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William Edwin Cooke 1917–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Nov 1917

Birth Location: Croydon, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 21 Feb 1999

Death Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Cooke

Mother: Mary Genninges

Spouse(s): Pamela Ovens

Children(s):

In 1917, William Edwin Cooke entered the world in Croydon, Queensland, Australia, born to William Allan Cooke And Mary Ann Vinette Genninges. William Edwin Cooke married Pamela Berenice Ovens, and had children including Amanda Cooke, Kimelle Mary Cooke, Leighann Cooke. William Edwin Cooke passed away in 1999 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1917, William Edwin Cooke entered the world in Croydon, Queensland, Australia, born to William Allan Cooke And Mary Ann Vinette Genninges.
  • William Edwin Cooke married Pamela Berenice Ovens, and had children including Amanda Cooke, Kimelle Mary Cooke, Leighann Cooke.
  • William Edwin Cooke passed away in 1999 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

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William Cooke's Ancestors

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William Cooke
1917–1999
Birth Place: Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Parents
William Allan Cooke
1890–1975
Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
Mary (Ann Vinette) Genninges
1887–1977
Clermont, Queensland, 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

2 Records

1917
09 Nov 1917
Birth of William Edwin Cooke in Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Croydon, Queensland, Australia
1999
21 Feb 1999
Age 82
Death of William Edwin Cooke in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Croydon, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1999
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Brisbane, Australia Burials and Cremations, Brisbane City Council; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Brisbane City Cemeteries and Crematoria Collection

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