Margaret (Punter) Cooke (abt. 1838)

Born about 1838 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Mells — married 1864 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Margaret was born about 1839. In 1881 she had remarried, to John Cooke. Their 2 year old daughter lived with them in Farnham Rd, Selbourne, along with 3 of Margaret's children from her first marriage. In 1891 she lived with her husband, their 2 children and her son in Selbourne.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2ND2-JDS : 1 October 2014), Margaret Punter, 1838; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Newbury, Berkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Marriage 1: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D7S-R2X : 13 December 2014), Margaret Punter, 1864; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1864, quarter 2, vol. 2C, p. 405, Newbury, Berkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

*"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-MKFQ : 13 December 2017), Margaret Cooke in household of John Cooke, Selborne, Hampshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 10, Piece/Folio 1246/137, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,557.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:475D-ZMM : 22 February 2021), Margaret Cooke in household of John Cooke, Selborne, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Hampshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.