See also

Family of Samuel Leech Cook and May Taylor

  • Husband:

  • Samuel Leech Cook (1897-1960)

  • Wife:

  • May Taylor (1892-1969)

  • Children:

  • Doris May Cook (1921-1997)

  • Marriage:

  • 5 Jun 1920

  • All Saints Church, Chevallier Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 2

  •  

  • Samuel a bachelor of 66 Kitchener Road Ipswich working as a turner and son of William Charles Cook a dairyman. May a widow of 58 Cavendish Street Ipswich and daughter of Robert Taylor a wharehouseman (sic). married by licence and witnessed by Robert Taylor and Bertram Fletcher

Husband: Samuel Leech Cook

  • Name:

  • Samuel Leech Cook3 4 1 2 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • turner then an engineering foreman2 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 8 Dec 1897

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3 4 8 9 10 6 7

  •  

  • 1939 register says born 8th December 1898

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Jun 1899 (age 1)

  • All Saints Church, Chevallier Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of William Charles Cook (milkman) and Riosina (sic) Minnie of 54 Windsor Road, born 8th December 1897

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • 54 Windsor Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Rosina, and brothers Stanley and Donald. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • 66 Kitchener Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents William and Rosina, brothers Stanley, Donald and William, and sisters Phyllis and Jeannie. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 19 Mar 1917 to 31 Mar 1918 (age 19-20)

  • Royal Naval Air Service as no:F2793810

  •  

  • a turner born on 8th December 1897 in Ipswich Suffolk who was 5' 9¾" tall, with a chest of 39", brown hair, blue eyes, a fresh complexion and a scar on his chin. Transferred to the Royal Air Force when it was formed

  • Military Service:

  • frm 1 Apr 1918 to 20 Mar 1919 (age 20-21)

  • Royal Air Force as Air Mechanic I no:22793811

  •  

  • born in All Saints Ipswich on 8th December 1897 who was 5' 9¾" tall, with a chest of 39", dark brown hair, blue eyes, a fresh complexion and a scar on his chin. Transferred to the RAF Reserve

  • Medals:

  • 1920 (app)12

  •  

  •  

  • British War Medal

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 24 yrs 6 mns)

  • 91 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a steel turner for E R & F Turner engineers of Greyfriars Street Ipswich and living in three rooms with his wife May, and daughter Doris. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • 60 Rosehill Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a married engineering foreman rake fixing and planning? <difficult to read> and living with his wife May, and daughter Doris. Born on 8th December 1898

  • Witness:

  • 15 Sep 1945 (age 47)

  • Samuel Leech Cook witnessed the marriage of Harold Wilfred Beavis and Doris May Cook on Saturday on 15 September 1945 at Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 15 Jan 1960 (age 62)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England5 13 14

  • Burial:

  • 20 Jan 1960

  • New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • died 15th January 1960 aged 62

  • Probate:

  • 9 Mar 1960

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • of 60 Rosehill Road Ipswich died 15th January 1960, administration of £2,499 18s 2d (~£52,000 in 2017) to May Cook widow

Wife: May Taylor

  • Name:

  • May Taylor15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Robert Taylor (1861-1943)

  • Mother:

  • Jessie Topple (1863-1928)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • box maker16 17

  • Birth:

  • 29 May 1892

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England15 18 16 6 7

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • 12 Coast Guard Cottages, Hythe, Kent, England18

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Robert and Jessie, brothers Robert and Edgar, and sisters Pleasance, Daisy, Jessie, Alice and Jane. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • 58 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a box maker and living in five rooms with her parents Robert and Jessie, brothers Robert and Edgar, and sisters Pleasance, Daisy, Jessie, Alice, Jane, Lily and Ena. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 29)

  • 91 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife doing household duties and living in three rooms with her husband Samuel, and daughter Doris. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 47)

  • 60 Rosehill Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Samuel, and daughter Doris. Born on 29th May 1892

  • Administrator:

  • 9 Mar 1960 (age 67)

  •  

     

    May Taylor was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Samuel Leech Cook on Wednesday on 9 March 1960 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 20 Jan 1969 (age 76)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England19 20 21

  • Burial:

  • 23 Jan 1969

  • New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • of Holy Trinity Ipswich died 20th January 1969 aged 76 and buried with her husband Samuel

  • Probate:

  • 4 Mar 1969

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • of 60 Rosehill Road Ipswich died 20th January 1969, probate of £3,935 (~£58,000 in 2017)

Child 1: Doris May Cook

  • Name:

  • Doris May Cook22

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Harold Wilfred Beavis (1918-2008)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker7

  • Birth:

  • 18 Jan 1921

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England22 6 7 23

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 5 mns)

  • 91 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Samuel and May. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 60 Rosehill Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • an unmarried dressmaker living with her parents Samuel and May. Born on 18th January 1921 and married a Beavis at a later date

  • Death:

  • 4 Jul 1997 (age 76)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England23 24 25

  • Burial:

  • 15 Jul 1997

  • New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • of Suffolk died 14th July 1997 aged 76 and buried with her parents Samuel and May Cook

  • Probate:

  • 18 Aug 1997

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • grant and will, died 18th August 1997

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2.

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8.

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14.

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18.

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21.

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24.

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