Birth Name: John-Paul Frederick Cooper
Place of Birth: Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Date of Birth: 2 November 1983
Ethnicity: English, possibly other
JP Cooper is an English singer-songwriter.
His mother, Patricia S. (Crolla), left the family when he was young. So, he was raised by his father, Paul G. Cooper.
JP’s paternal grandparents were Harold Cooper and Bessie Thomason (the daughter of Alexander Thomason and Ellen Sharples). Harold’s mother’s maiden surname is likely Heesom. Alexander was the son of ? Thomason and Fanny. Ellen was the daughter of William Sharples and Hannah Sisson.
JP’s maternal grandparents were Frederick Crolla (the son of Anthony Crolla and Sarah Ellen Ball) and Mary P. Hutton (the daughter of Charles T. Hutton and Ada Dyson). Sarah was the daughter of John William Ball and Mary Ellen Burns.
Sources: JP’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of JP’s father – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of JP’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s paternal grandparents, Harold Cooper and Bessie Thomason – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s maternal grandparents, Frederick Crolla and Mary P. Hutton – 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
Birth record of JP’s maternal grandfather, Frederick Crolla – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of JP’s maternal grandmother, Mary P. Hutton – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s paternal great-grandparents, Alexander Thomason and Ellen Sharples – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s maternal great-grandparents, Anthony Croll and Sarah Ellen Ball – 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
JP’s maternal great-grandmother, Sarah Ellen Ball, on the 1891 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s paternal great-great-grandparents, William Sharples and Ellen Sisson – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of JP’s maternal great-great-grandparents, John William Ball and Mary Ellen Burns – https://familysearch.org