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Trying to find parents of Great nan surname COOK

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G83

G83 Report 20 Jul 2011 20:14

Just to update, she married in islington 1938 had her first wedded child in westminster 1939 and second in islington 1943 not sure if this could help with the area of birth for her first child born between the region of 1932-1937 im guessing....

G83

G83 Report 20 Jul 2011 19:56

Hi again Jax,

I know the child was a girl but il be honest its not spoken about within the family, its a big secret i know because my parents told me but my nan doesnt speak about it.

its before 1939 as thats the year she had her first wedded child with my grandad after they married. so i presume as she was born in 1918 that its between 1932 and 1937 to be honest

im sure its around the same area and that she was not married before. She was 21 when she had my grandfather so i presume she would of been between say 15 and 19 when she had the other daughter?


jax

jax Report 20 Jul 2011 19:50

If you do not know the childs name or where and when she was born it could be difficult I'm affraid

jax

G83

G83 Report 20 Jul 2011 19:42

Thanks Jax for your information,

im so pleased you all know what your doing im a little hopeless.

I am eager to find her child she had as mentioned above im not sure if anyone can help with this?

x

jax

jax Report 20 Jul 2011 19:22

I'm not far from Orsett so know the area pretty well

jax

jax

jax Report 20 Jul 2011 19:18

1911 census - household transcription
Person: COOK, Richard
Address: 41 Quebec Road Tilbury

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COOK, Albert Head Married M 40 1871 Coal Porter Hampstead Marshall Berks VIEW
COOK, Nellie Wife Married
14 years F 39 1872 Hat Common Hampshire VIEW
COOK, Richard Son M 14 1897 School Cnning Town London VIEW
COOK, Florence Daughter F 11 1900 School Tilbury Essex VIEW
COOK, James Son M 8 1903 Tilbury Essex VIEW
COOK, Elsie Daughter F 4 1907 Tilbury Essex VIEW
COOK, Ellen Daughter F 0 (4 MONTHS) 1911 Tilbury Essex VIEW

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Births Dec 1897 (>99%)
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Cook Richard Henry W. Ham 4a 162


Vera

Vera Report 20 Jul 2011 19:16

Orsett is in Essex.

Regards Vera

G83

G83 Report 20 Jul 2011 19:15

Holly,

no i dont im affriad nothing at all only that Mothers maiden name was Bull.

and of course the area they were from

x

Vera

Vera Report 20 Jul 2011 19:14

Getting the marriage certificate of her parents....hopefully the one that has been found, are her parents.

Regards Vera

G83

G83 Report 20 Jul 2011 19:14

thank you all for your messages, it could be it? do any of you know where orsett, eath is ? or is it now known as somewhere else? i do know my nan elizabeth had a child out of wedlock.... to an unknown man.... im not sure if anyone could help locate this child, it was a girl and she lived, she has since deceased but none of us know any further information. All i know is it was not thought upon greatly and when my nan married my grandfather he would not allow her child to be part of the family and she went (??) its very upsetting but i suppose something they just did back then :(

and thank you Ann il bare that in mind, i just dont want to upset her, she's 94 and just gone into a home now
x

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 20 Jul 2011 19:13

Do you know anything about her parents Alexandra?

Vera

Vera Report 20 Jul 2011 19:11

1911

????


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BULL, John Head Married M 42 1869 Club Steward Oxfordshire Milton VIEW
BULL, Sarah Wife Married
18 years F 37 1874 Oxfordshire Drayton VIEW
BULL, Edward Son Single M 17 1894 Steward's On Assisting At Club Oxfordshire Sandford VIEW
BULL, Francis Son M 13 1898 School Northamptonshire Brickley VIEW
BULL, Elizabeth Daughter F 11 1900 School Oxfordshire Finwell VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
9965 Reference:
RG14PN9965 RG78PN524 RD192 SD1 ED14 SN483

Registration District:
Orsett Sub District:
Grays Enumeration District:
14 Parish:
Chadwell St Mary

Address:
39 Calcutta Road Tilbury Essex County:
Essex

Regards VEra

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 20 Jul 2011 19:10

hope you donlt mind me saying this, but an aunt of mine died last year aged 104 - she had dementia and had no idea of where she was but she was very much aware of her roots and liked to talk of when she was a child and kept asking to go home which she thought was just down the road - in fact it was hundreds of miles away, so your great grandmother may indeed have some info for you and might like revisiting the past

Mike *

Mike * Report 20 Jul 2011 19:10

Alexandra, for records after 1837, look in freebmd ?

LINK
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl


As you have found her birth, the next step would be to buy the certificate.
That would give you her parents names.

Vera

Vera Report 20 Jul 2011 19:08

????

Marriages Jun 1917 (>99%)
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Bull Elizabeth Cook Orsett 4a 904
Cook Richard H Bull Orsett 4a 904

Regards Vera

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 20 Jul 2011 19:08

Would this be her parents marriage?

Marriages Jun 1917 (>99%)
Bull Elizabeth Cook Orsett 4a 904
Cook Richard H Bull Orsett 4a 904

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 20 Jul 2011 19:07

found this

Emma A Bull
England and Wales Census, 1901

birth: 1874 —Orsett Eath, Essex
residence: 31 Mar 1901 —Grays Thurrock, Essex, England
census: 31 Mar 1901 —Grays Thurrock, Essex, England

record title: England and Wales Census, 1901
name: Emma A Bull
event: Census
event date: 31 Mar 1901
gender: Female
age: 27
relationship to head of household: Head
birthplace: Orsett Eath, Essex
record type: Household
registration district: Orsett
sub-district: Grays
ecclesiastical parish: Grays Thurrock St Peter And St Paul
civil parish: Grays Thurrock
county: Essex

G83

G83 Report 20 Jul 2011 19:02

Hello all,

Im focusing my fathers side of the family and i cannot get back any further then his nan. (my great nan)

Elizabeth Sarah Cook Born ORSETT england 1918

I have her birth information :-

Elizabeth S cook in quarter 3, then it is ORSETT ref 4a 789 mmn Bull

This shows mothers maiden name of BULL its her mother and father i seek, but this early on i cannot seem to find anything? I do not have full ancestry access.

My great nan is still living but has dementia so i feel its unfair to quiz her

Thanks to all that can help