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I am trying to find James & Annie Cooke/Cook and check the birth area for James and their whereabouts in this year. Annie Cooke (nee New) was born in Kidderminster. I know they had a daughter in 1903.
James birth year 1867
Annie birth year 1868

Thank you

Tracey - do you know the daughter's name? There are an awful lot of Cook(e)s so it will narrow it down.

1901 England Census about James Cooke
Name: James Cooke
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Annie Cooke
Gender: Male
Where born: Chatham, Kent, England
Civil parish: Coventry
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Coventry
Sub-registration district: Holy Trinity
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 244
Household Members:
Name Age
James Cooke 34
Annie Cooke 36
Arthur Hill 28
Elizth Hill 27
Florence Hill 1

I have located them in 1901 but I wasn't aware he was born in Kent & want to check. The 1901 census shows them in Coventry and again this is out the norm so wanted to check where they were in 1911.

The daughter born in 1903 was Ethel. I also believe they had a daughter called Alice.

Thank you

do you have the marriage cert please?

what was James's occupation and address

is this the marriage?

>>>James Cooke 1894 Kidderminster Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire
Alfred Edge 1894 Kidderminster Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire
Louisa Kimberley 1894 Kidderminster Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire
>>>Annie New 1894 Kidderminster Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire

Name: Annie New
Year of Registration: 1894
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Kidderminster
County: Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 329

Name: James Cooke
Year of Registration: 1894
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Kidderminster
County: Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 329

Yes they were married in 1894. I have the cert and James' fathers name is John They were at Dudley St in Kidderminster in 1894. This is where I expect them to be. I never expected a move to Coventry. Just checking everything.

do these births mean anything to you???

they may not be yours, but if they are it might help to track down the family

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Lulu I Cooke
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's Maiden Name: New
District: Cheltenham
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 784

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Freda H T Cooke
Year of Registration: 1912
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother's Maiden Name: New
District: Witney
County: Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 2060

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
Name: Bernard Aw Cook
Mother's Maiden Surname: New
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1916
Registration district: Evesham
Registration county: Worcestershire
Volume Number: 6c
Page Number: 276

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
Name: Edith M Cook
Mother's Maiden Surname: New
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1921
Registration district: Evesham
Registration county: Worcestershire
Volume Number: 6c
Page Number: 293

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
Name: Joseh H Cook
Mother's Maiden Surname: New
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1923
Registration district: Evesham
Registration county: Worcestershire
Volume Number: 6c
Page Number: 269

Where do you expect to find them in 1911,I am not having much luck so far (i.e. what is wrong with Kent and Coventry)?
Thanks

Do you know when Annie or James died?
Thanks

Where was Ethel born in 1903? does she have a middle name?

also any idea where or when Alice was born please?

As per questions above -

Ethel May Cooke was born in Kidderminster.
I don't know when Alice was born, sometime after 1903 I believe. In 1903 they were at 4 York St, Kidderminster so they don't appear to have stayed in Coventry.

None of the Cooke/Cook mentioned above are in my family tree.

The New family are from Weavers in Kidderminster. When I searched for a James Cooke to match with an Annie New I could only find their marriage in 1894. Prior to the marriage in 1891 I could not locate Annie New on the census. I have searched 1901 and the only match I could find was them living in Coventry and James Cooke's birth place states Chatham Kent. I know his father is John Cooke/Cook but I don't know what to do next. I need to verify the place of birth so I thought the 1911 census may give me some kind of confirmation.

James' father John Cooke was stated as a Mechanic on James/Annie marriage cert in 1894. James was stated as a labourer.

In 1903 James was stated as a Wireman on Ethel's birth cert. On Ethel's marriage cert in 1921 he is stated as a master electrical engineer but is deceased.

Thanks for all your help.

1901 census - address transcription
Address: 4, York Street, Lower Mitton, Stourport

Sched Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation, Disability Where Born

COOKE, John Redding Head Married M 54 1847 Butcher Shopkeeper Hartlebury Worcestershire
COOKE, Marie Wife Married F 48 1853 Ombersley Worcestershire

Registration District: Kidderminster
Sub District: Lower Mitton
Enumeration District: 3
Ecclesiastical Parish:Lower Mitton

Civil Parish:Lower Mitton Municipal Borough:
Address: 4, York Street, Lower Mitton, Stourport
County: Worcestershire

4 York Street was definetly Kidderminster & not Stourport.

Do you have any relatives connected to Ribbesford near Kidderminster, I have been doing a tree for a friend with the name Cooke from the Kidderminster area. They were weavers but going back a few generations one was born in Yorkshire if I remember right and moved down with the carpet industry.

John R Cooke (b.1847 Hartlebury) and his wife Maria (b.1853 Ombersley) ran Burlish Farm, Lower Mitton, Stourport (400 acres) with John's brother Alfred M Cooke (b.1859) in 1881.
5 men and 2 boys were employed on the farm. :D