Born in Finsbury, St Luke.1

Christened in Finsbury, St Luke.1,2

Father - David Cooper
Mother - Rebecca

Licence obtained for marriage to Mary HUNTRIDGE.31

From the Marriage Licence :-
Faculty Office
Appeared personally James Cooper and made Oath, that he is of the Parish of Saint Mildred in the County of Middlesex a Batchelor of the age of twenty one years and upwards and intendeth to marry with Mary Huntridge of the parish of Aspenden in the county of Hertfordshire a Spinster of the age of twenty one years and upwards"

Married Mary HUNTRIDGE in Hertford, Aspeden.32,33

Groom - James Cooper of the Parish of St Mildred Middlesex
Bride - Mary Huntridge of this Parish
By Licence
Witnesses :-
William Miller
Thos. Miller
Cresswell Huntridge

Directories.3

From Kent's Directory, 1786 :-
Name - James Cooper
Occupation - merchant
Address - 20, St Swithin's Lane, Cannon Street, London

Directories.4

From Kent's Directory, 1786 :-
Name - Cologan, Pollard & Cooper - Company
Occupation - merchants
Address - 20 Swithin's Lane, London

Directories.5

From Andrews's New London Directory, 1789 :-
Name - James Cooper
Occupation - wine merchant
Address - 20, St Swithin's Lane, London

Directories.6

From Lowndes's London directory for 1789 .:-
Name - Collogan, Pollard & Cooper - Company
Occupation - merchants
Address - 20 Swithin's Lane, London

Directories.8

From Wakefield's Merchant and Tradesman's General Directory for London (1790) :-
Name - James Cooper
Occupation - merchant
Address - 20, St Swithin's Lane, Cannon Street, London

Mentioned in Will.7

Of David Cooper (1716-1792)
Annotated as "Son"

Directories.9

From Kent's Directory, 1791 :-
Name - James Cooper
Occupation - merchant
Address - 20, St Swithin's Lane, Cannon Street, London

Directories.10

From Kent's Directory, 1791
Name - Collogan, Pollard & Cooper - Company
Occupation - merchants
Address - 20 Swithin's Lane, London

Executor.7

Of the will of David Cooper (1716-1792)
Joint Executor with David Cooper and Philip Cooper

Witness at wedding in Shoreditch, St Leonard.11,12

Of Philip Cooper & Harriet March

Business.13

From the Journals of the House of Commons :-
"To Messrs. Colgan, Pollard, and Cooper, for 225 Pipes of D. Wine, shipped for the use of D. Forces - (GBP) 2,583 2s. 8d."

Partnership.14

From the London Gazette :-
"Notice is hereby given, that the Copartnership between John Cologan, William Pollard, and James Cooper, of St. Swithin's-Lane, in the City of London, Merchants, is dissolved by mutual Consent, and the said Trade or Business of Merchants, will hereafter be carried on by the said William Pollard and James Cooper only; as witness our Hands,
John Cologan
Wm. Pollard
Ja. Cooper"

Partnership.15

From the London Gazette :-
Notice is hereby given, that the partnership subsisting between Andrew Fallon, of the City of London, and Antonio Da Cunha and Antonio Pereira Da Rocha, of the City of Oporto, Merchants, is henceforth dissolved and determined; and that all Debts due and owing to the said Copartnership are to be paid to Mess. Pollard and Cooper, of Swithin's-Lane, London, Merchants, Agents of the said Antonio Da Cunha and Antonio Pereira Da Rocha; As witness our Hands this 30th Day of December, 1797.
Andrew Fallon
By Power of Attorney to William Pollard and James Cooper
Antonio Da Cunha
Antonio Pereira Da Rocha"

Mentioned in Will.16

of Thomas Wright
Described as "James Cooper of Swithins Lane Merchant

Partnership.17

From the London Gazette
"London, January 9, 1802.
Notice is hereby given, that the partnership of William Pollard, Cooper, and Co. terminated on the 31st Day of December last by mutual Consent; and that the Business will in future be carried on by William Pollard, Charles Oswin, Richard Oswin, and William Silvester Pollard, under the Firm of William Pollard, and Co.
Wm. Pollard
Jas. Cooper
Charles Oswin
Rich. Oswin
Wm. Silv. Pollard."

