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Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook 1881–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 December 1881

Birth Location: Bosmere, Suffolk

Death Date: 22 Aug 1917

Death Location: France and Flanders

Father: William Cook

Mother: Ellen Hunt

Spouse(s): Mary Keeble

Children(s): Elsie Cook, Winifred Cook, Sidney Cook, Clifford Cook, Ivy Cook, Winifred Cook, Lilian Cook, Sidney Cook

The story of Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook began in 1881 in Bosmere, Suffolk. In 1891, Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook resided in Somersham, Suffolk, England. In 1901, Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook resided in Bramford, Suffolk, England. Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook married Mary Winter Keeble, and had children including Clifford Ernest Cook, Elsie Cook, Ivy Annie Cook, Lilian May Cook, Sidney Cook, Sidney George Cook, Winifred Cook, Winifred Mary Cook. Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook passed away in 1917 in France and Flanders.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook began in 1881 in Bosmere, Suffolk.
  • In 1891, Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook resided in Somersham, Suffolk, England.
  • In 1901, Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook resided in Bramford, Suffolk, England.
  • Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook married Mary Winter Keeble, and had children including Clifford Ernest Cook, Elsie Cook, Ivy Annie Cook, Lilian May Cook, Sidney Cook, Sidney George Cook, Winifred Cook, Winifred Mary Cook.
  • Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook passed away in 1917 in France and Flanders.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Cook's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Cook
1881–1917
Birth Place: Bosmere, Suffolk
Parents
William Edward Cook
1851–1903
Elmsett, Suffolk, England
Ellen (Sherman) Hunt
1848–1928
Occold, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Cook
1822–1877
Elmsett Suffolk
Mary (Ann) Moffrey
1814–1887
Willisham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1790–1859
Sarah Green
1790–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1767–1832
Ann Baldry
1768–1822

Benjamin Cook's Descendants

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Benjamin (Sydney Hunt) Cook (6 December 1881–22 Aug 1917) m. Mary (Winter) Keeble (28 Aug 1886–Sep 1974)
  1. 1. Elsie Cook 1908–2000
  2. 2. Winifred Cook 1909–
  3. 3. Sidney Cook 1910–
  4. 4. Clifford (Ernest) Cook 1915–1981
  5. 5. Ivy (Annie) Cook 1914–1970
  6. 6. Winifred (Mary) Cook 1909–1969
  7. 7. Lilian (May) Cook 1912–1993
  8. 8. Sidney (George) Cook 1910–1988

Benjamin Cook's Timeline

6 Records

1881
6 December 1881
Birth of Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook in Bosmere, Suffolk
Bosmere, Suffolk
1891
1891
Age 10
Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook resided here in Somersham, Suffolk, England
Somersham, Suffolk, England
1901
1901
Age 20
Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook resided here in Bramford, Suffolk, England
Bramford, Suffolk, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 30
Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook resided here in Bramford, Suffolk, England
Bramford, Suffolk, England
1915
1915
Age 34
Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook resided here in 90 Waveney Rd, Ipswich Suffk
90 Waveney Rd, Ipswich Suffk
1917
22 Aug 1917
Age 36
Death of Benjamin Sydney Hunt Cook in France and Flanders
France and Flanders

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 December 1881
    Event Place: Bosmere, Suffolk
    Record Source:
    [1] British Army WWI Service Records, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,1219::421073
    [2] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,1543::542338
    [3] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 10772; Schedule Number: 51, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,2352::43664121
    [4] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1463; Folio: 108; Page: 7, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,6598::22278267
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1769; Folio: 78; Page: 11, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,7814::10117201
    [6] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,8912::38997196

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Somersham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1463; Folio: 108; Page: 7, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,6598::22278267

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Bramford, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1769; Folio: 78; Page: 11, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,7814::10117201

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Bramford, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 10772; Schedule Number: 51, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,2352::43664121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: 90 Waveney Rd, Ipswich Suffk
    Record Source: British Army WWI Service Records, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,1219::421073

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: abt 1915
    Record Source: British Army WWI Service Records, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,1219::421073

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,1543::542338

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Western European Theatre
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,1543::542338

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1917
    Event Place: France and Flanders
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,1543::542338

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