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Jacob Cook Watson-born 1749- 1752 Norwich Norfolk

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Eileen

Eileen Report 10 Aug 2017 12:27

cannot trace baptism of Jacob Cooke Watson born about 1752(marriage record). in Norwich. located a Freeman record for Norwich registered 1777 sponsor father Jacob Watson Officer of Excise. Jacob Cook, died 1829 Gt Yarmouth., aged 80 (1749)

Hopefully someone out there may be researching the Jacob Cook Watson's of Norwich, Fakenham, Walsingham ,Great Yarmouth.,etc.

Looking forward to your tips, guidance in where to locate/review, I m researching this as a 40th birthday present. thank you Eileen

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 10 Aug 2017 12:55

Just to add, worth a look on below link to start...

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

County Norfolk
Place Norwich
Church name St Stephen
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 150
Marriage date 1 Jul 1773
Groom forename Jacob Cook
Groom surname WATSON
Groom condition bachelor
Groom parish Saint George At Tombland
Bride forename Sarah
Bride surname GATHERCOLE
Bride condition spinster
Bride parish St Stephen
Witness Mary CLAXTON
Witness John ROOKWOOD
Register note Licence


Burial
County Norfolk
Place Great Yarmouth
Church name St Nicholas
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 1686
Burial date 01 Oct 1829
Person age 80
Burial person forename Jacob Cook
Burial person surname WATSON
Chris :)

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Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Aug 2017 14:54

???

Jacob Cook Watson

in the Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
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Name: Jacob Cook Watson
Age: 80
Birth Year: abt 1749
Burial Date: 1 Oct 1829
Burial Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parish as it Appears: Great Yarmouth
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Jacob Cook
Last name Watson
Sex Male
Age 80
Birth year 1749
Death year -
Burial year 1829
Burial date 01 Oct 1829
Parish Great Yarmouth, St Nicholas with St Peter, St John, St Andrew, St James, St Paul & St Luke
Diocese Norwich
County Norfolk
Country England
Archive Norfolk Record Office
Archive reference PD 28/139
Page 211

malyon

malyon Report 10 Aug 2017 21:42

Jacob Cook /Watson/
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Sex
Male

Birth
1746
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death
October 1829
Marion, Tennessee, United States



MARRIAGES (1)
Spouse
Sarah /Gathercole/

Marriage
1 July 1773
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 11 Aug 2017 07:29

Death in Tennessee (don't think so!)

What was his Occupation, Son Jacob?...

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D390131

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D185363

(does Cooke Watson Esq. Excise/Kings Lynn, and George Cook Watson/Fakenham above relate?, should also be on below)

All England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 (Ancestry)


https://tinyurl.com/ybyr26gw

(son of Cooke Watson on above, from google search. Rev. John Jeffery Watson)


http://www.hayesandstorr.co.uk/about-us/a-brief-history/

(mention of George Cook Watson on above)

Edits (probably not relating to Jacob, Marriage below!)

County Norfolk
Place Aylsham
Church name St Michael
Register type Parish Register
Marriage date 16 Jun 1763
Groom forename Cook
Groom surname WEATSON
Groom parish St Lawrence Norwich
Bride forename Alice
Bride surname JEFFERY
Bride condition Spinster
Witness John JEFFREY
Witness Saml SHIATO?
Register note By licence.


(below better!)

Baptism
County Norfolk
Place Norwich
Church name St George Tombland
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 24 Jul 1774
Birth date 10 Jul 1774
Person forename George Cook
Person sex M
Father forename Jacob Cook
Father surname WATSON
Mother forename Sarah


County Norfolk
Place Great Fransham
Church name All Saints
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 44
Marriage date 23 Nov 1800
Groom forename George Cook
Groom surname WATSON
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom parish Fakenham
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname GOOLD
Bride condition Spinster
Bride parish Otp
Witness Thos GOOLD
Witness Jeremiah GOOLD
Register note Licence - 3rd witness John GATHERCOLE


(below was Daughter of above)

Burial
County Norfolk
Place Fakenham
Church name St Peter and St Paul
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 639
Burial date 14 Nov 1829
Person age 18
Burial person forename Sarah
Burial person surname WATSON
Burial person abode Fakenham


14 November 1829 (Saturday) - Norfolk Chronicle - Norwich, Norfolk, England

Died
Monday last, at Fakenham, of a decline, in the 18th year of her age, Sarah, eldest daughter of the late G. C. Watson. Esq. attorney at law.


(below came up, but no idea!)

Kent Marriages Transcription (Find My Past)

Role Groom
Record set Kent Marriages
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Watson
Marriage year 1747
Spouse's first name(s) Eliz
Spouse's last name
Cooke
County Kent
Place Pembury
Residence Penshurst
Marriage date 20 Sep 1747
Banns or licence L
Spouse's residence Penshurst


England, Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) Jacob
Last name Watson
Gender Male
Baptism year 1749
Baptism date 07 Jan 1749
Residence Suffolk, England County Suffolk
Father's first name(s) Jacob
Father's last name Watson
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Mother's last name Watson

Chris :)

(perhaps worth a trip to Norwich Archives, or if anything at Great Yarmouth Library, can be surprising what turns up in local libraries!)