Martha Cope

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Cope was born on 13 April 1878, in Tattenhall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Henry Cope, was 29 and her mother, Margaret Randles, was 29. She married George Silvester in December 1898, in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Willaston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years and Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died in March 1917, in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

George Silvester
1871–1950
Martha Cope
1878–1917
Marriage: December 1898
Nellie May Silvester
1901–1902
Ethel Silvester
1901–1949
Frank Silvester
1905–
Frederick Silvester
1907–1911
John Silvester
1912–1999
Pheobe Silvester
1915–1999

Sources (19)

  • Martha Cope in household of William Henry Cope, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Martha Cope, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920

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Name Meaning

English (Midlands): from Middle English cope ‘cloak, cape’ (from Old English cāp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape .

Americanized form of German Koob or Kopp .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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