Frederick Cooke 1865-1935
Butcher, then Cattle Dealer
1865. Frederick Cooke was born Knottingley on 30/7/1865 to George Cooke & Mary Wright - their last son . Knottingley ~23 k ENE of Wakefield
He had red hair, was an extremely hard worker, rising early to attend cattle markets all over the West Riding, returning mostly by train about 6.30 pm each day for a meal and a welcome seat in a favourite chair to catch up on the daily newspapers. As a young man he was a butcher and had a smallholding. He built up the business to become one of the largest cattle and pig dealers in the area. He loved County Cricket at Scarborough at a time when Yorkshire were at or near the top of the League.
1871C. Frederick Cooke was living Rhodes Buildings Swaddling Stones, Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, Wakefield . Stanley ~4k NNE of Wakefield
George | Cooke | Head | - | Male | 41 | 1830 | Corn merchant & Shopkeeper - | South Kirkby Yorkshire, England |
Mary | Cooke | Wife | - | Female | 48 | 1823 | - | KillingtonYorkshire, England |
Sarah | Baldwin | Step-Daughter | - | Female | 19 | 1852 | - | Knottingley Yorkshire, England |
Mary J | Cooke | Daughter | - | Female | 9 | 1862 | - | Knottingley Yorkshire, England |
Joe B | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 12 | 1859 | - | Knottingley Yorkshire, England |
Frederick | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 6 | 1865 | - | Knottingley Yorkshire, England |
1881C. Frederick Cook was living Jacobs Well Lane, Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, Wakefield
George | Cook | Head | Married | Male | 50 | 1831 | Gro Provision Dealer | South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England |
Mary A | Cook | Wife | Married | Female | 60 | 1821 | - | Kellington, Yorkshire, England |
Joe B | Cook | Son | Single | Male | 27 | 1854 | Solicitors Clerk | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
Mary J | Cook | Daughter | Single | Female | 19 | 1862 | - | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
Frederick | Cook | Son | Single | Male | 16 | 1865 | - | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
Sarah | Baldwin | Step Daughter | Single | Female | 30 | 1851 | - | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
Lucy | Dearlove | Daughter | Married | Female | 28 | 1853 | - | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
Alice G | Dearlove | Grand Daughter | Single | Female | 3 | 1878 | Scholar | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Mary A | Dearlove | Grand Daughter | Single | Female | 0 | 1881 | - | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
1891C. Frederick Cooke, butcher, was living Stanley Road, Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, Wakefield
Frederick | Cooke | Head | Single | Male | 26 | 1865 | Butcher | KnottingleyYorkshire, England |
Mary | Cooke | Mother | Widow | Female | 69 | 1822 | Living On Own Means | Hellenaim Yorkshire, England |
Mary J | Cooke | Sister | Single | Female | 28 | 1863 | - | Knottingley Yorkshire, England |
Alice G | Dearlove | Niece | - | Female | 13 | 1878 | Scholar | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
1899. Fred Cooke married Auretta Jane Kilner on 9/3/1899 in All Saints parish church, Sheffield. He 34, bachelor, cattle dealer,of Wakefield :she 26, spinster, of 35 Earldom Street . His father George Cooke, deceased, miller; hers John Kilner, butcher . Witnesses Charles Kilner & Harriett Kilner Geoffrey thought Auretta was a telephonist
1901C. Frederick Cooke, 36, pig dealer, was living Jacobs Well Lane South View , Wakefield
Frederick | Cooke | Head | Married | Male | 36 | 1865 | Pig Dealer | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
Auretta J | Cooke | Wife | Married | Female | 28 | 1873 | - | Lower Denby, Yorkshire, England |
George K | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 1 | 1900 | - | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Dorothy M | Cooke | Daughter | - | Female | 0 | 1901 | - | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Elsie M | Kilner | Sister-In-Law | - | Female | 14 | 1887 | - | Deepcar, Yorkshire, England |
Eliza | Taylor | Servant | Single | Female | 16 | 1885 | General Servant (Domestic) | Cudworth, Yorkshire, England |
Frederick & Auretta had 10 children born 1899-1917
1902. The family moved to Northcote 32 Petersen Road, Wakefield. Some of these children had a private education: Tom becoming a doctor and Nancy obtaining a University degree.
1909. Tom Kilner Cooke was born 12/7/1909 Wakefield Sep 1909 to Frederick & Auretta
1911C. Fred Cooke, 46, Cattle Dealer, was living 32 Petersen Road, Wakefield. Living in 8 rooms; had been married 11 years; 8 children, all alive (2 more children born 1913 & 1917)
Fred | Cooke | Head | Married | Male | 46 | 1865 | Cattle Dealer | Knottingley Yorkshire |
A J | Cooke | Wife | Married | Female | 38 | 1873 | - | Lower Denby Yorkshire |
G K | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 11 | 1900 | School | Makefield Yorkshire |
Fred | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 7 | 1904 | School | Makefield Yorkshire |
Allan K | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 6 | 1905 | School | Makefield Yorkshire |
Jack | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 2 | 1909 | - | Makefield Yorkshire |
Tom Kilver | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 1 | 1910 | - | Makefield Yorkshire |
Nancy | Cooke | Daughter | - | Female | 0 | 1911 | - | Makefield Yorkshire |
Alice | Hall | Servant | Single | Female | 17 | 1894 | General Servant Domestic | Normanton Yorkshire |
Sarah | Walker | Servant | Single | Female | 19 | 1892 | General Servant Domestic | Wakefield Yorkshire |
1922. The family moved to Burney Tops, South?, rather West Parade.
"Animals for the market were housed on the land there before auction days amongst other work . My father used to talk about the egg custard and bun loaf his mother, Auretta, baked and however hard my mother tried the custard never had enough ‘body ‘ in it! Father had to ride a bike each morning to get the milk"- Nigel
Frederick at his family home of Burneytops, Wakefield
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Burney Tops . . ... The manse and Burney Tops, with the stables behind
1935. Frederick Cooke, 71, died 20/8/1935 , Burneytops West Parade Wakefield . Cannot find this on bmd!!. But it is on FMP, he died, aged 71, Wakefield Sep 1935. Probate £ 23615. No obituary found in FMP Newspapers. His Will was published in February 1936 .
Extract from the Sheffield Independent 3/2/1936
Frederick & Auretta, along with sons Alfred & Jack, are buried in a family grave at Wakefield Cemetery . no. E83.
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