Biography

George was born^[1] and baptised in 1908 in Hessle, Yorkshire, England,^[2] where he lived with his parents, Charles Cograve and Louisa Drust, in 1911.^[3]

In 1931 George married Emily Stephenson.^[4] The family lived on Culling Street in Leeds, Yorkshire, in 1939.^[5]

George died in 1968 at the age of 59.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ GRO birth index. COGRAVE, GEORGE. Mother DRUST. GRO Reference: 1908 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 152. GRO.gov.uk
2. ↑ Hessle. 29 Jul 1908. George, son of Charles (labourer) and Louisa Cograve of Swinegate. Born 25 Jun 1908.
   Yorkshire Baptisms Transcription. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 13 Aug 2020
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TS-RFM : 18 July 2019), George Cograve in household of Charles Cograve, Hessle, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ GRO marriage index. Marriages Mar 1931. Cograve George. Married Stephenson. Leeds South 9b 595. FreeBMD
5. ↑ Yorkshire West Riding > Leeds CB > KGPA. 25 Culling Street. 185.
   1. Cograve George. Male. 25 Jun 1908. Married. Stationary machine attendant, mechanical coaling plant.
   2. Cograve Emily. Female. 29 May 1910. Married. Laundry hand presser.
   3. [redacted]
   Ancestry.com]. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of TNA, London England. 1939 Register (Series RG101), The National Archives, Kew, London, England. Image
6. ↑ GRO death index. Deaths Mar 1968 COGRAVE GEORGE. 59. LEEDS 2C 505. FreeBMD