WILLIAMS to COOK (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, April 07, 2006, 14:06 (6613 days ago) @ Jim Moore

Judging by the 1841 census entry there is some evidence here to pose the question was James Williams 1816 = James Cook the son of James and Sarah Cook ? and note the Ann WILLIAMS niece in 1851 entry, that probably makes Sarah Cooke a Williams ? was James W born to Sarah Williams before she married James Cooke ? or is James(W) a Nephew to James Cooke 1785, who took on his uncles Surname ? e.g. did he take over the Blacksmith business and use the Cook name for continuity ?

My best guess is that he was born to Sarah Williams before her marriage to James Cooke, and later in life he decided to take his "step fathers" surname , perhaps taking over the James Cook Blacksmith business. but you'll need some more evidence to support that guess :-)

IGI member entry
JAMES COOKE
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Marriages:
Spouse: SARAH WILLIAMS
Marriage: 25 JUL 1819 Walford, , Hereford, England
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Year: 1819
Month: Jul
Day: 25
Grooms_Surname: COOKE
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: [not stated]
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: [not stated]
Grooms_Residence: extraparochially
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: WILLIAMS
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age: [not stated]
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: extraparochially
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mary Jordan
Witness_2: James Webb
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: T. D. Fosbrooke Min[iste]r
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: AO19/6
Page_Number: 26
Parish_Chapel: Walford

1841 HO 107 365/9 folio 12
Townsend St Mitcheldean
James COOK 59 Blacksmith N
Sarah 52 Y
Thomas 19(?) Blacksmith Y
William 17 Labourer Y
George 12 Y
Emilina 9 Y

1851 High St Mitcheldean
James Cooke abt 1785 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England Head Mitcheldean Gloucestershire Blacksmith
Sarah Cooke abt 1789 Dean Forest, Gloucestershire, England Wife Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Emmaline Cooke abt 1833 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Thomas Cooke abt 1822 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Son Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Ann Williams abt 1844 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Niece Mitcheldean Gloucestershire

1851 Townsend
James Williams abt 1816 Weston Under Penyard Head Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Ann Williams abt 1820 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Eliza Williams abt 1838 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Emaline Williams abt 1851 Chettonham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
George Williams abt 1848 Chettonham, Gloucestershire, England Son Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Louisa Williams abt 1847 Chettonham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Mitcheldean Gloucestershire

1861 Townsend
James Williams abt 1815 Herefordshire, England Head Mitcheldean Gloucestershire Blacksmith
Ann Williams abt 1819 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Emmaline Williams abt 1851 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
George Williams abt 1848 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Son Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
James Williams abt 1854 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Son Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Louisa Williams abt 1846 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
Timothy M Williams abt 1856 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Son Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
William D Williams abt 1858 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Son Mitcheldean Gloucestershire

1871 Fairplay Cottage
James Cook abt 1836 Weston, Herefordshire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire Colliery Blacksmith
Ann Cook abt 1820 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
James Cook abt 1854 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
John Cook abt 1863 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Smith Cook abt 1857 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
William Cook abt 1860 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire