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    Cooke, John Seaward

    Cooke, John Seaward

    Male 1855 - 1916  (60 years)

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      John Seaward Cooke and B13 Loco
      John Seaward Cooke and B13 Loco

    • Name Cooke, John Seaward 
      Born 1 Aug 1855  "Newstead Station", New England District, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Gender Male 
      Died 24 May 1916  Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Person ID I00106  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 21 Sep 2017 

      Father Cooke, Richard,   c. 1 Jan 1827, Moors Fort, Tipperary County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1900, Goombungee, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
      Mother Browne, Mary,   c. 19 Mar 1833, Ballina, Mayo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1898, Goombungee, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
      Married 15 Mar 1853  St. Peters, Armadale, New South Wales, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Family ID F00319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Stewart, Harriet Turnbull,   c. 28 May 1864, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1942, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
      Married 14 Mar 1882  Wesleyan Methodist Church, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Children 
      +1. Cooke, Willy Douglas David,   b. 23 May 1883, Oakey, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1946, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
      +2. Cooke, George Norman Clyde,   b. 9 Sep 1884, Rosewood, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1964, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
       3. Cooke, Elsie Mable Elizabeth,   b. 22 May 1886, Gympie, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1948, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
      +4. Cooke, Irene Vivian Mary,   b. 21 Jan 1888, Gympie, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1926, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
       5. Cooke, Alan John Stanley,   b. 21 Oct 1889, Gympie, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1923, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
      +6. Cooke, Annie Gladys Seaward,   b. 21 Jul 1891, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11. 1960, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
       7. Cooke, Gordon Cleveland,   b. 15 Sep 1892, Gympie, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1892, Clevland, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
      +8. Cooke, Nelson Maitland Walker,   b. 14 Feb 1894, Gympie, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1975, Cairns, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
       9. Cooke, Maida Essie Dorris,   b. 29 Oct 1898, Gympie, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1979, Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
      +10. Cooke, Phillis Jean Baden-Powell,   b. 25 Mar 1900, Gympie, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1974, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
       11. Cooke, Isabella Edna Bernice,   b. 19 Dec 1903, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1983, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
      +12. Cooke, Colin Garland Huntley,   b. 19 Mar 1906, Hendon, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1981, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
      Last Modified 18 Jun 2013 
      Family ID F00056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • Station Master and Railway Traffic Inspector

        Obituary, The Toowoomba Chronicle, 25th May, 1916.
        Mr. John S. Cooke
        A well known railway official Mr John Seaward Cooke, of Iona, Russell Street, passed away at an early hour yesterday morning at a private hospital in Toowoomba. The deceased, who was a son of the late Mr Richard Cooke, of Mossdale Station, is survived by his widow(daughter of Mr. G. Stewart of Wilston) and a family of sons and daughters. He was formerly station master at Gympie and Hendon, and latterly had been a railway inspector, with his headquarters at Toowoomba. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, to the Toowoomba Cemetary.

    • Sources 
      1. [S00153] New South Wales Australia Birth Certificate.

      2. [S00111] Queensland Australia Marriage Certificate.

      3. [S00147] New South Wales Australia Marriage Certificate.