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William Cooke 1859–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1859

Birth Location: Ballan, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 02 Feb 1932

Death Location: Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: John Cooke

Mother: Elizabeth Potter

Spouse(s): Isabella McHattan, Gourlay Allan

Children(s): Emma Cooke, William Cooke, Lily Cooke, Gwendoline Cooke, Albert Cooke, Felicia Cooke, Cyrilla Cooke, Charlotte Cooke, Edwin Cooke

The story of William Cooke began in 1859 in Ballan, Victoria, Australia. In 1901, William Cooke resided in Alpha, Queensland, Australia. William Cooke married Gourlay Allan, Isabella Mchattan, and had children including Albert Roy Cooke, Charlotte Isabel Cooke, Cyrilla Mary Elizabeth Cooke, Edwin Alfred Cooke, Emma Lydia Cooke, Felicia Eleanor Cooke, Gwendoline Alice Cooke, Lily Lavina Gourlay Cooke, William Allan Cooke. William Cooke passed away in 1932 in Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cooke began in 1859 in Ballan, Victoria, Australia.
  • In 1901, William Cooke resided in Alpha, Queensland, Australia.
  • William Cooke married Gourlay Allan, Isabella Mchattan, and had children including Albert Roy Cooke, Charlotte Isabel Cooke, Cyrilla Mary Elizabeth Cooke, Edwin Alfred Cooke, Emma Lydia Cooke, Felicia Eleanor Cooke, Gwendoline Alice Cooke, Lily Lavina Gourlay Cooke, William Allan Cooke.
  • William Cooke passed away in 1932 in Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cooke
1830–1905
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
JC
Elizabeth Potter
1834–1896
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
EP

Spouses(s)

Isabella McHattan
1867–1918
Birth Location: Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
IM
Gourlay Allan
1863–1952
Birth Location: Gracemere, Queensland, Australia
GA

Children(s)

Emma Cooke
1888–1963
Birth Location: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
EC
William Cooke
1890–1975
Birth Location: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
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Lily Cooke
1884–1963
Birth Location: Bogantungan, Queensland, Australia
LC
Gwendoline Cooke
1904–1986
Birth Location: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
GC
Albert Cooke
1905–1993
Birth Location: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
AC
Felicia Cooke
1907–2001
Birth Location: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
FC
Cyrilla Cooke
1886–1967
Birth Location: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
CC
Charlotte Cooke
1902–1971
Birth Location: Yew Street, Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
CC
Edwin Cooke
1893–1982
Birth Location: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
EC

William Cooke's Ancestors

Self
William Cooke
1859–1932
Birth Place: Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John Cooke
1830–1905
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Elizabeth Potter
1834–1896
Battle, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1798–1839
Salehurst and Robertsbridge, Sussex, England
Mary (Ann) Crouch
1801–1850
Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Thomas Potter
1813–1840
Battle, Sussex, England
Emma Nicholls
1810–1891
Salehurst, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1765–1840
Mary Apps
1762–1829
William Crouch
1760–1823
Lucy Barrow
1767–1852
George Nicholls
1791–1872
Elizabeth Swift
1791–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cooke
1730–1775
Ann Roots
1735–
William Apps
1740–1791
Elizabeth Birch
1742–1791
William Barrow
1735–1812
Sarah Chapman
1740–

