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Record #13507
Name :
: John COOKE (1873 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1873 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Shoreditch
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarmatian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
NotesIn 1887, John Cooke, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 73 children from the Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee, Archbishops House, Westminster, London, England, accompanied by Rev. Thomas Seddon and en route to Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. W. J. Wills, Government Immigration Agent at Ottawa.

John Cooke, aged 14. From parish of St. George-in-the-East. Placed with John Mahoney, Lot 25, Con. 2, Panmure P.O., Co. Lanark, Ontario.?A very good boy, well clothed and well placed, is to attend school during the winter." 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-02-14 21:43:10 / From original database

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4802 COOKE, Albert1911ENG,    , Isle of Wight Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
9749 COOKE, Albert1896ENG,     Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20119 COOKE, Albert1911ENG,     Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
24601 COOKE, Bertie1896 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8069 COOKE, David 1917ENG, LDN, London Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
13499 COOKE, Edward1899ENG, LND, Southwark Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13500 COOKE, Elizabeth1894ENG, LND, Lambeth Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
4951 COOKE, Francis1911ENG, YKS, Bradford Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
24873 COOKE, Frederick1889 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
20841 COOKE, George Hamilton1889 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
20583 COOKE, George L1889 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
6654 COOKE, John1911ENG, CHS, Runcorn Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
13507 COOKE, John1873ENG, MDX, Shoreditch Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
4950 COOKE, Richard1910ENG, YKS, Bradford Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association