Harrower Family Tree » Walter Cook (1827-< 1909)

Personal data Walter Cook 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
  • He was born on May 6, 1827 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 5, 7, 8
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1865 Agricultural Labourer. Birth of daughter Catherine.Source 3
    • before 1909 General Labourer. Marriage of daughter Catherine (Christina).Source 6
    • in the year 1871 Labourer in Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 5
    • in the year 1861 Labourer in Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1855 Mason's Labourer in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 8
    • in the year 1851 Brewery Labourer in Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 7
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1871: Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 5
    • in the year 1861: Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1851: Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 7
    • in the year 1841: Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 1
  • He died before 1909.Source 6
    Daughter Catherine marriage
  • A child of Walter Cook and Betsey Wight

Household of Walter Cook

He is married to Catharine Learmonth.

They got married on June 15, 1855 at Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, he was 28 years old.Sources 3, 8

They got married on June 15, 1855 at Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, he was 28 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Christina Cook  1865-1956
  2. William Cook  1856-????
  3. Walter Cook  1860-????
  4. Elizabeth Cook  1866-????
  5. Alexander Cook  1868-????
  6. Mary Jane Cook  1871-????
  7. Isabella Cook  1858-????

Event (Witness at Marriage) on June 15, 1855 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland : Walter Cook Sen. George Cook.Source 8


Notes about Walter Cook

1855 COOK, WALTER, CATHERINE LEARMOUTH (Statutory registers Marriages 799/ 27)
Marriages in the Parish of Melrose in the County of Roxburgh 1855.
1855 June Fifteenth
Melrose
Marriage After Banns was Solemnized between us, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church of Scotland
(Signed)
Walter Cook
Melrose Age 28
Masons Labourer, Bachelor
Born at Melrose 6 May 1827
Birth not registered?
Parents: Walter Cook
Messenger
Betsey Cook
Maiden name Wight
Catherine Learmouth
Darnick Age 19
Domestic Servant, Spinster
Born at Roxburgh 19 September 1835
Birth not registered?
Parents: Hugh Learmonth
Farmer
Catherine Learmonth
Maiden name Clayhorn
Signed
Wm. Murray
Minister of the Parish of Melrose
Walter Cook Sen.
George Cook (Witness's)
Registered
1855 June 18th, Melrose
Thomas Murray,
Registrar

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Walter Cook

James Wight
????-< 1868
Mary Ronaldson
????-< 1868
Walter Cook
1792-< 1868
Betsey Wight
1796-1868

Walter Cook
1827-< 1909

1855

Catharine Learmonth
1835-< 1909

Christina Cook
1865-1956
William Cook
1856-????
Walter Cook
1860-????
Elizabeth Cook
1866-????
Alexander Cook
1868-????
Mary Jane Cook
1871-????
Isabella Cook
1858-????

