John Charles Cooke M.D. (1811 - 1858)

Born 29 May 1811 in London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ellen (Huxley) Cooke — married 25 Mar 1839 in Coventry St Michael, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 4 Sep 1858 at age 47 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John was born on 29 May 1811, in London.

John was a medical doctor who helped the young Thomas HUXLEY establish his zoological career.^[1]

Later in life, he suffered from alcohol and opium abuse.^[2]

John passed away on 4 September 1858, in London.

• "Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including Plant Collectors, Flower Painters and Garden Designers"

COOKE, John Charles (1811-1858) b. 29 May 1811 d.4 Sept. 1858, MD Aberdeen. FLS 1841. Brother-in-law of T. H. Huxley. Surgeon. Coventry and London. Professor of Toxicology, Royal Medico-Botanical Society by 1845. Member of Botanical Society of London.

Archives Nat. Hist.V.11, I983. 191-93.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Desmond p9.
2. ↑ Desmond p242.
3. ↑ "Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including Plant Collectors, Flower Painters and Garden Designers" Edited By Ray Desmond. Copyright Year 1994. ISBN 9780850668438 Published February 25, 1994 by CRC Press

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name John Charles Cooke

Sex Male

Christening Date 20 Jan 1823

Christening Place Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Christening Place (Original) Saint Michael, Coventry, Warwick, England

Birth Date 29 May 1811

Father's Name John Cooke

Father's Sex Male

Mother's Name Ann

Mother's Sex Female

• England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

Name: John Charles Cooke

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Single

Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1839

Marriage Place: St. Michael, Coventry, Warwick, England

Father: John Cooke

Spouse: Ellen Rachel Huxley

FHL Film Number: 502205

Reference ID: 1839, p 132, cn 263

• London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003

Name: John Charles Cooke

Gender: Male

Death Age: 48

Record Type: Burial

Birth Date: abt 1810

Death Date: Abt 1858

Burial Date: 8 Sep 1858

Burial Place: Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, Southwark, England

Register Type: Bishop's Transcript

• England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

Name: John Charles Cooke

Death Date: 4 Sep 1858

Death Place: London, England

Probate Date: 11 Jul 1863

Probate Registry: Principal Registry

Text:COOKE John Charles M.D. 11 July.

Effects under £450.

Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of John Charles Cooke late of 2 Whitefriars-street, Fleet-street in the City of London M.D. deceased who died 4 September 1858 at Whitefriars-street aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to Ellen Rachel Cooke of 71 St. George’s-square Pimlico in the County of Middlesex, Widow, the Relict of the said Deceased, she having been first sworn.

Secondary

• Desmond, Adrian. Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1997.