James Cook, born about 1790

[Mike E]

I am looking for birth details on my GGG grandfather, James Cook (sometimes spelt Cooke) born about 1789/91 in Overseal (in Leicestershire at that time but now part of Derbyshire and records are located in the Matlock Archives).  He was later a blacksmith in Higham on the Hill, Leicestershire.

Please could some kind person also look to see if he was married to Sarah (surname unknown) in Overseal or thereabouts around 1815/17?

Many thanks
Mike

[Mike E]

It may seem odd to reply to my own post!    However, I am pleased to have found a possible baptism for James Cook in a transcription on another website:  baptism St Peter's Overseal, 20th March 1791, son of John and Ann. 

However, I still don't have a marriage between James Cook and Sarah, probably about 1815 in Overseal or Netherseal.  Can anybody help with these parish records, please?

... and since the above is a transcription, does anyone have easy access to the microfilms to confirm, please?

Mike

[zowster]

Hi,
   Have you tried Brett Paynes derbyshire site it has some fantastic reseach on it and Brett is really helpful if ou email him.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brett/sdindex.htm

I live in Netherseal and if you need any grave look ups i would be happy to help, hope the link above is helpful.

        All the best Sharon

[trish1120]

Just a suggestion as James appears to be a Widower in 1841 Census is it possible Sarah was not from Leics?
There is this possible Marriage in the right time-frame in Derbys.

James COOK
Sarah RENSHAW, 08 April 1816, North Wingfield, Derby, England
( extracted record IGI)

[trish1120]

Have you been in contact with the person on Ancestry with this family in their Tree?
They have James marrying Sarah MARSTON, (1795-1840) in Nuneaton, Warwickshire 17 August 1812.
She is related to Samuel Cook 1826-1889

[Mike E]

Hi,
   Have you tried Brett Paynes derbyshire site it has some fantastic reseach on it and Brett is really helpful if ou email him.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brett/sdindex.htm

I live in Netherseal and if you need any grave look ups i would be happy to help, hope the link above is helpful.

        All the best Sharon

Hi Sharon -

Thanks very much for this link - in fact I found the possible birth information from Brett Payne's parish pages.  I haven't found anything further -  but I may need to search his excellent resources more.

I am grateful too for your kind offer to look up locally - I may well come back to you on that, as I am in the Channel Islands and it's a bit difficult to 'pop over' to Derbyshire.

For the record, the information I already have on James Cook is:
James Cook
Birth Date:   1789/1791  Overseal, Leics   
Christen Date:   20 Mar 1791  St Peter, Netherseal  (source: Brett Payne website)
Death Date:   1861   Hinckley Union Work House aged 72 yrs
Burial Date:   12 Sep 1861  Higham on the Hill  (from parish register)

Occupation:   Blacksmith

Father:   John Cook
Mother:   Ann

Spouse (1):   Sarah    Marriage Date:   estimated about 1815 ?
          Death before 1841  (? Higham parish register records a possible burial 1838 ?*)
Children:   
    John  1817   (from Higham parish register)
   Alice   1819   (IGI)
   Sarah  1821  (IGI)
   Samuel  1825  (IGI)
   Jane  1829  (IGI)
   Elizabeth  1830  (IGI) (?died before 1841 - not on census)
   Eliza  1833  (IGI)

Spouse (2):   Mary  ? error (from Higham register)
Children:   James  1835 *

Notes:
1841 census Parish house no.6 Higham on the Hill
James Cook 50 blacksmith  Y
Jane 12 Y
Eliza 8 Y
James 5 Y

1851 census Rowden Hamlet,
James Cook 60 Blacksmith wid.  b.Leics, Overseal??

1861 census Hinckley Union House
'JC'  widr  72 yrs Blacksmith born: Overseal  [initials only given]

Mike

[Mike E]

Just a suggestion as James appears to be a Widower in 1841 Census is it possible Sarah was not from Leics?
There is this possible Marriage in the right time-frame in Derbys.

James COOK
Sarah RENSHAW, 08 April 1816, North Wingfield, Derby, England
( extracted record IGI)

Trish - thanks.  Yes, it is quite possible either of the marriages you mention are right - both are fairly nearby.  It would be really helpful if anyone local could kindly check the registers for more details, if any.

Mike