Cooke of B'ham,Measham, Burton, Derby & Dublin

[kenneth cooke]

Hi,
I’m looking for information about George Alfred Cooke (sometimes George, sometimes Alfred) and Emma Louisa his wife and second cousin, nee Cooke (also used either name). (He was the son of William Bromley Cooke b. B'ham 1810, d.1865 Derby).
In 1881 living at 102 Wheeler St. Aston, B'ham children Alfred 16,Julia 10, Jenny 5, Mary 7, Samuel Oliver 2, and baby George A.  Before that in Dublin.
In 1891 living Aston Manor, St Silas, and in 1901 Brunswick Rd West Bromwich.
Julia mar. Henry Hastings (Harry) Bird, a trade union official, but I can’t find what happened to the rest.
George & Emma’s families were from B’ham originally, but they moved around a bit. George was born in Measham, then they moved to Burton/Trent, then Derby. George & 2 brothers went to Dublin 1850s, he brought Emma there, where Alfred & Julia were born, the rest in B’ham.
I’m sure their descendants must still be there. All tips appreciated.
Ken Cooke, Australia.

[tressle]

Looks like Jenny Isabella Cooke married in 1901, Q3 West Bromwich district - to either Charles Hibbert Jones or Albert Alfred Martin.

Tressle

[kenneth cooke]

Thanks Tressle,
She was at home for the Census on 31.3.1901 and was listed as Jenny I.
age 25. I'll send off and get the cert.
Thanks again,
Ken

[kenneth cooke]

Family of Geo Alfred & Emma Louisa Cooke B'ham- C1881 in Aston-
Baby Geo A. turns out to be George Arthur, Reg J-March 1881;
Samuel Oliver married J-Sep 1908 W Bromwich ? Harriett Garbett or Edith Dora Stevenson;
Either of these sound familiar ?
Ken

[kenneth cooke]

George Alfred b.1840 was the fourth son of William Bromley Cooke of B'ham, Burton & Derby (d.1865).
George and two older brothers lived in Dublin from late 1850s to early 1870s.
The others were Wm Bromley jnr & Thomas Smith Cooke. They married two sisters named Sweny at a double wedding in 1859. George and William returned to England, and Thomas brought his family to Melbourne in 1871.
Now I've just discovered that the third brother, Robert Choyce Cooke b.1838,was also in Ireland, probably after the others had left. He had married Ann Cart in Derby in 1862, and in Dublin he remarried in 1878.
Another Robt Choyce Cooke was the father of Mary, whose birth was reg. in Nottingham in 1910, mother Priscilla.
Ken

[kenneth cooke]

The earliest Cooke ancestors I have found are Samuel Cooke, farmer and Ann
Bromley, who married in 1765 at Manchester Cathedral, both 'of this parish' and both signed.
The children I have found are:
Thomas 1769, John 1774, Mary 1775 and William 1777.
I am descended from William through his son Wm Bromley Cooke 1810-1867 who mar 1830 Anna Maria Smith from Appleby.
The only other one I have traced is Thomas, 1769, who mar.Mary (?Sanders)
and two sons are noted:
Mark Thomas b.1814  and Thomas 1815, both born B'ham.
Mark mar.1838 Mary Keeling and their children were:
Mary 1839, Julia Eliz 40, Emma Louisa 1842, Wm Thos 1844, John Mark 1845, Oliver 1847, Mary Jane bapt 1853.
Emma Louisa mar her 2nd cousin and Mary Jane mar abt 1869 Wm Davis.
Thomas mar Jane 1838, children: Emma 1840 mar Samuel Evans, Thos John 1842, John 45 & Alfred 1850
Ken

[kenneth cooke]

Robert Choyce Cooke (?jnr) married Priscilla Bradley in Nottingham in 1908.
Their daughter Mary was born on 21.3.1909 at 13 Castle St. Nott'ham.
Hoping they'll be in the 1911 Census, but I don't think it will tell us much more.
Ken

[kenneth cooke]

Seems that all five Cooke brothers were in Ireland.

On 21.10.1878 at St John's Sandymount, Robert Choyce Cooke, widower, married Eliza Jane Evans, both of 29 ?Seaford Av Sandymount. He was a grocer's assistant, son of Wm Bromley Cooke, Tape Mfr, and her father was John Evans, Porter in Trinity College, Dublin.
Both signed, and witnesses were Arthur P Cooke and Isabella Evans.

Arthur Patrick was the youngest Cooke brother, born 1850, and was with his parents &  Robert in Derby in the Census of 1861.

Robert & Eliza must be the parents of Robert C. jnr, who married in Nottingham in 1909.
Ken

[kenneth cooke]

Re my Reply No 7, that should be Seafort Ave.
I have now found Robert & Eliza's fate.
Robert died and was reg. Dublin Nth in 2nd Qtr of 1908, aged 70. He was born in 1838.
In the census of 1911 we find  Eliza Jane Cooke in York St (part of) suburb of Mansion House, Dublin, Head,  age 60, widow, Baptist, read & write, 30 yrs married, 9 children, 2 living. (They married in 1878 and he died in 1908.)
We know one son was Robert Choyce Cooke jnr. but he was in England where he married in 1909. He's the one I have to chase up.
Ken