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If your roots are in Moray and you have some basic facts to build on, you can employ the resources of The Moray Council’s Local Heritage Centre to help trace your family tree. The Local Heritage Centre at Grant Lodge holds a comprehensive collection of unique records. These can make the difference between success and failure in your search.

Biography Details

Reference No.:	NM001789
Surname:	COOPER
Forename(s):	GEORGE ALEXANDER
Maiden Name:
Occupation:	BARONET & LIEUTENANT COLONEL & SOLICITOR
Date of Birth:	20 FEB 1856
Place of Birth:	DUNFERMLINE COTTAGE HIGH STREET ELGIN
Father's Name:	ALEXANDER COOPER WRITER ELGIN
Mother's Name:	ANN PHEBE JENKINS
Biography:	SERVED IN 1ST ELGINSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS EDUCATED AT WESTON HOUSE SCHOOL ELGIN & CRIEFF ACADEMY LIVED AT 26 GROSVENOR SQUARE LONDON

Marriage Details

Spouse's Name:	MARY EMMA "MAY" SMITH
Date of Marriage:	02 APR 1887
Place of Marriage:	ST COLUMBA'S PONT STREET LONDON
Married by:
Marriage Narrative:	FATHER OF GEORGE

Death Details

Date of Death:	01 MAR 1940
Age:	84
Headstone Ref:
Place of Death:	HURSLEY PARK WINCHESTER
Parish Register:
Death Narrative:

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper	Description	Date	Page/Column
MNE	wedding present	25/03/1887	5/3
BA	wedding present	30/03/1887	2/5
MNE	wedding	08/04/1887	1/1
MNE	promotion to major	14/10/1887	4/5
MNE	appointment as auditor for Elgin Burgh Road Trustees	1/9/1888	6/2
NS	promotion to lieutenant colonel	17/01/1896	5/4
BA	promotion	22/01/1896	5/3
NS	retirement from legal profession	24/02/1900	8/3
BH	justice of the peace for Moray	12/05/1900	4/5
BH	justice of the peace for Moray	12/05/1900	4/5
BA	appointment as deputy lieutenant of Moray	24/05/1900	4/5
BA	£500 donation to Antarctic Expedition	28/02/1901	8/5
COURANT	gift of Cooper Park to Elgin	03/01/1902	8/1-2
NS	gift of Cooper Park to Elgin	04/01/1902	5/1-3
COURANT	gift of Cooper Park to Elgin	07/01/1902	4/2-3
FG	gift of strip of land to town of Elgin for widening North College Street	8/1/1902	3/6
BA	gift of Cooper Park to Elgin	09/01/1902	6/5
BA	purchase of Hursley, Hampshire	11/12/1902	6/2
COURANT	description of Hursley estate	18/08/1903	5/1-2
COURANT	handing over of Cooper Park	21/08/1903	6/2-6
NS	baronetcy	01/07/1905	5/1
FG	baronetcy	05/07/1905	3/6
BA	£500 donation towards Cooper Park	19/10/1905	7/1
FG	details of military career	08/01/1908	3/4
FG	promotion to lieutenant colonel & appointment as commander of 3rd Volunteer Battalion Seaforth Highlanders	08/01/1908	3/4
NS	obituary & photograph	02/03/1940	4/6
COURANT	obituary & photograph	08/03/1940	5/3
COURANT	death	08/03/1940	1/1
NS	estate	13/4/1940	5/2-3

Miscellaneous Articles

Date	Description
Miscellaneous
2000	family history - LMisc1336
Photographs & Illustrations
1898	"Northern Scot Christmas number" pXI - L 079
1899	"Northern Scot Christmas number" p1 - L 079
1902	"Northern Scot Christmas number" p19 - L 079
1905	photograph & report of receipt of baronetcy in "Northern Scot Christmas number" p2 - L 079
1906	"3rd V B Seaforth Highlanders ..." p35 - LMisc965