George Cook baptized Mitcheldean 1829 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, August 10, 2012, 04:40 (4491 days ago) @ unknown

Hi,
Forgive me but I'm slightly unsure as to your question. I suspect from your post that you have already found the relevant PRs from the site's database. Have you also searched this forum for prior related threads ?. This one may well add further detail to your tree.
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18703

particularly Machor's post which includes the following:

re James Cook...
"The 1841 Census shows him (59) blacksmith living with his wife Sarah (52) sons William (17) labourer, George (12) and daughter Emilina (9) at Towns End Street Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire."

On re-reading your post I realise you're asking for more information about George's life AFTER emigrating to America, so well beyond this site's PRs. If so then sadly the only help I can offer wrt Census' etc is via the free but somewhat clumsy Latterday Saints site (not least time-consuming as it tends to give individuals rather than households, so I'm unsure as to his children's names & ages).
https://familysearch.org/
Searching LDS I can follow him thro the England Census', I think this is his first child stumbled upon while searching thro the many! George Cooks:

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,
Name: William James Cook
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 25 Dec 1857
Baptism/Christening Place: Malvern Wells, Worcester, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: George Cook
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Constance Cook
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04492-3
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 350647
Reference Number: item 1 p 24

James after George's father, & Malvern as you mentioned, so I presume this is correct.

Continuing to search George thro the UK Census' until 1861 where he is in Derbyshire, I mention this in case new to you.

"England and Wales Census, 1861,"
Name: George Cook
Event: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Chesterfield
Sub-district: 1 Ashover
Ecclesiastical Parish: Morton
Civil Parish: Morton
County: Derbyshire

I cannot find him in subsequent UK Census' as you'd expect of course, suggesting he'd emigrated before 1871.
However I believe this is him, in the USA as you say:

"United States Census, 1880,"
Name: George Cook
Residence: Oxmoor, Jefferson, Alabama
Birthdate: 1827
Birthplace: England
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Constance Cook
Spouse's Birthplace: England
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: England
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 53 years
Occupation: Blacksmith
NARA Film Number: T9-0017
Page: 438
Page Character: B
Entry Number: 1209
Film number: 1254017
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF George Cook M 53 England
WIFE Constance Cook F 53 England
SON William Cook M 23 England
DAU Sophia Cook F 13 England
SON Frederick Cook M 11 England
SON Arthur Cook M 10 England
Rebecca Cook F 3 Alabama, United States
Ann Johnson F 10 Alabama, United States

So William ties in with the 1857 Christening, so looks good.

Browse-searching LDS gives this POSSIBLE hit for William James, altho it should be said there are MANY William Cooks if not William James Cooks, so ?? - but for the record:

"United States Census, 1900,"
Name: William J Cook
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 41 Voting District 10 Bridgeport city, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: Jul 1857
Birthplace: England
Relationship to Head of Household: Nephew
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Race or Color (Standardized): White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year: 1885
Page: 3
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 54
Reference Number: 34
Film Number: 1240132
Digital Folder Number: 004118691
Image Number: 00336
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Mary E Skinner F 61 Connecticut
Sister Emma A Eaton F 53 Connecticut
Nephew Andrew T Eaton M 28 Connecticut
Niece Nettie E Eaton F 16 Connecticut
Nephew William J Cook M 43 England

Continued searching LDS for George gives no more hits associated with "Spouse: Constance", or his Children, he appears to fall off the Census "radar" wrt a family group. However there are several individual "George Cook, widowed" which could be him altho far from Alabama. I've searched for children Sophia & Fred without obvious hits. So sorry without spending more hours searching this site for the rest of the household I cannot help further. I'm sure your continued searching, perhaps with your own knowledge of likely localities, will undoubtedly yield success. OR of course use a subscription site for faster easier results !.
Good luck !

I do hope this has helped a little.