Family of William COOK

  • Husband:

  • William COOK (1745-1748)

  • Wife:

  • (unknown)

  • Memorial Inscription:

  • 1779

  • All Saints Churchyard Low Green, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, UK1

Husband: William COOK

James COOK John COOK James COOK Christiana COOK Mary COOK Jane COOK Mary COOK Margaret COOK Grace PACE Mini tree diagram

  • Name:

  • William COOK

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James COOK (1695-1779)

  • Mother:

  • Grace PACE (1702-1765)

  • Birth:

  • 12 Jan 1745

  • Airyholme Farm, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, UK

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Feb 1744/45 (age 0)

  • All Saints Churchyard Low Green, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, UK

  • Death:

  • 29 Jan 1748 (age 3)

  • Airyholme Farm, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, UK

  • Burial:

  • 29 Jan 1748

  • Great Ayton Parish Churchyard, North Yorkshire, England, UK

  •  

  • With his Mother.

Sources

1.

Gravestone for Grace Cook: Low Green, Great Ayton , Churchyard of All Saints;

To ye Memory of Mary & Mary, Jane & William.

Daughters and Son of James and Grace Cook.

Mary died June the 30th 1737 in the 5th year of

her age.

Mary died June the 17th 1741 aged 10 Months & 6 days.

Jane died May the 12th 1742 in the 5th year of her age.

William died July (?) the 29th 1747/8 aged 2 yrs

12 months 16 days 7 hours.

and also John their son died Sept

the 20th 1750 aged 23 years

 

On the back of the gravestone is the more recent inscription:

In memory of Grace Cook who died Feb 18th 1765

aged 63 Years and of James Cook who was buried

at Marske April 1st 1779. The above James and Grace Cook

were the parents of the celebrated circumnavigator

Captain James Cook who was born at Marton Oct 27th

1728 educated in this village and killed at Owhyhee Dec. 14th 1779.