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Descendants of James Cooke

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES JOSEPH² COOKE (JAMES¹, JOHN^A COOK) was born 1871 in Ipswich, England, and died 1956 in Grahamstown, SA. He married (1) SARAH AGNES WHELAN, daughter of UNKNOWN. She died 31 Mar 1931 in Pretoria. SA. He married (2) ROELINA SMIT (LINA) 1932 in Pretoria, South Africa.. She was born 1898.

Notes for JAMES JOSEPH COOKE:
Mayor of Pretoria in 1938/9. To be researched. Address in Pretoria - 255 Luttig street, Pretoria.

Notes for SARAH AGNES WHELAN:
Sarah Agnes is buried in the Rebecca street cemetry in Pretoria. My father, Peter Wronsley is buried next to her. That was always his wish.

Children of JAMES COOKE and SARAH WHELAN are:

5.	i.	ELLEN BRENDA COOKE³ (BRENDA), b. 08 Oct 1912, Springfield cottage, Wynberg,Cape Town.; d. 15 Mar 1994.
6.	ii.	URSULA WINNIFED COOKE (URLA), b. Schoonder street, Cape Town..
7.	iii.	MARY AGNES COOKE (AGNES), b. 04 Jun 1904, 46 Regent street, Woodstock, Cape Town..
8.	iv.	BERNARD JAMES COOKE (BERNIE), b. 17 Aug 1908, Schoonder street, Cape Town..

Children of JAMES COOKE and ROELINA (LINA) are:

9.	v.	HELEN THERESA³ COOKE, b. 23 Dec 1936.
10.	vi.	MICHAEL JAMES ANTHONY COOKE, b. 30 Sep 1935; d. 05 Feb 2005.
	vii.	TERESA COOKE, b. 26 Oct 1934, Pretoria, SA; d. 28 Oct 1934, Died in infancy..

Notes for TERESA COOKE:
I went to the cemetery and took photos. The information about her burial was obtained from the records kept at the cemetery offices. The address given is 255 Luttig street, Pretoria. Rogers was given as the undertakers. Cemetery receipt number 7739. Also, no Minister/Priest presided at the funeral. "Presided over -" was given as "Father".

More About TERESA COOKE:
Burial: 29 Oct 1934, Died in infancy. Rebecca street cemetary, Pretoria. Plot no. RC 1123
Cause of Death: "Presentation Ateletaris".
Medical Information: I went to the cemetary and took photos of her grave stone. It is very weathered but the inscription can still be read. "In memory of our darling daughter Teresa Cooke. 28-10-1934." See notes.

3. ELLEN TERESA² COOKE (JAMES¹, JOHN^A COOK) was born 27 Feb 1875 in Ipswich, England.. She married JOHN ARTHUR MENZIES.

Notes for ELLEN TERESA COOKE:
Ellen was admitted into Nazareth house in Cape Town, SA in November 1880 some time after her father James died (1871) and was discharged on 18 August 1884.

Ellen passed away quite young leaving her (drunken) husband to take care of the children. From what I can deduce and from what family members recount, "old Menzies" never wanted the kids so he dumped them at Nazareth house in Cape Town - Hector in 1905 and Nelly in 1908. There is more to tell about Nelly but I have yet to get that info.

More About JOHN ARTHUR MENZIES:
Occupation: Accountant

Children of ELLEN COOKE and JOHN MENZIES are:

HECTOR³ MENZIES, b. 10 Oct 1900, Goodwood cem., Cape Town..

More About HECTOR MENZIES:
Baptism: Nazareth House, Cape Town, SA

ii.

NELLY MENZIES, b. 02 Aug 1903, Goodwood cem., Cape Town..

More About NELLY MENZIES:
Baptism: St. Agnes, Woodstock.

iii.

KATHLEEN MENZIES, b. Goodwood cem., Cape Town.; d. 28 Nov 1898.

4. MABEL² COOKE (JAMES¹, JOHN^A COOK) was born 01 Aug 1878 in Pietermaritzberg, SA. She married TOM GOODWIN.

Notes for MABEL COOKE:
Mabel was admitted into Nazareth house in Cape Town, SA in November 1880 some time after her father James died (1871) and was discharged on 4 June 1884.

Children of MABEL COOKE and TOM GOODWIN are:

11.	i.	PATRICIA³ GOODWIN.
	ii.	HANNAH GOODWIN.
	iii.	COLIN GOODWIN.
12.	iv.	MARTHA GOODWIN.
13.	v.	JOYCE GOODWIN.
	vi.	ATHOL GOODWIN.
14.	vii.	EDITH GOODWIN.
	viii.	ROSS GOODWIN.
	ix.	SONNY GOODWIN.

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