Baptised in Hackney, St John at Hackney.1

Father - Francis Cooper
Mother - Mary

Apprenticeship.2,3,4,5

Apprentice - Philip, son of Francis Cooper of Hackney in Middlesex, Cooper.
Master - Samuel Ryley Jnr., Citizen and Apothecary
Fee - GBP 80.

Mentioned in Will.6

Of Francis Cooper (died 1747)
Annotated as "my three sons Francis David and Philip"

Licence obtained for marriage to Sarah CHANTRY in Faculty Office.15

Groom - Philip Cooper
Bride - Sarah Chantry

Married Sarah CHANTRY in City of London, All Hallows London Wall.18,19

Birth of daughter Sarah COOPER in Broad Street Independant Meeting House.16

Freedom of the City of London.4,8

From the Alphabets of Freedom :-
February 1744/45
"Cooper, Philip, Apothecary, S"

Research Note :-
This Index goes -
December 1743
January 1774/45
February 1744/45
March 1744/45
April 1744

Livery Company in Society of Apothecaries.7

Freedom by Servitude

From the Freedom Registers, Page 75 :-
"Philip Cooper, late appr. of Mr. Samuel Ryley (???) deceased, Having served to full term was ·Ex? and App?. Sworn and made free."

Master to an Apprentice.9

Master - Philip Cooper, Citizen and Apothecary
Apprentice - William Hodgson, son of Marmaduke Hodgson

Mentioned in Will.10

Of Thomas Chantry
Described as - "my son in law Philip Cooper"

Birth of daughter Anne COOPER in Spitalfields, Christ Church.17

Wrote will.11

1) This is the Will of me Philip Cooper
2) of the Parish of Christ Church Middlesex Apothecary ...
3) ... ... ...

Names mentioned :-
1. "my brother Francis Cooper"
2. "my three daughters Sarah Mary and Ann
3. "my dear wife Sarah"
4. "my said wife's late father Mr. Thomas Chantry"

Property mentioned :-
1) "2 leasehold messuages" - in Christ Church Middlesex

Buried in Spitalfields, Christ Church.13

Abode - Church Street

Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.11

Sole Executor - Sarah Cooper the widow the relic

Mentioned in Will.14

of Mary Cooper (died 1766)
Described as "all the children of my late son Philip Cooper"

Research Note.12

From an old hand-written pedigree of the Cooper family :-
3. Philip - was a Surgeon in Spittalfields & left two daughters
1. Sarah - who died single
2. Ann - married Mr. Foster a farmer at Royston in Herts & left one son

Birth of daughter Mary COOPER