Mentioned in Will.18

Of Francis Cooper (died 1812)
Annotated as "my cousin James Cooper of the City of London merchant"

Executor.16

of the will of Thomas Wright
Joint Executor with :-
Elizabeth Wright widow the relic
John Hearn

Licence obtained for marriage to Ann Simpson TOMSON.34,35

"Jas. Cooper of Battersea Surrey gent wid & Ann Simpson Tomson of St Lawr Thanet sp."
By Licence

Married Ann Simpson TOMSON in Thanet, Ramsgate, St Laurence.37,38,39

Details from the Parish Register :-
Groom - James Cooper of St Mary Battersea, widower
Bride - Ann Simpson Tomson
By licence
Witnesses :-
W. Fox
Rich. Tomson

From the Morning Post :-
On Monday last, James Cooper, Esq., of Lavender Hill, Surrey, to Miss Ann Tomson, at St Lawrence's, Ramsgate, niece to Admiral Fox, of the same place.

Research Note :-
Ann Simpson Tomson's sister Dorothy Tomson married David Cooper, the brother of James Cooper, in 1809

Mentioned in Will.19

Of Mrs. Mary Tomson (1734?-1808)
Annotated as :-
"my said six children the said Richard Tomson Dorothy Tomson Sarah Curling the wife of George Hooper Mary Tomson Catherine Tomson and Ann Simpson the wife of James Cooper"

Mentioned in Will.20

Of Admiral William Fox (1733?-1810)
Annotated as "my niece Ann Simpson wife of James Cooper"

Executor.18

Of the will of Francis Cooper (died 1811)
Joint executor with :-
Joseph Yates Cooper
William Rhodes

Mentioned in Will.21

Of Barrett March (1744-1817)
Annotated as "James Cooper of Lavender Hill"

Mentioned in Will.22

Of David Cooper (1753-1819)
Annotated as "my beloved brother James Cooper"

Mentioned in Codicil to Will.22

David Cooper (1753-1819)
Second codicil
Annotated as "my beloved brother James Cooper"

Executor.22

Of the Will and 2 Codicils of David Cooper (1753-1819)
Joint executors :-
James Cooper - "the brother"
Philip Barrett Cooper - "the nephew"
Dorothy Cooper - "the widow the relic"

Mentioned in Will.23

Of Dorothy Cooper née Tomson (1764?-1843)
Annotated as "my sister Ann Simpson the wife of James Cooper"

Mentioned in Will.24

Of Philip Cooper (1755-1846)
Annotated as "James Cooper of Deal"

Death of Ann Simpson TOMSON in Eastry, Deal.36

Mentioned in Codicil to Will.24

Of Philip Cooper (1755-1846)
Second codicil
Annotated as "my brothers James Cooper and David Cooper"

Recorded in census in Eastry, Deal (Upper Deal, Deal House).25

James Cooper - 81 - Ind 
Dorothy Cooper - 70 - Ind
Staff x 4       

Executor.23

Of the Will and two Codicils of Dorothy Cooper née Tomson (1764?-1843)

Occupation Retired merchant.26

Recorded in census in Henley (Bell Street).26

Head of household - Mary Sparks née Cooper
Annotated as "Uncle" and "Widower"

Died in Henley.27,28,29,30

From the Morning Chronicle :-
"On the 27th inst., at Henley-on-Thames, James Cooper, Esq., in his 99th year, late of Upper Deal, Kent"

From the Morning Post :-
"On the 27th inst., at Henley-on-Thames, James Cooper, Esq., late of Upper Deal, Kent"

Probate in London, Principal Registry.30

of the estate of James Cooper, of Henley-upon-Thames
Administration to :-
Richard Tomson, of Ramsgate, Brewer
Effects : under GBP 50