cooper

1) The specialist woodworker who made barrels, casks and tubs.

1272 Thomas the Couper, Wombleton

1297 ‘John le Coupere’s house’, Wakefield. The surname was late to stabilise and the by-name is found into the fifteenth century. In 1424-5, for example, the fabric rolls for Ripon contain this entry: Item Thomae Colleper pro v garthys ligneis, 5d. It had several attributive uses, and an undated set of York ordinances, probably of the fifteenth century, referred to les artificers del coupercraft. Later examples are: 1564 Certein cowper timbre valued at 7s, Clint

1638 a good quantitie of tymber for seilinge and cowpers ware, Bradfield.

dates 1272 1297 1424-1425 1564 1638

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