William COUPER

1860 - 1906  (46 years)

• Name	William COUPER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1860	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	3, Alfred Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 3]
  	William Couper: Born 1861 in Southampton, Hampshire, England -: 3, Alfred Street, St Mary, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  1871 Census	1871	3, Alfred Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [4]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	14 Sep 1872	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7, 8]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	14 Sep 1872  [7]
  	3495, Wm Couper
  	Name: Wm Couper Date of Birth: Abt May 1858 Date Joined OS: 14/9/1872 Date Left OS: 10/11/1899 Superannuated
  1881 Census	1881	3, Alfred Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	Copperplate Engraver
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Engraver of Outline, Writing, etc
  	Name: W Couper Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Engraver of Outline, Writing, etc Branch: Engraving Branch Pay per diem: 8s 0d Length of service: 17y 9m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 4s 0d
  Left Ordnance Survey	10 Nov 1899  [7]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  1901 Census	1901	Gloucester Cot, Mayfield Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Pensioner, Late Engraver
  Death	21 Mar 1906	17, Mayfield Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  Probate	10 Apr 1906	Winchester   [6]
  Person ID	I52387	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	William COUPER,   b. 22 Feb 1817, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 28 Jul 1872, 3, Alfred Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne COUPER,   b. 1830, Millford, Hampshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen COUPER,   b. 1862, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. William COUPER,   b. 1887, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Gladys COUPER,   b. 1892, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 673; Folio: 51; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542682. Record for William Couper https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=8022738&indiv=try [S19] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 1205; Folio: 108; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341295. Record for William Couper https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=6845453&indiv=try Details: 1861. [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1187; Folio: 82; Page: 13; GSU roll: 827809. Record for William Cooper https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14261630&indiv=try [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1067; Folio: 15; Page: 21. Record for William Cowper https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1151200&indiv=try [S7] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. Record for William Couper https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=5460893&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.