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William Reuben Cooksley 1861 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1861

Birth Location: Dundry, Somerset, England

Death Date: 18 Nov 1933

Death Location: Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Cooksley

Mother: Sarah Gadd

Spouse(s): Hester Carpenter

Children(s): Gladys Cooksley

William Reuben Cooksley was born in 1861 in Dundry, Somerset, England, the child of Joseph Cooksley and Sarah Gadd. William Reuben Cooksley married Hester Carpenter, and had children including Gladys Eleanor Cooksley. William Reuben Cooksley passed away in 1933 in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Reuben Cooksley was born in 1861 in Dundry, Somerset, England, the child of Joseph Cooksley and Sarah Gadd.
  • William Reuben Cooksley married Hester Carpenter, and had children including Gladys Eleanor Cooksley.
  • William Reuben Cooksley passed away in 1933 in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cooksley's Ancestors

Self
William Cooksley
1861 – 1933
Birth Place: Dundry, Somerset, England
Parents
Joseph Cooksley
1826 – 1902
Bishport, Bedminster, Somerset, England
Sarah Gadd
1824 – 1894
Dundry, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Cooksley
1791 – 1851
NB DISPUTED DATA Chard, Somerset, England OR Bedminster, Somerset, England
Mary (Ann) Driver
1796 – 1875
Stone, Gloucestershire, England
Jonathan Gadd
1806 – 1875
Bedminster, Somerset, England
Esther Sage
1801 – 1864
Chew Magna, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cooksley
1764 – 1841
Mary Viney
1764 – 1859
John Driver
Elizabeth
– 1797
Esau Gadd
1763 – 1825
Sarah York
1763 – 1861
James Sage
1781 – 1857
Martha Millard
1786 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cooksley
1729 –
Dorothy Cooksley
1733 –
Joseph Viney
1722 – 1812
Rachel Woolmington
1726 – 1795
John Driver
1746 – 1777
Elizabeth Evans
1748 – 1780
Joseph Day
1737 – 1829
Hester Millard
1720 – 1759
Thomas Sage
1747 – 1819
Mary Boulting
1750 – 1831

William Cooksley's Descendants

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William (Reuben) Cooksley (18 Apr 1861 – 18 Nov 1933) m. Hester Carpenter (17 Jun 1862 – 29 Aug 1935)
  1. 1. Gladys (Eleanor) Cooksley (19 Oct 1896 – 17 Aug 1972) m. Russell (Tait) Brown (16 Jul 1895 – 17 Jan 1963)
    1. 1. Lindsay (Russell) Brown (11 Aug 1932 – )
    2. 2. Phillip (William) Brown (10 Aug 1934 – ) m. Alison (Marina) Knell
      1. 1. Unknown Brown m. Unknown
      2. 2. Unknown Brown m. Unknown
      3. 3. Unknown Brown m. Unknown
      4. 4. Unknown Brown m. Unknown
      5. 5. Unknown Brown
      6. 6. Unknown Brown

William Cooksley's Timeline

2 Records

1861
18 Apr 1861
Birth of William Reuben Cooksley in Dundry, Somerset, England
Dundry, Somerset, England
1933
18 Nov 1933
Age 72
Death of William Reuben Cooksley in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Dundry, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wairoa, Gisborne, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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