Robert James Cook Sr (abt. 1870 - 1957)

Born about 1870 in London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Christina Mary St. Clair (MacLean) Cook — married 11 Sep 1894 in Knox Church, Dunedin, New Zealand

Died 14 Mar 1957 at about age 87 in Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Robert Cook was apprenticed to William Wright, Baker of Dunedin and was in his employ in 1897. He eventually set up in business as a Pastry Cook and Confectioner with J O Thompson under the name 'Cook & Thompson'. Their partnership was dissolved in 1906. 1

He supported his mother Mary Ann until he took out a prohibition order against her in 1893. ^[1]

Robert married in 1894 to Christina, daughter of Charles Fitzroy MacLean and Margaret Allan Mearns of Dunedin at Dunedin's Knox Church. They had 4 children born during their marriage but 2 were to die in their infancy.

In the early 1900's Robert and the family moved north to Parnell, Auckland where he continued working in the bakery trade.

Robert died at Auckland age 87. Ashes burial at Waikumete Cemetery.

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-58M4 DEATH
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-5LX6 MARRIAGE
• https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/marriageregisters/knoxdunedin18.htm MARRIAGE
• https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Birth search - NIL result
• https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries/Pages/RecordDetails.aspx?recordId=8702DDF3D6D534C801EC3CC25902AE39 BURIAL

• https://ancestry.com.au

NZ Electoral Rolls

NZ Cemetery Records - Waikumete, Auckland

• https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Otago Witness 28/7/1898 Pg 11, Evening Star 17/1/1906 Pg 5 1 Out of copyright

• W MacLean - NZ

1. ↑ OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 9858, 2 OCTOBER 1893, PAGE 4