COOK, James
| Birth Name | COOK, James |
| Gramps ID | I0151 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 51 years, 3 months, 28 days |
Narrative
James COOK arrived in Australia from England with his parents Edward COOK and Margaret MOSS, aged 10 years and spent his entire life in the service of the Permanent Way (railway).
He grew up in an environment of track laying and would barely have noticed the transition between child helper to adult employee.
James arrived in Australia, aged 10 years,and spent his entire life in the service. His period of service commenced at the age of 15 in harsh conditions.
Working along side his father (Edward COOK), he was involved in laying track.
His years of service spanned an almost impossible period of time, where blue-prints drawings were an almost impossible dream, became the reality of trains on tracks streaming across the state.
From an unpaid juvenile water lackey to a navvy, a fettier and other positions he achieved the rating of Sub Inspector of Permanent Way Redfern in **** and then inspector at Orange in 1900 at the time of his very early death.
An extract from, a newspaper obituary: "To show the high respect and esteem in which the late JAMES COOK was held, a number of establishments in Parkes closed on Monday and draped their windows in black"
taken from yellow book wriiten by Patti McDonald
He grew up in an environment of track laying and would barely have noticed the transition between child helper to adult employee.
James arrived in Australia, aged 10 years,and spent his entire life in the service. His period of service commenced at the age of 15 in harsh conditions.
Working along side his father (Edward COOK), he was involved in laying track.
His years of service spanned an almost impossible period of time, where blue-prints drawings were an almost impossible dream, became the reality of trains on tracks streaming across the state.
From an unpaid juvenile water lackey to a navvy, a fettier and other positions he achieved the rating of Sub Inspector of Permanent Way Redfern in **** and then inspector at Orange in 1900 at the time of his very early death.
An extract from, a newspaper obituary: "To show the high respect and esteem in which the late JAMES COOK was held, a number of establishments in Parkes closed on Monday and draped their windows in black"
taken from yellow book wriiten by Patti McDonald
Narrative
James COOK surname was spelt COOKE in the NSW BDM index
Events
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| Birth | 7 Oct 1848 | Lancashire, England | ||
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| Christening | 3 Dec 1848 | Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England | 1 | |
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| Death | 4 Feb 1900 | Orange, New South Wales, Australia | ||
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| Religion | Church of England | |||
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| Occupation | Labourer on railway | |||
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| Immigration | 8 Jul 1859 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Queen of England | |
Relation to the centre person (SHEPPEARD, Sharon Lynette) : second great grandfather
Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | COOK, Edward [I0184] | 1820 | 31 Jan 1904 | |
| Mother | MOSS, Margaret [I0185] | Sep 1815 | 24 Oct 1882 | |
| COOK, James | 7 Oct 1848 | 4 Feb 1900 | ||
| Brother | COOK, John [I0188] | 15 Mar 1851 | 27 Jan 1907 |
Families
Family of COOK, James and GREENHALGH, Sarah Ann [F0062] |
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| Married | Wife | GREENHALGH, Sarah Ann [I0139] ( * 16 Jul 1849 + 19 May 1935 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| COOK, Edwin James [I0153] | 13 Oct 1867 | 9 Dec 1946 |
| COOK, Lavina Anne [I0147] | 20 Aug 1869 | 27 Apr 1935 |
| COOK, William Prince [I0143] | 14 Jul 1871 | 5 Mar 1959 |
| COOK, James [I0189] | 6 Jan 1874 | 1936 |
| COOK, Samuel Joseph [I0152] | 6 Sep 1876 | 9 Aug 1940 |
| COOK, John James Joseph [I0190] | 28 Mar 1879 | |
| COOK, Mary Elizabeth [I0146] | 10 Sep 1881 | 2 Mar 1944 |
| COOK, Ann [I0148] | 31 Jan 1885 | 22 Oct 1940 |
| COOK, Sarah [I2113] | 1889 | |
| COOK, Sarah Ann (Daisy) [I0149] | 14 Feb 1889 | 11 Aug 1976 |
| COOK, Thomas Francis Hilton [I0150] | 28 Mar 1894 | 4 Mar 1967 |
