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Walter James Cooke 1905 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1905

Birth Location: Yew Tree Cottage, Credenhill, Herefordshire

Death Date: 30 Jul 1998

Death Location: 4 Swn-yr-Eos, Glanrhyd, Ystradgynlais

Father: William Cooke

Mother: Agnes Gwilliam

Spouse(s): Mary Jones

Children(s): Gloria Cooke, Kenneth Cooke

According to available records, Walter James Cooke was born in 1905 in Yew Tree Cottage, Credenhill, Herefordshire, the child of William James Cooke and Agnes Gwilliam. Following those early years, Walter James Cooke married Mary Ann Jones, and their family grew to include Gloria Cooke and Kenneth Jones Cooke. In the later years of life, Walter James Cooke died in 1998 in 4 Swn-yr-Eos, Glanrhyd, Ystradgynlais.

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Parents

William Cooke
1855 – 1936
Birth Location: Crowmer, Tillington, Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K
WC
Agnes Gwilliam
1879 – 1958
Birth Location: St Johns, Herefordshire, England
AG

Spouses(s)

Mary Jones
1897 – 1974
Birth Location: Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan, Wales
MJ

Children(s)

Gloria Cooke
1930 – 2005
Birth Location: Pontardawe, Glamorganshire
GC
Kenneth Cooke
1930 – 2023
Birth Location: Pontardawe, Glamorganshire
KC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Yew Tree Cottage, Credenhill, Herefordshire
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, 1921 Wales Census, 1939 England and Wales Register, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/27092, ED 1, Sch 152; Book: 27092

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 1905
    Event Place: Credenhill, Hereford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Kenchester and Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1921
    Event Place: Ystradgynlais Lower, Glamorganshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1921 Wales Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/27092, ED 1, Sch 152; Book: 27092

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1939
    Event Place: Breconshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Jul 1998
    Event Place: 4 Swn-yr-Eos, Glanrhyd, Ystradgynlais
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom
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