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Cooks, Northampton

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Susan

Susan Report 25 Nov 2006 15:40

I am looking for any info about Cooks? Was it a shoe factory? If not what was it. Does anybody have any ideas, please. Thank you, Sue

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 25 Nov 2006 15:57

could have been anything! Where have you found ref to it?

Susan

Susan Report 25 Nov 2006 17:31

An ancestor is reported as living at home and worked at Cooks. I wondered if it was a shoe factory or somewhere in Northampton. It is written on a piece of paper that has been handed down to me!! Might have been about 1900's

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 25 Nov 2006 19:07

Cooks isnr a name that i recognise ( I m local ) i wiould have thought if he was in the shoe trade it would have said cobbler/cordwainer or something like that what was his name

Susan

Susan Report 27 Nov 2006 17:28

Hi, Thank you for you reply. The name that I have is Annie Mantle. I think that she died in Devon. Don't worry about looking for her. Its just that I had the name Cook(s) and thought that it might be assocoated with shoes.

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 27 Nov 2006 19:29

i had a look, just out of curiosity. 1891 so i guess this is her Name: Annie Mantle Age: 11 Estimated birth year: abt 1880 Relation: Daughter Father's name: William L Mother's name: Elizabeth Gender: Female Where born: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England Civil parish: St Sepulchre Ecclesiastical parish: St Lawrence Town: Northampton County/Island: Northamptonshire Country: England Registration district: Northampton Sub-registration district: St Giles ED, institution, or vessel: 15 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Annie Mantle 11 <<abt 1880 Rushden, Edith Mantle 7 abt 1884 Northamptonshire, Elizabeth Mantle 45 abt 1846 Souldrop, Bedfordshire, Frank Mantle 9 abt 1882 Northamptonshire George Mantle 5 abt 1886 Northamptonshire, Herbert Mantle 18 abt 1873 Rushden, Joseph Mantle 1 1890 Northamptonshire, Sidney Mantle 15 Rushden, William L Mantle 43 Rushden, they were living at 19 Lorne rd, (that still exists) and it looks as though her father and brother worked in the shoe trade

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 27 Nov 2006 19:33

in 1901 she is staying with her brother herbert in Allen Rd ( again still exists she is a CARDBOARD BOX MAKER - so maybe that is what Cooks did Name: Annie Mantle Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1880 Relation: Sister Gender: Female Where born: Northants, Rushden Civil parish: St Giles Ecclesiastical parish: St Edmund County/Island: Northamptonshire Registration district: Northampton Sub-registration district: St Giles ED, institution, or vessel: 24 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 114 Household Members: Name Age Annie Mantle 21 Elsie Mantle 1 Emily Mantle 27 Herbert Mantle 25 Herberts marriage 1898 Oct-Nov-Dec Northampton (1837-1924) Northamptonshire Herbert John Mantle Emily Frances Cockle DISTRICT: Northampton (1837-1924) County: Northamptonshire Volume: 3b Page: 166

Susan

Susan Report 27 Nov 2006 20:13

Hi Jess, thank you for looking. That is the family. William was married to my G x4? grandmother Elizabeth Williamson. I wall lay the 'Cook's shoe company' to rest!! Sue