George Cooke 1830-1884
Son of a labourer. Miller, then grocer & provision dealer
1830. George Cooke was born to parents Joseph Cooke & Mary Crossland on 18/4/1830 in South Kirby
1841C. Almost certainly his family, brother William 1838 was born 'Grimsthorp'! in Grimefthorp, Felkirk, Ecclesfield, but he not with them! Grimethorp is just 3-4 k south of Hemsworth
| Joseph | Cooke | Male | 40 | 1801 | ag. labourer Yorkshire, England |
| Mary | Cooke | Female | 35 | 1806 | Yorkshire, England |
| Sarah | Cooke | Female | 5 | 1836 | Yorkshire, England |
| John | Cooke | Male | 5 | 1836 | Yorkshire, England |
| William | Cooke | Male | 3 | 1838 | Yorkshire, England |
| Joseph | Cooke | Male | 1 | 1840 | Yorkshire, England |
1851C.George Cooke , 21, miller, was living Burnt Wood, Hemsworth with his parents and 4 siblings
| Joseph | Cook | Head | Married | Male | 50 | 1801 | Labourer | Kirkby, Yorkshire, England |
| Mary | Cook | Wife | Married | Female | 40 | 1811 | - | Kemingfield, Yorkshire, England |
| George | Cook | Son | Unmarried | Male | 21 | 1830 | Miller | Kirkby, Yorkshire, England |
| William | Cook | Son | - | Male | 13 | 1838 | Scholar | Grimsthorp Yorkshire, England |
| Henry | Cook | Son | - | Male | 7 | 1844 | Scholar | Darfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Mary A | Cook | Daughter | - | Female | 5 | 1846 | Scholar | Darfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Carlott | Cook | Daughter | - | Female | 3 | 1848 | - | Darfield, Yorkshire, England |
1861C. George Cooke , 31, miller labourer, was living as a lodger at Holes, Knottingley, the house of the widow Mary Baldwin. Knottingley ~23 k ENE of Wakefield
| Mary | Baldwin | Head | Widow | Female | 40 | 1821 | Laundress | Rillington, Yorkshire, England |
| Anne Eliz | Baldwin | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 12 | 1849 | Scholar | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
| Sarah | Baldwin | Daughter | - | Female | 9 | 1852 | Scholar | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
| Lucy | Baldwin | Daughter | - | Female | 7 | 1854 | Scholar | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
| Joe | Baldwin | Son | - | Male | 2 | 1859 | Scholar | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
Plus George Cooke 31, lodger, b. South Kirby, miller labourer and another lodger record originally found on Ancestry
1861 George Cooke, 31, corn miller journeyman, married Mary Baldwin, 40, (nee Wright), widow, on 14/10/1861 in Knottingley . His father Joseph Cooke, labourer: hers Joseph Wright, labourer
Their first son was Joe Baldwin Cooke born 2 years before their marriage on 3/3/1859 as just Joe Baldwin; his descendant was Geoffrey Baldwin Cooke, to who I owe much of the earlier Cooke research - many thanks. Mary Balwin's husband, George, had died in 1856
1865. Frederick Cooke was born on 30/7/1865 to George & Mary in Knottingley
1870. In Whites Trade Directory George is listed as a shopkeeper in Wakefield
1871C. George Cooke, 41, cornmiller & shopkeeper, provision merchant & purveyor of hams??, was living in Rhodes Building, Swaddling Stones, East Moor,Stanley cum Wrenthorpe Wakefield. Stanley ~4k NNE of Wakefield
| George | Cooke | Head | - | Male | 41 | 1830 | - | South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England |
| Mary | Cooke | Wife | - | Female | 48 | 1823 | - | Kellington Yorkshire, England |
| Sarah | Baldwin | Step-Daughter | - | Female | 19 | 1852 | - | Yorkshire, England |
| Mary J | Cooke | Daughter | - | Female | 9 | 1862 | - | Yorkshire, England |
| Joe B | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 12 | 1859 | - | Yorkshire, England |
| Frederick | Cooke | Son | - | Male | 6 | 1865 | - | Knottingley Yorkshire, England |
1875. In Smith's Directory George Cooke had 2 business premises: Rhodes Building & Kitson Row, Jacobs Well.
1881C. George Cooke, 50, gro provision dealer, was living at 1 Jacobs Well Lane, Stanley with Wrenthorpe
| 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 |
1884. George Cooke, 53, grocer & provision dealer, died 28/3/1884 Stanley Road, East Moor, Wakefield . Probate of £282, his son, Joe Baldwin Cooke, articled clerk, one of the executors . No burial on Ancestry or FMP. No death notice on FMP Newspapers
1899. Described as a Miller in the 1899 mc of his son, Fred.