Birth Name: John-Paul Frederick Cooper
Place of Birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 2 November, 1983
Ethnicity: English, possibly one eighth Italian, and other
JP Cooper is an English singer and songwriter.
His mother, Patricia, left the family when he was young. He was raised by his father, Paul Cooper.
JP’s paternal grandfather was named Harold Cooper (whose mother’s maiden surname likely was Heesom). Harold was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England.
JP’s paternal grandmother was Bessie Thomason (the daughter of Alexander Thomason and Ellen Sharples). Bessie was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England. Alexander was the son of a man surnamed Thomason, and of Fanny. Ellen was the daughter of William Sharples and Hannah Sisson.
JP’s maternal grandfather was Frederick Crolla (the son of Anthony Crolla and Sarah Ellen Ball). Frederick was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Anthony may have been of Italian descent. The Crolla family is from the Province of Frosinone in Lazio, Italy. Sarah was the daughter of John William Ball and Mary Ellen Burns.
JP’s maternal grandmother was Mary P. Hutton (the daughter of Charles T. Hutton and Ada Dyson). Mary was born in Manchester North, Lancashire, England.
Sources: Marriage record of JP’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s paternal grandparents, Harold Cooper and Bessie Thomason – https://familysearch.org
Possible birth record of JP’s paternal grandfather, Harold Cooper – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of JP’s paternal grandmother, Bessie Thomason – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s paternal great-grandparents, Alexander Thomason and Ellen Sharples – https://familysearch.org
JP’s paternal great-grandfather, Alexander Thomason, on the 1901 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
JP’s paternal great-grandmother, Ellen Sharples, on the 1901 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s paternal great-great-grandparents, William Sharples and Hannah Sisson – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s maternal grandparents, Frederick Crolla and Mary P. Hutton – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of JP’s maternal grandfather, Frederick Crolla – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s maternal great-grandparents, Anthony Crolla and Sarah Ellen Ball – https://familysearch.org
JP’s maternal great-grandmother, Sarah Ellen Ball, on the 1891 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s maternal great-great-grandparents, John William Ball and Mary Ellen Burns – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of JP’s maternal grandmother, Mary P. Hutton – https://familysearch.org
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