Serjeant 29194 Samuel Cook

BMD details:
Marriage: 24/12/1896 Samuel COOK to Ann WELSH at Eccleston St Thomas

Family details:
Widow: Mrs Ann Cook.

Census details:
1881 - 5 years old schoolboy Samuel is living at 56 Fenton Street, St Helens with widowed mother Margaret (35) and six siblings: Joseph (16), Sarah (14), Mary (12), Lutta (9), Elizabeth (7), Cicely (2). Also at the address is boarder Elizabeth Moulton (68). 1891 - 15 years old 'Glassmakers Labourer' Samuel is living at 64 Raglan street, St Helens with mother Margaret (43) and four siblings: Cecelia (12), Mary Ann (8), John (6), Alexander (3). 1901 - Not found. Son William was born at Cork, Ireland in 1897. Samuel was 12 years in the military and possibly posted overseas in 1901. 1911 - Sees 35 years old 'Coal Miner Hewer' Samuel, wife of 14 years Annie (33) and son William (14) boarding at 113 Lyon Street, St Helens with the Cheetham family.

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/29194SamuelCook.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/Cook_Sam_29194.png[/pic2][/center] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Cook_S_29194.png[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/S_Cook_Ches.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant Samuel Cook on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]