Cook, William^[1]

1871 - 1907  (35 years)  

 Set As Default Person

Cook, William

Est 1820 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Est 1820
Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Watters, Agnes           b. Est 1825
Children	1. Cook, David Watters           b. 15 Mar 1846, Donibristle Colliery, Aberdour, , Fife, Scotland

Robertson, Mary

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Black, James
Children	1. Black, Mary           b. 4 Aug 1816, Abbotshall Or Kirkcaldy

Cook, David Watters

1846 - 1911  (65 years)

Birth	15 Mar 1846	Donibristle Colliery, Aberdour, , Fife, Scotland
Died	24 Oct 1911	, , Victoria, Australia
Father	Cook, William           b. Est 1820
Mother	Watters, Agnes           b. Est 1825
Family	Smith, Alison           b. 25 Apr 1848, Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland
Married	26 Oct 1866	Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland
Children	1. Cook, Mary Black           b. 2 Mar 1868, Methilhill, Wemyss Parish, Fife, Scotland   2. Cook, Agnes           b. 27 Jul 1869, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland   3. Cook, William           b. 3 May 1871, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland   4. Cook, Alison           b. 2 Feb 1873   5. Cook, John           b. 6 Nov 1874, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland   6. Cook, David           b. 2 Sep 1876   7. Cook, James           b. 17 Jul 1878   8. Cook, Janet           b. 13 Jun 1880   9. Cook, Achibald           b. 18 Jan 1883   10. Cook, Ann           b. 17 Sep 1884   11. Cook, Margaret           b. 20 Aug 1887   12. Cook, Peter           b. 31 Jul 1888   13. Cook, Thomas           b. 24 Jul 1890

Smith, Alison

1848 - 1926  (78 years)

Birth	25 Apr 1848	Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland
Died	22 Jul 1926	, , Victoria, Australia
Father	Smith, John           b. 19 Mar 1818
Mother	Black, Mary           b. 4 Aug 1816, Abbotshall Or Kirkcaldy
Married	14 Jul 1837	Halbeath, Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland
Family	Cook, David Watters           b. 15 Mar 1846, Donibristle Colliery, Aberdour, , Fife, Scotland
Married	26 Oct 1866	Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland
Children	1. Cook, Mary Black           b. 2 Mar 1868, Methilhill, Wemyss Parish, Fife, Scotland   2. Cook, Agnes           b. 27 Jul 1869, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland   3. Cook, William           b. 3 May 1871, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland   4. Cook, Alison           b. 2 Feb 1873   5. Cook, John           b. 6 Nov 1874, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland   6. Cook, David           b. 2 Sep 1876   7. Cook, James           b. 17 Jul 1878   8. Cook, Janet           b. 13 Jun 1880   9. Cook, Achibald           b. 18 Jan 1883   10. Cook, Ann           b. 17 Sep 1884   11. Cook, Margaret           b. 20 Aug 1887   12. Cook, Peter           b. 31 Jul 1888   13. Cook, Thomas           b. 24 Jul 1890

MacDonald, Catherine Cairns

1867 - 1917  (50 years)

Birth	1867	Methilhill, Fife, Scotland
Died	27 Dec 1917	Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada
Family	Cook, William           b. 3 May 1871, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland

• Relationship	with Living
  Birth	3 May 1871	Methilhill, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6982C4B04BAC41DF9F3D0B6B1FFA6F82D2E5
  Death	28 Apr 1907	Johannesburg, , Gauteng, South Africa
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Cook, William           b. Est 1820             d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Robertson, Mary             d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I4242	The Family Maw
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Cook, David Watters           b. 15 Mar 1846, Donibristle Colliery, Aberdour, , Fife, Scotland           d. 24 Oct 1911, , , Victoria, Australia (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Smith, Alison           b. 25 Apr 1848, Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland           d. 22 Jul 1926, , , Victoria, Australia (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1866	Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F1162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MacDonald, Catherine Cairns           b. 1867, Methilhill, Fife, Scotland           d. 27 Dec 1917, Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F1353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2017

  
  

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  		Birth - 3 May 1871 - Methilhill, Fife, Scotland  Death - 28 Apr 1907 - Johannesburg, , Gauteng, South Africa   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  William b.1871, the eldest son of David Waters Cook and Alison Smith, was (according to Margaret Counsel) never in Australia with the rest of the Cook family, but sought his fortune in the gold mines of South Africa. He worked for over 12 years there, and visited his home in Methil several times. He died in Johannesburg in 1907 of the 'fell disease that works such havoc among the miners of the Rand'. In the 1901 census he (29, stone miner) is living at Smith's Buildings, Connercial Street, Methil, with Catherine Macdonald (34, born Methil) and four children, Annie (9), David (7), Alison (2) and William (5mo.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Andrew Dunsire, Andrew Dunsire.