Are you up for a challenge?

[BegClonrode ....]

Per "Rangitiki" - Arrived London, September, 1933

Mr W.C. COOK - retired - aged 32 years

Proposed address in UK :   109 Richmond Park Road, Bournemouth

.... and, accompanying him  ...

Master W.H. COOK - aged 2 (looks like ?) years.

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1931 - COOK - William Hurlstone - birth reg'd Cambridge

  ... may be the child (aged 2) who travelled who travelled with the above Mr W. C. COOK   ??

Hi again...

The passenger list info supplied by Lucy certainly seems to fit in with the 1931 birth registered in Cambridge.

So the next step would be to find the name of William COOK's wife and mother of his son. You could purchase a birth certificate printout of the 1931 birth. This will give the mother's name, age, maiden name and birth place.

To purchase the birth certificate printout you need the child's name, year of birth and folio number, all found on the "angelfire.com" website mentioned in reply #24. Then phone BDM NZ at 0800 22 52 52, give them the birth details plus your credit card details and Bob's your uncle (or hopefully Ivy's your g-grand aunt).

It will cost NZ$20.40 for the printout but will add some certainty to your searching.

This is assuming you agree with the guesswork that "Master W.H COOK aged 2 years" is the son of "Mister W.C COOK aged 32 years" and that "Mister W.C COOK aged 32 years" is your William.

At the end of the day it's your money I'm spending :-) so caveat emptor

Regards
Beg

[temiro tawa]

Big Thanks to you all. 

 I did know the names of the 3 sons of Hurlstone, Richard, Noel & James.

 So the other 4 names with Hurlstone, Pamela 1928, June 1930, William 1931, and Peter 1933,  I take it are the children of William and Ivy. I will dig deeper on this.

Noticed Mr W.C. Cook arrived in London in Sep 1933, before or after the birth of his 4th child, but obviously did not want to stick around. Does the 3 following  master W.H 1931 , mean born in the 3rd quarter?

in the " angelfire.com "  birth Reg

[Lucy2]

Hi Tawa

Mmm  ... I'd just found this on the Incoming Passenger lists to UK, shortly before you posted.   


From:   Wellington NZ, to London, UK

Per "Rangitiki"  -  Arrived:  September 1934

COOK

- Mrs I.E. - 27 years - d/d (domestic duties)
- Miss P. - 6 years (bc 1928)
- Miss J. - 4 & 1/2 years
- Master P. - aged 1 year

Intended address in UK :   109 Richmond Park Road, Bournemouth.

[Still puzzled about the " Ivy Joan Elizabeth COOK - of Te Miro" who remained on the electoral rolls for all those years ?  ]   

  ~  Lu 

[Lucy2]

Does the 3 following  master W.H 1931 , mean born in the 3rd quarter?

in the " angelfire.com "  birth Reg

Yes.   

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Maybe the story about WCC's wife leaving him was incorrect ?   
 
[Ivy and the children in 1934, were destined for the same Bournemouth address as given by William when he departed in 1933. ]

  ~  Lu 

[temiro tawa]

My God, this just gets more and more interesting.  Now I'm switching gears again and searching Bournemouth England for these kids.  Great work Lu, big thank you.    Everybody who has taken time with this posting ...... I appreciate it.
certainly have learned a lot more since posting.  Yes, that info about wife leaving him was written in a publication about the Te-miro area. Not sure who supplied the info, but it appears they were ill-informed.  I do remember a lot of info in that publication was supplied by the Cambridge Museum.

So by Christmas 1934 Williams family were all in Bournemouth and no doubt having xmas dinner with his mother and father, Josiah and Emma.  Must say I am pleased there is a happy ending to all this.  Now I must get on to what the rest of Josiah's kids got up to.  want to keep going Lu??? 

[Fresh Fields]

Hello "temiro tawa"

As a Waikato ite I read your thread with interest. Your profile gives no indication of your location, but if at all possible I would recommend that you make contact with Erris PARKER at the Cambridge Museum.

Earlier this year when I found out a Northland woman wanted to visit her roots in the Waikato, she took up my suggestion before coming down, and Erris was prepared for her visit to the Museum, the Hautapu Cemetery, and properties of of interest near Cambridge. The added info Erris supplied was the making of the trip.



Erris's research for the Cambridge Museum is very well respected, and as you are researching within living memory, Erris should be able to suggest people with knowledge of Te Miro's history whom you could make contact.

Likewise I would expect that the Te Miro Primary school would know of a person or two whom they call upon for the history of their area. Children's talks etc.

All the best.

- Alan.

[temiro tawa]

Have had some luck with the family. 

William Charles Chancellor Cook did indeed marry Ivy Joan Elizabeth White, in the 1st q of 1926.
 England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 about William C C Cook

He then left England for N.Z. on 22 April 1926.
UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about William Charles C Cook

Back to England in 1933

passed away 2 q of 1977
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006 about William Charles C Cook

also found info on his oldest daughter Pamela and her marriage.

still fishing for more...............