount! If it's the correct people (Ben W. Cooper, Charles' son) I also saw some of Ben's family on your MN link: himself, his wife Rosella and their daughter Lucile M. This is the town and county (Home in 1920: Bemidji Ward 3, Beltrami, Minnesota) where Ben & Rosella lived. I bet Charles and Sarah were near-by. So that's why Charles & Sarah didn't show up in 1920 Census.

Found their immigration! :-)

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=...

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Record for Chas Cooper
1880 > March > 31 > Scythia > image #5
Chas Cooper age 23 M Laborer England
Sarah Cooper age 24 F wife England
Fredk Cooper age 7 M child England
Benjn Cooper age 9/12 M infant England (9mos)

they arrived in America in the nick of time as they were counted in the 1880 Census!! yay! They must have stayed around NY for a couple years as son John Albert Cooper was born there 14 Jan 1882.

1880 Household Members: Name Age
Charles Cooper 24 b. abt 1856 in ENG / d. 7 Mar 1913 Beltrami, MN
Sarah Cooper 28 b. Eng Aug 1854 / d. 9 Jun 1916 Beltrami, MN / Maiden name: Nuttycombe
Fred Cooper 10 b. abt 1870 in ENG / DEATH UNKNOWN
Benjamin W. Cooper 1 b. 16 Jan 1879-80 in ENG / d. 29 Sep 1961 Beltrami, MN

1900 Household Members: Name Age
Charles Cooper 43 b. Eng Mar 1857
Sarah Cooper 45 b. Eng Aug 1854
John Albert Cooper 17 b. NY 14 Jan 1882 / d. 15 Aug 1912 MN
Charles R Cooper 12 b. IL Feb 1888 / 12 Oct 1943 Clearwater Co., MN

One thing I keep coming back to .... and I have a nagging doubt whether Fred is a natural-born child to them. On the ship manifest (Mar 1880) he's 7 and on the 1880 Census he's 10 years old -- only in the space of a couple months. But, even if he was 7, that would make Sarah about 17 when she gave birth, and Charles about 16. eeeks!

My suspicion is that Fred may be Charles' younger brother (possibly not showing yet in the 1871 England Census - Mom could be pregnant though) or a cousin -- and it's possible he was orphaned before they left for USA in 1880, and so Charles "adopted" him to raise him with Sarah. Charles' other siblings make have taken in the other younger siblings too. Just wild speculation at this point, but something like this wouldn't surprise me. Fred disappears after the 1880 New York Census, unless Fred is his middle name, of course.

I think Benjamin is their first-born child:
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Benjamin Cooper
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1879
Registration district: Axbridge
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume: 5c
Page: 582 (click to see others on page)
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=view&r=an&dbid=...

And if this is true, then they probably got married about 1877/78 and left for the US shortly after.

Also, I've tracked Charles, who is actually Raymond Charles Cooper, in the 1920 & 1930 Census. He was married to a "Nellie" and then widowed by 1930.

John Albert Cooper died 15 Aug 1912 in MN, never married.
Benjamin W. Cooper died 29 Sep 1961 in MN. He was married to Rosella Noe.

Good luck!

https://www.familysearch.org/

Pedigree Resource File
name: Benjamin W. Cooper
gender: Male
birth: 16 Jan 1879
Somersetshire, England
AFN: 5PNM-R59
Parents
father: Charles Cooper (AFN: 5PNM-S7V )
mother: Sarah Nuttycomb (AFN: 5PNM-TCV )
arriages (1)
spouse: Rosa A. Noe (AFN: 5PNM-VBT )
marriage: 8 Jan 1901
Henry, Illinois
Submission
submitter: bolvie1935112
submitter: bolive2768432
submission date: 09 Feb 2004
submission id: MM9R-WFY
person count: 6,884
Source Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org

Name: John Albert Cooper
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Magnolia, Minn
Death Date: 15 Aug 1912
Death Place: Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota
Age: 30
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1882
Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Charles Cooper
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Name: Sarah Nutycombe
Mother's Birthplace: England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02098-5
System Origin: Minnesota-EASy
Source Film Number: 2138520
Reference Number: 8415
Source Citation
"Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/

