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| Name | COOK / COOKE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 12th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1007 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th January 1836 / 19 years / Taunton Somerset England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fair / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 10 years |
| Length of Service | 16 years 123 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd June 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Woodford near Weedon Northampton England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Northampton 1858-1867 Western Australia 1867-1871 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1817 Chard Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HUMPHRIES Sarah c1826 Woodford Northamptonshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1848 Daventry Northampton England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Charlotte B 1849 Woodford Northamptonshire England Bp 20th May 1849 Weeden Northamptonshire M CAPLE William 1866 Fremantle Western Australia D 13th September 1909 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery WA Elizabeth B 1853 Woodford Northamptonshire Bp 9th March 1853 Woodford Northamptonshire William Charles bap 27th January 1856 Weeden Northampton England James B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia John B 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Samuel B 1864 Fremantle Western Australia D 1865 Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 27th April 1867 page 2 Passenger list St Magnus South Australia Advertiser Tuesday 7 May 1867 page 2 Sarah Pile to New Zealand New Zealand Herald Issue 2450 1st December 1871 Death James Cook The West Australian Wednesday 15th September 1909 page 8 Obituary Charlotte Caple |
| Departure from Western Australia | 20th April 1867 to New Zealand James and Sarah Cook and 4 children per St Magnus to Adelaide arrived SA 5th May 1867 6th May 1867 departed SA to New Zealand per the Sarah Pile (probable) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th November 1871 New Zealand Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1895 New Zealand Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Cooke (sic) 1007 12th Foot location Mauritius 1851 James Cooke (sic) 1007 12th Foot location Chatham Discharge due to Phthisis pulmonalis arising from constitutional inferiority In the 1851 Census James Cooke is living at the Spar Barracks Chatham with his wife Sarah who is aged 25 and their daughter Charlotte who is age 2 both were born Woodford Northamptonshire. |