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William Edwin Bengt Cooke 1916–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1916

Birth Location: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 29 Jan 1974

Death Location: Childers, Queensland, Australia

Father: Edwin Cooke

Mother: Mary Nelson

Spouse(s): Beatrice Zeimer

Children(s):

In 1916, William Edwin Bengt Cooke entered the world in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, born to Edwin Alfred Cooke And Mary Ann Nelson. In 1941, William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided in South Kolan, Queensland, Australia. In 1943, William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. William Edwin Bengt Cooke married Beatrice Zeimer, and had children including Marion Cooke. William Edwin Bengt Cooke passed away in 1974 in Childers, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1916, William Edwin Bengt Cooke entered the world in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, born to Edwin Alfred Cooke And Mary Ann Nelson.
  • In 1941, William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided in South Kolan, Queensland, Australia.
  • In 1943, William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.
  • William Edwin Bengt Cooke married Beatrice Zeimer, and had children including Marion Cooke.
  • William Edwin Bengt Cooke passed away in 1974 in Childers, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cooke's Ancestors

Self
William Cooke
1916–1974
Birth Place: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Edwin Alfred Cooke
1893–1982
Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
Mary (Ann) Nelson
1886–1957
New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
William Cooke
1859–1932
Ballan, Victoria, Australia
Gourlay Allan
1863–1952
Gracemere, Queensland, Australia
Great-Grandparents
John Cooke
1830–1905
Elizabeth Potter
1834–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1798–1839
Mary Crouch
1801–1850
Thomas Potter
1813–1840
Emma Nicholls
1810–1891

William Cooke's Timeline

12 Records

1916
19 Jul 1916
Birth of William Edwin Bengt Cooke in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
1941
1941
Age 25
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in South Kolan, Queensland, Australia
South Kolan, Queensland, Australia
1943
1943
Age 27
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
1949
1949
Age 33
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
1954
1954
Age 38
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
1958
1958
Age 42
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
1959
1959
Age 43
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
1963
1963
Age 47
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
1968
1968
Age 52
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
1969
1969
Age 53
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
1972
1972
Age 56
William Edwin Bengt Cooke resided here in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
1974
29 Jan 1974
Age 58
Death of William Edwin Bengt Cooke in Childers, Queensland, Australia
Childers, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: South Kolan, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1969
    Event Place: Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Wallaville, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1974
    Event Place: Childers, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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