Frederick Joseph Cooke (1854 - 1916)

Born 11 Apr 1854 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Husband of Mary Ann (Badman) Cooke — married 24 Oct 1878 in St Lukes Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 21 Jan 1916 at age 61 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Frederick Joseph Cooke was born on 11 April 1854 in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Thomas Henry Cooke and Ann Jullian^[1].

Frederick married Mary Ann (Anna) Badman in St Lukes Church, Adelaide on 24 October 1878^[2].

He passed away on 21 January 1916^[3][4] as a result of injures when he was stuck by a motor vehicle at the corner of Flinders and Pultney Streets in Adelaide on January 15th^[5]. He was 61 years old. He is buried in the West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide.

A detailed newspaper report of the Coroner's inquest is too long to include here but can be found in the footnoted source^[6].

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Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record for Frederick Joseph COOKE: Genealogy SA Online: Birth Registrations Database (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 3 June 2023), database entry for Frederick Joseph COOKE: - Surname: COOKE; First Names: Frederick Joseph; District: Adelaide; Book: 4, Page: 314; Birth Year: 1854.
2. ↑ Marriage between Frederick Jospeh COOKE and Annie Marian BADMAN - Genealogy SA online. Marriage Index. (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 3 June 2023), database entry for Frederick Jospeh COOKE and Annie Marian BADMAN: Groom Surname: COOKE, Groom Given Names: Frederick Joseph; Bride Surname: BADMAN; Bride Given Names: Annie Marian; District: Adelaide; Book: 117; Page: 751; Marriage Year: 1878.
3. ↑ Death record for Frederick Joseph COOKE - Genealogy SA. Death Index. (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 3 June 2023), database entry for Frederick Joseph COOKE:- Surname: COOKE; First Names: Frederick Joseph; District: Adelaide; Book 398; Page: 415; Death Year: 1916.
4. ↑ Family Notices (1916, January 22). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), p. 8. Retrieved June 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8682965
   DEATHS.
   COOKE.—On the 21st January, as result of motor accident, Frederick Joseph Cooke, the beloved husband of Anna M. Cooke, Elder-street, Adelaide, in his 62nd year.
5. ↑ FATAL INJURIES. (1916, January 29). Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), p. 44. Retrieved June 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164656981
   FATAL INJURIES.
   Frederick Cooke (61), an ironworker, employed by A. M. Simpson & Sons, and who resided at Elder street, Adelaide, succumbed at the Adelaide Hospital on Friday afternoon to the injuries he sustained in a motor accident in Pulteney street on Saturday last, Cooke's sufferings consisted of laceration of the lungs, abrasions on the body and face, and the fracture of three ribs. The Coroner has been informed
6. ↑ MOTORING FATALITY (1916, January 24). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), p. 4 (5 O'CLOCK EDITION). Retrieved June 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209552775