Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Cooke was christened on 21 December 1788, in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, his father, Thomas Cooke, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Goodman, was 29. He married Anna Richardson on 26 December 1811, in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.
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- Thomas Cook, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Thomas Cooke, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Cooke, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant of Cook .
History: Francis Cooke (died 1663) and his eldest son John were passengers on the Mayflower in 1621; they were joined two years later by Francis's wife and other children. In the words of William Bradford, he lived long enough ‘to see his children's children have children’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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