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William Cooke 1755–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1755

Birth Location: Sampford Courtenay, Devon England

Death Date: 23 Apr 1828

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Cooke

Mother: Rebecca Commins

Spouse(s): Susanna Spiller

Children(s): Eleanor Cooke, William Cooke, Mary Cooke, Ann Cooke, Jane Cooke, James Cooke, John Cook

William Cooke was born in 1755 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon England, the child of Thomas Cooke And Rebecca Commins. William Cooke married Susanna Spiller, and had children including Ann Cooke, Eleanor Cooke, James Cooke, Jane Cooke, John Cook, Mary Cooke, Simon Cooke, William Henry Cooke. William Cooke passed away in 1828 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Cooke was born in 1755 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon England, the child of Thomas Cooke And Rebecca Commins.
  • William Cooke married Susanna Spiller, and had children including Ann Cooke, Eleanor Cooke, James Cooke, Jane Cooke, John Cook, Mary Cooke, Simon Cooke, William Henry Cooke.
  • William Cooke passed away in 1828 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cooke
1724–
Birth Location: Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
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Rebecca Commins
1724–
Birth Location: Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Spiller
1765–1829
Birth Location: Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
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Children(s)

Eleanor Cooke
1791–1864
Birth Location: Kingsteignton, Devon, England
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William Cooke
1795–1870
Birth Location: Stickelpath, Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
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Mary Cooke
1784–
Birth Location: Sampford Courtenay (Sticklepath), Devon, England
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Ann Cooke
1786–
Birth Location: Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
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Jane Cooke
1793–
Birth Location: Sampford Courtenay (Sticklepath), Devon, England
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James Cooke
1798–1869
Birth Location: Sticklepath, Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
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John Cook
1788–
Birth Location: Sampford Courtenay (Sticklepath), Devon, England
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William Cooke's Ancestors

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William Cooke
1755–1828
Birth Place: Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
Parents
Thomas Cooke
1724–
Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
Rebecca Commins
1724–
Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cooke's Descendants

