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William Charles Cooke 1896–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1896

Birth Location: Casterton, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 10 Jul 1953

Death Location: Macorna, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Cooke

Mother: Annie Hamilton

Spouse(s): Alice Grieve

Children(s): Roy Cooke, Yvonne Cooke, Margaret Cooke, Heather Cooke

In 1896, William Charles Cooke entered the world in Casterton, Victoria, Australia, born to William Albert Cooke And Annie Hamilton. William Charles Cooke married Alice Maude Grieve, and had children including Heather Ann Cooke, Margaret Ellen Cooke, Roy Alan Leslie Cooke, Yvonne Cooke. William Charles Cooke passed away in 1953 in Macorna, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1896, William Charles Cooke entered the world in Casterton, Victoria, Australia, born to William Albert Cooke And Annie Hamilton.
  • William Charles Cooke married Alice Maude Grieve, and had children including Heather Ann Cooke, Margaret Ellen Cooke, Roy Alan Leslie Cooke, Yvonne Cooke.
  • William Charles Cooke passed away in 1953 in Macorna, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cooke's Ancestors

Self
William Cooke
1896–1953
Birth Place: Casterton, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William Albert Cooke
1863–1933
Buninyong, Victoria, Australia
Annie Hamilton
1864–1948
Northern Ireland
Grandparents
William Cooke
1821–1882
Salehurst, Sussex, England
Mary (Ann) Murtogh
1822–1891
Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1798–1839
Mary Crouch
1801–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1765–1840
Mary Apps
1762–1829
William Crouch
1760–1823
Lucy Barrow
1767–1852

William Cooke's Descendants

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William (Charles) Cooke (30 Jun 1896–10 Jul 1953) m. Alice (Maude) Grieve (1888–02 Aug 1973)
  1. 1. Roy (Alan Leslie) Cooke 1921–1922
  2. 2. Yvonne Cooke 1921–2000 m. Allan (Thomas) Smith 1921–2001
    1. 1. Stuart (William) Smith 1951–2019
  3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Cooke 1924–2019 m. Ian (Frederick) Ray 1924–2013
  4. 4. Heather (Ann) Cooke 1927–2000 m. Arthur (John) Upton 1929–2005

William Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1896
30 Jun 1896
Birth of William Charles Cooke in Casterton, Victoria, Australia
Casterton, Victoria, Australia
1953
10 Jul 1953
Age 57
Death of William Charles Cooke in Macorna, Victoria, Australia
Macorna, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1896
    Event Place: Casterton, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Federation Index. Victoria 1889-1901
    [2] Australia, World War i Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
    [3] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B884
    [4] 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: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1953
    Event Place: Macorna, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

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