James was born in 1815. He is the son of James Cook and Elizabeth Senter.
"England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7X6-7G3 : 8 April 2020), Elizabeth Sonter in entry for James Cooke, 20 Feb 1814; citing Christening, Ringstead, Norfolk, England, Record Office, Central Library,
Norwich; FHL microfilm 1,470,926.
James Cook England and Wales Census, 1861
Name: James Cook Event Type: Census Event Date: 1861 Event Place: Ringstead, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Ringstead Gt, Norfolk, England County: Norfolk Registration District: Docking Residence Note: Hunstanton Road Gender: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Agricultural Labourer Birth Year (Estimated): 1815 Birthplace: Ringstead Gt, Norfolk Relationship to Head of Household: Head Page Number: 21 Registration Number: RG09 Piece/Folio: 1249 / 14 Affiliate Record Type: Household Affiliate Image Identifier: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/1249/00020A&parentid=GBC/1861/0007306223 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James Cook Head Male 46 Ringstead Gt, Norfolk Susanna Cook Wife Female 48 Bircham Tofts, Norfolk James Cook Son Male 21 Bircham Tofts, Norfolk Ann Cook Daughter Female 11 Ringstead Gt, Norfolk
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7N3-KK3 : 24 October 2019), James Cook, Ringstead, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
James Cook England and Wales Census, 1871
Name: James Cook Event Type: Census Event Date: 1871 Event Place: Snettisham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Snettisham, Snettisham, Norfolk, England Sub-District: Snettisham Enumeration District: 9 Gender: Male Age: 56 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Land Steward Birth Year (Estimated): 1815 Birthplace: Ringstead, Norfolk Relationship to Head of Household: Brother-in-law Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Brother-In-Law Entry Number: 9 Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1871/1857/0286 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ann Cook Head Female 48 London, Middlesex Alfred Cook Son Male 14 London, Middlesex Eliza Cook Daughter Female 11 London, Middlesex Amelia Richardson Servant Female 16 Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk James Cook Brother-in-law Male 56 Ringstead, Norfolk
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