Volume Ten - Pre-Victorian to the present day - even more aspects - The Cooper family of boat-builders at Penarth and Pill . .

◊1881 - New Local Patents - 'George Cooper, of Penarth, South Wales, naval architect, and John Thompson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the county of the same name, for the invention of 'Improvements in the construction of slipways'. - Cardiff Times [019] [361] 3rd December 1881.

◊1881 - The Census for 1881 confirms that George, Emily and family are residing at No.1 Plymouth Place, Penarth.

◊ 1882 - In March 1882 there was a report of the launch of an Iron Steamer at Penarth - 'A most successful launch of the first iron steamer ever built at Penarth took place, from the yard of the Penarth Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Company, Limited, on Monday afternoon. The steamer was modeled by Mr George Cooper, the chief manager of the works, and is a handsome little cargo boat, with good carrying capacity.' Cardiff Times [019]  [361] 25th March 1882.