Walter Cook

1854 - 1921  (67 years)

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• Name	Walter Cook
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	1854	Grandborough, Buckinghamshire   [1]
  Christened	16 Apr 1854	Grandborough, Buckinghamshire
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	(30), Church Street, Grandborough, Buckinghamshire   [2]
  Occupation	1868
  	Milkman
  Residence	1871	Brightwells Farm Cottages, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire   [3]
  	Boarder with Andrew & Emma Paris
  Occupation	1871  [4]
  	Cowman
  Occupation	1874
  	Railway porter
  Residence	1876	102, Upper Conduit Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Residence	1881	59, Friars Causeway, Leicester, Leicestershire   [5]
  Occupation	1881
  	Waggoner
  Residence	1891	57, Jewry Wall Street, Leicester, Leicestershire   [6]
  Occupation	1891
  	Grocer's Assistant
  Residence	1899-1901	35, Tudor Road, Leicester, Leicestershire   [7, 8]
  Occupation	1901  [7]
  	Foreman stableman
  Residence	1906	8, Wentworth Road, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Occupation	1900-1910	Primitive Methodist Church, Hinckley Road, Leicester, Leicestershire
  	Lay Minister
  Occupation	1911
  	Wholesale grocer's van man
  Residence	1910-1920	103, Bosworth Street, Leicester, Leicestershire   [9]
  Died	16 May 1921	Leicester, Leicestershire   [10]
  Buried	Abt 20 May 1921	Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Person ID	I179	Extended Craxford Family | The maternal side of Newfloridian's tree TEAL pages I179 (Walter Cook) + I193 (John Naylor)
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph Cook,   b. 1827, Grandborough, Buckinghamshire ,   d. 23 Jan 1881, County Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Stone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Foskett,   b. 1829, Grandborough, Buckinghamshire ,   d. 1868, Grandborough, Buckinghamshire  (Age 39 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1849	St John the Baptist, Grandborough, Buckinghamshire   [11]
  Witnesses	9 Jul 1849
  	Philip Rickard and Rosa Ann Cook - his brother-in-law and sister
  Census Returns		RG: Cook, Joseph (1861) and family The family were resident in Church Street, Grandborough, Buckinghamshire Cook Joseph M Head 33 Farm Labourer Grandborough, Bucks Cook Mary A M Wife 31 Lacemaker Grandborough, Bucks Cook Roseann S Dau 8 Scholar Grandborough, Bucks Cook Walter S Son 7 Scholar Grandborough, Bucks Cook George S Son 4 Scholar Grandborough, Bucks Cook Levi S Son 1 Grandborough, Bucks Ref: England Census RG9/870 Winslow 102 7
  Family ID	F285	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Burditt,   b. 1849, Lubenham, Leicestershire ,   d. 16 Feb 1931, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 82 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1874	Lubenham, Leicestershire   [12]
  	Reference:
  Witnesses	9 Nov 1874
  	Her brothers William (and his wife Fanny) and George and sister Maria
  Children	1. Jessie Haddon Cook,   b. 14 Oct 1876, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 1930, London  (Age 53 years)   2. Mary Ann Cook,   b. 20 Aug 1880, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 20 Jan 1907, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 26 years)   3. George Cook,   b. 12 Jan 1883, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 9 Jun 1968, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 85 years)   4. Ada Annie Cook,   b. 12 Jun 1887, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 1965, Salford, Greater Manchester  (Age 77 years)   5. Elizabeth Cook,   b. 30 Jan 1889, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 6 Apr 1973, Loughborough, Leicestershire  (Age 84 years)   6. Nellie Youle Swann,   b. 2 Oct 1894, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 9 Jan 1970, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 75 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		The children of Walter Cook Seated: Elizabeth (Auntie Betty); George; Ada Anne (Auntie Annie). Standing: Edwin Putterill (Uncle Ted); Ethel Goodall; Arthur Unwin (Uncle 'Appy)
  		Leicester (West End) 1902 Leicester from an Old Ordnance Survey map (Leicester NW) 1902. The area around the Great Central railway station, West Bridge and King Richard's Road has been demolished and extensively redeveloped since Walter Cook and his family lived in the area.
  		Avondale, Wentworth Road, Leicester Home of the Cook family in 1906
  Census Returns » Slide Show		RG: Cook, Walter (1881) and family Cook Walter Head M 27 Waggoner Grandborough, Buckinghamshire Cook Elizabeth Wife M 31 Lubenham, Leicestershire Cook Jesse Haddon Dau S 4 Leicester Cook Mary Ann Dau S 7mo Leicester Ref: England Census RG11/3179 Leicester West 30 21
  		RG: Cook, Walter (1891) and family Jewry Wall Street was in the area of Leicester around the Great Central Railway Station. Cook Walter Head M 37 Grocer's Assistant Granboro, Buckinghamshire Cook Elizabeth Wife M 41 Lubenham, Leicestershire Cook Jessie Haddon Dau S 14 Shoe Fitter Leicester Cook Mary Ann Dau S 10 Scholar Leicester Cook George Son S 8 Leicester Cook Annie Dau S 3 Leicester Cook Elizabeth Dau S 1 Leicester Ref: England Census RG12/2542 Leicester West 61 16
  		RG: Cook, Walter (1901) and family Walter and his family were living at 35 Tudor Road, Leicester. Elijah Benson subsequently married daughter Jessie. Nellie Youle was taken in by the family and ultimately adopted. Cook Walter M Head 47 Foreman Stableman Grandborough Bucks Cook Elizabeth M Wife 51 Lubenham, Leics Cook Jessie H S Dau 24 Fitter Boot&Shoe Leicester Cook Mary A S Dau 20 Tailoress Leicester Cook George S Son 18 Warehouseman Leicester Cook Ada A S Dau 13 Packer Boot&Shoe Leicester Cook Elizabeth S Dau 12 Schoolgirl Leicester Youle Nellie S Brdr 6 Schoolgirl Leicester Benson Elijah S Brdr 25 Insurance Agent Kidsgrove, Staffs Ref: England Census RG13/3009 Leicester South 20 4
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1854 - Grandborough, Buckinghamshire Christened - 16 Apr 1854 - Grandborough, Buckinghamshire Residence - Boarder with Andrew & Emma Paris - 1871 - Brightwells Farm Cottages, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire Married - 9 Nov 1874 - Lubenham, Leicestershire Residence - 1876 - 102, Upper Conduit Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1891 - 57, Jewry Wall Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1899-1901 - 35, Tudor Road, Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1906 - 8, Wentworth Road, Leicester, Leicestershire Occupation - Lay Minister - 1900-1910 - Primitive Methodist Church, Hinckley Road, Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1910-1920 - 103, Bosworth Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Died - 16 May 1921 - Leicester, Leicestershire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Walter Cook Husband of Elizabeth
  		Walter Cook George Cook's father - our great grandfather
  		Walter Cook, driver Seen driving a wagon for Roberts & Roberts, High Street, Leicester
  		Walter Cook Lay preacher and sunday school teacher. This picture was taken at the Hinckley Road Methodist Chapel

