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William Cooke 1821–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1821

Birth Location: Salehurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1 Sep 1883

Death Location: Buninyong, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Thomas COOKE

Mother: Mary Crouch

Spouse(s): Mary Murdock

Children(s): Frederick Cooke, Alexander Cooke, Rose Cooke, Alice Cooke, Charles Cooke, Christina Cooke, Francis Cooke, Lizena Cooke, Louisa Cooke, William Cooke, Emily Cook, Mary Cooke, James Cooke, William Cooke, Thomas Cooke

The story of William Cooke began in 1821 in Salehurst, Sussex, England. William Cooke married Mary Ann Murtagh Murdock, and had children including Alexander Buninyong Cooke, Alice Cooke, Charles Henry Cooke, Christina Cooke, Emily Cook Cooke Cook, Francis Joseph Cooke, Frederick Cooke, James Cooke, Lizena Mary Cooke, Louisa Victoria Cooke, Mary Ann Cooke, Rose Ann Cooke, Thomas Cooke, William Albert Alfred Cooke, William Cooke. William Cooke passed away in 1883 in Buninyong, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cooke began in 1821 in Salehurst, Sussex, England.
  • William Cooke married Mary Ann Murtagh Murdock, and had children including Alexander Buninyong Cooke, Alice Cooke, Charles Henry Cooke, Christina Cooke, Emily Cook Cooke Cook, Francis Joseph Cooke, Frederick Cooke, James Cooke, Lizena Mary Cooke, Louisa Victoria Cooke, Mary Ann Cooke, Rose Ann Cooke, Thomas Cooke, William Albert Alfred Cooke, William Cooke.
  • William Cooke passed away in 1883 in Buninyong, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cooke's Ancestors

Self
William Cooke
1821–1883
Birth Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas COOKE
1798–1839
Salehurst and Robertsbridge, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Crouch
1801–1850
Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1765–1840
Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Mary Apps
1762–1828
Sedlescombe, Sussex, England
William Crouch
1760–1823
Brede, Sussex, England
Lucy Barrow
1767–1852
Brede, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ann 💙
1727–1804
William Apps
1740–1791
Elizabeth Birch
1742–1791
Thomas Crouch
1725–1817
Mary Walter
1735–1778
William BARROW
1736–1812
Sarah Eastwood
1740–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Roots
1698–1755
Mary Sivier
1698–1755
William Apps
1715–1799
Richard Barrow
1700–1788
Anne Jupp
1703–1751

William Cooke's Descendants

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William Cooke (18 Oct 1821–1 Sep 1883) m. Mary (Ann Murtagh) Murdock (1821–1891)
  1. 1. Frederick Cooke 1843–1916
  2. 2. Alexander (Buninyong) Cooke 1853–1874
  3. 3. Rose (Ann) Cooke 1868–1944
  4. 4. Alice Cooke 1859–
  5. 5. Charles (Henry) Cooke 1841–1842
  6. 6. Christina Cooke 1849–1933
  7. 7. Francis (Joseph) Cooke 1865–1932
  8. 8. Lizena (Mary) Cooke 1851–1874
  9. 9. Louisa (Victoria) Cooke 1857–1940
  10. 10. William (Albert Alfred) Cooke 1863–1933 m. Annie Hamilton 1864–1948
    1. 1. Henry (John) Cooke 1899–1972
      1. 1. John (James) Cooke 1942–2013
      2. 2. Dulcie (Amelia) Cooke 1940–1986
    2. 2. William (Charles) Cooke 1895–1953
  11. 11. Emily (Cook\Cooke) Cook 1845–1926 m. George (Charles) Howard 1820–1884
    1. 1. Rachel (Elizabeth) Howard 1867–1956 m. John (Stephens) Boulden 1867–1935
      1. 1. John(Jack) (Howard) Boulden 1898–1987 m. Ruth (Charlotte) Tyrrell 1912–1997
        1. 1. John (Frederick) Boulden –2012
  12. 12. Mary (Ann) Cooke 1856–
  13. 13. James Cooke 1850–
  14. 14. William Cooke 1846–
  15. 15. Thomas Cooke 1849–

William Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1821
18 Oct 1821
Birth of William Cooke in Salehurst, Sussex, England
Salehurst, Sussex, England
1883
1 Sep 1883
Age 62
Death of William Cooke in Blakesville, Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Blakesville, Ballan, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1821
    Event Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Blakesville, Ballan, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buninyong, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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