Difference between revisions of "John Cooke"
(→Grandchildren) |
|||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
* [[Lucy Currie|Edith Lucy]] (8 January 1918 - 9 May 2003) | * [[Lucy Currie|Edith Lucy]] (8 January 1918 - 9 May 2003) | ||
* [[Rosalind Foot|Rosalind (Foot)]] (7 December 1926 - 8 October 2007) | * [[Rosalind Foot|Rosalind (Foot)]] (7 December 1926 - 8 October 2007) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Grandchildren== | ||
| + | |||
| + | John had 10 grandchildren. | ||
Eva Mary Cooke married Arthur T. Bate (died in 1947), and had two children: | Eva Mary Cooke married Arthur T. Bate (died in 1947), and had two children: | ||
| Line 38: | Line 42: | ||
Rosalind married a [[Dennis Foot]] and had two children: | Rosalind married a [[Dennis Foot]] and had two children: | ||
| − | * [[Don Foot|Donald Lawrence "Don" Foot]] (1953) | + | * [[Don Foot|Donald Lawrence "Don" Foot]] (born 1953) |
| − | * [[Joanne Foot|Joanne Elizabeth Foot]] (1957) | + | * [[Joanne Foot|Joanne Elizabeth Foot]] (born 1957) |
==Later life== | ==Later life== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:38, 13 August 2019
Ernest John Cooke (21 April 1878 - 18 May 1950) was an Englishman who married and then moved to Wales to mine coal, but following the October 1913 Senghenydd colliery disaster [1] moved to Transcona, Manitoba, which is now a suburb of Winnipeg. He had six children with his wife Rose.
Contents
Early life
When John Cooke was born on April 21, 1878, his father, George, was 34 and his mother, Mary, was 38.
He married Rose True on August 4, 1902, in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales. They had five daughters and one son in 23 years:
In Maesteg, Wales:
- Eva Mary (15 August 1903 - 20 December 1990)
- Edna May (Buxton) (1905 - 10 April 1969)
- Ernest John "Ernie" (19 April 1908 - 30 April 2004)
- Ann Irene Agnes (15 April 1910 - 1954)
In Transcona, Manitoba, Canada:
- Edith Lucy (8 January 1918 - 9 May 2003)
- Rosalind (Foot) (7 December 1926 - 8 October 2007)
Grandchildren
John had 10 grandchildren.
Eva Mary Cooke married Arthur T. Bate (died in 1947), and had two children:
- Arthur John "Jack" Bate (2 August 1923 in Winnipeg - 6 November 1944 KIA WWII)
- Thomas M. Bate (1934 - 1989), who married Diane Mary Paulley
Edna married Ronald Buxton and had:
- Vivian Mary (1929 - )
- Elizabeth May "Betty (1936 - )
Ernie married Gladys Emily Whittington and had:
- Lloyd Stanley Cooke (1937 -)
- Marjorie Eleanor Cooke (1939 -)
- Robert John Cooke (1940 -)
Ann married Mr. Ogden and had one son:
- Bryan William Ogden (born 1 December 1936)
Rosalind married a Dennis Foot and had two children:
- Donald Lawrence "Don" Foot (born 1953)
- Joanne Elizabeth Foot (born 1957)
Later life
Sometime between 1910 and 1918, he moved with his family to the Dominion of Canada.
He died on May 18, 1950, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the age of 72. His final address was 323 Victoria Avenue, East Transcona (now Winnipeg), Manitoba.
.PNG)
Sources
Bill Currie's personal memories and records
