Cooke - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Robert Cooke abt 1818; Mary Ann Ireland abt 1818

cookies2jay — 2012-05-15 08:46:19Z

I am looking for Robert Cooke born 1817-1820 in Sussex England. He emmigrated to Australia about 1840 and married Jane Catherine Windley (nee Usher) in 1861. He was a widower at the time of this marriage. He was previously married to Mary Ann Ireland and travelled out on the James Patterson (Pattison). His parents were most likely William & Elizabeth. I know his father was a carpenter and Robert became a storekeeper in Australia. I am looking for his ancestors. Mary Ann had a child in Australia in 1849 and had died before 1861. There is no record for her death (that is her)on the BDM and no cemetery record (as yet). I suspect she was buried in Camerdown Cemetery as that is where her parents are. Her parents were John Walpole Ireland and Esther Horseman. I would be glad of any death info

COOKE Robert M - Vietnam Wall section 8E

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2012-05-12 22:22:55Z

COOKE Robert M - Vietnam Wall section 8E

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Re: John Cooke, sister named Lizzie, North Carolina in 1910

smithste11 — 2012-05-08 18:25:06Z

Hi Debbie, I have all info you need on this family. I descend from Johns brother Peter. John Augustus Cooke (1850-1928), and Mary A. "Mollie" Evans (1853-1897) had 8 children: Jesse Cooke (1874-1874), Lizzie Tazwell Cooke Richardson(1875-1954), Sarah Lee Cooke Richardson(1878-1930), Henry Alpheus Cooke (1879-1940), John Richard Cooke (1882-1948), Thomas Augustus Cooke (1885-1951), Ernest Talmadge Cooke (1887-1956), and Peter G Cooke (1891-1964). John Augustus remarried Mary Estelle Hinton when Mollie passed away, they had 3 kids together: Julian Macon Cooke (1908-1974), Frances M Cooke Burchett(1909-2007), and Eugene Francis Cooke (1917-1973). I have a lot more info on this family and you are welcoem to any of it, just email me at smithste11@students.ecu.edu and I will give you what ever you want. I have the cemeteries they are buried at as well. I know some of Ernest's, Lizzie's, Lee's, and Tom's sibling family. So it is very nice to meet you. I am happy I know of a decendant of John that is still around.

Frederick Arthur Cooke

1_sebennett88 — 2012-05-06 11:35:46Z

I am trying to trace my grandfather's family. He was Frederick Arthur Cooke born abt 1894, his father's name was Charles Henry Cooke. Frederick Arthur Cooke was married to Millicent Sarah Cave in 1915. He died in the Coventry Blitz in 1940. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cooke Family Ireland to Ontario Canada to USA somewhere.

jrmcginn1 — 2012-04-14 15:42:19Z

Time to repost my elusive Cooke clan. Robert Cooke, a County Cavan Cooke originally, eloped with Sarah Jane Griffith, d/o Richard John Griffith Bart., and Jane was promptly and totally disowned forever. This same Griffith gentleman was key in the evaluation of Ireland.
Robert Cooke and Jane Griffith were probably married in Ireland but Robert may have used an alias to avoid detection. The couple fled Ireland and at the same time his brothers Richard and Joseph and maybe Thomas came over settling in Leeds Grenville in what is now Eastern Ontario, Brockville vicinity. Robert and Jane settled right in Brockville and 5 children are recorded in Anglican records there. About 1840 Robert Cooke died leaving Jane penniless and ignored by her wealthy father. She had little choice but to farm her children out to Robert's relatives and she left Brockville with a genleman from the USA. They married and produced Jane's second set of children.
Jane died somewhere in the USA and never was in contact with her first marriage children again.

Timing of the elopment would be mid 1820s.She may have been married to the American man as "Jane Cooke" or as "Jane Griffith".he liked "Jane" better than "Sarah Jane".