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    1. 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Walter Cook Senior Parish: Melrose; ED: 1; Page: 10; Line: 428; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online. Occupation: Writers Clerk (From Findmypast)
      Record for Walter Cook Senior
      Name: Walter Cook
      Age: 40
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Roxburghshire, Scotland
      Civil parish: Melrose
      County: Roxburghshire
      Address: Abbey Street
      Occupation: Writers Clerk (From Findmypast)
      Parish Number: 799
      Household Members Age
      Walter Cook 40
      Betty Cook 40
      Willm Cook 20
      Mary Cook 15
      Walter Cook 14
      George Cook 5
    2. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Walter Cook Parish: Melrose; ED: 1; Page: 7; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1861_141 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for Walter Cook
      Name: Walter Cook
      Age: 33
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's Name: Catherine Cook
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Melrose, Roxburgh
      Registration Number: 799/1
      Registration district: Melrose
      Civil parish: Melrose
      County: Roxburghshire
      Address: Abbey Street
      Occupation: Labourer
      ED: 1
      Household schedule number: 44
      Line: 3
      Roll: CSSCT1861_141
      Household Members Age Relationship
      Walter Cook 33 Head
      Catherine Cook 24 Wife
      William Cook 5 Son
      Isabella Cook 3 Daughter
      Walter Cook 1 Son
    3. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Births (from 1855), 1865 COOK, CATHERINE Clayhorn (Statutory registers Births 799/1 70)
      1865 COOK, CATHERINE Clayhorn (Statutory registers Births 799/1 70)
      Births in the District of Melrose in the County of Roxburgh 1865.
      Catherine Clayhorn Cook
      1865 June Nineteenth 9h 30m AM
      Melrose
      Parents: Walter Cook
      Agricultural Labourer
      Catherine Cook
      M.S. Learmouth
      m. 15 June 1855, Melrose F.
      Inf. Walter Cook (Father)
      Registered
      25 or 28th June, Melrose
      Thomas Mackley?
      Registrar
    4. Scotland, Select Marriages, Ancestry.com, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, 1855 Record for Walter Cook and Catherine Learmouth Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
      Record for Walter Cook and Catherine Learmouth
      Name: Walter Cook
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1855
      Marriage Place: Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland
      Spouse: Catharine Learmonth
      FHL Film Number: 6035516
      / Ancestry.com
    5. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Walter Cook Parish: Melrose; ED: 1; Page: 15; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1871_180 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for Walter Cook
      Name: Walter Cook
      Age: 41
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's Name: Cathrine Cook
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Melrose, Roxburgh
      Registration Number: 799/1
      Registration district: Melrose
      Civil parish: Melrose
      Town: Melrose
      County: Roxburghshire
      Address: Abbey Street
      Occupation: Labourer
      ED: 1
      Household schedule number: 70
      Line: 21
      Roll: CSSCT1871_180
      Household Members Age Relationship
      Walter Cook 41 Head
      Cathrine Cook 33 Wife
      William Cook 15 Son
      Walter Cook 11 Son
      Elizabeth Cook 5 Daughter
      Alexander Cook 3 Son
      Mary Jane Cook 5 Mo Daughter
    6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1909 HARROWER, WILLIAM, CHRISTINA COOKE (Statutory registers Marriages 789/ 45)
      1909 HARROWER, WILLIAM, CHRISTINA COOKE (Statutory registers Marriages 789/ 45)
      Marriages in the Parish of Hawick in the County of Roxburgh 1909.
      1909 Tenth June
      St Margarets Manse, Hawick
      After Banns According to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland
      (Signed)
      William Harrower
      Shoemaker (Journeyman)
      (Bachelor) Age 27,
      5 Dovemount Place, Hawick
      Parents: George Harrower,
      Tweed Web Drawer
      Elizabeth Harrower
      M.S. Reid
      (Signed)
      Christina Cooke
      Wool Powerloom Weaver,
      (Spinster) Age 37
      1 Carnarvon Street, Hawick
      Parents: Walter Cooke,
      General Labourer (Deceased)
      Catherine Clayhorn Cooke,
      M.S. Learmouth (Deceased)
      (Signed)
      Wm. C. McCullough
      St Margaret Parish, Hawick
      (Signed)
      John Harrower, Witness
      Mary Cooke, Witness
      Registered
      1909 June 10th, Hawick
      James Thomline
      Registrar
    7. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Walter Cook Parish: Melrose; ED: 2A; Page: 18; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_203; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for Walter Cook
      Name: Walter Cook
      [Walter Cook Senior]
      Age: 59
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1792
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse: Elizabeth Cook
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Melrose, Roxburgh
      Parish Number: 799
      Civil Parish: Melrose
      Town: Melrose
      County: Roxburghshire
      Address: Abbey Street
      Occupation: House Proprietor
      ED: 2A
      Page: 18
      Household Schedule Number: 76
      Line: 12
      Roll: CSSCT1851_203
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Walter Cook 59
      Elizabeth Cook 55
      James Cook 28
      Betsy Cook 26
      Walter Cook 24
      George Cook 17
      Walter Thornton 4

      Gean Cook, recorded as age 7, in Ancestry, recorded as 17 in Findmypast, named George
    8. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1855 COOK, WALTER, CATHERINE LEARMONTH (Statutory registers Marriages 799/ 27)
      1855 COOK, WALTER, CATHERINE Learmouth (Statutory registers Marriages 799/ 27)
      Marriages in the Parish of Melrose in the County of Roxburgh 1855.
      1855 June Fifteenth
      Melrose
      Marriage After Banns was Solemnized between us, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church of Scotland
      (Signed)
      Walter Cook
      Melrose Age 28
      Masons Labourer, Bachelor
      Born at Melrose 6 May 1827
      Birth not registered?
      Parents: Walter Cook
      Messenger
      Betsey Cook
      Maiden name Wight
      Catherine Learmouth
      Darnick Age 19
      Domestic Servant, Spinster
      Born at Roxburgh 19 September 1835
      Birth not registered?
      Parents: Hugh Learmonth
      Farmer
      Catherine Learmonth
      Maiden name Clayhorn
      Signed
      Wm. Murray
      Minister of the Parish of Melrose
      Walter Cook Sen.
      George Cook (Witness's)
      Registered
      1855 June 18th, Melrose
      Thomas Murray,
      Registrar

    Historical events

    Birthday May 6, 1827

    • The temperature on May 6, 1827 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    Day of marriage June 15, 1855

    • The temperature on June 15, 1855 was about 14.4 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
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