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Trying to find first wife and children's names (12 children) of Thomas Cook who was born c.1837/38. He was baptised 25 March 1838. Thomas was born in Henbury, Gloucestershire. Parents were, William and Louisa Cook (nee Ames). Believe his brothers and sisters were Louisa, William, Frederick, Sarah, Catherine.
Thomas, a Mariner, eventually came to Australia as a widower and married Janette Smith in December 1881. Thomas and Janette were my great grandparents. Thank you for any assistance.
Regards, Sandra

In 1851 there is a Thomas Cook bnorn 1838 in Henbury Gloc a nephew living with Isaac and Elizabeth Moon in Somerset, this may be him

hi
1841 census

Name Thomas Cook
Age 3
Estimated Year of Birth 1838
Relationship to Head of Household
Occupation Juvenile
Address Hallen
District Chipping Sodbury, Clifton & Thornbury
Parish
Administrative County Gloucester
Birth Place Unknown
Birth County YES
in house
william cook head 30
louisa wife 30
thomas 3
louisa 1
elizabeth cook 69
HO 107 / 359 / 3


1851 census

Name Thomas Cook
Age 13
Estimated Year of Birth 1838
Relationship to Head of Household NEPHEW
Occupation Juvenile
Address Ashwick
District Shepton Mallet, Stoke Lane
Parish
Administrative County Somerset
Birth Place Henbury
Birth County GLOUCESTERSHIRE
in house
james moon head 45
elizabeth moon wife 47
louisa moon 21
david moon 17
john moon 15
frederick moon 10
isaac moon 7
alfred moon 4
thomas cook nephew 13
HO 107 / 1933

Thank you for that information. I would really love to find some information on his first wife's name and then I could possibly trace all his childrens details.
Thanks again.
Sandra

Hi Sandra, Have you seen the story of Thomas Cook and Jeanette Smith on Ancestry? Doesn't have much more info. than you already have, although it does say, that he was living in New Zealand, before he came to Aust, and that 8 of his 12 children were still alive when he married Jeanette. So, he could have been married in England or N.Z.!!
Hope this gives you some more leads to follow.
Cheers, June

his family
1851 census

Name Thomas Cook
Age 3
Estimated Year of Birth 1838
Relationship to Head of Household
Occupation Juvenile
Address Hallen
District Chipping Sodbury, Clifton & Thornbury
Parish
Administrative County Gloucester
Birth Place Unknown
Birth County YES
in house
william 42
louisa wife 43
louisa 10
william 9
frederick 8
catherine 2

1861 census

Name William Cook
Age 52
Estimated Year of Birth 1809
Relationship to Head of Household HEAD
Occupation LABOURER
Address Hallen
District Westbury, Clifton
Parish
Administrative County Gloucestershire
Birth Place Henbury
Birth County GLOUCESTERSHIRE
in house
william head 52
louisa wife 52
frederick 17
catherine 12
sarah 10
elizabeth 8

1871 census

Name William Cook
Age 62
Estimated Year of Birth 1809
Relationship to Head of Household HEAD
Occupation GARDENER
Address 3 Row Of Cottage
District Clifton, Westbury
Parish
Administrative County Gloucester
Birth Place Henbury
Birth County GLOUCESTERSHIRE
in house
william head 62
louisa wife 62
frederick 26
maria wife 25
alice 4 months
mary j stone sister in law 31

Thank you, June.

Thank you Polly Poppet. Happy I'm getting more details on the Cook family.
Regards,
Sandra

hi sandra thought i would find him on some census with his family he may have been at sea if he was a mariner

Hi Polly Poppet - yes, you are right. I just don't know enough about him to know if he was at sea then. I do know he went to New Zealand, but thought that was not a long term situation. He could have lived, married and had 12 children there. I should probably try to find records of him, his first wife and children in New Zealand. I just thought they were probably all in the UK.
Will have to do more searching. Thanks for your help.
Sandra