PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS AND WILLS FOR THE COOK FAMILY

William Cook Court Appearances

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The funeral of Sarah Kate Cook

From Page 5; The Bucks Herald The British Newspaper Archive; © The British Library Board.

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Sale by Auction

Proposed sale of land and cottages and notice to quit to tenant Joseph Cook

From Page 1; The Bucks Herald The British Newspaper Archive; © The British Library Board.

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The Environs of Grandborough

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The Environs of Leverstock Green

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The Death of Joseph Benjamin Horn

References:

1. Headstone of Joseph Horn, Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford. Photograph of Memorial 38883500 added by Len. Find A Grave
2. Private Horn J: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
3. Entry No 819063 Horn, Joseph UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 from Ancestry.co.uk

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Herts Advertiser & St Albans Times Cuttings

LEFT: Stephen Cook was charged with allowing his pigs to create a neighbourhood nuisance. He was represented in Court by his son Walter Stephen Cook

RIGHT: The wedding of Jessie Marion Cook to Walter John Pitts on Aptil 27th 1907. The bridegroom was managing director of the Trews Weir Paper Mills in Exeter.

Fatal Accident Inquest

Inquest into the death of John, brother of Charles William Newman 1904

From Page 8; Buckingham Advertiser The British Newspaper Archive; © The British Library Board.

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Maps of Central Watford

Places in Watford mainly associated with Vincent Cook

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Vincent marries Eliza

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George William buys into Kings Langley

George William bought the property in the High Street, Kings Langley from the current owner, 70 year old William Austen. The agreement was witnessed by George's brother Walter Stephen Cook and by William Austen's associate, retired saddler William Cromach.

The text of the Bill of Sale reads:
I Wm Austen do agree to let my Business of Wheelright with the stock of trade of Workshop and Shop in front the shed in yard and all inside except two Wheelbarrows the Jack and a pair of wheels belonging to Alfred Timberlake For Ninety Pounds Paid one Pound Deposit To Take Possession on Monday April 26 1886 William Austen William Cromach Walter Stephen Cook George William Cook Received of George William Cook April 1886 the sum of ninety pounds for the shop according to agreement

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The pubs of Leverstock Green

Key: A: The Post Office; B: The White Horse; C: The Three Horse Shoes; D: Red Lion; E Rose & Crown; F: The Leather Bottle

The Three Horse Shoes is in the foreground with the White Horse next but one. The Leather Bottle is in the distance.

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Owen Oakins' mother's letter via her solicitor to the War Office

The text of the letter reads:

Ref No. C 5070 Potten End Vicarage, Berkhamsted, July 10 1917

Sir, Mrs C. Oakins of 2 Potten End asks me to let you know that she has received two letters from her son
Pte Owen Oakins 291339, 10th Middlesex Regt
lately reported wounded and missing. The first letter written April 12th said that he was in hispital at Nazareth. This was received last Saturday. The 2nd letter written May 15th was received the day before. He had not put any address on it - but in a different hand was written "O. Oakins, prisonnier de guerre a Dames". I have called her letters they are really post cards. He says that he is going on all right "Damas" I presume is Damascus

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Maps of Kings Langley and surroundings

KEY:

A: Apsley End; B: Nash Mills; C: Ruckler's Lane; D: Kings Langley

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Added: May 4th 2020
Last update: June 27th 2020

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