Baptised in City of London, St Antholin Budge Row.1,2

From the Parish Register :-
"14 / Robert son of Francis & Mary Cooper / Bapt."

Apprenticeship in Worshipful Company of Coopers.3

Master - Willm Crackerade, Citizen and Cooper
Apprentice - Rob Cooper
Father of Apprentice - Francis Cooper Citizen and Cooper of London

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Coopers.4,5,6

Admitted to the Freedom of the Company of Coopers by Servitude

From the Court Minutes, Page 325 :-
"Robert Cooper upon testimony of Wm. Crackerade"

Freedom of the City of London.3,7

From the Alphabets of Freedom :-
"Cooper, Robert, Cooper, S"

Mentioned in Will.8

Of Francis Cooper (died 1747)
Annotated as "my son Robert"

Licence obtained for marriage to Mary HENNELL in Leicester.22

"Know all Men by these Present, That We Robert Cooper of the Parish of St Swithins London Wine Cooper and David Hennell of Leicester are held and firmly bound unto George Powell Esq official of the Archdeaconry of Leicester in the sums of two hundred pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain; To be paid unto the said official or to his certain Attorney, his Executors, Administrators, or Assigns : To which Payment, well and truly to be made, We oblige ourselves for the whole our and each of our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, firmly by these Presents, sealed with our Seals. Dated the 15th Day of December in the Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith and so forth ; And in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty five.
The Condition of the above written Obligation is such, That if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful Let or Impediment, by reason of any Pre-Contract, Consanguinity, Affinity, or any other just Cause whatsoever ; but that Robert Cooper above bound a Batchelor and Mary Hennell of St Martin's Leicr Spinster may lawfully marry together : And that there is not any Suit depending before any Judge Ecclesiastical or Civil, for, or concerning any such Pre-Contract : And that the Consent of the Parents, or others the Governors of the said Parties, be thereunto first had and obtained, and that they cause their said Marriage to be openly solemnized in the Face of the Parish Church of Saint Martin's Leictr between the hours of Eight and Twelve of the Clock in the Forenoon : And do and shall save harmless and keep indemnified the above named George Powell Esq his Surrogates and all others his Officers and Successors in Office for, and concerning the Premises :
Then the said Obligation to be Void, or else to be and remain in full Force and Virtue.

(Signed)

Rob Cooper
David Hennell

Married Mary HENNELL in Leicester, St Martin's.23

From the Parish Register :-
"1735 / Dec 16 Robert Cooper & Mary Hennell by Licence at St Martin's"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Coopers.9

From the Court Minutes :-
Ordered that the following persons be summoned to come on the Livery next Court Day
... Robert Cooper

Research Note :-
His father Francis Cooper was present at this Monthly Court

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Coopers.9

From the Court minutes :-
"This day ... ... Robert Cooper ... ... appeared paid their fines of fifteen pounds each and named on the Livery accordingly"

Research Notes .-
His father Francis Cooper was present at this Court

Apprenticeship.10

Master - Robert Cooper, Citizen and Cooper
Apprentice - Peter Sharp, son of Peter Sharp, Citizen and Cooper

Birth of son Robert Harris COOPER

Apprenticeship.11,12

Apprentice - Thomas Wright son of Thomas Wright of Sheffield in the County of York gentleman
Master - Robert Cooper, Citizen and Cooper of London

The duty was paid on this apprenticeship on 7th February 1745/6
"Robert Cooper Cit & Cooper / Thos. son of Thos Wright"

Birth of son Francis COOPER.17

Mentioned in Will.13

of David Hennell
From the will :-
1. "Robert Cooper of the City of London Wine Cooper"
2. "Robert Harris Cooper and Francis Cooper sons of the said Robert Cooper and the said Mary his wife my said daughter"
3. "the said Robert Cooper my said son-in-law"

Mentioned in Will.14

Of Francis Cooper
Described as  "loving brother"

Executor.14

of the will of Francis Cooper (died 1759)
Joint executor with Mary Cooper the wife the relic
Described as "the brother

Mentioned in Will.15

Of Mary Cooper (died 1766)
Described as "my son Robert Cooper"

Executor.15

of the will of Mary Cooper
Joint executor with David Cooper
Described as "Robert Cooper and David Cooper the sons"

Research Note.16

Was a witness to the birth of Ann Catherine Hennell

From Dr Williams Library :-
B.No.977
"These are to Certify, That Ann Catherine Hennell Daughter of Robert Hennell and Susanna his Wife, who was Daughter of Jonathan Jee was Born in Little Britain in the Parish of St Botolph in the City of London this eleventh Day of May in the Year 1769 at whose birth we were present
(Signed)
Rob Cooper
Ann Pickbourn
Registered at Dr. William's Library, in Redcross-street, near Cripplegate, London
Dec 2, 1776 James Pickbourn
Register"

Research Note :-
Her birth was registered the same day as her brother Robert Hennell

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Coopers.9

From the Court Minutes, Page 339
"This Court doth put in nomination for Master and Warden of this Company for the year ensuing the following persons
For under Warden ... ... Mr. Robt. Cooper

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Coopers.9

From the Court Minutes, Page 339 reverse :-
"And the livery having proceeded to an Election did elect and chuse ... ... Mr. Robert Cooper Under Warden of this company for the year ensuing"

Research Note.17

As Warden of the Honourable Cooper Company presented his son Francis Cooper for his Freedom of the City of London

Freedom by Patrimony - Francis Cooper
Father - Robert Cooper, Citizen and Cooper
Father admitted to the Freedom - 1734
Francis born - 1748

Presented by - Robert Cooper - Warden
Six signatures :-
Wm Whipham, Cooper
David Cooper, Tallow Chandler
Chas. Wright, Goldsmith
Davd. Hennell, Goldsmith
Rob. Hennell, Goldsmith
Henry Hall, Fishmonger

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Coopers.9

From the Court Minutes, Page 349 :-
"This Court doth put in nomination for Master and Warden of this company for the year ensuing the following pesosns
... ...
For Upper Warden ... Mr. Robt Cooper"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Coopers.9

From the Court minutes, Page 365 :-
"This Court doth put in nomination for Master and Wardens of this company for the year ensuing the following persons
For Master - Mr. Rbt Cooper

Directories.18

Robert Cooper - Merchant, commerce
5 Turnwheel Lane, London
From :-
Sketchley's Sheffield Directory - with List of London Merchants.

Wrote will.19

1) This is the Will
2) of me Robert Cooper of Reading in the county of
3) Berks Gentleman ... ..."

Some names mentioned .-
1) "decently interred at the direction of my executors hereinafter named in the vault in the church of St Swithin London as was so the remains of my late dear wife Mary"
2) "my two sons Robert Harris Cooper and Francis Cooper"
3) "my dear brother David Cooper"

Buried in City of London, St Swithins London Stone.20

From the Parish Register :-
"Robert Cooper, aged 75. Buried in Long Vault, July 20th 1785"

Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.19

Joint Executors :-
Robert Harris Cooper
Francis Cooper
"the sons"

Research Note.21

From an old hand-written pedigree of the Cooper family :-
"2. Robert was a partner in a Mercantile house in Oporto and left 2 sons
Robert
Francis"

Boyd's Inhabitants of London.2

Sheet - 8220
Head - Francis Cooper of St  Antholin
Wife - Mary Harris - married in 1707 in All Hallows London Wall
Children :-
Robert - baptised 14 Sep 1711
Anne - baptised 8 Dec 1712
Joyce - baptised 7 Jan 1714