Matthew Cook, (Glover)

Abt 1785 - 1844  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Matthew Cook
  	No baptism has been found for Matthew Cook. According to the death registration, he was age 59 when he died in 1844 and so was born in 1785. The 1841 Census states that he was born in Northumberland. All his children and his father, were Roman Catholics and it is reasonable to assume that he, himself was a Catholic. The Catholic church records do have baptisms for 'Cooks' extending back to 1738, when there are two families having children. 1) Joseph Cook and his wife Mary Wallis (a Protestant) Married 1734 at Hexham (Source: Boyds Marriage Index) Their children are: John b. 1738 Joseph b. 1740 Anthony b. 1742 John b. 1748 died 1808 (Haydon Bridge) 2) John Cook & his wife Mary Armstrong. Married 1738 at Hexham. Source: Boyds Marriage Index Their children are: John b. 1739 Dorothy b. 1741 Robert b. 1744 Subsequently, Robert Cook above (DOB confirmed by Marriage Licence) married Ann Potts (b1748 - M/L) on 18 Sept 1769 in Hexham and had the following children recorded: Eleanor b. 1770 Ann b. 1782 Robert Cook born in 1744 died on 4 Oct 1808 at Cockshaw, Hexham Also, a William Cook and Margaret Coulson have the following children: Ann b. 1766 Mary b. 1768 A William Cook born in 1733 died in 1816 & a Margaret Cook born in 1751 died in 1847. Do these relate to this couple? Matthew's parents could be Robert and Ann above, Matthew being born only 3 years after their second child, Ann, who was born in 1782. Two further pieces of circumstantial evidence are that Matthew named his eldest daughter Ann possibly in memory of his mother and his eldest son, Robert, perhaps in memory of his father, who had died in 1808 before his own son was born in 1817. One further piece of evidence is that Robert died in 1808 at Cockshaw, Hexham. This is the same place given subsequently for the baptism of Matthew's children. Further evidence is of course needed to confirm the line.
  Suffix	(Glover)
  Born	Abt.1785	Hexham, Northumberland, England   [1]
  	Believed to be Hexham but no baptism record found to date. (2019). All the christenings for his children and that of his father, were in the Catholic Church in Hexham. NB There was a tax on baptisms from 1783-1794 so this could be the reason for a missing entry.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1841	Skinners Burn, Hexham, Northumberland, England   [2]
  Died	Apr 1844	Hexham, Northumberland, England   [1]
  Buried	26 Apr 1844	St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hexham, Northumberland, England   [3]
  Person ID	I1469	Our Ancestral Heritage
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Cook,   b. Abt. 1744, Cockshaw, Hexham, Northumberland, England ,   d. 4 Oct 1808, Cockshaw, Hexham, Northumberland, England  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Ann Potts,   b. 1748
  Married	18 Sep 1769	Abbey (St. Andrews, Hexham, Northumberland, England
  Family ID	F1219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wilson,   b. Abt.1787, Wallside, St. John Lee, Hexham, Northumberland, England ,   d. 1871, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1812	Hexham, Northumberland, England   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Ann Cook, (Milliner/Nursery Gardener),   b. 22 Nov 1812, Hexham, Northumberland, England ,   d. 12 Jan 1870, Hexham, Northumberland, England  (Age 57 years)   2. Joanna Cook,   b. 23 Dec 1814, Hexham, Northumberland, England   3. Jane Cook, (Dressmaker),   b. Abt. 1814, Priestpople, Hexham, Northumberland, England ,   d. 1878, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England  (Age ~ 64 years)   4. Robert Cook, (Bank Clerk),   b. 17 Sep 1817, Hexham, Northumberland, England   5. Joseph Cook,   b. 14 Feb 1820, Hexham, Northumberland, England ,   d. Bef 1829  (Age < 8 years)   6. Helen Cook,   b. 10 Mar 1822, Hexham, Northumberland, England + 7. Mary Cook, (Dressmaker),   b. 16 Oct 1824, Hexham, Northumberland, England ,   d. 1898, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England  (Age 73 years)  [Birth]   8. Matthew Cook,   b. 19 May 1827, Hexham, Northumberland, England   9. Joseph Cook,   b. 28 Sep 1829, Hexham, Northumberland, England + 10. James Cook, (Solicitors' Clerk),   b. Abt 1832, Hexham, Northumberland, England
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt.1785 - Hexham, Northumberland, England Married - 10 Feb 1812 - Hexham, Northumberland, England Died - Apr 1844 - Hexham, Northumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  The Roman Catholic Church in Hexham

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] BMD - Death Index England & Wales. COOK, MATTHEW AGE 59 GRO Reference: 1844 J Quarter in THE HEXHAM UNION Volume 25 Page 196 [S7] 1841 Census - England & Wales. Registration district Hexham County Northumberland Country England Occupation - Family member first name(s) Margaret, Mary, Sarah, Joseph, Richard, William, Hannah, Jane, Robert, Mathew, James Family member last name Robson, Cook, Hidley Archive reference HO107 Piece number 840 Book number 6 Folio number 17 Page number 27 Record set 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census [S204] England Deaths & Burial 1538-1991. First name(s) Matthew Last name Cook Gender Male Marital status - Occupation - Event year 1844 Birth year - Age at death - Burial year 1844 Burial date 26 Apr 1844 Burial place St. Mary'S, Hexham, Northumberland, England Place Hexham County Northumberland Country England Record set England Deaths & Burials 1538-1991 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records [S166] Northumberland & Durham Marriages, Northumberland & Durham FHS. First name(s) Matthew Last name Cook Gender Male Birth year - Residence Hexham Marriage year 1812 Marriage date 10 Feb 1812 Marriage place Hexham Spouse's first name(s) Mary Spouse's last name Wilson Spouse's residence Hexham County Northumberland Country England Source year range 1740-1836 Event type Baptisms, marriages & burials Document type Bishop's transcripts Record set Northumberland And Durham Marriages