Parish Records Misterton Leicestershire

[neil40]

Through a pretty stupid geographical error I have found myself the proud possessor of a PDF with the parish records of Misterton Leicestershire from 1558-1910.  I am happy to do lookups for any with relies in this village so that my expensive mistake can be put to some use.
Regards Sarenid

Hi Sarenid

Tracing my wife's Cook family, and we found them in Walcote, Leicestershire, on the Censuses, which I believe is served by Misterton registers.
Would appreciate a lookup. We've no idea how prolific Cook is in this locality or how far back.
The earliest Cook we found was John Cook, who shows on the Censuses as born about 1812, possibly son of Joseph and Lucy Cook

Thanks
Neil

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s Neil & Welcome to the Leicestershire Boards. ……..

Closest match to your details :~

1813.
St Leonard’s Parish Church.
Misterton.

John. Son of Joseph & Lucy Cook. Bapt. 10th. February.. ….

MIKE. …..

[neil40]

Thank you Mike

Any indication of how 'prolific' the Cook name is in the registers?

Neil

[sarenid]

Hi Neil

I have been through the register for Misterton and Cook is not a particular common name at all.  The first recorded entry for cook is in 1678:

Marriages:
John Cook of Knaptoft; & Ellen Ashby 15/10/1678
John Smart of Kimcote & Elizabeth Cooke of N. Kilworth 13/01/1743
Thomas Garrett of Haddon Northampton, servant & Elizabeth Cook 22/04/1764. Witnesses: Pricilla Tennaway & Ellen Murray
John Upton & Elizabeth Cooke 23/05/1796 Witnesses: Willm Bennet & Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook & Lucy Biddle of Gilmorton Witness Thomas Cook 30/12/1799
Daniel Coleman of Knaptoft & Margaret Cook 11/02/1822 Witnesses: Thomas Cook, Mary Cook & Joseph Cook
William Thomas & Mary Cook Witnesses: Thomas Cook & Elizabeth Thomas 16/05/1823
Thomas Cook & Mary Ball Witnesses: William Thomas & Joseph Cook 27/07/1824
John Winter of Swinford & Eliza Ann Cook 9/11/1829 Witnesses: Thomas Barnwell & Elizabeth Winter
Henry Cook & Mary Angrave of South Kilworth 25/04/1830 Witnesses: Hannah Thornton & Joseph Cook

Baptisms:
John Cook s/o Thomas & Elizabeth 14/09/1717
Martha Cook d/o William & Martha 08/08/1725
Thomas Cook s/o Thomas & Elizabeth 18/12/1731
John Cook s/o Thomas & Mary 10/11/1760
Thomas Cook s/o Thomas & Mary 12/12/1762
William Cook 26/01/1765 Note: year listed is 1795 but is between entries for 1764 & 1765
Mary Cook d/o Thomas & Mary 10/05/1767
Edward Cook s/o Thomas & Mary 13/12/1770
Elizabeth Cook d/o Thomas & Mary 28/06/1773
Martha Cook d/o Thomas & Mary 12/08/1775
Joseph Cook (no parents named) 30/04/1778
Margaret Cook d/o Elizabeth Cook 02/03/1794
Charlotte Cook d/o Joseph & Lucy 03 08 1800
Mary Cook d/o Joseph & Lucy 16/05 1802
Thomas Cook s/o Joseph & Lucy 27/02/1803
Lyser Ann Cook d/o Joseph & Lucy 09/11/1806
Lucy Cook d/o Joseph & Elizabeth 31/01/1808
Henry Cook s/o Edward & Margaret  ?/10/1808
Charles Cook s/o Joseph & Lucy  03/09/1809
Edward Cook s/o Edward & Margaretta  03/07/1810
John Cook s/o Joseph & Lucy 10/02/1812
George Cook s/o Edward & Margaret 26/05/1816
Joseph Cook s/o Joseph & Lucy 23/04/1819
James Cook s/o Mary Cook (m) mother: servant 8/12/1822
Thomas Cook s/o Charlotte Cook m: servant) 12/09/1826
Eliza Cook d/o Henry & Mary (f) father: labourer 08/04/1832
Charles Cook s/o John & Ann (labourer) 20/01/1833
William Cook s/o Henry & Mary (f labourer) 16/08/1835
John Cooke s/o John & Ann (f fwk) 08/11/1835
Ann Cooke d/o George & Ann f labourer 07/01/1838
Thomas Cooke s/o John & Ann f labourer 11/02/1838
Henry Cook s/o Henry & Mary C (f labourer) 15/04/1838
George Cooke s/o George & Ann f labourer 15/03/1840
Lucey Cook d/o John & Ann f labourer 12/09/1841
George Cook s/o William & Elizabeth  f carrier 05/06/1842
William Cook s/o John & Ann f labourer 27/01/1844
George Cook s/o John & Ann f labourer 23/03/1845
John Cook s/o William & Elizabeth f carrier 05/04/1847
Sarah Ann Cook d/o John & Ann f labourer 15/04/1847
William Cook s/o William & Elizabeth farm carrier 08/07/1849
Joseph  Cook s/o William & Elizabeth f carrier 08/07/1849
Mary Cook d/o John & Ann f labourer 28/04/1850
Mary Elizabeth Cook d/o Henry & Mary f labourer 05/05/1850
Emma Cook d/o Thomas & Mary Ann f tailor 31/07/1864
Charles Henry Cook s/o Thomas & Mary Ann f tailor 31/07/1864
William Cooke s/o Thomas & Mary Ann f tailor 04/03/1866
George William Cooke s/o William & Louisa f labourer 04/03/1866

