Elsie COPE

1912 - 1993  (80 years)

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• Name	Elsie COPE
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	31 Jan 1912	Burslem, Staffordshire, England
  	From the 1939 registration image (on FMP, viewed 2 Sep 2016) GRO ref: Cope, Elsie, mother's maiden name: Mountford q1 1912 Wolstanton RD 6b 297 Place from the 1921 census
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1939	Elstree , Cheadle, Staffordshire, England
  	Elsie was with her first husband, someone whose entry is closed (Sep 2016 - probably their son) and a widow Ellen Shenton, born 1873, a pottery decorator forewoman, whether relation or lodger is unknown.
  Occupation	1939
  	Sewing Machinist
  Died	Jan 1993	Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
  	GRO ref: Gotham, Elsie reg. Jan 1993 dob 31 1 1912 Stoke on Trent RD District number 7371C, Register number C55F, Entry number 011
  Siblings	1 brother
  + 1. Elsie COPE,   b. 31 Jan 1912, Burslem, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Jan 1993, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age 80 years) ▻ Cyril TATE,  m. Dec Q 1932 ;   James GOTHAM,  m. Mar Q 1968   2. James COPE,   b. 5 Sep 1916, Burslem, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William COPE,   b. 10 Jan 1885, Burslem, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Jun Q 1958, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age 72 years)  (Father)  Eliza MOUNTFORD,   b. 12 Nov 1887, Burslem, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I302870	All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	William COPE,   b. 10 Jan 1885, Burslem, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Jun Q 1958, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Eliza MOUNTFORD,   b. 12 Nov 1887, Burslem, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Sep Q 1911	Christ Church, Cobridge, Staffordshire, England
  	GRO ref: COPE, William to Mountford, Eliza q3 1911 Wolstanton RD 6b 188
  Family ID	F301223	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cyril TATE,   b. 7 May 1912,   d. Dec Q 1957, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age 44 years)
  Married	Dec Q 1932	Christ Church, Cobridge, Staffordshire, England
  	Elsie Tate, later to be a Gotham, was with Cyril Tate, who was born the same year as her in the 1939 registration. GRO ref: Cope, Elsie to Tate, Cyril q4 1932 Stoke T RD 6b 201  (There was also a marriage of a Cyril Tate to an Elsie in 1930, but that was in Pontypool RD; the location of this marriage makes it fairly certain this is the right one). Local BMD (Staffs index for 1932): COPE, Elsie to TATE, Cyril; Church: Cobridge, Christ Church; Registers at: Stoke-On-Trent; Ref.: 6/10/184
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F300901	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	James GOTHAM,   b. 28 Aug 1911, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 26 Apr 1979, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age 67 years)  Other Partners: Winifred May GRICE  m. Jun Q 1935
  Married	Mar Q 1968	Holy Trinity Church, Northwood, Staffordshire, England
  	GRO ref: GOTHAM, James to TATE, Elsie q1 1968 Stoke/T RD 9B 1596 Local BMD (Staffs index for 1968): GOTHAM, James to TATE, Elsie; Church: Northwood, Holy Trinity; Registers at: Stoke-On-Trent; Ref.: 24/14/027 I think it was this James who married Elsie Tate as he had been widowed the year before and they were a similar age.
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F300900	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 31 Jan 1912 - Burslem, Staffordshire, England  Married - Dec Q 1932 - Christ Church, Cobridge, Staffordshire, England  Married - Mar Q 1968 - Holy Trinity Church, Northwood, Staffordshire, England  Died - Jan 1993 - Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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