James Vernon Cook (1846 - 1922)

Born 1 Aug 1846 in Saint John West, Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick

Husband of Victoria Craig — married 26 Mar 1871 in Grand Manan, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1922 at age 75 in Grand Manan, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

James was born in 1846, son of John Cook (b. Scotland) and Eliza Jane Godfries? (Ireland). He was married in 1871 and listed as an artist in the census that year, living with his wife nd his parents.

By the 1881 Census, his household consisted of:^[1]

• Sophronia Craig [mother in law], head, 76
• James Cook, 34 mechanic
• Victoria, spouse, 33
• Jannet, dau., 9 [b 1872]
• James, son, 8
• John, son, 3

By the 1891 Census, another child was added to the family but Sophronia was not present, having died in 1889:^[2]

• James V., 45 gent salesman
• Victoria, 43
• Jennie, 19
• J. Edgar, 18
• John, 13
• Maggie, dau, 6

In 1901 the household had suffered another significant loss with the death of oldest child Jannet/Jennie at age 22. Meanwhile, another child was born:^[3]

• Victoria, head, 53, b 26 March 1848
• James, husband, 54, 1 August 1846, fisherman
• Ned, son, 28, 10 Feb 1873
• John, son, 23, 16 Jan 1878
• Margaret, dau, 16, 14 Oct 1884
• Craig, son, 7, 11 Feb 1894

Victoria died in 1908 and Craig died while serving Canada in World War I. Margaret appears to have died in 1917.

Sources

1. ↑ 1881 Census of Canada
2. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada
3. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada

• PANB - Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 30 Number 370 (marriage notice)
• 1901 Census of Canada
• PANB death record
• Find A Grave: Memorial #105024626