Name: Charles Cooper
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 17 Mar 1913
Death Place: Frohn, Beltrami, Minnesota
Age: 62
Birth Date: 1851
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Cooper
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02105-0
System Origin: Minnesota-EASy
Source Film Number: 2138528
Reference Number: 669
Source Citation
"Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Name: Sarah Cooper
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 09 Jun 1916
Death Place: Frohn, Beltrami, Minnesota
Age: 73
Birth Date: 1843
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Charles Kuttycombe (I believe her father was Fredrick)
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02109-8
System Origin: Minnesota-EASy
Source Film Number: 2137997
Reference Number: 723
Source Citation
"Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org


Name: Lucile M. Cooper
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 17 Apr 1921
Death Place: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota
Age: 12
Birth Date: 1909
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Ben Cooper
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Rodella A. Noe
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02131-1
System Origin: Minnesota-EASy
Source Film Number: 2218055
Reference Number: 701
Source Citation
"Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Name: Sarah Nuttycombe
Event: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Weare, Somerset
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Axbridge
Sub-district: 1 Wedmore
Ecclesiastical Parish: Blackford
Civil Parish: Wedmore
County: Somersetshire
Source Citation
"England and Wales Census, 1861," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Name: Fredrick Nuttycombe
Event: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Chapel Allerton, Somerset
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Axbridge
Sub-district: 1 Wedmore
Ecclesiastical Parish: Blackford
Civil Parish: Wedmore
County: Somersetshire

Name: Elizabeth Nuttycombe
Event: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Weare, Somerset
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Axbridge
Sub-district: 1 Wedmore
Ecclesiastical Parish: Blackford
Civil Parish: Wedmore
County: Somersetshire

Name: Ann Nuttycombe
Event: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Relationship to Head of Household: Servant
Birthplace: Weare, Somerset
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Axbridge
Sub-district: 1 Wedmore
Ecclesiastical Parish: Blackford
Civil Parish: Wedmore
County: Somersetshire

Name: William Nuttycombe
Event: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Weare, Somerset
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Axbridge
Sub-district: 1 Wedmore
Ecclesiastical Parish: Blackford
Civil Parish: Wedmore
County: Somersetshire

Name: Jane Nuttycombe
Event: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Female
Age: 5
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Weare, Somerset
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Axbridge
Sub-district: 1 Wedmore
Ecclesiastical Parish: Blackford
Civil Parish: Wedmore
County: Somersetshire

Name: Tom Nuttycombe
Event: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Wedmore, Somerset
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Axbridge
Sub-district: 1 Wedmore
Ecclesiastical Parish: Blackford
Civil Parish: Wedmore
County: Somersetshire

Groom's Name: Frank Henry Milton
Groom's Birth Date: 1846
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 28
Bride's Name: Anne Nutty Combe
Bride's Birth Date: 1846
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 28
Marriage Date: 06 Apr 1874
Marriage Place: Lympsham, Somerset, England
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02242-1
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1364058
Reference Number: p66
Source Citation
"England, Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Kate Milton 21 (b. Eng Mar 1879) NIECE
Fred Milton 16 (b. Eng May 1884) NEPHEW immigrated 1900

Name: Kate Milton
Arrival Date: 20 May 1900
Age: 21 Years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Waesland
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Last Residence: Lympsham
Microfilm Roll Number: T840_32

Name: Fred Milton
Arrival Date: 20 May 1900
Age: 16 Years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Waesland
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Last Residence: Lympsham
Microfilm Roll Number: T840_32
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1883-1945. Micropublication T840. RG085. Rolls # 1-181. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Going to Nebraska to uncle Tom Nuttycombe, in Bartley, Red Willow Co, Nebraska an aunt paid their passage.

Name: Kate Maria Milton
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 14 Apr 1879
Baptism/Christening Place: Lympsham, Somerset, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Frank Milton
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Anne
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02242-1
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1364058
Reference Number: p43
Source Citation
"England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Name: Frederick James Milton
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 01 Jun 1884
Baptism/Christening Place: Lympsham, Somerset, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Frank Milton
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Anne
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02242-1
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1364058
Reference Number: p51
Source Citation
"England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

