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* [[Bryan Ogden|Bryan William Ogden]] (born 1 December 1936)
* [[Bryan Ogden|Bryan William Ogden]] (born 1 December 1936)
Lucy married [[Jack Currie]] and had three sons:
* [[Bill Currie]] (born 1941)
* [[Doug Currie]] (born 1943)
* [[Ron Currie]]  (born 1947)


Rosalind married [[Dennis Foot|Dennis "Den" Foot]] and had one child:
Rosalind married [[Dennis Foot|Dennis "Den" Foot]] and had one child:

Revision as of 03:45, 14 October 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.

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:

In Transcona, Manitoba, Canada:

Grandchildren

John had 9 biological grandchildren.

Eva Mary Cooke married Arthur T. Bate (died in 1947), and had two children:

Edna married Ronald Buxton and had:

Ernie married Gladys Emily Whittington and had:

Ann married Mr. Ogden and had one son:

Lucy married Jack Currie and had three sons:

Rosalind married Dennis "Den" Foot and had one child:

Rosalind and Den also adopted a child:

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.

Winnipeg Free Press, 19 May 1950

Sources

Bill Currie's personal memories and records