William Cooke's Descendants

1.
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William Cooke (24 Mar 1859–02 Feb 1932) m. Isabella McHattan (11 Nov 1867–11 Oct 1918) m. Gourlay Allan (1863–09 Feb 1952)
  1. 1. Emma (Lydia) Cooke 1888–1963 m. Ferdinand (Karl Friederich) Grambauer 1859–1943
    1. 1. Fredrick (Michael) Grambauer 1909–1991 m. Eva (Anne) Cook 1907–
    2. 2. Herbert (Kenneth) Grambauer 1914–1983 m. Iris (Ethel May) Orchard 1920–2004
    3. 3. Lillian (Maisie) Grambauer 1918–2014 m. Ernest (Alfred) Hill 1913–1995 m. Stanley (Thomas) Higson 1909–1991
    4. 4. Marjory (Ellenor) Grambauer 1910–1966 m. Licnel (Moore) Sheldrake 1899–1984
      1. 1. Frederick Sheldrake 1928–2009
      2. 2. Kevin (Victor) Sheldrake 1930–2001 m. Dorothy (Joan) Lougheed 1931–2020
    5. 5. Evelyn (May) Grambauer 1912–1986 m. James (Vincent) Hynes 1906–1963
      1. 1. Lorraine (Mary Therese) Hynes 1935–2013
  2. 2. William (Allan) Cooke 1890–1975 m. Mary (Ann Vinette) Genninges 1887–1977
    1. 1. Allan (Phillip) Cooke 1915–1995 m. Eileen (Hazel) French 1910–1981
    2. 2. William (Edwin) Cooke 1917–1999 m. Pamela (Berenice) Ovens 1931–2013
    3. 3. Kevin (Frederick) Cooke 1920–1984 m. Phyllis (May) Abel 1922–2003
  3. 3. Lily (Lavina Gourlay) Cooke 1884–1963 m. George Kerr 1884–1956
    1. 1. Lilian (Grace) Kerr 1910–1976 m. Milton (Robert Neville) Montgomery 1915–1990
      1. 1. Valerie (Grace) Montgomery 1940–2004
  4. 4. Gwendoline (Alice) Cooke 1904–1986 m. Edwin (Charles) Stone 1900–1972
    1. 1. Joyce (Isabel) Stone 1925–2011 m. Walter (Edward) Wallin 1917–2000
  5. 5. Albert (Roy) Cooke 1905–1993 m. Dorothy (Agnes) Rose 1904–1980
  6. 6. Felicia (Eleanor) Cooke 1907–2001 m. Frederick (Dudley Ward) Ryder 1890–1983 m. Arthur (Oliver) Johnson 1904–1965
    1. 1. Arthur (Emmet) Johnson 1929–1929
  7. 7. Cyrilla (Mary Elizabeth) Cooke 1886–1967 m. Albert (Edward) Chapman 1881–1957
    1. 1. May (Mary Elizabeth) Chapman 1917–2011 m. Mervyn (Ignatius Moore) Battersby 1909–1999
      1. 1. Lynette (Elizabeth) Battersby 1947–2004
      2. 2. Elwyn (Rhonda) Battersby 1944–2020 m. Keith (David) Zuch 1942–2005
    2. 2. Arthur (William Gourlay) Chapman 1919–1976 m. Mary (Sylvia) McClements 1925–1949
    3. 3. Edward (William George) Chapman 1911–1981
    4. 4. Alice (Maisie) Chapman 1922–1925
    5. 5. George (Arthur) Chapman 1915–1987 m. Ida (Ellen) Schmidt 1917–1970
      1. 1. Stuart (Gordon) Chapman 1945–2015
    6. 6. Albert (Roy) Chapman 1913–1982 m. Winifred (Pender) Ladner 1912–1992
    7. 7. Ethel (Maud) Chapman 1908–1987 m. Robert (Sidney) Fagg 1901–1965
  8. 8. Charlotte (Isabel) Cooke 1902–1971 m. Austin (Francis) Real 1895–1991 m. Thomas (Henry) Johnson 1877–1938
    1. 1. Robert (Joseph) Real 1925–1925
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Gwendoline) Real 1923–2014 m. William (Joseph) Holzworth 1925–2021
    3. 3. Alan (William) Real 1926–2000 m. Alice (Mary) Kelly 1926–1999
    4. 4. Cyril Real 1917–2010 m. Mary (Alice) White 1920–2016 m. Jean Kemp 1921–1943
    5. 5. Irvine (Albert) Real 1920–1942
  9. 9. Edwin (Alfred) Cooke 1893–1982 m. Mabel (Esther) Ward 1907–1997 m. Mary (Ann) Nelson 1886–1957
    1. 1. Winthrop (deLacey) Claxton 1926–2019
    2. 2. Dawn (Ester) Ward 1938–1938
    3. 3. William (Edwin Bengt) Cooke 1916–1974 m. Beatrice Zeimer 1916–2021
    4. 4. Alfred (William) Claxton 1933–2023 m. Patricia (Maureen) MacNamara 1942–2021

William Cooke's Timeline

9 Records

1859
24 Mar 1859
Birth of William Cooke in Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Ballan, Victoria, Australia
1859
18 Apr 1859
William Cooke was baptized in Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Ballan, Victoria, Australia
1901
1901
Age 42
William Cooke resided here in Alpha, Queensland, Australia
Alpha, Queensland, Australia
1909
1909
Age 50
William Cooke resided here in Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
1912
1912
Age 53
William Cooke resided here in Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
1913
1913
Age 54
William Cooke resided here in Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
1915
1915
Age 56
William Cooke resided here in Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
1925
1925
Age 66
William Cooke resided here in Cnr Todd & Moulton St. Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cnr Todd & Moulton St. Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1932
02 Feb 1932
Age 73
Death of William Cooke in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1859
    Event Place: Ballan, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index, Database online.
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Ballan, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Alpha, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Electoral Rool 1909

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Electoral Roll 1912

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Mt Chalmers, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Electoral Roll 1915

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Cnr Todd & Moulton St. Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1932
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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