One of those children did contact his 1/2 bros in Ontario and went to Ireland to try and staighten out the Griffith confusion, w/o success.
I know NOTHING about this second family and I am hoping anyone reading this and identifying with the story will answer!

Re: Cooke, Cook, Clark, Brushwood

amoyer77 — 2012-03-24 04:28:04Z

Hello, I see this is an old thread so I'm not sure if you'll see this. Lela Virginia Cook Brushwood was my great-great-grandmother. Her daughter, Lela Inez, was my grandma. Lela Virginia's father was William Marion Cook, born 1/20/1857 in De Kalb, GA and died in 1939. His father was Columbus Marion Cook, born 9/19/1833 in Henry, GA and died 1862. His mother was Mary S. Robertson (1833-1861). Columbus Cook was the son of John Cook (1791-1875) and Mary Lang (1807-1849). The Cooks can be traced back many generations to England. Unfortunately, all I know about Lela Virginia Cook's mother is that her name was Sarah.

After Lela Virginia died, Oscar Brushwood Sr. remarried. During the interim, his and Lela's two children (Lela Inez and Oscar, Jr.) went to live in Everett, WA with Oscar Sr.'s sister Florence Brushwood Lewis. Although Oscar Sr. attempted to contact them, for some reason Florence hid his letters, and the children never knew about them until they were adults.

I hope this information helps you!

Re: Seeking descendents of William Cook(e) (1836-1915) and Ann Cooper (1844-1914)

msc5_1 — 2012-03-23 11:51:55Z

Hello,

'My' William was from Brampton, Hunts (UK) - was yours?

Re: Seeking descendents of William Cook(e) (1836-1915) and Ann Cooper (1844-1914)

Dianarosemary — 2012-03-23 11:26:42Z

I think we may be related.My Father was Clarence Wiliiam Cooke and his Father's name was Oliver Thomas Cooke.I know that his brother Wiliam emigrated to Canada.

Seeking descendents of William Cook(e) (1836-1915) and Ann Cooper (1844-1914)

msc5_1 — 2012-03-02 09:48:33Z

From Brampton. Searching for their descendents.
Their children were:
Rhoda/Rody (Keys) 1862-1901
William 1864-1928
Jane Elizabeth (Bugby) 1867-1942
Alfred Edmund 1870-1942
Annis (Franks) 1873-1944
Any info much appreciated.
Thanks!

Re: Cookes of NYC

niterythm — 2012-02-28 22:21:05Z

Good day, I am also searching for the Cooke family of New York.
Grandmother: Virginia C. Cooke born 1926
(married Earl J. Phifer)
Gr.Grandfather: Robert Henry Cooke born around 1884
(married Virginia C. Carlton)
Gr. Gr. Grandfather: John Henry Hobart Cooke born around 1854
(married Carrie E. Humphrey born 1859)
I also have listed an older brother of Robert H. Cooke as George Edward Cooke born 1879.
Any information will be greatly welcomed. Thank you. Tammie Lou

George Albert Cooke 1889 Rosina Tribe

janeas69 — 2012-01-23 07:35:13Z

Iam trying to find out what happened to George Albert Cooke born in Lee Green in about 1889. He was married to Rosina Tribe. They had four children then he appears to have vanished from their lives.

Re: Moses Cook in North Carolina

cdawson561 — 2012-01-17 03:02:38Z

I am also searching for family of this Moses Cook b. 2 Apr 1786. My problem: my grgrgrandfather was Moses Cook, his son was Benjamin Owen Cook, my grandfather was Louis E. Cook. I had an elderly cousin, now deceased, who specifically said that my grgrgrandfather Moses Cook (b. abt 1810 in KY) was definately related to Edward and Ann Cook. There seems to be a large time period between Moses Cook b. 1786 and Moses Cook b. abt. 1810. That is part of my problem because I cannot connect both Moses Cooks. I would really appreciate any help.