1900 Bartley village, Red Willow, Nebraska
Thomas Nuttycombe born England June 1861 single arrived in 1882

Groom's Name: Thomas Nuttycomb
Groom's Birth Date: 1863
Groom's Birthplace: England
Groom's Age: 38
Bride's Name: Kate M. Milton
Bride's Birth Date: 1879
Bride's Birthplace: England
Bride's Age: 22
Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1901
Marriage Place: Bartley, Red Willow County, Nebraska
Groom's Father's Name: Frederick
Groom's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Dowlin
Bride's Father's Name: Franklin
Bride's Mother's Name: Ann
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00325-5
System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
Source Film Number: 1994204
Reference Number: Vol4,It4,pg53,cn694
Source Citation
"Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Name: Tom Nuttycombe
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 28 Dec 1860
Baptism/Christening Place: Blackford, Somerset, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Frederick Nuttycombe
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00248-8
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1526166
Reference Number: item 14 p 63
Source Citation
"England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Name: Thos Nuttycombe
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1862
Birthplace: Blackford, Somerset, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Visitor
Marital Condition: Single
Profession/Occupation: Farm Servt
Address: Lympsham Village
Census Place: Lympsham, Somersetshire, England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
Family History Library Film: 1341581
The National Archives Reference: RG11
Piece/Folio: 2418 / 73
Page Number: 7
Head Frank Milton M 35 birth Lympsham, Somerset, England
Wife Ann NUTTYCOMBE Milton F 36 birth Weare, Somerset, England
Son William Milton M 6 birth Lympsham, Somerset, England
Daughter Kate M Milton F 2 birth Lympsham, Somerset, England
Boarder Emily Hart F 11 birth Cheddar, Somerset, England
Visitor Thos Nuttycombe M 19 birth Blackford, Somerset, England
Boarder Ed Nuttycombe M 5 birth Axbridge, Somerset, England

1910; Census Place: Emmett, Norton, Kansas; Roll: T624_449; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0109; Image: 254; FHL microfilm: 1374462.
Thomas Nuttycomb 50 born England arrived 1882 married 10 yrs
Kate MILTON Nuttycomb 31 born England arrived 1900 4 children
Harold Nuttycomb 8 1902 Nebraska
Florence Nuttycomb 7 1903 Nebraska
Irene Nuttycomb 6 1904 Nebraska
Stanley Nuttycomb 3 1907 Kansas

Name: Fred Milton
Birthplace: England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Residence: Emmett, Norton, Kansas
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1900
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Family Number: 160
Page Number: 8

1920; Census Place: Emmett, Norton, Kansas; Roll: T625_543; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 665.
Thos Nuttycomb 59 England arrived 1882
Katie M Nuttycomb 40 England arrived unknown
Harold F Nuttycomb 18 NE 03 June 1901 - Sept 1970 Logan, Phillips Co KS
Florence E Nuttycomb 17 NE
Irene A Nuttycomb 15 NE
Stanley T Nuttycomb 13 KS 05 Jul 1906 - Nov 1982 Phillipsburg, Phillips Co KS
Willie M Nuttycomb 3 KS son

1920; Census Place: Harrison, Norton, Kansas; Roll: T625_543; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 580.
Fred Milton 35 England arrived 1900
Blanche TUPPER Milton 30 born Kansas father Wisconsin mother Iowa
George Milton 8 1912 MN
Wallace Chester Milton 3 8/12 KS 27 Jan 1916 - 22 Jun 1996 Hemet, Riverside,​ California
Loretta Milton 12 mos KS
Chester Tupper 26 KS single bro in law

Name: Blanche Adell Milton
Event: Death
Event Date: 06 May 1952
Event Place: Riverside, California, United States
Birth Date: 01 Jul 1888
Birthplace: Kansas
Gender: Female
Father: Tupper
Mother: Williamson
Source Citation
"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/

1930 Emmett, Norton Kansas
Thomas Nuttycomb 67 England
Kate M Nuttycomb 50 England arrived 1900
Irene A Nuttycomb 24 NE
William M Nuttycomb 13 KS

Tom N Nuttycomb 21 Oct 1932 or 1933 - 04 Feb 2000 Logan, Phillips, KS buried Mt Hope Cem

Name: Thomas Nuttycomb
Birth Date: 25 June 1860
Age at Death: 73
Death Date: 29 Apr 1934
Burial Place: Mount Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton County, Kansas, USA
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-

Kate M Nuttycomb 09 Mar 1879 - 14 Mar 1960
Harold F Nuttycomb 03 May 1901 - 28 Sep 1970
Stanley Thomas Nuttycomb 05 June 1906 - 14 Nov 1982