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William James Cooke 1855 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1855

Birth Location: Crowmer, Tillington, Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K

Death Date: 25 April 1936

Death Location: 17 Tudor Street, Ystradgynlais

Father: James Cooke

Mother: Eliza Conhope

Spouse(s): Priscilla Bowen, Agnes Gwilliam

Children(s): William Cook, William Cook, Alice Gwilliam, Arthur Cooke, Lily Cooke, Robert Cooke, Walter Cooke, Frederick Cooke, Winifred Cooke, Alfred Cooke, Edward Cooke, Leonard Cooke, Lavinia Cooke, Phyllis Cooke, Martin Cooke, Florence Cooke

In 1855, William James Cooke entered the world in Crowmer, Tillington, Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K, born to James Cooke and Eliza Conhope. In 1861, William James Cooke resided in Huntington, Herefordshire, England. William James Cooke married Priscilla Bowen, Agnes Gwilliam, and had children including William Henry Cook, William Henry Cook, Alice Daisy Gwilliam, Arthur Ernest Cooke, Lily Rose Cooke, Robert John Cooke, Walter James Cooke, Frederick Harold Cooke, Winifred Eleanor Beryl Cooke, Alfred Percy Cooke, Edward George Cooke, Leonard Samuel Charles Cooke, Lavinia Elsie Grace Cooke, Phyllis Elizabeth Rose Cooke, Martin T D Cooke, Florence Vinnie Cooke. William James Cooke passed away in 1936 in 17 Tudor Street, Ystradgynlais.

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Biography

  • In 1855, William James Cooke entered the world in Crowmer, Tillington, Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K, born to James Cooke and Eliza Conhope.
  • In 1861, William James Cooke resided in Huntington, Herefordshire, England.
  • William James Cooke married Priscilla Bowen, Agnes Gwilliam, and had children including William Henry Cook, William Henry Cook, Alice Daisy Gwilliam, Arthur Ernest Cooke, Lily Rose Cooke, Robert John Cooke, Walter James Cooke, Frederick Harold Cooke, Winifred Eleanor Beryl Cooke, Alfred Percy Cooke, Edward George Cooke, Leonard Samuel Charles Cooke, Lavinia Elsie Grace Cooke, Phyllis Elizabeth Rose Cooke, Martin T D Cooke, Florence Vinnie Cooke.
  • William James Cooke passed away in 1936 in 17 Tudor Street, Ystradgynlais.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cooke
1826 – 1884
Birth Location: Calow, Herefordshire, England
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Eliza Conhope
1834 – 1884
Birth Location: Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Bowen
1858 – 1894
Birth Location: Credenhill, Hereford, England
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Agnes Gwilliam
1879 – 1958
Birth Location: St Johns, Herefordshire, England
AG

Children(s)

William Cook
1885 – 1973
Birth Location: Burghill, Herefordshire, England
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William Cook
1885 – 1973
Birth Location: Burghill, Herefordshire, England
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Alice Gwilliam
1896 – 1988
Birth Location: Kings Green, Lulham, Madley, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K
AG
Arthur Cooke
1899 – 1971
Birth Location: Madley or The Haven, Herefordshire, England
AC
Lily Cooke
1901 – 1902
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
LC
Robert Cooke
1902 – 1982
Birth Location: Tillington, Hereford.
RC
Walter Cooke
1905 – 1998
Birth Location: Yew Tree Cottage, Credenhill, Herefordshire
WC
Frederick Cooke
1906 – 1989
Birth Location: Tillington, Herefordshire, England
FC
Winifred Cooke
1908 – 1996
Birth Location: Yew Tree Cottage, Credenhill, Hereford.
WC
Alfred Cooke
1911 – 1975
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
AC
Edward Cooke
1911 – 1981
Birth Location: Yew Tree Cottage, Credenhill, Hereford
EC
Leonard Cooke
1912 – 1979
Birth Location: Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
LC
Lavinia Cooke
1914 –
Birth Location: Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
LC
Phyllis Cooke
1917 – 2003
Birth Location: Cottage, Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire, England
PC
Martin Cooke
1919 –
Birth Location: Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales
MC
Florence Cooke
1914 –
Birth Location: Swansea, Wales
FC

William Cooke's Ancestors

Self
William Cooke
1855 – 1936
Birth Place: Crowmer, Tillington, Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K
Parents
James Cooke
1826 – 1884
Calow, Herefordshire, England
Eliza Conhope
1834 – 1884
Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
James Cooke
1788 – 1849
Callow, Herefordshire, England
Mary (Ann) Phillips
1787 – 1857
Marden, Herefordshire, England
Barnwell Conhope
1805 – 1835
Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
Ann Cole
1808 – 1873
Woolhope, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Cooke
1766 – 1843
Elenor Williams
1768 – 1847
Richard Philips
1738 – 1832
Elizabeth Powell
1740 – 1791
James Conhope
1769 – 1828
Margaret Morris
1772 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cooke
1730 –
Hester Thomas
1727 – 1777