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ihman2 — 2012-01-15 17:33:19Z

I am looking for Bertha Ann Cooke who was raised in Albany,New York. Her dad was Matthew Cooke and his dad was John Cooke. If you have any info I would appreciate you helping me. I have not been in touch with my mother in over 40 years and no luck tracking her down. No info on SSDI.

Re: FINDING FAMILY

robtcooke — 2012-01-15 17:11:43Z

In reply to your message re john cooke 1791 and samuel his son 1824. i,m a fifth generation decended of john cooke and would be delighted to share this history with you.

Re: Mayflower Cooke descendents

frankpgill — 2012-01-12 19:55:50Z

I have the Mayflower Cooke line to four generations if there is an interest in siblings in those generations. My line is similar to yours through Experience Mitchell who married Jane Cooke. However, in the next generation, my line has Elizabeth Mitchell whereas yours has Sarah Mitchell. Elizabeth Mitchell married John Washburn December 06, 1645 at Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA.

Cooke Family of W. PA - Virginia Gates McWiliams and Charles Cooke Pittsburgh and Mars, PA

Arthur_Humphrey — 2011-12-28 18:25:15Z

I am looking for descendants of one Virginia Gates McWilliams (Cooke) b. Aug. 23, 1865 (either Westmoreland or Armstrong Co., PA) d. Jan. 2, 1930 at her at her residence 312 N. Euclid Ave., Pittsburgh, PA. She was married to a Charles Cooke who died at his residence in Mars, PA in Feb. 1940.

Virginia Gates McWilliams was the daughter of William McWilliams 1825-1892 buried at the new St. Clair Cemetery Pittsburgh and his wife Margaret Wise Williams 1827-1868 of Westmoreland Co. PA. Margaret W. Williams in turn the daughter of a Rebecca Freame and Capt. John Williams.

I am a somewhat distant relative who is descended from this man's great aunt Elizabeth Freame (Johnston) - and I understand that her portrait was passed down in the McWilliams family (it was owned by Isabella Johnston Williams, the sister of Margaret Wise Williams in 1885, but she died childless in 1894. and would have passed the portrait down to either Alexander McKinney McWilliams or more likely his sister Virginia Gates McWilliams (Cooke), also of Pittsburgh (d. 1930) - wife of Charles Cooke.

I understand that Virginia had a son named Edward McWilliams Cook, husband of Anna Truxall. He died Dec. 15, 1960.

Please do get in touch if you have any information on this family!

Thomas and Catherine Cooke - England - Again!

sccond — 2011-12-22 03:21:29Z

Wondering if anyone has an explanation for the following:

Thomas Cooke and Catherine Abbott married 1847 in Thrapston (FreeBMD).
William born 1847 - Thrapston (FreeBMD)
Catherine Cooke dies 1849 (FreeBMD)

1851 Census - Thomas, Catherine, William & Fanny (1) in Thrapston along with Ann Abbott (sister of Catherine.) Didn't she die 2 years ago??

Re: Thomas and Catherine Cooke - England

sccond — 2011-11-21 12:06:34Z

Well thanks anyway!!!

Re: Thomas and Catherine Cooke - England

Bab_Gregg — 2011-11-21 07:44:20Z

Sorry I can't help. I have not come across a Thomas and Catherine.
My cooke's are from Manchester England.

Re: Thomas and Catherine Cooke - England

mrswegs — 2011-11-20 20:20:52Z

there is a wedding listed in ancestry.com email me at mrswegs@shaw.ca and I will send it to you.
Doris

Re: Thomas and Catherine Cooke - England

sccond — 2011-11-20 13:49:48Z

Not so Fast!!! Only my William ends up in Canada. I don't think his parents go. Do you know anything about a Thomas & Catherine who had a William who you can't account for after 1870?? This family is making me CRAZY!!

I did see a family in Thrapston that sort of fit, but if I know that that William stayed in England then I would know that that is not the right family, but I can't confirm that either.

Re: Thomas and Catherine Cooke - England

Bab_Gregg — 2011-11-20 08:51:51Z

Sorry I can't help you. None of my Cooke's went to Canada.