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William Cooke (4 Mar 1755–23 Apr 1828) m. Susanna Spiller (1765–25.03.1829)
  1. 1. Eleanor Cooke 1791–1864 m. Samuel Lang 1785–1861
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Lang 1817–1892 m. John Partridge 1811–1881
      1. 1. Mary Partridge 1845–1916 m. Thomas (Chapman) Green 1845–1902
        1. 1. Louisa (H) Green 1875–1956 m. John Smit 1871–1935
        2. 2. Arthur Green 1869–
        3. 3. Laura Green 1871–
        4. 4. Edith (Adelaide) Green 1869–
      2. 2. Emily Partridge 1866–
      3. 3. Susan Partridge 1859–
      4. 4. Sarah Partridge 1853–
      5. 5. Ellen Pattridge 1851–
      6. 6. George Pattridge 1856–
      7. 7. William Partridge 1844–
      8. 8. John (Partridge) Junr. 1842–
      9. 9. Ann Partridge 1848–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Partridge 1841–
      11. 11. Samuel Partridge 1851–
      12. 12. Maria Partridge 1860–
      13. 13. James Partridge 1857–
      14. 14. Charlotte Partridge 1859–
      15. 15. Thomas Partridge 1854–
    2. 2. Samuel Lang 1832–
    3. 3. Ann Lang 1811–1881
    4. 4. John Lang 1816–1894
    5. 5. Maria Lang 1821–1837
    6. 6. William Lang 1804–
    7. 7. Nancy Lang 1817–
    8. 8. Jane Lang 1813–1889
    9. 9. Jane Lang 1811–1886 m. William Yeo 1806–1872
      1. 1. Henrietta Yeo 1823–
      2. 2. Richard Yeo 1822–1896
      3. 3. William (Henry) Yeo 1844–1920 m. Elizabeth 1852–1902
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ellen) Yeo 1894–1963
        2. 2. Grace (Maud) Yeo 1873–1952
        3. 3. Henry (Wellsford) Yeo 1875–1920 m. Alice (England) ANDREWS 1867–1944
        4. 4. Bessie (Annie) Yeo 1877–1941 m. William (Richard) Bissett 1875–1945
        5. 5. John Yeo 1879–1920 m. Mabel (Susan) Martin 1878–1957
        6. 6. Emmeline Yeo 1883–1927
        7. 7. James Yeo 1883–1946 m. Florence (Annie) Burrow 1887–1974
        8. 8. Thomazine (Lily) Yeo 1887–1918 m. Reginald (Frederick) Hearn 1888–1963
        9. 9. Edwin Yeo 1890–1959 m. Emma Folley 1890–1985
        10. 10. Beatrice (Annie) Yeo 1894–1976 m. Thomas (William) KELLY 1892–1944 m. Thomas TAYLOR 1887–1957
        11. 11. William (Henry) Yeo 1886–
        12. 12. Bertram Yeo 1891–1945 m. Rosa (M) Hazell 1899–1979
      4. 4. Elizabeth Yeo 1832–1897 m. John Robbins 1837–1889
        1. 1. Ann Robbins 1858–1951 m. George (Frederick) Beavan 1858–1925
        2. 2. William (Frederick) Robbins 1861–1928 m. Alice Gillingham 1859–
        3. 3. Emma (J.) Robbins 1866–1927 m. Richard (James Cornish) Godfrey 1864–1948
        4. 4. John (Thomas) Robbins 1869–1945 m. Sarah (Anne) Seddon 1868–
        5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Robbins 1874–1925 m. Isaac Alder 1866–1930
        6. 6. George (Henry) Robbins 1876–1956 m. Hannah (Mary) Cooper 1877–
        7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Robbins 1872–1933 m. James Hughes 1871–
        8. 8. Rosina Robbins 1858–1920 m. John (William) Allen 1845–1885
      5. 5. John Yeo 1843–1870 m. Jane Winsor 1833–1904
        1. 1. Henry Yeo 1860–1938 m. ANNIE SNOW 1858–1894 m. Mary A 1861–1939
        2. 2. John Geo 1856–1932 m. Elizabeth 1855–1942
        3. 3. George Yeo 1863–1940 m. Annie Richards 1864–1953
        4. 4. Clara Yeo 1870–1871
        5. 5. Selina Yeo 1869–1871
        6. 6. James Yeo 1859–1931 m. Mary (Ann) Kingdon 1856–1948
        7. 7. Frank (Henry) Yeo 1868–1871
        8. 8. Kate Yeo 1866–1943 m. John Skinner 1862–1898
      6. 6. Ann Yeo 1839–1873
  2. 2. William (Henry) Cooke 1795–1870
  3. 3. Mary Cooke 1784–
  4. 4. Ann Cooke 1786–
  5. 5. Jane Cooke 1793–
  6. 6. James Cooke 1798–1869
  7. 7. John Cook 1788– m. Elizabeth Vincent 1806–
    1. 1. George Cook 1827–1853 m. Grace Batten 1825–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cook 1847–1917 m. Edward Rowland 1841–1917
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Rowland 1866–1934 m. William Bartlett 1867–1934

William Cooke's Timeline

3 Records

1755
4 Mar 1755
Birth of William Cooke in Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
1828
02.08.1828
Age 73
Death of William Cooke in Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
1828
23 Apr 1828
Age 73
Burial of William Cooke in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1755
    Event Place: Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Class Number: WO 25; Class Title: 28 Foot 2 Battn; Piece Number: 358; Piece Title: 28 Foot 2 Battn
    [2] England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Register of Members, London, vol I, Fols 1-597
    [3] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 52316
    [4] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANF 1828_a-c

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Register of Members, London, vol I, Fols 1-597

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02.08.1828
    Event Place: Sampford Courtenay, Devon England
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 52316
    [2] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANF 1828_a-c

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1828
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 523/16
    [2] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANF 1828_a-c
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