Dave's Family History
Alfred Lewis COOKE
1890 - 1947 (56 years) Has 23 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Alfred Lewis COOKE Birth 9 Sep 1890 Newington, London, England [1, 2] - Mother's maiden name given as Braham
Gender Male Census 5 Apr 1891 Newington, London, England [3] Age: 7m Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London - Relation to Head of House: Son
Census 31 Mar 1901 Newington, London, England [4] Age: 10y Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London Census 2 Apr 1911 Southwark, London, England [5] Age: 20y Address: 129 Royal Road - Shop Assistant
Census 19 Jun 1921 Greenwich, London, England [6] Age: 30y 9m Address: 26 Chevening Road - Relation to Head of House: Head
Grocer's manager
Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (2) 5, 6
Electoral Register 1936 Greenwich, London, England [7] Address: 46 Montcalm Road - Alfred,wife Sarah, mother Alice Matilda, daughter Ellen
Census 29 Sep 1939 Greenwich, London, England [8] Address: 46 Montcalm Road - Born: 1890
Grocery & Provision Branch Manager
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Death 1 Jun 1947 Charlton, London, England [9] Age: 56y Address: 44 Montcalm Road - Died at St Alfeges Hospital, Greenwich
Probate 4 Sep 1947 London, England [10] - Effects: ?364 8s 8d
Probate to Sarah Cooke, widow
Reference Number BR 0194a Reference Number BR-J Person ID I389 Simpson Last Modified 28 Mar 2023
Father Alfred COOKE, b. Between Oct 1839 and Dec 1839, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, England d. Between Jan 1905 and Mar 1905, Southwark, London, England (Age 65 years) Mother Alice Matilda ABRAHAM, b. 18 Aug 1860, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England d. 28 Sep 1947, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England (Age 87 years) Marriage 7 Oct 1889 St Mary, Newington, London, England [11] Address: 37 Carter St - She was living at Carter St.
He was living at 47 Penrose St.
(200 yds apart)
They moved in with her father.
Family ID F106 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah WYNDER, b. 2 May 1884, Deptford, Kent, England Marriage 26 Feb 1914 Deptford, Kent, England [12, 13] - Her address: 39 Staunton Street
His address: 35 Staunton Street
He is a Shop Assistant
Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living Family ID F766 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jun 2021
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Notes - Cooke family
Alfred Cooke married Alice Matilda Braham in 1889
They had a son, Alfred Lewis Cooke in 1890
Alfred Lewis Cooke was still alive in 1911 census aged 20
Not possible to tell if any other family members present in 1911 census at this time.
Need to check 1911 census to see if any other family members
Looked for Alfred L getting married
Assumed he married 1906 (min age 16) to 1929 (end of FreeBMD records and aged 39)
Used FreeBMD but then used Beta where no FreeBMD coverage for certain quarters
Possibilities:-
Sep 1907 Cooke Alfred Louis Cuff or John Pontypridd 11a 1177
Mar 1914 Cooke Alfred L Sarah Wynder Greenwich 1d 1127
Mar 1918 Cooke Alfred L Vera L Follett Cardiff 11a 452
The most likely one is the one in 1914 because of location, but equally he could have been stationed in Wales during the war and married a Welsh girl
Alfred Cooke (the father) died between 1905 (last seen in 1901 census) and 1947 (wife dies a widow)
On Alice Matilda's death cert we have E A Harrold, daughter
Obvious thought is that an unknown daughter married a Mr Harrold
E A could be her initials or could be husband's (Mrs E A Harrold)
Decided to look for death of suitable person to try and find Christian names:-
Searched 1947 - 2004 inclusive for Harrold deaths:-
Year Qtr Name Age Born Died
1958 JFM Elizabeth A 69 1889 Barrow F
1958 JFM Ethel A 62 1896 Scarboro'
1964 JAS Edith A 74 1890 Worksop
1965 AMJ Elizabeth A 86 1879 Wisbech
1966 AMJ Edit A S 88 1878 Southampton
1970 JFM Eveline Ada 14 Oct 1901 Thornbury
1976 JAS Elsie Ann 21 Feb 1894 Peterborough
1979 OND Elsie Annie 28 Jan 1891 Birmingham
1983 JFM Edith Alice 01 May 1893 Trafford
1987 JFM Elizabeth Annie 81 26 Feb 1905 Shepway
1996 AMJ Edith Annie E 86 07 Oct 1909 Worthing
1997 AMJ Edith Alice 85 04 Oct 1911 Westminster
We can discount all those born before 1901 census as she wasn't with the family, although we must still consider that she was with relatives.
Equally, if we look at the list of 1911 census names around where the family were, we could discount all the others except Edith Alice
Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a Cooke birth to match with the two most likely ones (1983 , 1997)
Another possibility is that she is actually an ex-daughter-in-law (Alfred Lewis married her, died, and she remarried but still kept in touch)
However I haven't found any possible spouse for Alfred L with initials E A
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Sources - [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1890 OND St Saviour 1d 106.
GRO Checked - [S3264] Email from Derek Stokes, 27 Nov 2019.
- [S93] 1891 Census - RG 12/0355 F074 P11 - Braham, Alice, 1 Jan 1980.
- [S101] 1901 Census - RG 13/0375 F100 P52 - Braham, Alice Matilda, 1 Jan 1980.
- [S674] 1911 Census - RG 14/01822 SN175 - Cooke, 1 Jan 1980.
- [S3910] 1921 Census RG15-02798-1069 - Cooke, Alfred Lewis, 28 Mar 2023.
- [S1091] London Electoral Register 1936 - Cooke, 4 Feb 2012.
- [S3700] 1939 Nat Reg RG101-0168-0168F-017, 3 May 2021.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 5 Mar 2016, 1947 AMJ Greenwich 5c 562.
- [S4610] Will - Index - Cooke, Alfred Lewis, 18 Mar 2022.
- [S137] Marriage Cert - Braham, Alice Matilda, 18 Oct 2014, 1889 OND St Saviour 1d 122 YES.
- [S3701] Marriage Cert - Cooke, Alfred - Wynder, Sarah, 3 May 2021.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 4 Feb 2012, 1914 JFM Greenwich 1d 1127.
- [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1890 OND St Saviour 1d 106.