Need birthplace & ancetry of Michael Cook B: 1828 England. Died 6 Oct 1899 Cramahe, Ontario Canada

Question

Michael Cook B: 1828 England. DD: 6 Oct 1899 Cramahe, Ontario is my great grandfather. He married Agnes Crandell. Their son William Thomas Cook born Cramahe Ontario was my grandfather.

Looking for any info on the birthplace & ancestors in England. There is a connection to connection to William Surtees COOK & Henrietta.d My Ontario-born uncle was originally named Alton (derived from Altham) then changed his name to Elton - so the connection is very close.

I don't know where my ancstors were from or where Michael was born. His parents were John and Ann COOK.

Answer 1

Your Michael Cook and Agnes Crandall were the parents to Stephen P Cook (born February 22, 1886 in Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario Canada) and William Thomas Cook (born August 14, 1887 in Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada)? I want to make sure I have the right family.

Name: Michael Cook

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 08 Jan 1885

Event Place Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male

Age: 45

Birth year (Estimated): 1840

Father's Name: John Cook

Mother's Name: Ann Cook

Spouse's Name: Phebe Agnes Crandle

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 28

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1857

Spouse's Father's name: Stephen Crandle

Spouse's Mother's name: Lory Crandle

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJG-Y96 : accessed 29 December 2015), Michael Cook and Phebe Agnes Crandle, 08 Jan 1885; citing registration , Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,803.

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another genealogy book. this one is on the Surtees which is a part of William Surtees Cook's family through his mother, Elizabeth. This one is also free.

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=ayswAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA303&lpg=PA303&dq=William+Surtees+Altham+genealogy&source=bl&ots=DhUq6lrulD&sig=fgFLsDUePvyz_Du3HUx5hvCeca4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiO2sCZkILKAhVH5GMKHVi1AM4Q6AEINDAF#v=onepage&q=William%20Surtees%20Altham%20genealogy&f=false

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William Surtees Cook's journals. Might be an interesting read. :)

 

http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ab-sur

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more interesting stuff

 

http://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2014/04/118-altham-of-mark-hall-oxhey-place-and.html

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I hope this is good to get you started in the right direction. :) If I come across anything else, I will post it here! Will continue tracing the Cook/Cooke line.

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Hi Dodie - thank you for all of this - I will follow these leads ! Kathy

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Yes - that is the right family !

Kathy

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This is my ancestor - I have this - though can't find the link back to his parents in the UK

Kathy

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This might link John Cook and Ann Turnbull. Free google book, you want page 121.

[https://books.google.com/books?id=MT8EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=john+cook+and+ann+turnbull+england&source=bl&ots=hKO0jkaiNl&sig=55f6HqsKbWCPG4I-IWwXd7sAyto&hl=en&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiDnaSNwp3KAhUB7CYKHfnlALYQ6AEILjAD#v=onepage&q&f=false The Registers of Lesbury in the County of Northumberland: Baptisms, 1690-1812. Marriages 1689-1812. Burials, 1690-1812]

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This might also prove a fruitful link seeing as there is a possible Turnbull connection.

http://www.library.turnbullclan.com/tca_genealogy/tca_all2-o/g0/p70.htm

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so this link confirm John Cook & Ann Turnbull - John Cook was born in UK tho moved to Australia and had his 2 families there - the children's names do not match mine.  so by process of elimination  ...

Answer 2

 

name:	Michael Cook
gender:	Male
baptism/christening date:	24 Jul 1808
baptism/christening place:	NEWBURN,NORTHUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
birth date:	27 Apr 1808
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name:	John Cook
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name:	Ann Turnbull