Born in West London.1,2,3

From the Birthday Book of Lucy Miles Cooper >-
"15 November - David's birthday"

Christened in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.2

Father - David Cooper
Mother - Barbara Anne Cooper
Father's occupation - Wholesale stationer
Abode - 5 Shoe Lane

Recorded in census in West London Union (Shoe Lane, 5).4

Occupation In Ship Brokers Office.5

Recorded in census in Wandsworth, Clapham (Clapham Common, Private House, 1).5

Freedom of the City of London.7

From the City of London Freedom Registers :-

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.6

Admitted to the Freedom of the company by Patrimony

From the Freedom Register, Page 186 :-
"David Hastings Cooper of Clapham Common, Surrey Gent. Son of David Cooper Esq Master of the Company, Patrimony."
Margin note :- L & S same day

Occupation Clerk.8

Recorded in census in Wandsworth, Clapham (Clapham Common, Pyne House).8

Married Elizabeth BURROWS in Pancras Register Office.14,15

From Marriage Certificate :-
1) By licence
2) Registrars - illegible
3) Witnesses - Emily Logan & (illegible)
4) Groom - David Hastings Cooper, 33, bachelor, gentleman, 7 Tolmers Square
5) Father of the groom - David Cooper, ink manufacturer
6) Bride - Elizabeth Burdon, 28, widow, 7 Tolmers Square
7) Father of the bride - William Burrows (deceased), potato salesman.

Death of Elizabeth BURROWS in Australia, Adelaide.13

Married Margaret Bridget HEWSTON in Australia, Adelaide, St John's Church.21,22

Groom - David Hastings Cooper, widower, age 38
Bride - Margaret Bridget Hewston, spinster, age 30
Father of groom - David Cooper
Father of bride - James Hewston
Registration Place - Adelaide, South Australia
Page - 919
Vol - 118

From the South Australia Advertiser :-
"On the 21st February, at St. John's Church, by the Rev. F. Stanley Poole, David Hastings Cooper, of Adelaide, to Margaret B. Hewston, youngest daughter of James Hewston, of Onetree Hill."

Birth of son David Hewston COOPER in Australia, Adelaide.16

Birth of daughter Lucy Barbara COOPER in Australia, Norwood.17

Birth of daughter Ellen Margaret COOPER in Australia, Norwood.18

Birth of son Reginald Hastings COOPER in Australia, Norwood.20

Death of son Reginald Hastings COOPER in Australia, Victoria, Inglewod.19

Mentioned in Will.9

Of Barbara Ann Cooper née Hastings (1818-1903)
Annotated as "my son"

Occupation No occupation.10

Recorded in census in Lambeth, Stockwell (St Martins Road, 27).10

In lodgings
Annotated as "Widower"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.11

From the Court Minutes, Page 469 :-
Quarterly Court
Agreed that a pension be paid to Mr. David Hastings Cooper of GBP 30 per annum

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.11

From the Court Minutes, Page 471 :-
Monthly Court
The Clerk reported that he had forwarded a cheque for GBP 7 and 10 shillings for the 1st quarter to Mr. P. Cooper for Mr. D. H. Cooper. Had a letter of thanks from Mr. D. H. Cooper.

Died in Wandsworth.12

Research Note.3

From the Birthday Book of Lucy Miles Cooper :-
"7 October DHC left England"

Note - no year is mentioned