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Hi everyone,

Please can you help me, I'm new to all this. My name is Alison Marlow (born Eleanor Susan Cooper 06031970, Brighton) and last week after watching a certain programme I decided once and for all to find out more information about my birth mother Susan Margaret Cooper 25031949, Shoreham) so I became a member. Sadly I found a record of her death in 1978, 8 years after I was born.
Her fathers name was Michael Nelson Lynn Cooper born 1925, mother Eleanor Dorothy Cooper (maiden name Nicholson) born 1926. She left Michael in 1969 and moved to Hampstead London where she was manageress of a wig company. My mothers step-mothers name Madeline M Cooper is on her death certificate, they married a year later in 1979 in Hove. I believe Madeline married Henry G E Mason in 1992 in Haywards Heath.
I can't seem to find any more information about any of them.
I am desperate to find them to learn more about my birth mother before she died but don't know what to do next, and feel time is running out.
My father is named as Garth Dalmain, 03091941, a married naval officer, and I cannot find anyone under that name!
Any help appreciated , thank you.

Welcome to the boards, Alison.

You seem to be finding out quite a bit!

Have you got all the birth marriage and death certificates for all the people that you have mentioned, just to make sure everything fits together?

Do you think Garth could be American?

Added:
Just for ref:
Marriages Dec 1948
Cooper Michael N L Nicholson Hove 5h 587
Nicholson Eleanor D Cooper Hove 5h 587

Could he have added the Michael?
Nelson L Cooper
Mother's Maiden Surname: Lynn
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1925
Registration District: Steyning
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume Number: 2b
Page Number: 357

Could this be Henry?
Births Dec 1937
Mason Henry G E Mason Wednesbury

There is a Madeline M Mason and a Harry G Mason on 192.com in Redruth. However I have not looked to see if there is another couple for this name.

Wow, thanks that was quick!
I have the marriage certificate of Michael Nelson Lynn Cooper, and Eleanor Dorothy Nicholson and Death certificate of my mother Susan Margaret Cooper. I guess the next step is to get the marriage certificate of Michael and Madeline, and Madeline and Henry G Mason 1992, then I'll know a bit more. I'll have a look on 192.com, don't really know what that is - oh and look up where Reruth is!

Thanks again
Alison :-)

Thank you for your help patchem,

It was the right Madeline, I spoke to her this morning and she is lovely. She talked about my mother and other relatives and we promised to keep in touch.
She doesn't know if my paternal grandfather is still alive but I can't find a death record for him so he must be. She confirmed his name was Michael Nelson Lynn Cooper.
So I'll carry on the search for him.
I feel so happy to have spoken to someone who knew my mother, thanks again for your help.

Alison :-D

He could have died abroad, don't forget, May also have registered the death as plain michael Cooper

Pleased you are making more progress, with good results.

Have you got the birth date for Michael Nelson Lynn Cooper, to help in looking for deaths under different combinations of names?

If Michael died after 2005 then the death record wont be online .

he was in Hove in 1955


Name: Michael N.L Cooper
Address: 91 Nevill av, 4
Exchange: Hove
Directory Title: Southend-on-Sea / Colchester / Norwich / Cambridge / Bedford / Oxford / Reading / Guildford / Tunbridge Wells / Canterbury / Brighton Jun
Publication Year: 1955
Directory County: Essex, Norfolk, Cambridge, Bedford, Oxford, Berkshire, Surrey, Kent, Sussex
Page Number: 87


I reckons he was reg as Nelson as patchem posted above note his mums maiden name was Lynn probably hated the name Nelson so added the name Michael

I wonder

Name: Michael Cooper
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1925
Date of Registration: Mar 2004
Age at Death: 78
Registration District: Crawley
Inferred County: West Sussex
Register Number: A58A
District and Subdistrict: 780/1A
Entry number: 166

Well done Shirley.
That must be him. I don't have his full birth date, but on his marriage certificate in 1948 it says that he is 23, so that would tie in. I must be doing something wrong in the searches, as I put the right name in and looked for a death record up to 2013- I didn't know that the death records on line don't go passed 2005.
I think I'll try to get a copy of his death certificate, Madeline told me that he had a younger brother (can't remember his name because I was in a bit of a fluster, but I'm writing to her now so I'll ask).
Thank you for all your help.
Thanks to Penny too.
Alison :-)

would be be considerably younger if this is him


Name: Anthony P Cooper
Mother's Maiden Surname: Lynn
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1940
Registration District: Brighton
Inferred County: Sussex,
Volume Number: 2b
Page Number: 525

Brillant!
That must be him, you know 'Tony' rings a bell. I'm sure that's the name she mentioned. Wow, so he was 15 years younger! They had a family garage in Hove I think called Coopers cars. Although, a few years ago I found a record of it in being in Brunswick street, Madeline said it was near Hove Station. I'll see if I can find out more info on Tony, it would be nice to meet him if he's still alive.

Thank you,

Alison. :-)

https://www.livingrelativesearch.co.uk/search/preview

Search for Anthony P Cooper in Brighton. There is a free result partial post code BN1 which 'might' be him.

The phone book entry which could match with that is also listed

Hi there,
Thank you.
Have now got a phone number and address in BN1 from BT phone book, will give him a call to see if its him tomorrow. Deep breath!

Alison
:-)

Ooh Let us know if its the right Anthony :-D

Hi there,
Rang him yesterday and its not the right Anthony.
I'll keep on searching.
Thanks for your help.
Alison

That's a shame ,needs more looking. I think :-)

There is actually a Garth Dalmain who belongs to facebook.
Does not look very active, but worth considering?