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Zella, Earle, Mary, Winifred, Irene, Cyril, Horace, Basil, Vida Cook
born between 1881 and 1900 in Portsmouth, Lowestoft, Isle of Wight and New Cross to parents Thomas Cook (b.1853 Portsmouth) and Rachel nee Michell (b.1855 Portsmouth).

Zella is my great grandmother and if anyone knows anything about the family I would love to hear from you, as I know practically nothing.

Thanks a lot,

Annie

This looks like them in 1891

Name: Earle J T Cook
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Rachel
Gender: Male
Where born: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Portsea
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub registration district: Kingston
ED, institution, or vessel: 31
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Earle J T Cook 9
Irene K Cook 1
Mary A M Cook 5
Rachel Cook 36
Thomas Cook 38
Winfred R T Cook 3


best Wishes

Jane

Possible birth for Earle

Name: Earle Joseph T Cook
Year of Registration: 1881
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Portsea Island (1837-1900)
County: Hampshire
Volume: 2b
Page: 438 (click


Jane

1901 census

Name: Vida Cook
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Rachel
Gender: Female
Where born: New Cross, London, England

Civil Parish: Lewisham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Lawrence
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Lewisham
Sub registration district: Lewisham
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 59
Household Members: Name Age
Basil Cook 4
Cyril Cook 8
Horace Cook 7
Irene Cook 11
May Cook 15
Rachel Cook 46
Tella Cook 1
Thomas Cook 48
Vida Cook 3
Wennie Cook 13
Herbert A Gisby 26


Best wishes

Jane

Name: Vida Nora D Cook
Year of Registration: 1897
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Greenwich
County: Greater London, Kent, London
Volume: 1d
Page: 1090 (click to see


Best Wishes

Jane

Name: Basil Aubrey J Cook
Year of Registration: 1896
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Greenwich
County: Greater London, Kent, London
Volume: 1d
Page: 1088

and marriage

Name: Basil A J Cook
Year of Registration: 1923
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Spouse's Surname: Kathleen E Player
District: Watford
County: Hertfordshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 1253 (


and death

Name: Basil Aubrey J Cook
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1895
Death Registration Month/Year: Sep 1991
Age at death (estimated): 96
Registration district: North East Hampshire
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 20
Page: 475

thanks for your help...i have quite a lot of info on my tree- im more looking for relations, because my grandad was adopted and we know little about the family in terms of stories, photos and existing relatives...that was more the sort of info i was looking for.
Thanks a lot anyway for caring enough to look- i really appreciate it.

Annie

Annie,

If the info you need is to bring the tree lines down, you need to follow each child through their marriage, death etc Which one is your grandad? Have you already sorted any lines out? I have done the one for you for Basil. His death certificate would hopefully give you who registered it and an address that may be useful. That is what you need to bring your lines down. With a name like Cook it is going to be difficult to trawl through each year quarter by quarter looking for births but if you can find all the marriages you will know what to look for.

I will have a look for some more marriages for you.

Best Wishes

Jane

A possible Winifred?

Name: Winifred Rachel T Cook
Year of Registration: 1887
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Mutford
County: Norfolk, Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 896 (click

Best Wishes

Jane

Name: Mary Ann M Cook
Year of Registration: 1886
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Portsea Island (1837-1900)
County: Hampshire
Volume: 2b
Page: 486 (click to

Possible marriage

Name: Mary Ann M Cook
Year of Registration: 1898
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Wandsworth
County: Greater London, London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 1032 (click



Best Wishes

Jane

Thanks Jane

Zella is my great grandmother. She moved to Australia when she was 20/21 and had my grandad 2 years later- we don't know who his father was. When he was 3/4 she put him in a orphanage where he stayed until he was about 13, when he was adopted and his name changed. He remebered nothing of his mother except being abandoned. I know she remarried a Jospeh Donnelly in NSW in 1926, and know they were living in Bundaberg in 1936, but I would love to know if they had any children, and when and where she died.
I've got the death certifcate and will of Basil, but one of his children has died (we are in the process of writing to her husband) and we have no idea where his other daughter is.
I've also just got in contact with the daughter of Vida who has said they wil send me any information they have.
I know Horace married in 1920? to Elizabeth? and was in the RAF, but I similarly have little information about what happened to him later- there are no deaths that could be possible.
Its similar for all the other children- I really want to know where they are, and what they know about what happened to Zella.

Thanks a lot for your help,
Annie