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George Cooke 1857–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Sep 1857

Birth Location: Ballan, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 29 Nov 1938

Death Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Father: John Cooke

Mother: Elizabeth Potter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McLean, Emma Ricketts

Children(s): Emma Cooke, George Cooke, Charles Cooke, Albert Cooke, Sarah Cooke, Charlotte Cooke, William Cooke, Ellenor Cooke, Ada Cooke, Hugh Cooke, John Cooke, Evelyn Cooke

George Cooke was born in 1857 in Ballan, Victoria, Australia, the child of John Cooke And Elizabeth Potter. In 1908, George Cooke resided in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. George Cooke married Elizabeth Eleanor Mclean, Emma Strickland Ricketts, and had children including Ada Cooke, Albert Herbert Cooke, Charles John Cooke, Charlotte Lydia Cooke, Ellenor May Cooke, Emma Cooke, Evelyn Ellenor Cooke, George Henry Thomas Cooke, Hugh Fitzroy Cooke, John Henry Cooke, Sarah Elizabeth Cooke, William George Cooke. George Cooke passed away in 1938 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • George Cooke was born in 1857 in Ballan, Victoria, Australia, the child of John Cooke And Elizabeth Potter.
  • In 1908, George Cooke resided in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
  • George Cooke married Elizabeth Eleanor Mclean, Emma Strickland Ricketts, and had children including Ada Cooke, Albert Herbert Cooke, Charles John Cooke, Charlotte Lydia Cooke, Ellenor May Cooke, Emma Cooke, Evelyn Ellenor Cooke, George Henry Thomas Cooke, Hugh Fitzroy Cooke, John Henry Cooke, Sarah Elizabeth Cooke, William George Cooke.
  • George Cooke passed away in 1938 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Cooke's Ancestors

Self
George Cooke
1857–1938
Birth Place: Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John Cooke
1830–1905
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Elizabeth Potter
1834–1896
Battle, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1798–1839
Salehurst and Robertsbridge, Sussex, England
Mary (Ann) Crouch
1801–1850
Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Thomas Potter
1813–1840
Battle, Sussex, England
Emma Nicholls
1810–1891
Salehurst, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1765–1840
Mary Apps
1762–1829
William Crouch
1760–1823
Lucy Barrow
1767–1852
George Nicholls
1791–1872
Elizabeth Swift
1791–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cooke
1730–1775
Ann Roots
1735–
William Apps
1740–1791
Elizabeth Birch
1742–1791
William Barrow
1735–1812
Sarah Chapman
1740–

George Cooke's Descendants

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George Cooke (04 Sep 1857–29 Nov 1938) m. Elizabeth (Eleanor) McLean (27 Jan 1870–30 Jan 1954) m. Emma (Strickland) Ricketts (05 Aug 1862–13 Nov 1886)
  1. 1. Emma Cooke 1882–1887
  2. 2. George (Henry Thomas) Cooke 1883–1966 m. Emily (Maud) Hill 1888–1970
    1. 1. Edith (Emily) Cooke 1917–1943 m. Charles (Allan) Grant 1915–1996
    2. 2. Hazel (Adele) Cooke 1920–2007 m. Arthur (Morgan) Bianchi 1915–1969
    3. 3. Neville (Stanley) Cooke 1908–1996 m. Mary (Philomena) Rolston 1911–1964
      1. 1. George (Anthony) Cooke –1943
    4. 4. Maurice (Henry) Cooke 1912–2010 m. Daisy (Muiriel) Brown 1915–2000
      1. 1. John (Henry) Cooke 1937–1993 m. Beryl Chalk 1938–2007
    5. 5. Ethel (Maud) Cooke 1910–1960 m. Merenuies (Gordon) Neilson 1903–1963
      1. 1. Kenneth (Cyril) Neilson 1933–1985
    6. 6. Hilton (George) Cooke 1915–1993 m. Edna (Gertrude) Wright 1920–1989
  3. 3. Charles (John) Cooke 1885–1934 m. Laura Armstrong 1891–1979
    1. 1. Grace (Eveline) Cooke 1908– m. John (Henry) O'Grady 1896–1971
    2. 2. Herbert (George John) Cooke 1918–1977
    3. 3. Charles (William) Cooke 1916–1993
    4. 4. Francis (Roy) Cooke 1922–1978 m. Elsie (May) Moore 1925–2014
    5. 5. Leslie Cooke 1920–1995 m. Phyllis (Rae) Smith 1930–2003
    6. 6. Margaret (Estelle) Cooke 1925–1995
  4. 4. Albert (Herbert) Cooke 1890–1974
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cooke 1892–1928
  6. 6. Charlotte (Lydia) Cooke 1894–1919
  7. 7. William (George) Cooke 1896–1952
  8. 8. Ellenor (May) Cooke 1898–1900
  9. 9. Ada Cooke 1901–
  10. 10. Hugh (Fitzroy) Cooke 1904–1990
  11. 11. John (Henry) Cooke 1907–1996
  12. 12. Evelyn (Ellenor) Cooke 1910–

George Cooke's Timeline

11 Records

1857
04 Sep 1857
Birth of George Cooke in Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Ballan, Victoria, Australia
1857
08 Nov 1857
George Cooke was baptized in Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Ballan, Victoria, Australia
1908
1908
Age 51
George Cooke resided here in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
1909
1909
Age 52
George Cooke resided here in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
1913
1913
Age 56
George Cooke resided here in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
1917
1917
Age 60
George Cooke resided here in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
1925
1925
Age 68
George Cooke resided here in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
1930
1930
Age 73
George Cooke resided here in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
1936
1936
Age 79
George Cooke resided here in Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
1937
1937
Age 80
George Cooke resided here in Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
1938
29 Nov 1938
Age 81
Death of George Cooke in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Ballan, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index, Database online.
    [2] Australia, Births and Baptisms
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Ballan, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1938
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, Database online.
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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