William Cooke's Descendants

1.
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William (James) Cooke (25 March 1855 – 25 April 1936) m. Priscilla Bowen (January 1858 – 17 DEC 1894) m. Agnes Gwilliam (2 Feb 1879 – 5 Apr 1958)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Cook (1885 – 22 Sep 1973)
  2. 2. Alice (Daisy) Gwilliam (24 Dec 1896 – 8 Apr 1988) m. William (Thomas Parker -) Turner (14 July 1891 – 02 Apr 1962)
    1. 1. Myra (Lilian Elsie) Turner (30 Jun 1917 – 03 May 1998) m. Dafydd Owen (24 Mar 1917 – 01 Jan 1979)
      1. 1. Avril (V S) Owen (Apr 1938 – ) m. Robert (M) Jones
      2. 2. David (A) Owen (26 Nov 1939 – 18 July 2020) m. Laura (M) Lewis (Jan 1928 – )
      3. 3. Gareth (B) Owen (Apr 1949 – )
    2. 2. Winifred (Lavina Nellie) Turner (7 November 1919. – 10 Jan 1993) m. William (Henry) Jones (23 Mar 1917 – Nov 1996)
      1. 1. Jeffrey (H) Jones (Jul 1945 – ) m. Ann (L) Bryan (Apr 1946 – )
    3. 3. Georgina (Rona Maud) Turner (30 Dec 1920 – 24 Apr 2009) m. Leonard Smith (1 Dec 1918 – Dec 1987)
      1. 1. Yvonne Smith (1939 – 22 Sep 2010) m. Barry Griffiths (20 Feb 1939 – 2001)
      2. 2. Mayreen
      3. 3. Gillian
      4. 4. Leonard
      5. 5. John
      6. 6. Sheryl- Ann
    4. 4. Amy (Beryl Joyce) Turner (10 Sep 1923 – 13 Dec 1995) m. William (Charles) Davies (Oct 1922 – 08 May 1990)
      1. 1. Gloria (J) Davies (Jul 1942 – )
      2. 2. Beryl Davies (16 Mar 1943 – 2022) m. Frederick (Moreton Or) Rushton (1934 – 2002)
        1. 1. Moreton (Or) Rushton
      3. 3. William (M) Davies (Apr 1955 – )
    5. 5. Philip (William Henry) Turner (5 Jun 1925 – 21 Mar 2004) m. Elaine Connolly (30 Oct 1924 – 31 Oct 2020)
      1. 1. Geoffrey Turner (Apr 1946 – 2019) m. Dilyth (Wyn) Jones (14 Feb 1949 – 21 Jul 2003)
        1. 1. Mark Turner (Jul 1966 – ) m. Susan Bennett
        2. 2. Nicola Turner (Oct 1973 – ) m. Jeremy (J) Wellington
        3. 3. Richard (Geoffrey) Turner (Oct 1978 – )
      2. 2. Turner
      3. 3. Angela
    6. 6. Alan (Rudolph) Turner (28 May 1927 – 03 Feb 2016) m. Peggy (Wyn) Williams (15 Mar 1930 – 30 Jun 1990)
      1. 1. Nigel (David) Turner (Dec 1955 – Abt. 2011)
    7. 7. Jean (Alice Maria Parker -) Turner (1928 – 09 Apr 2018) m. George (C) Harwood
    8. 8. Sheila (Stephanie Evelyn) Turner (18 Mar 1930 – 31 Jul 2002) m. Evan (Llewellyn) Williams (26 Nov 1929 – 09 Apr 2005)
    9. 9. John (J) Turner (Jul 1931 – Jul 1931)
    10. 10. Geoffrey (M Parker -) Turner (14/08/1932 – ) m. Mary (I) Lewis
      1. 1. mel Turner
  3. 3. Arthur (Ernest) Cooke (3 Dec 1899 – 15 Apr 1971) m. Mary (A.) Hardwick (23/01/1902 – Jan 1982) m. Mary (L.) Jones
  4. 4. Lily (Rose) Cooke (July 1901 – March 1902)
  5. 5. Robert (John) Cooke (9 November 1902 – Jun 1982) m. Mabel (W) Batterton (Abt 1907 – )
    1. 1. Mabel (A) Cooke (Apr 1932 – Apr 1932)
  6. 6. Walter (James) Cooke (3 Apr 1905 – 30 Jul 1998) m. Mary (Ann) Jones (6 Aug 1897 – 12 Jan 1974)
    1. 1. Gloria Cooke (12 Jan 1930 – 22 Feb 2005)
    2. 2. Kenneth (Jones) Cooke (12 Jan 1930 – 23 Jan 2023) m. Margaret (D) Pugh
  7. 7. Frederick (Harold) Cooke (24 May 1906 – Feb 1989)
  8. 8. Winifred (Eleanor Beryl) Cooke (25.10.1908 – Aug 1996) m. George (William) Morris (9 May 1897 – )
    1. 1. William (George) Morris (7 Oct 1931 – )
  9. 9. Alfred (Percy) Cooke (April 1911 – 1975) m. Enid underhill (17 Mar 1916 – 11 Sep 1982)
    1. 1. Kathleen Cooke (1940 – Oct 2023) m. Isaiah Knight (29 Nov 1932 – 20 Jan 2022)
      1. 1. David james (10 Oct 1955 – ) m. Cheryll (A) O'keefe (Oct 1956 – )
        1. 1. David (Craig) Knight (24 Apr 1976 – 24 Apr 1995)
        2. 2. matthew Knight (Oct 1980 – )
      2. 2. Alan Knight (Oct 1956 – 1956)
      3. 3. Julie (knight) Thomas (Jul 1960 – ) m. Raymond (I) Turner (1957-1959 – ) m. anthony thomas
        1. 1. Marie (Clare) Turner (27 Apr 1982 – )
        2. 2. Simon (James) Turner (1984-1986 – )
      4. 4. susan Knight (Oct 1961 – ) m. Brian (J) Roberts (1960-1962 – Feb 2020)
      5. 5. Jacqueline Knight (1963 – ) m. Kenneth (Robert) Brew (Apr 1960 – )
        1. 1. Emma (Louise) Brew (1982 – ) m. Derrick (L) Miller (1 Oct 1972 – ) m. Matthew (Sean) Price (18 Jul 1984 – )
        2. 2. kayleigh (ann) morgan (18 jul 1990 – )
        3. 3. sarah (jane) morgan (2 Jun 1993 – ) m. dan evans (30 june 1992 – )
    2. 2. Dorothy (M) Cooke (Apr 1946 – ) m. Kenneth (G) Davies (1939-1941 – )
    3. 3. David (G) Cooke (Jan 1959 – )
  10. 10. Edward (George) Cooke (27 April 1911 – 14 Nov 1981) m. Enid Duenas (16 Apr 1915 – 11 Sep 1982)
  11. 11. Leonard (Samuel Charles) Cooke (29 September 1912 – 11 Jan 1979) m. Irene (B) Ayres
  12. 12. Lavinia (Elsie Grace) Cooke (Oct-Dec 1914 – )
  13. 13. Phyllis (Elizabeth Rose) Cooke (19 July 1917 – 03. Nov 2003)
  14. 14. Martin (T D) Cooke (1919 – )
  15. 15. Florence (Vinnie) Cooke (1914 – ) m. Harry Brown

