John Cook (1848 - 1912)

Born 18 Oct 1848 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia

Husband of Margaret Ann (Sinclair) Cook — married 1 Oct 1874 in Guildford, Western Australia, Australia

Died 14 Oct 1912 at age 63 in Israelite Bay, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

John was born on 18 October 1848 in Toodyay, Western Australia.^[1][2] He was the son of Thomas Cook and Cecelia Nicholson.

He married Margaret Ann Sinclair on 1 October 1874 at Guildford.^[2][3]

John was a carter, shepherd, and farmer with his father, tenant of "Roesland". Toodyay., and joint licensees of "Travellers' Rest" Wooroloo. He employed a Ticket of Leave sawyer at Twelve Mile Spring on the Toodyay Road in 1869 and a Ticket of Leave hut-keeper. He then went to Esperance to work for Dempsters in 1871. John became a telegraph linesman at Israelite Bay until 1884. In 1895 he bought "Noodinya Station" west of Balladonia, the property later taken over by his son George Henry.^[2]

Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), Sunday 17 November 1912, page 9
Last month there passed away-suddenly at Israel-ite Bay Mr. john Cook, for many years in the Telegraph Department, and one of the oldest and most respected resi-dents of the district. Mr. Cook appeared in his usual good health and. spirits up to 5 p.m., when he suddenly collapsed, and all was over in a few moments. He leaves a widow and 12 children, all of whom are living in the district, with the exception of one married daughter and one son.

The deceased was a born farmer, and all holidays and spare time were de-voted to training the sons to care for stock, as a consequence of which Mrs. Cook and the family have a small but promising sheep station, which, with average seasons, should develop into a fine property. The funeral was at-tended by 11 of the family and others.

The original pioneers of the district were Messrs. Stephen Ponton, William Ponton, John Sharp, J. F. Brooks and John Cook. These, with the exception of Mr. Brooks (and he comes from a long-lived family (his mother only died a short time ago well up in the eighties), have all crossed the divide. When the writer first came to this dis-trict all these old settlers, although on the downward track, were fine, strong, healthy, energetic men, and now four out of the five have gone. These staunch old friends in life are separated in death by far apart resting places. Mr. Stephen Ponton is buried at Balladonia, Mr. William Ponton at Cape Arid, Mr. Sharp at Albany; and Mr. Cook at Israelite Bay.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ WA Birth Index 1848/1104
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
3. ↑ WA Marriage Index 1874/3828
4. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57741974

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