Dorothy M Cooke 1901-1971
Carolyn's memories of her
Children: Anne Elizabeth Armitage 1924-1993, married Peter Hirst in 1964. Marriage dissolved, no issue , &
. . . George Cooke Armitage 1928-2012, married in 1954 Patricia Ann Baer 1931-1973: 3 children: George Nicholas Armitage 1955;Carolyn J Armitage . . . . .1957 & Susanne Mary Armitage 1961 - Remarried Valerie Tibbles nee Ingram on 27/11/1974 . No children
1 George Nicholas Armitage b 28/5/1955 . Married Bernadette Jane Kirk on 3/2/1984 .
emigrated to Sydney Australia . Three children . Lucy Patricia b 19/3/1986 married David
Cox on 15/2/2013 one son James George b 3/12/2012 . Benedict Michael b 24/6/1991 .
Annabel Jane b 16/4/1993
2 Carolyn Julie Armitage b 22/7/1957 . Married Malcolm Alistair Greig on 30/4/1983 at St
Leonard's , Burton Leonard . Three children , divorced 1997 . Remarried Gerald Dew on
1/6/2000 , divorced 2011 . Charlotte Emma b 20/3/1986 , Robert George b 30/9/1989 ,
Sophie Louise b 26/2/1992 . Carolyn lives in Sydney .
3 Susanne Mary Armitage b 6/11/1961 . Married Nicholas Stephen Jones at St
Leonard's , Burton Leonard on 6/5/1989 . Divorced. Remarried Stuart Eon Macleod on
12/7/1997 at Stonor Arms , Stonor , Oxon . Two children . Joseph William Jones b
26/2/1990 . Alistair James McLeod b 22/1/1996 .
1901 . Dorothy M Cooke was born 3/1/1901 in Wakefield to Fred Cooke & Auretta Kilner
1901C. Dorothy M Cooke, 0, was living Jacobs Well Lane South View , Wakefield with her parents, Frederick Cooke, 36, pig dealer, her mother, brother, aunt & a seravnt
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 |
1911C. She was not listed with the family at 32 Petersen Road, Wakefield.. Cannot find her elswhere on FMP
She was educated at Wakefield Girls High School.
1922. Dorothy M Cooke, 21, married Leonard Armitage, 34, brick works manager, on 28/9/1922 in Holy Trinity, Wakefield . . His father George Armitage, stone merchant; hers Fred Cooke, cattle merchant. His address Westfield House, Rothwell: hers Burneytops, West Parade, Wakefield.
1924. Ann Elizabeth Armitage born Wakefield Jun 1924 . 1924-1993. Married Peter Hurst in 1964, marriage dissolved, no children.
1927. Leonard Armitage was living Overdale, Belgrave Mount, Wakefield - Ancestry UK City & County directories
1928. George Cooke Armitage was born to Leonard & Dorothy Wakefield Dec 1928
1939 Register. Dorothy M Armitage, born 3/1/1901, was living Westfield, Wakefield.( original in a pitiable state!) Also an ARP vol.
Leonard | Armitage | 20 Mar 1888 | Male | Director & P Owner RedBrick | Married | 39 | 1 |
Dorothy M | Armitage | 03 Jan 1901 | Female | Married Woman | Married | 39 | 2 |
Nellie M | Cunnintom | 16 Jun 1906 | Female | Domestic | Single | 39 | 3 |
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Dorothy, Nick & daughter Ann Hirst |
Dorothy with grandson,Nick . ~ 1957 | Dorothy with Carolyn 1957 |
Dorothy with Suzanne & Carolyn 1961 |
Ann Armitage, Patricia Baer & Dorothy - year??~1955?? On a ship??
1968. Her husband, Leonard Armitage, 80, died 19/12/1968 at Flat 3 Bede House, College Gro Rd, Wakefield- Wakefield Dec 1968 . Probate of £ 33,712
1971. Dorothy M Armitage, born 3/1/1901,of Flat 3 Bede House, College Gro Rd, Wakefield-died 12/4/1971in the Hyde Park Hotel - Westminster Jun 1971. Probate of £79852.