Thomas and Catherine Cooke - England

sccond — 2011-11-19 01:27:42Z

Am looking for info on Thomas and Catherine Cooke; both born in England probably in the 1820's. I know they have a son William. Census's have William born anywhere from 1849 to 1853. Sometime in the 1870's William goes to Canada; gets married to Mary Ann Anderson in 1878. I'm pretty sure there is an Abbott connection as William and Mary Ann's first son is William Abbott, but I'm not positive which side it comes from. I have some possibilities but nothing fits really well.

Thanks

Cooke family U.K., Australia & elsewhere

janette1010 — 2011-11-06 11:04:08Z

Looking for info and relatives of Charles James Cooke born 1832 Leicestershire, England, died 1908.
His parents may have been Charles and Elizabeth Cooke.

Cooke: Jacquelyn, Current Ancestry Member

willmeakin — 2011-10-05 14:48:13Z

jacquelyn ... you have your tree set to private.
And the message facility states you have chosen not to accept any messages from other members.

However, I can see you are researching my family
William Duley/Daley
Ruth Daley previously Ruth Hall nee ?
Their son Bertie Daley, is my great-grandfathers, Samuel Daley, half brother.
Please contact me.

COOKE, Morgan b 1873 PA m Annie Walters

lweber68 — 2011-09-25 23:49:25Z

Some of this data hasn't been proven:

Children born to John Lyttleton Cooke & Georgiana
J. Lyttleton Cooke 1865 m 1887 Ettie Wilberhour
Giles Cooke 1869-1913 lived in Kansas City MO m 1898 Elsie Minnich ?-1909
Georgiana Cooke 1866-1871
Helena Cooke 1870-1871
MORGAN COOKE 1873- m Annie M WALTERS 1870-1902 of Covington KY. He worked for the P R R. Lived in Chicago.

Looking for the marriage.

Lt. William S. Cooke of El Paso, TX 1943

drbrownlee — 2011-08-18 04:33:59Z

William is pictured in the 43-B class flight yearbook of Lubbock Army Air Field in Lubbock, Texas. He is a flight cadet. I'm not kin but thought this might help someone researching the family.

COOKE Calvin C Jr - Vietnam Wall section 1W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-07-30 22:43:32Z

COOKE Calvin C Jr - Vietnam Wall section 1W

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FINDING FAMILY

ihman2 — 2011-07-27 15:00:18Z

I am looking for a John Cooke born in 1791 in Galway, Ireland in Curragh,Aughrim Parish. Any info on him would be appreciated.

Re: cooke

emmarosecroft — 2011-07-21 19:45:17Z

hiya well my nan was born in whitechapel london uk, and i assume the others were born in or around london as well

Re: cooke

Countrygirl214 — 2011-07-21 19:28:33Z

Hi Emma,
What town or country where your Cooke's born or died?

cooke

emmarosecroft — 2011-07-21 18:06:27Z

hiya i was after some information on my family tree. i am currently looking into the cooke descendants of my tree. i am after any information. i know that my nan was known as pamela cooke she was born in 1935 and she has a sister called frances cooke who i think was born in 1937. their dad was called stanley cooke, he had three brothers, leslie, harold who was in the london olympics and the helsinki olympics during the 1940s and 1950s. i believe the other brother was called ronald. any information would be great

George Badger Cooke

tammysmith645 — 2011-06-25 18:13:59Z

I have in my possession some copies of some documents dated abt 1866 from San Saba county Texas concerning George Badger Cooke..If youd like a copy of theses documents please email me at troublesforme1962@yahoo.com..
Also would like some information on Georges family.. I have some Cooks that settled in and around Cherokee co. Texas.. Wondering if they could be related??