William Cooke's Timeline

10 Records

1855
25 March 1855
Birth of William James Cooke in Crowmer, Tillington, Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K
Crowmer, Tillington, Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K
1855
15 Apr 1855
William James Cooke was baptized in Burghill,Hereford,England
Burghill,Hereford,England
1861
1861
Age 6
William James Cooke resided here in Huntington, Herefordshire, England
Huntington, Herefordshire, England
1868
1868
Age 13
William James Cooke resided here in Pipe and Lyde, Herefordshire, England
Pipe and Lyde, Herefordshire, England
1880
October 1880
Age 25
William James Cooke was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
1881
1881
Age 26
William James Cooke resided here in Burghill, Herefordshire, England
Burghill, Herefordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 36
William James Cooke resided here in Lillington, Burghill, Burghill, Herefordshire, England
Lillington, Burghill, Burghill, Herefordshire, England
1901
1901
Age 46
William James Cooke resided here in Burghill, Burghill, Herefordshire, England
Burghill, Burghill, Herefordshire, England
1911
1911
Age 56
William James Cooke resided here in Kenchester and Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
Kenchester and Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
1936
25 April 1936
Age 81
Death of William James Cooke in 17 Tudor Street, Ystradgynlais
17 Tudor Street, Ystradgynlais

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1855
    Event Place: Crowmer, Tillington, Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire, U.K
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1881 England Census
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [5] 1901 England Census
    [6] 1861 England Census
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Burghill,Hereford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1880
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Huntington, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Pipe and Lyde, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Burghill, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lillington, Burghill, Burghill, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Burghill, Burghill, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Kenchester and Credenhill, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1918

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1936
    Event Place: 17 Tudor Street, Ystradgynlais
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
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