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Edith Cook 1894–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1894

Birth Location: Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Aug 1992

Death Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Father: George Cook

Mother: Fanny Woofinden

Spouse(s): William Shaw

Children(s): Dorothy Shaw, Alberta Shaw, Walter Shaw, George Shaw, Mary Shaw, Herman Shaw

Edith Cook was born in 1894 in Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Cook And Fanny Woofinden. Edith Cook married William Henry Shaw, and had children including Alberta Shaw, Dorothy Shaw, George Edward Shaw, Herman Shaw, Mary Shaw, Walter Shaw. Edith Cook passed away in 1992 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edith Cook was born in 1894 in Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Cook And Fanny Woofinden.
  • Edith Cook married William Henry Shaw, and had children including Alberta Shaw, Dorothy Shaw, George Edward Shaw, Herman Shaw, Mary Shaw, Walter Shaw.
  • Edith Cook passed away in 1992 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Edith Cook's Ancestors

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Edith Cook
1894–1992
Birth Place: Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England
Parents
George Cook
1855–1935
Norton, Yorkshire, England
Fanny Woofinden
1859–1924
Maltby, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cook
1826–1905
Bilbourgh, Yorkshire, England
Esther Hutchinson
1828–1889
Carcroft, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cook
1799–1873
Ann Johnson
1794–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ⚠️
1781–1816
John Johnson
1764–1819
Mary Kilvington
1768–

Edith Cook's Descendants

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Edith Cook (26 Jun 1894–Aug 1992) m. William (Henry) Shaw (25 Oct 1885–Jun 1953)
  1. 1. Dorothy Shaw 1923–2021 m. James (William) Hampson 1920–1991 m. Edgar Wood 1924–1984 m. Oleksa Stelmach 1920–1983
  2. 2. Alberta Shaw 1919–
  3. 3. Walter Shaw 1913–2006
  4. 4. George (Edward) Shaw 1930–2005
  5. 5. Mary Shaw 1917–1996
  6. 6. Herman Shaw 1927–1997

Edith Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1894
26 Jun 1894
Birth of Edith Cook in Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England
Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England
1992
Aug 1992
Age 98
Death of Edith Cook in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1992
    Event Place: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

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