COOKE Arthur Cecil 1885 1964

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-20 12:21:00Z

COOKE Arthur Cecil 1885 1964

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COOKE Emma Eva 1855 1925 mother

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-20 11:54:52Z

COOKE Emma Eva 1855 1925 mother

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COOKE Arthur Hutchins 1852 1947 father

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-20 11:11:47Z

COOKE Arthur Hutchins 1852 1947 father

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COOKE Ouida SURBER 1897 1983

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-19 22:20:03Z

COOKE Ouida SURBER 1897 1983

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COOKE Robert Earl 1927 2005 pfc US Army

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-19 18:25:44Z

COOKE Robert Earl 1927 2005 pfc US Army

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Rhoda Cooke

jeorod113 — 2011-06-06 21:18:01Z

Daughter of Jacob Cooke (1725- 1808) and Phoebe (Phebe) Lindley.

Did she marry? Children? (Married a Carmichael and died in Ohio?)

Thank you for any information you can offer me!

Re: Mayflower Cooke descendents

lucasfencl — 2011-06-02 06:43:52Z

Francis Cooke-Hester Mahieu->Jane Cooke-Experience Mitchell->Sarah Mitchell John Hayward->Mary Hayward-William Ames->Mary Ames Joseph Alger->Bethia Alger-Isaac Lazell->Isaac Lazell-Jane Byram->Polly Lazell-William Randall Bates followed by 6 more generations to me. I do not have any sibling information until the children of Isaac Lazell-Jane Byram.

Re: Joseph Garnault Vautier married Amy Byron Cooke

millers167 — 2011-05-05 01:16:07Z

Thanks very much - excellent background material

Re: Joseph Garnault Vautier married Amy Byron Cooke

millers167 — 2011-05-05 01:13:44Z

I've recently done a bit of research on Joseph Garnault Vautier (c1825-1896) and his wife Amy Byron Cooke (c1842-1933) and I have some details of their family.
Joseph appears to have prospered by buying broadacre land around Brighton and Ellwood in Melbourne in the early 1850's, then either subdividing them or simply holding them to sell later. There is a Vautier Street in Ellwood named after him.
I'm more than happy to pass on the info that I've gathered.
Bert Roberts
millers@netspeed.com.au

Henrietta Cooke born abt 1833 in Georgia

sdixon1378 — 2011-05-04 19:50:28Z

I am looking for anyone who has any information regarding the Cooke/Cook last name in the state of Georgia in the 1800's.

Re: Joseph Garnault Vautier married Amy Byron Cooke

valbarb — 2011-05-04 11:44:14Z

Hi,
I am not sure how far back you want to go or if you know this already, but the Garnaults and Vautiers are old Huguenot families. The first Garnault in England was Aymé Garnault who settled in London following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. These Huguenot families of jewelers and silkweavers settled in the Spitalfields area. For reasons of faith and inheritance, the great silk weaving families had a tendency to marry into each other's families which include Delahaize, Deheulle/Dehulle, Vautier, Garnault, Romilly, D'Ager/D'Agar, and Ouvry/Ouvri. Some of the more famous names are Sir Samuel Romilly, as well as the Parker-Bowles family which originally inherited their property through a Garnault spouse. After making a considerable fortune in silk weaving, the Garnaults are largely responsible for the New River Company being implemented in the late 1700s.

I am a direct descendant of Aymé Garnault and have done a lot of research over the past few years on all my interconnected family history. I have seen that the descendants are very proud of their descent from the original Huguenot families, using the last names as middle names in each generation. I can say with reasonable certainty that the Joseph Garnault Vautier you mentioned is a direct descendant of these families.

I did a quick search and found that his father was Daniel Vautier. In the book "From Strangers to citizens: the integration of immigrant communities...", there is mention of Daniel Vautier which states that i 1747 he was summoned by the Weaver's Company to serve as one of the officers. This is the chapter about "Huguenot Master Weavers: Exemplary Englishmen." He was also a director of the French Hospital at one time. There is a lot of information about all these families out there -- it depends on how much you want, but I still find a lot of new info each week.

