Couper, Robert

1825 - 1898  (72 years)

• Name	Couper, Robert  [1]
  Born	10 Nov 1825	Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Roadside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [4]
  Age: 17y
  Residence	3 Dec 1847	Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	29 Apr 1850  [6]
  cooper
  Residence	29 Apr 1850	Parkside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Parkside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [7]
  Age: 25y
  Education	(when he arrived in Australia)  [8]
  both read and write
  Immigration	11 Oct 1852	Victoria, Australia   [8, 9]
  on his own account (that is, he did not have employment pre-arranged for him on arrival)
  Occupation	20 Aug 1856  [3]
  cooper
  Residence	20 Aug 1856
  Land	19 Dec 1876	Broadwood St, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia   [10]
  Robert Couper put up a property on Broadwood Street comprising a wooden house with four rooms, sheds and a shop attached, for auction.
  Land	to 10 Jul 1898	156 acres of freehold and leasehold land, Gembrook, Victoria, Australia   [11]
  This land was 100 acres of freehold land valued at £375, and 56 acres of leasehold land adjoining valued at £11:4:0 in July 1898. It was let after his death to R.J. Couper - who may have been either his brother, or his son.
  Occupation	farmer  [2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Residence	10 Jul 1898	178 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [11]
  the home of his son-in-law
  Died	10 Jul 1898	178 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [2, 14]
  	stomach cancer It was not known for how long he had been ill.
  Buried	13 Jul 1898	Oakleigh Cemetery, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia   [2, 16, 17]
  Probate	5 Sep 1898	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [15]
  The estimated value of Robert Couper's estate, including land, stock and implements, and household effects was £425:4:0 less medical and funeral expenses of £15:6:6. He left 10 shillings per week to his wife, Isabella Kate Robotham, plus any money required for medical or funeral expenses. Funds from the residual of the estate were to be distributed by Daniel Miller Couper to Robert's grandchildren, with Jessie Isabella Couper and Robert John Couper to receive £3 a320 each, and Ethel Mary Couper, Ida Constance Bennie and Ada Grace Simmons to receive £10 each. Robert also left money to his children with a bequest of £100 to Robert John Couper and the residue of Robert's estate to be divided equally between his son Robert and four daughters Jessie Couper, Christina Couper, Isabella Couper, and Barbara Couper. Also be be divided equally between those four children were the costs of Robert's grave (not to exceed £4 each). To Daniel, Robert left his horses Bess and Star, and his watch and chain.
  Notes	Cooper A craftsman who makes and repairs wooden vessels formed of staves and hoops, as casks, buckets, tubs. [18]
  Person ID	I157	Shelley's Tree
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Couper, James,   b. Abt 1797, Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 12 Mar 1855, Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Sutherland, Barbara,   b. Between 1795 and 1799,   d. 26 Apr 1860, Mavesy, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Miller, Isabella,   b. Abt 1826, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 19 Dec 1908, Rugby Road, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage Contract	5 Nov 1847	Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [5]
  Married	3 Dec 1847	Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   [2, 3, 5, 9]
  Children	1. Couper, Barbara,   b. Bef 1850,   d. Bef 1852  (Age < 2 years) + 2. Couper, Daniel Miller,   b. 19 Apr 1850, Parkside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 12 Mar 1935, 18 Rugby Road, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia  (Age 84 years)   3. Couper, James,   b. 23 Sep 1851, Parkside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland   4. Couper, Christina,   b. 1853,   d. Dec 1860, Victoria, Australia  (Age 7 years)   5. Couper,   b. Bef 1856,   d. Bef 1856  (Age < 0 years) + 6. Couper, Jessie,   b. 17 Mar 1856, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 12 Jul 1943, 35 Francis street, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia  (Age 87 years)   7. Couper, Joseph,   b. Abt Sep 1858, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 6 Nov 1860, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 2 years) + 8. Couper, Isabella,   b. 1860, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 20 Aug 1900, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia  (Age 40 years)   9. Couper, Robert,   b. 1862, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1864, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia  (Age 2 years) + 10. Couper, Christina,   b. 1864, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 11 Dec 1912, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia  (Age 48 years)   11. Couper, Barbara,   b. 1869, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 31 Aug 1946, Brighton, Victoria, Australia  (Age 77 years) + 12. Couper, Robert John,   b. 1871, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 24 Jun 1953, Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Nov 1825 - Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland  Census - Age: 17y - 6 Jun 1841 - Roadside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Marriage Contract - 5 Nov 1847 - Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Residence - 3 Dec 1847 - Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Married - 3 Dec 1847 - Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Residence - 29 Apr 1850 - Parkside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Census - Age: 25y - 30 Mar 1851 - Parkside, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland  Immigration - 11 Oct 1852 - Victoria, Australia  Land - 19 Dec 1876 - Broadwood St, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia  Land - to 10 Jul 1898 - 156 acres of freehold and leasehold land, Gembrook, Victoria, Australia  Residence - 10 Jul 1898 - 178 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  Died - 10 Jul 1898 - 178 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  Buried - 13 Jul 1898 - Oakleigh Cemetery, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia  Probate - 5 Sep 1898 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S330] Death notice: Robert Couper, 1898, (Victoria, Australia: Robert Couper, 12 JUL 1898). [S39] Death certificate: Robert Couper, 1898, (Robert Couper, 1898), 13257. [S172] Birth certificate: Jessie Couper, 1856, (Jessie Couper, 1856), 6848. [S536] Census 1841 Roadside, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland RG038/00 018/00 001 (James Couper household). [S171] Marriage certificate: Robert CAUPER and Isabella MILLER, 1847, (Robert CAUPER and Isabella MILLER, 1847), 038/000003. [S131] Baptism entry for Donald Miller COWPER, 1850, (29 APR 1850; reprint, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland: Donald Miller COWPER , 29 APR 1850), 038/000002. [S496] Census 1851 Scotland Robert Couper household, (10 MAR 2006; reprint, Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland: Robert Couper household, 1851). [S377] Passenger list: Dominion, October 1852. [S3] Death certificate: Isabella COUPER, 1908, (Isabella COUPER, 1908), 14827. [S1194] Newspaper: Advertisement. Robert Couper auctioning Broadwood Street property. [S319] Probate papers, Robert Couper (unit 880), (Victoria, Australia: Probate and Administration Files), Unit 880, File 69/78. [S20] Marriage certificate: Daniel Miller Couper and Mary Allsop, 1879, (Daniel Miller Couper and Mary Allsop, 1879), 214. [S129] Death certificate: Daniel Miller Couper, 1935, (Daniel Miller Couper, 1935), 2070. [S289] Index: Probate Index Victoria 1841-1992, Compiler: Public Records Office of Victoria, Fiche 24, 1889-1899, Robert COUPER, Series 69, Record No. 78. [S326] Probate papers, Robert Couper (unit 493), (Victoria, Australia: Probate and Administration Files), Unit 493, File 69/78. [S133] Oakleigh Cemetery Memorial - Couper. [S91] Oakleigh General Cemetery Records, (Monash Public Library Service, 28 MAR 2004). Robert Couper [S1846] OED Online, "cooper, n.1". http://www.oed.com.rp.nla.gov.au/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/41028 (accessed May 24, 2012).