. Thomas Cook

. Thomas Benjamin Cook 1881- 1954

Ancestry tree has Thomas Benjamin Cook born 13/11/1881 in Ainstey Street

1881 Thomas Benjamin Cook was born Ainsty Street, Rotherhithe on 13/11/1881 to George Cook & Sarah Jane Nelson ,

His siblings in the 1891C, Albert Vincent Cook 1884, Joseph John 1876, & Hannah Cook 1874 also have mother Nelson

His birth date, 27/11/1879, in the 1939 register is, surprisingly, 2 years out and not even the right day of November

1891C. Thomas Cook,10, was living Osprey Street, Rotherhithe with his father, stepmother & 7 siblings

George	Cook	Head	Married	Male	46	1845	Dock labourer	London, Middlesex, England
Maria	Cook	Wife	Married	Female	49	1842	-	London, Middlesex, England
George	Cook	Son	Single	Male	25	1866	Dock labourer	London, Middlesex, England
George	Cook	Son	Single	Male	21	1870	Dock labourer	London, Middlesex, England
William	Cook	Son	Single	Male	21	1870	Dock labourer	London, Middlesex, England
Hannah	Cook	Daughter	Single	Female	16	1875	Tin factory labourer	London, Middlesex, England
Joseph	Cook	Son	-	Male	14	1877	Dock labourer	London, Middlesex, England
Thomas	Cook	Son	-	Male	10	1881	Scholar	London, Middlesex, England
Albert	Cook	Son	-	Male	7	1884	Scholar	Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Maria	Cook	Daughter	-	Female	5	1886	Scholar	London, Middlesex, England

1901C. Thomas Cook, 19, dock labourer, was living 52 Osprey Street, Rotherhithe with his father, step mother & 2 siblings

Richard G	Cook	Head	Married	Male	55	1846	-	Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Maria	Cook	Wife	Married	Female	57	1844	-	Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Richard G	Cook	Son	Single	Male	33	1868	Dock laborer	Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Thomas	Cook	Son	Single	Male	19	1882	Dock laborer	Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Albert	Cook	Son	Single	Male	16	1885	Dock laborer	Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

1901. Thomas Cook, 20, labourer, married Rhoda Watson , 21, in St Marys, Rotherhithe on 13/10/1901. His address 6 Elephant Lane; hers 16 Elaphant Lane. His father George Cook labourer; hers Thomas Watson labourer.

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1910 Joseph Christopher Cook was born to Thomas & Rhoda

1911C. Thomas Cook, 40, dock labourer, was living 4 Globe Bldgs, Beastop Street, Bermondsey with his wife, Rhoda, 4 children and a boarder. They were living in 3 rooms, had been married 9 years, & had 7 children of whom 3 had died

Thomas	Cook	Head	Married	Male	30	1881	Dock labourer	Rotherhithe London
Rhoda	Cook	Wife	Married	Female	30	1881	-	Rotherhithe London
Rhoda	Cook	Daughter	Single	Female	9	1902	School	Rotherhithe London
Thomas	Cook	Son	Single	Male	8	1903	School	Rotherhithe London
Alice	Cook	Daughter	Single	Female	4	1907	-	-
Joseph	Cook	Son	Single	Male	0	1911	-	Rotherhithe
George	Middleton	Boarder	Married	Male	31	1880	Lighterman	Newcastle

So Thomas & Rhoda had 6?? children: Rhoda 1902; Thomas 1903; Alice 1907; Joseph 1910, Jennie 1913 and Amelia 1916 - Check post 1911 births

1913. Jennie Cook was born on 16/1/1913 at 6 Globe Buildings, Rotherhithe - their 5th child . Father, Thomas, givven as Dock timber worker

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1921C. Thomas Cook, was living St Olave Bermondsey with Rhoda, Mary and 5 others- record not purchased

1939 Register. Thomas Cook, born 27/11/1879, incapacitated, was living 197 Redriff Estate Surrey Quays with his wife, Rhoda, 2 daughters and a lodger

Thomas	Cook	27 Nov 1879	Male	Incapacitated Gen Labourer	Married	212	1
Rhoda	Cook	22 Jul 1880	Female	Unpaid Domestic Duties	Married	212	2
Alice (M)	Cook	02 Jul 1906	Female	Chocolate Maker Factory	Single	212	3

Amelia Cook 26 Oct 1916 Female Jam making factory hand

The record for this person is officially closed.! , but shows Amelia on the original!!1

George

Middleton

03 Jun 1880

Male

Port Of London Authority Lockman

Married

212

1940s-1954 . Thomas & Rhoda lived in Rotherhithe, in the middle of the docks area. Grandson, Chris, recalls visiting her, in a ground floor flat. The river passed at the end of her road, in t

Chris recalls that when they visited Thomas didn’t respond or recognise them, so they didn’t go very often. It was quite a journey from Erith in those days and a sad visit.

1954 Thomas Cook, 73, dock worker retired, died 11/10/1954 at 197? Redruth Estate, SE16. Cause of death a. bronchitis, b. myocardial ?? and c. retention ? due to ?? Informant J. Cook, son, of 59 Lower Road Erith

1954d.c.

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