Hope this helps. If you have any questions, let me know.

PS: if you knew all this already, please excuse the lengthy response!

mary jane cook(e) cherokee, married joe c byrd --

dambrose161 — 2011-05-02 00:34:30Z

looking for any family of mary jane? did she have siblings? aunts? uncles? -- she was my great grandmother but died when i was a child -- i never met her. -- please email me -- dambrose@optonline.net -- thanks! dolores

Robert Cooke 1752-1841

mascgd — 2011-04-21 15:36:43Z

Researching Robert Cooke. Does anyone have knowledge of who, when and why a third marker was placed at his gravesite in the Cooke cemetery, White County Tennessee. Inscription Robert Esquire Cooke 1755-1845. Based on photographs, this third Marker looks to have been placed after the larger monument was placed in the 1950's.

Re: Catherine Cooke Roundtree is NOT desc from Mayflower Francis

photo66666 — 2011-04-17 12:25:59Z

I have been working with the family of writer John Eston Cooke. That Cooke family claim to be a descendent the Mayflower Cookes and also have Cooke relatives in the Jamestown settlement.

This might be what Catherine Cooke Roundtree might mean. She might be a Jamestown Cooke with Cooke relatives on the Mayflower.

My main research is on Doty Cooke Alden Mullen. The Cookes of John Esten Cooke claim to be related to all four. They were shoemakers and I believe the incident at Hanover Shoe Company in Hanover PA during the Civil War was connected.

Re: Thomas Taplin Cooke

ndlovu81 — 2011-04-03 10:10:30Z

Hello Mark,

John Henry Cooke married his cousin Emily Henrietta Cooke, and has six children. She was the daughter of Alfred Cooke.

William Cooke's wife was Mary Ann SPICER, mother of your Alice Maud Mary Ann Cooke (who married George Belmore Garstin). Which line of Garstins are you descended from? You are related to Mabel?

my email is ndlovu8@gmail.com if you ever come back and see this?

Re: Thomas Taplin Cooke

ndlovu81 — 2011-04-03 10:01:33Z

Maiden name of Emily Henrietta, wife of John Henry Cooke, was COOKE ;-)

John Henry married his cousin. She was the daughter of Alfred Cooke ....... here is John Turner's entry from "Victorian Arena - the Performers":

COOKE, Emily Henrietta. Equestrienne - daughter of Alfred Cooke Married John Henry Cooke With Batty's company, at Astley's, in 1852, with her brother Eugene, in 'Jeannette and Jeannot', a laughable petit ballet Billed as 'Petit Emily', with William Cooke's circus, Birmingham, in 1853. Later in the year, back at Astley's, she re-appeared, 'returned from the Continent'. In 1856, she was described as 'The Peri of the Ring, "she dives through her balloons like a seabird, and drops with her daintyest precision, and in a model attitude, upon her cream coloured steed, breaking a heart with every broken paper". At Hengler's, in Liverpool for the 1860-61 season, every evening performance saw her classical representations, 'This elegant and artistic act of equestrianism continues to meet with the greatest enthusiasm from crowded and brilliant audiences'. She remained with Hengler's, until 1865, at various venues. The dashing flights by this Premier English Equestrienne, through thirty balloons, were complemented by her equestrian poses, and participation in many spectacles in the arena. She received frequent benefits. In return, she appeared for one night only, at benefits to her brother Eugene.

In 1870 she was in the USA, with John Henry and George Cooke, members of Stone and Murray's company. Her last-known appearance, with Hengler's, was in London, for the 1875-76 season. In 1897 she was said to be the mistress of the robes, and that many of the beautiful dresses to be seen in the arena had been designed and made by her.

hope this helps? my email is ndlovu8@gmail.com

Re: Henry Cooke Leicester

cbassett153 — 2011-03-04 16:28:14Z

I have changed your status to a contributor to my tree if you have any photos you would like to upload or any of the descendants of Mary Evangeline you would like to add. Thanks.