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Lydia May Cooke 1860–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1860

Birth Location: Ballan, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 24 Mar 1902

Death Location: The Range, Rockhampton, Australia

Father: John Cooke

Mother: Elizabeth Potter

Spouse(s): Granville Smith, Herbert Limpus

Children(s): Herbert Limpus, John Limpus, Lydia Limpus, Estell Limpus, Ruby Limpus

In 1860, Lydia May Cooke entered the world in Ballan, Victoria, Australia, born to John Cooke And Elizabeth Potter. Lydia May Cooke married Granville Smith, Herbert Limpus, and had children including Estell Theodore Limpus, Herbert Charles Limpus, John Potter Limpus, Lydia Berry Limpus, Ruby May Limpus. Lydia May Cooke passed away in 1902 in The Range, Rockhampton, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1860, Lydia May Cooke entered the world in Ballan, Victoria, Australia, born to John Cooke And Elizabeth Potter.
  • Lydia May Cooke married Granville Smith, Herbert Limpus, and had children including Estell Theodore Limpus, Herbert Charles Limpus, John Potter Limpus, Lydia Berry Limpus, Ruby May Limpus.
  • Lydia May Cooke passed away in 1902 in The Range, Rockhampton, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Cooke
1860–1902
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–

Lydia Cooke's Descendants

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Lydia (May) Cooke (11 Jul 1860–24 Mar 1902) m. Granville Smith (20 Jan 1847–17 Mar 1888) m. Herbert Limpus (24 Sep 1865–25 Sep 1930)
  1. 1. Herbert (Charles) Limpus 1889–1962 m. Clara Hayward 1886–1960
    1. 1. Betty (Lydia) Limpus 1923–1998 m. Douglas (Edward) Roy 1921–2003
    2. 2. Herbert (Hayward) Limpus 1923–1923
  2. 2. John (Potter) Limpus 1890–1959 m. Katherine Goodman 1887–1978
    1. 1. William (Goddard) Limpus 1915–1983 m. Florence (Ethel) Hollingsworth 1913–2003
  3. 3. Lydia (Berry) Limpus 1892–1934 m. George (Vasey) Foster 1888–1960
    1. 1. Frank (Oswald) Foster 1920–1998 m. Adeline (Rose) Dillon 1934–2025
    2. 2. Lydia (May) Foster 1922–2011
    3. 3. Beatrice (Lilley) Foster 1928–1997 m. Henry (William) Broomhall 1925–2017
    4. 4. Reginald (Forward) Foster 1931–2005
    5. 5. Doris (Wills) Foster 1924–2016 m. Angus (Arthur) Edwards 1909–1963 m. Henry (William) Broomhall 1925–2017
  4. 4. Estell (Theodore) Limpus 1893–1909
  5. 5. Ruby (May) Limpus 1895–1895

Lydia Cooke's Timeline

3 Records

1860
11 Jul 1860
Birth of Lydia May Cooke in Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Ballan, Victoria, Australia
1860
26 Aug 1860
Lydia May Cooke was baptized in Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Ballan, Victoria, Australia
1902
24 Mar 1902
Age 42
Death of Lydia May Cooke in The Range, Rockhampton, Australia
The Range, Rockhampton, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1860
    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: 26 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Ballan, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1902
    Event Place: The Range, Rockhampton, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, Database online.
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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