Harriet Emily (Jennings) Cook (1886 - 1967)

Born 1886 in Cannock, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Cook — married 18 May 1908 in Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1967 at about age 81 in Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Harriet was born in 1886.^[1] She passed away in 1967.^[2] She is buried in the Taabinga Cemetery, Queensland.^[3]

In 1908, Harriet married William Cook.^[4] They had seven children.

1. William Thomas Raymond Cook (1908-1972)
2. Charles Kingston Cook (1910-1992)
3. Arthur Cook (1911-2008)
4. David John Cook (1912-1974)
5. Francis George Cook (1914-1984)
6. Hollis Victor Cook (1917-1983)
7. Thomas Blackley Birdwood Cook (1918-1997)

Harriet and the family followed William to various postings in the police service following his commencement in Oct 1911. This included Pentland, Queensland (1915-1922)^[5] and Maryborough (1925-1828)^[6] Bundaberg (1930)^[7] and finally to Nanango, from 1931 to 1934 where as acting Sergeant William sadly passed away, leaving Harriet and a number of her young adult children to carry on their lives. Nanango would be a base for the family.

In the Electoral Rolls for Queensland 1936, Harriet is resident at Wickham St., Nanango with her elder sons Charles working as a storekeeper at the Nanango Police Station and William working as a brass finisher in Nanango.^[8] Harriet continued at Wickham St., intothe 1940's with her children (with the exception of Arnold and David) some of whom had enlisted registered in Nanango as well.^[9]

Research Note

Place of birth and estimated birth year from birth certificate of Francis George Cook 2452/3212 filed in military records on National Archives of Australia https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4556639. Confirmed by Quarterly listing of Ecclesiastical Parishes.

Preferred spelling of Harriet with one 't' per birth record and monumental inscription depicted on Find A Grave.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry au Record 8912 #14741393 (accessed 25 March 2022)
   Name: Harriet Emily Jennings; Registration Date: 1886; Quarter of the Year: Oct-Nov-Dec; Registration Place: Cannock, Staffordshire, England; Volume: 6b; Page: 48.
2. ↑ Queensland Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages - Birth. Harriet Emily Cook 24/04/1967. Daughter of Emily Kingston and William Jennings. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/e75d29413d2c91425deec4f8c8bb7145d8f09f33a67b64af03452fc9d9feb2a5. Registration Details: 1967/C/2617.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182766023/harriet-emily-cook : accessed 25 March 2022), memorial page for Harriet Emily Jennings Cook (unknown–24 Apr 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #182766023, citing Taabinga Cemetery, Taabinga, South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 50787501) .
4. ↑ Queensland Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages - Marriage. Harriett Emily Jennings to William Cook 18/05/1908. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/86cdccad75a8f9b38f29f4568845f65e2e8dcc72550b37e1a7ee53c327192c7a. Registration Details: 1908/C/482.
5. ↑ Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry au Record 1207 #162424486 (accessed 25 March 2022)
   Name: Harriet Emily Cook; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1915; Electoral Place: Pentland, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia.
6. ↑ Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry au Record 1207 #1523206 (accessed 25 March 2022)
   Name: Harriett Emily Cook; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1925; Electoral Place: Maryborough, Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia.
7. ↑ Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry au Record 1207 #1560585 (accessed 25 March 2022)
   Name: Harriet Emily Cook; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1930; Electoral Place: Bundaberg, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia.
8. ↑ Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry au Record 1207 #2159832 (accessed 25 March 2022)
   Name: Harriett Emily Cook; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1936; Electoral Place: Nanango, Maranoa, Queensland, Australia.
9. ↑ Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry au Record 1207 #28194160 (accessed 25 March 2022)
   Name: Harriett Emily Cook; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1943; Electoral Place: Nanango, Maranoa, Queensland, Australia.