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William COOK
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Name William COOK Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Mar Q 1846 Eastchurch, Sheppey, Kent, England
- GRO ref: COOK, William q1 1846 Sheppey RD 5 467; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Goatham
Actual place from the 1851 and 1861 censuses
Gender Male Occupation 1861 Farm servant - Living at home with his parents and siblings
Residence 1868 Doddington, Kent, England
At the time of his marriage Occupation 1868 Labourer - At the time of his marriage
Died 9 Jul 1888 Newbury, Tonge, Kent, England
Cause: Apoplectic stroke - Alive when his father wrote his will in Oct 1886, and named as one of the two executors, but his mother was described as the surviving executor when the will was proved in July 1892.
This suggests this was his death registration:
GRO ref: COOK, William q3 1888 aged 42 Milton RD 2a 415
Siblings5 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
John COOKE, b. Abt 1774, d. Aft 1841 (Age ~ 68 years) (Grandfather)
Maria ATWATER, bap. 22 May 1774, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England
, bur. 10 May 1819, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England
(Age ~ 44 years) (Great Grandmother) 
Person ID I22872 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch Last Modified 9 Aug 2023
Father Francis (“Frank”) COOK, b. 31 Mar 1815, Ulcombe, Kent, England
, d. 21 Jun 1892, 10, Harold Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
(Age 77 years) Mother Harriet GOATHAM, b. Abt 1825, Bredgar, Kent, England
, d. 8 Jun 1893, 12, Harold Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
(Age ~ 68 years) Banns of marriage From 15 Sep 1844 to 29 Sep 1844 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Borden, Kent, England
- From banns register entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jun 2019)
Banns of marriage From 15 Sep 1844 to 29 Sep 1844 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England
- From banns register entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jun 2019)
Married 12 Oct 1844 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England
- GRO ref: GOATHAM, Harriett to COOKE, Frank q4 1844 Milton RD 5 519Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 4 April 2019)
Witnesses were Henry Goatham, Maria Broadbridge and Ellen Goatham, 3 of Harriet's siblings
Family ID F8898 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Harriett Elizabeth BUTLER, b. Mar Q 1848, Newnham, Kent, England
, d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: Thomas Henry GODING m. 7 Jan 1893Married 5 Jul 1868 Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church, Newnham, Kent, England
- GRO ref: COOK, William to BUTLER, Harriet Elizabeth q3 1868 Faversham RD 2a 1061
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 9 Aug 2023)
Children 1. Rosa Harriett COOK, b. Jun Q 1869, Rodmersham, Kent, England
, d. Yes, date unknown▻ Walter BRIDGES m. 17 Mar 1894Last Modified 9 Aug 2023 Family ID F5163 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: COOK, William q1 1846 Sheppey RD 5 467; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Goatham