Looks like I have run out of space so will use another post for burials.
Regards Sarenid

[sarenid]

Hi Neil
Here are the burials:
John Cook s/o Thomas & Elizabeth 05/10/1742 note saying not sure of event type.
Thomas Cook 28/10/1769
Widow Cook 11/09/1772
Thomas Cook 26/02/1786
Thomas Cook 01/05/1801 age 5
Thomas Cook 27/12/1812
Margaret Cook 15/05/1820 age 50
George Cook 5/06/1828 infant
Edward Cook 27/03/1830 age 58
Edward Cook 24/10/1832 age 22 from Lutterworth
Mary Cook 28/06/1935 age 31
Lucy Cook 02/03/1840 age 63
Charles Cook 07/06/1841 age 31
William Cook 28/01/1844 age 1 month
William Cooke 01/03/1847 age 38
Joseph Cook 18/09/1848 age 71 parish clerk
Joseph Cook 18/06/1862 age 14
Elizabeth Cook  12/01/1864 Notes: from Coalcote, confined in the Liecester Assylum
Thomas Cooke  19/03/1866 age 63
Ann Cook  5/10/1867 age 60
George Cooke  17/03/1868 age 26

Regards
Sarenid

[neil40]

All I can say is WOW!!!

Thanks you very much!
A couple of odd entries
Baptism of Joseph with no parents named - frustrating for this line as it looks like John's father's baptism. As it is surrounded by other children with parents Thomas and Mary, one wonders if they are also his parents.

Then there is Lucy 1808 daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth. I wonder if that was mis-transcribed! and should be Elizabeth, d/o Joseph and Lucy!!

Anyway, it's all brilliant, and plenty for us to ruminate on!

Another question or two:
When does the baptism register go up to?
There are still Cook's in Walcote in the 1911 census, with young children.
Could they perhaps be baptised at another location? IE did Misterton stop being their 'local' at some point?

Yours gratefully,
Neil 

[sarenid]

Had another look -

1. definitely no parents for Joseph but when going through the register given there is no other Cook couples baptising children at that time felt myself Joseph's parents were probably Thomas & Mary.  Also the burial states Joseph was a parish clerk and this is borne out by the number of marriages he witnessed over a period of some 20 years.  Prior to him it would seem Thomas Cook was also a parish clerk given he was witnessing marriages from as early as 1789 to 1806. The impression given by the registers, for what it is worth, certainly leads one to presume they were father and son.

2. Lucy daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth 1808.  Like you I think it is probably a mistranscription at some point.  The record below is an Elizabeth Clarke daughter of William & Elizabeth so it is possible at some point someone mistranscribed the name of Joseph's wife.  I have certainly come across a similar mistake in my own family.

3. The last Cook entry is the burial of Kathleen Ann Cook age 47 of Hillcrest Walcote 21 January 1955.  There are a large number of entries for Cook past the point I reached.  I stopped once the bmd index contained age at death.  But John Cook buried 14 October 1891 age 79 seems likely to be your John Cook given his age at death.  If you give me names I can check the registers for their baptisms, marriages & burials.

Regards
sarenid

[neil40]

I will take a look at what you've given me, and see what else might be useful.
John's son Thomas, moved on to Birmingham, but we'd quite like to fill out the families of other Cooks if possible.

Seems the Clerking of the Parish passed from Father to son. In the 1851/61 censuses, John is also the Parish Clerk - 1861 he was Parish Clerk/Gardener, but 1871 just Gardener.

[Lestisherlvr]

Where did you purchase such a comprehensive PR in PDF and are there any more??