Edward William Cooke (1811 - 1880)

Born 27 Mar 1811 in Pentonville, London, England

Husband of Jane (Loddiges) Cooke — married 23 May 1840 (to 1843) in Hackney, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1880 at age 68 in Groombridge, Sussex, England

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Edward William Cooke RA FRS FZS FSA FGS (27 Mar 1811 – 4 Jan 1880) was an English landscape and marine painter, and gardener.

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Biography

Edward William Cooke was born on 27 March 1811 in Pentonville, London, the son of well-known line engraver George Cooke and Elizabeth Harriet (Eglinton) Cooke. ^[1] His uncle, William Bernard Cooke (1778–1855), was also a line engraver of note, and Edward was raised in the company of artists. He was a precocious draughtsman and a skilled engraver from an early age, displayed an equal preference for marine subjects (in special in sailing ships) and published his "Shipping and Craft" – a series of accomplished engravings – when he was 18, in 1829. He benefited from the advice of many of his father's associates, notably Clarkson Stanfield (whose principal marine follower he became) and David Roberts. Cooke began painting in oils in 1833, took formal lessons from James Stark in 1834 and first exhibited at the Royal Academy and British Institution in 1835, by which time his style was essentially formed:

. . . . . Cooke was particularly attracted by the Isle of Wight, and on his formative visit of 1835 he made a thorough study of its fishing boats and lobster pots; above all he delighted in the beaches strewn with rocks of various kinds, fishing tackle, breakwaters and small timber-propped jetties.

Edward married Jane Loddiges, from the Loddiges Nursery family ^[2], on 23 May 1840 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. Together they became the parents of Florence Ada Cooke and Conrad William Cooke. Little Flora died in 1842 and Jane died after giving birth to Conrad. Edward's mother helped him raise his surviving child and served as mistress of his house. He appears to have never remarried.

He assisted his father-in-law George Loddiges with designing Abney Park Cemetery as the first arboretum-style Victorian cemetery. spent 1845 and 1846 in Italy and in transit visited Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Barbary, Moracco, and Spain. ^[3]

Edward died at his home "Glen Andred" on 4 January 1880 in Groombridge, Sussex, England. ^[3][4]

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View Of St Agnes Scilly Isles - art before 1880

Cooke, Edward William. (1829). Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, convicts going aboard - Retrieved December 13, 2020 (<+Q) | Claim a Convict - art

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3CS-3HM : 19 September 2020), Edward William Cooke, 1811.
2. ↑ Edward's father had done many of the engravings for "The Botanical Cabinet" (Conrad Loddiges & Son, London), published by Jane's father George Loddiges.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22"| for Edward William Cooke, Birth Date: 27 Mar1811, Birth Place: Pentonville, London; Death Date: 4 Jan1880; Death Place: Groombridge; Father: George Cooke (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ image]) Ancestry Record 1981 #16293 NOTE: this bio says had several sons and daughters which appears to be incorrect.- REP
4. ↑ "Death Notice", The London Gazette, January 30, 1880, Page 470.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Edward William Cooke
• "1841 England Census"| for Barnes, Surrey. With mother Elizabeth Cooke 50, self Edward Cooke 30, wife Jane Cooke 25, sister Harriett Cooke 20, Laura Cooke 20, sister Georgina Cooke, 15, Mary Cooke 11, & daughter N N Cooke 2 Mo. (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ image]) Ancestry Record 8978 #10026743
• "1851 England Census"| for "The Ferns", Victoria-road, Kensington, Middlesex. Widowed self Edwd William Cooke 43 marine & landscape painter, widowed mother Elizth Harriet Cooke 65, sister Harriet Elizth Cooke 35, sister Mary Needham Cooke 21, son Conrad Wm Cooke 7 scholar, servant Elizth Jane Cunch 27 cook, & servant Maria Ann Steer 17 housemaid. (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ image]) Ancestry Record 8860 #2086061
• "1871 England Census"| for Withyham, Sussex. Widowed elf Edward W Coch 60 Head marine & landscape painter, mother Elizabeth H Coch 85, sister Harriett E Coch 54, sister Laura M Coch 51, sister Mary N Coch 40, son Court W Coch 26, visitor Ida Mawhinney 33, visitor James Mawhinney 41 merchant, servant Mary A Cole 21, servant Florence J Young 20, & servant Louisa Bricker 18. (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ image]) Ancestry Record 7619 #12914617