COOK, Edward
| Birth Name | COOK, Edward |
| Gramps ID | I0184 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 84 years, 30 days |
Narrative
Edward COOK came from England with his wife, Margaret Moss and two children James and John COOK (James was 10 years of aged and his brother John was 8) when they arrived in Australia about 1863.
Edward Cook was employed with a private contractor William Watkins to make the railway line between Parramatta and Penrith in 1863.
The track from Parramatta to Penrith in 1863 was the next major advancement of railway history on the Western line, and this remained the Terminus for the next 4 years.
The workers carried very few personal possessions and were housed in issue tents.
Collectively, the tents formed a small community, a community which caterpillered itself along the side of the track.
As the front line of railway track pushed westward, through virgin bushlands, so too did the workers pioneered life in these conditions, each sleeper, each length of line forging ahead.
Supply lines became strung out with each move of the continually moving camp sites, each site moving further away from civilised social graces, educators tutors and their house of worship.
Campsites were visited in approximately 3 months periods by travelling clergy who performed services, and recorded such.
The family bible in such instances became one of the few essentials in moving as an instrument of education: as recorded of the family's heritages: as well as spiritual guidance for they spent many months at times without pastor or priest.
John and James grew up in an environment of track laying and would barely have noticed the transition between child helper and adult employee.
Conditions to which they had become accustomed were their way of life and simply became normal although were difficult and cold.
Once the track commenced up the Blue Mountains the only place to go was forward, rough rugged terrain to be slashed as a track traversed many times in its face.
The Railway Line opened as far as Weatherboard, July 3rd 1867 and became the Terminus for the next 10months until the line was extended to Mt Victoria.
Coaches to carry passengers to the west met the train and wagons hitched to bullock teams delivered the goods.
Weatherboard was renamed Wentworth Falls.
taken from yellow book written by Patti McDonald 1988
Edward Cook was employed with a private contractor William Watkins to make the railway line between Parramatta and Penrith in 1863.
The track from Parramatta to Penrith in 1863 was the next major advancement of railway history on the Western line, and this remained the Terminus for the next 4 years.
The workers carried very few personal possessions and were housed in issue tents.
Collectively, the tents formed a small community, a community which caterpillered itself along the side of the track.
As the front line of railway track pushed westward, through virgin bushlands, so too did the workers pioneered life in these conditions, each sleeper, each length of line forging ahead.
Supply lines became strung out with each move of the continually moving camp sites, each site moving further away from civilised social graces, educators tutors and their house of worship.
Campsites were visited in approximately 3 months periods by travelling clergy who performed services, and recorded such.
The family bible in such instances became one of the few essentials in moving as an instrument of education: as recorded of the family's heritages: as well as spiritual guidance for they spent many months at times without pastor or priest.
John and James grew up in an environment of track laying and would barely have noticed the transition between child helper and adult employee.
Conditions to which they had become accustomed were their way of life and simply became normal although were difficult and cold.
Once the track commenced up the Blue Mountains the only place to go was forward, rough rugged terrain to be slashed as a track traversed many times in its face.
The Railway Line opened as far as Weatherboard, July 3rd 1867 and became the Terminus for the next 10months until the line was extended to Mt Victoria.
Coaches to carry passengers to the west met the train and wagons hitched to bullock teams delivered the goods.
Weatherboard was renamed Wentworth Falls.
taken from yellow book written by Patti McDonald 1988
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1820 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||
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| Death | 31 Jan 1904 | St Peters, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
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| Burial | 2 Feb 1904 | Rookwood Cementry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
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| Religion | Protestant | |||
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| Immigration | 8 Jul 1859 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Queen of England | |
Relation to the centre person (SHEPPEARD, Sharon Lynette) : third great grandfather
Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| COOK, Edward | 1820 | 31 Jan 1904 |
Families
Family of COOK, Edward and MOSS, Margaret [F0068] |
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| Married | Wife | MOSS, Margaret [I0185] ( * Sep 1815 + 24 Oct 1882 ) | ||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| COOK, James [I0151] | 7 Oct 1848 | 4 Feb 1900 |
| COOK, John [I0188] | 15 Mar 1851 | 27 Jan 1907 |
Pedigree
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