I've found Peter Cooper b 1817 in Whitehaven in 1851 where William is showing as aged 1 and born Heaton Durham (which I can't find!)
I'm not sure which is the right birth reg for Wm as I'm not sure where Heaton is, but his older brother George (7 in 1851) was born in Chester-le-Street, so this should be him:
Births Sep 1843
COOPER George Chester le Street 24 40
Cooper George Chester le Strt. 24 41
There are two transcriptions for the same entry. I think the page number is 41 not 40, having looked at the GRO index page. Hopefully this cert should give you William's mother.
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 Merry
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