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| Name | COOK – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 35th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 691 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th October 1831/17 years 2 months Portsmouth / Groom |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’8” Fresh/hazel/red/ none |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 14 years 335 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Lance Sergeant/5th November 1846/Fort Kinsale |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not known |
| Pension Districts | Not applicable |
| Pension Paid | Eligible for deferred pension at attaining the age of 60 years 12th December 1873 of 4d per diem 28th April 1874 awarded pension of 4d per diem 1887 pension 5 1/2 d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | Esmeralda 21st October 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | January 1814/St. George’s London Middlesex, England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | |
| 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 | CAUSLAND Margaret B 1816 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Maria B 1848 Woolwich, Kent, England. M DOUGLASS Henry Walter Scott 1869 Fremantle Western Australia D 17th March 1917 Fremantle Bur Fremantle Cemetery |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | PORTER Johanna formerly JOYCE nee McGRATH See Further Informationt |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1876 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle P74 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder Convict Establishment from arrival to 9th September 1869 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News 3rd June 1892 page 3 Funeral notice for Henry Western Mail 23rd March 1917 Obituary Maria Douglas |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd June 1892 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Ist Wife | Age 60, 1876 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Age 69, 15th April 1884 Fremantle Western Australia, buried in the Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1841 Henry Cook, 691, 35th Regt, location Depot, Portsmouth 1851 Census Henry Cook a married man is a warder age 34 on the Convict hulk Hebe and Rye born Chelsea Middlesex. His wife Margaret age 35, born Ireland and his daughter Maria age 3 born Woolwich, Kent are living at 8, Burrage Road, Plumstead, Lewisham, London & Kent, England. Margaret is rather bizarrely described as ‘servant’s wife RA’. Henry Cook was one of eight warders sent to Western Australia aboard the sailing ship Esmeralda in 1854. Although Henry Cook was not an Enrolled Convict Guard he was admitted to the Enrolled Guard on 21st April 1885 serving until the disbandment in March 1887. After his wife Margaret Cook died in 1876 age 60 (B 1816) Henry married for a second time to Johanna PORTER. Johanna PORTER nee McGRATH had first married EPG John JOYCE of the 37th regiment (arrived Robert Small), after his death she married EPG Henry Porter (arrived Hougoumont) and after his death in 1876 she married Henry COOK (warder) 1881 Henry Cook’s wife applied for quarters in the Barracks (granted) and in 1882 when a census of the persons living in the barracks was made Henry is recorded as living there with 2 daughters. (One of the daughters is probably the daughter of Johanna.) |