Here is the complete 1851 census entry for Susannah Cooper:
1851 Hampshire Census
Portsea, Landport, District 1gg, page 27
Address: 32 Waterloo Street
Louisa Ogels Head Widow 39 Grocery (born) Northrepps, Norfolk
Susannah Cooper Niece Unmarr 19 Dressmaker (born) Portsmouth, Hampshire
Not sure how they might be related. Louisa Ogles (Ogels) is in the 1841 census living by herself in Norfolk, Coltishall. It has her age as 35 but all ages were rounded to the nearest 5 years (30, 35, 40, etc.) for adults, so her age is within the margin of error.
The aunt of Susannah does not appear as Louisa Ogles/Ogels in the 1861 census that I could find. However, there is a death for Louisa Ogles in Norwich, Norfolk in 1894.
Louisa Ogles appears in the 1871 census as a lodging house keeper in Croydon, Surrey. She a 61 year old widow (born about 1810) and was shown as born in Northrepps, Norfolk.
Louisa Ogles appears in the 1881 census as an "annuitant" still living in Croydon, Surrey. She is a 73 year old widow (born about 1809) born in Northreps (sic), Norfolk. However, in this census she a relative living with her:
Emily Ann Louisa Piercy Grand Niece Unmarr 17 (born) Surrey, Croydon
Emily A. L. Piercy appears in the 1871 census, the daughter of George and Sarah A. Piercy:
1871 England Census
Surrey, Croydon
District 18, page 10
Address: White House Terrace, Titlake (or Pitlake) (exact number illegible)
George Piercy Head Marr 50 Rents of houses (born) Middlesex, Ealing (?)
Sarah A. " Wife Marr 30 (born) Lincoln, Willingham
George " Son 15 Engineer's clerk (born) Middlesex, London
Edward Ahall. It has her age as 35 but all ages were rounded to the nearest 5 years (30, 35, 40, etc.) for adults, so her age is within the margin of error.
The aunt of Susannah does not appear as Louisa Ogles/Ogels in the 1861 census that I could find. However, there is a death for Louisa Ogles in Norwich, Norfolk in 1894.
Louisa Ogles appears in the 1871 census as a lodging house keeper in Croydon, Surrey. She a 61 year old widow (born about 1810) and was shown as born in Northrepps, Norfolk.
Louisa Ogles appears in the 1881 census as an "annuitant" still living in Croydon, Surrey. She is a 73 year old widow (born about 1809) born in Northreps (sic), Norfolk. However, in this census she a relative living with her:
Emily Ann Louisa Piercy Grand Niece Unmarr 17 (born) Surrey, Croydon
Emily A. L. Piercy appears in the 1871 census, the daughter of George and Sarah A. Piercy:
1871 England Census
Surrey, Croydon
District 18, page 10
Address: White House Terrace, Titlake (or Pitlake) (exact number illegible)
George Piercy Head Marr 50 Rents of houses (born) Middlesex, Ealing (?)
Sarah A. " Wife Marr 30 (born) Lincoln, Willingham
George " Son 15 Engineer's clerk (born) Middlesex, London
Edward A. " Son 13 Scholar (born) Ditto, ditto
Thomas H. " Son 11 Scholar (born) Surrey, Croydon
Sarah H. " Dau 10 Scholar Herts., St. Alban's
Emily A. L. " Dau 7 Scholar Surrey, Croydon
Jessie Bryant Serv Unmar 18 (female) General servant domestic (born) Surrey Croydon
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However, the 1861 census I believe holds the key to the relationship between these children and Louisa Ogles:
1861 England census
Surrey, Croydon
District 13, page 68
Address: Mead Place
George Peercy (sic) Head Marr 40 Proprietor houses & Lands, (born) Middlesex, Brentford
Emily " wife Marr 26 (born) Hants. Portsmouth (so these are the children of Emily Cooper which makes Sarah A. Piercy in the 1871 census is his 2nd wife)
George " son 5 Scholar (born) Middlesex, Islington
Edward " son 3 Ditto (born) Ditto, ditto
Thomas " son 2 (born) Surrey, Croydon
Herbert " son 3 mos. (born) Ditto, ditto
Elsie Thomas serv Unmarr 15 Nursemaid (born) Middlesex, London
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I found the death for Emily Piercy in 1865:
Emily Susannah Piercy (her maiden name will be Cooper)
Died 1865 1st quarter
Croydon, Surrey
Volume 2a, page 146
So all of the children for this family listed in the 1871 census belong to her.
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Louisa Ogles is living as a boarder in Croydon, Surrey in the 1891 census. No relatives living with her, living on her own means.
I hope this fills in some of the blanks on this other Cooper relative.
Good luck! My email is
[email protected]. I'm going to try and figure out the Louisa Ogles connection to your family. Will let you know what I find out if you send me an email.
Cary C.