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William Cook 1837 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1837

Birth Location: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: abt 1883

Death Location: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Cook

Mother: Mary Pontas

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William Cook was born in 1837 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Cook and Mary Ann Pontas. In 1851, William Cook resided in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. William Cook passed away in 1883 in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Cook was born in 1837 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Cook and Mary Ann Pontas.
  • In 1851, William Cook resided in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England.
  • William Cook passed away in 1883 in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England.

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William Cook's Ancestors

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William Cook
1837 – 1883
Birth Place: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Cook
1808 –
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England
Mary (Ann) Pontas
1814 –
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John Cooke
Ann Cooke
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cook's Timeline

4 Records

1836
1836
Birth of William Cook in Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1837
abt 1837
Birth of William Cook in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 14
William Cook resided here in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1883
abt 1883
Age 46
Death of William Cook in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2027; Folio: 433; Page: 24; GSU roll: 87433

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1837
    Event Place: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2027; Folio: 433; Page: 24; GSU roll: 87433

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1883
    Event Place: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England

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