  
  

  Headstones

  HS: Cook, Walter and Elizabeth; Polly Cook; John and Elizabeth Putterill; Nellie and Hilda Dible IN LOVING MEMORY OF my dear husband WALTER COOK Died May 16th 1921 Aged 67 years. Also of ELIZABETH beloved wife of the above, died Feb 16th 1931, aged 81 years Also POLLY, beloved daughter of the above Died Jan 20th 1907 Aged 27 years Also JOHN EDWIN PUTTERILL Died Aug 9th 1969, Aged 87 years Also wife of the above ELIZABETH PUTTERILL nee Cook Died April 6th 1973, Aged 84 years Also MADGE NELLIE DIBLE mother of HILDA Died Jan 9th 1970, Aged 76 years HILDA DIBLE SRN. SCM. HV 1922 - 1983 "I know that my Redeemer liveth" Plot: Block H

  
  

  Census Returns

  RG: Cook, Walter (1871) Walter was working as an agricultural labourer on a farm near Watford, Hertfordshire Paris Andrew Head M 32 Agricultural Labourer Basingstoke, Hampshire Paris Emma Wife M 32 Backington Webb William StSn S 11 Scholar Watford, Hertfordshire Webb James StSn S 9 Scholar Watford, Hertfordshire Paris Mary A Dau S 7mo Watford, Hertfordshire Jordan Charles Brdr S 20 Cowman Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire Cook Walter Brdr S 17 Cowman Grandborough, Buckinghamshire Ref: England Census RG10/1381 Watford 150 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Winslow 3a 419 (JFM 1854) (Reliability: 3). [S26] 1861 England Census, Winslow RG9/870 22 102 (Reliability: 4). [S27] 1871 England Census. [S27] 1871 England Census, Watford RG10/1381 7 150 9 (Reliability: 4). [S34] 1881 English Census, RG11/3179 55 30 21 (Reliability: 4). [S17] 1891 England Census, Leicester RG12/2542 47 61 16 (Reliability: 3). [S19] 1901 England Census, RG13/3009 61 20 4 (Reliability: 4). [S19] 1901 England Census, Leicester South RG13/3009 20 4 (Reliability: 4). [S284] 1911 England Census, Leicester RG14PN19320 RG78PN1152B RD407 SD3 ED56 SN303 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Leicester 7a 200 (AMJ 1921) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Winslow 6 583 (JAS 1849) (Reliability: 3). [S176] England and Wales: Death Index 1984 - 2004, Market Harborough 7a 59 (OND 1874) (Reliability: 3).