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Kathleen Ellen Cooke 1887 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1887

Birth Location: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 9 Jul 1965

Death Location: Huntly, Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: John Cook

Mother: Mary Sealer

Spouse(s): Ernest Willoughby

Children(s): Harald WILLOUGHBY

In 1887, Kathleen Ellen Cooke entered the world in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to John Cook and Mary Agnes Sealer. Kathleen Ellen Cooke married Ernest Nuttall Willoughby, and had children including Harald Holsted WILLOUGHBY. Kathleen Ellen Cooke passed away in 1965 in Huntly, Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Kathleen Ellen Cooke entered the world in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to John Cook and Mary Agnes Sealer.
  • Kathleen Ellen Cooke married Ernest Nuttall Willoughby, and had children including Harald Holsted WILLOUGHBY.
  • Kathleen Ellen Cooke passed away in 1965 in Huntly, Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cook
1840 –
Birth Location: Oxfordshire, England (?)
JC
Mary Sealer
1848 – 1888
Birth Location: Ballybeggan, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
MS

Spouses(s)

Ernest Willoughby
1883 – 1954
Birth Location: Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
EW

Children(s)

Harald WILLOUGHBY
1907 – 1967
Birth Location: Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand
HW

Kathleen Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Kathleen Cooke
1887 – 1965
Birth Place: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
John Cook
1840 –
Oxfordshire, England (?)
Mary (Agnes) Sealer
1848 – 1888
Ballybeggan, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
Grandparents
Richard Seeler
1808 – 1857
Carney, Abbeydorney, Kerry, Ireland
Anna Bruton
1805 – 1863
Abberdorney, Kerry, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Kathleen Cooke's Descendants

1.
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Kathleen (Ellen) Cooke (8 April 1887 – 9 Jul 1965) m. Ernest (Nuttall) Willoughby (09 September 1883 – 14 MAR 1954)
  1. 1. Harald (Holsted) WILLOUGHBY (02 Sep 1907 – 05 Jun 1967) m. Elsie (Wilhelmina Jackson Vercoe) Jeffares (15 NOV 1899 – 18 AUG 1993)
    1. 1. Kathleen (Shirley) Willoughby (3 APR 1929 – 17/1/2021)
    2. 2. Francis (rex) Willoughby (17 aug 1932 – 16 Aug 2010) m. Margaret (Finbarr) Dunne (10 Sep 1932 – 01 Aug 2017)
      1. 1. Leigh (Francis) Willoughby (02 12 1959 – ) m. Rachel (Elaine) Reay-Mackey (17 Aug 1967 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret Cathryne) Willoughby (8 Mar 2001 – )
    3. 3. Frances (Wilma) Willoughby (22 SEP 1934 – 26 NOV 1995)
    4. 4. Beverley (Ruth) Willoughby (1936 – 31 Oct 2011)

Kathleen Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1887
8 April 1887
Birth of Kathleen Ellen Cooke in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
1965
9 Jul 1965
Age 78
Death of Kathleen Ellen Cooke in Huntly, Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand
Huntly, Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1887
    Event Place: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1965
    Event Place: Huntly, Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand
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