Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke

Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke emigrated to Canada with her mother and step-father in about 1875 and got married in 1876. She lived in Toronto, Midland, and Salem, before moving to Uffington, Muskoka in 1901, where she spent the last 19 years of her life. Her daughter Elizabeth Beatrice, in Our Family History (p. 145) recalls her “rich sweet English voice.” She describes her thus: “Mother, Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke Adamson, had hair which fell to her knees. She wore it around the top of her head and around the back of her head and everyone who sees her photograph says that she is beautiful.”

Events

Date of Birth: 10 December 1857.

Place of Birth: London, England, probably in the City, but possibly in Islington.

E.B.C.’s death registration gives Dec 10 1857 as her date of birth, and London, England as her birth place. (The informant was [her husband] H.G. Adamson.) Her newspaper obituary (clipping) gives “Islington, London, England” as her birth place, but also states that she was “born within the sound of Bow Bells.” Bow bells could be heard in the City of London, but not in Islington, so there is some confusion in the obituary. E.B.C. was baptized in Islington. The 1871 census states that she was born in London “City”.

Date of Baptism: 6 January 1858.

Place of Baptism: Islington, London, England (St Matthew’s)

The place and date are recorded in the register of baptism.

Date of Death: 15 September 1920.

Place of Death: “Riverside”, Uffington, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.

E.B.C.’s death registration gives Sept 15th 1920 as the date of death. The cause of death was “sudden cardiac collapse.” Her newspaper obituary (clipping) gives “Riverside”, Uffington, as the place of death.

Date of Burial: 17 September 1920.

Place of Burial: Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada (St Thomas cemetery)

E.B.C.’s death registration gives this date and place for her burial. The cemetery is given by her newspaper obituary. There is a gravestone there.

Relationships

Father: Thomas Cooke (1830 - 1865).

This relationship is recorded in Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke's marriage and death registrations. (The informant for the death registration was [E.B.C.’s husband] H.G. Adamson.) Her record of baptism gives her father as Thomas Cooke of Stockton, Warwickshire, farmer.

Mother: Emma Stuttard (1830 - 1898).

This relationship is recorded in Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke's death registration.. (The informant was [E.B.C.’s husband] H.G. Adamson.) Her marriage registration gives her mother’s first name as “Emma”, as does her record of baptism.

Spouse: Henry Gamble Adamson (1849 - 1935). Married 6 June 1876, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church).

The date and place are recorded in the marriage registration.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Sources include Canadian censuses, Ontario birth, death, and marriage registrations, gravestones, and Our Family History.)

Yda Emma Adamson (29 March 1877 - 2 January 1907) married Richard Hoskin 22 Oct 1902

Elizabeth Beatrice Adamson (11 April 1879 - 7 March 1973) married William John Hawn 7 January 1903

William Wilfrid Adamson (26 November 1881 - 5 August 1959) married Lena Maud Arnott 16 September 1908

Jane Snell Adamson (18 April 1884 - 22 October 1929)

Henry Adamson (24 February 1886 - 13 Jun 1916) married Dorothea Alberta Crozier 22 December 1915

Thomas Arthur Adamson (27 January 1888 - 14 August 1959) married Mae Belle Pollick 15 June 1912

Henrietta Stuttard Adamson (10 September 1890 - )

Freel Adamson (24 February 1893 - 4 September 1893)

Robert Ernest Adamson (15 July 1894 - )

Ella Gertrude Adamson (26 March 1897 - 5 January 1991) married George Adam Crozier 28 July 1920

Mary Madeline Adamson (19 December 1899 - 1989) married Henry Peeling 17 November 1920

Evidence

E.B.C’s obituary (from a newspaper clipping):

Death of Mrs H G Adamson

At "Riverside" Uffington, on Wednesday morning about eight o'clock the Angel of Death called the beloved wife and mother to her Eternal Home, casting gloom over the country side.

Since a girl of ten, Mrs Adamson had been troubled with heart disease, although seemingly always in the best of health. She was one of the most noble and unselfish of women thinking always of the welfare of others, and carrying with her God's message of love.

Mrs. Adamson, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke, was born in Islington, London, England, within the sound of Bow Bells, on Dec. 10, 1857, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Cooke, and Emma Stuttard, of Napton, Warwickshire, England, and grand-daughter of the late John Ambrose Stuttard and Henrietta Hall, of London, England.

At the age of seventeen Mrs. Adamson came with her mother to Canada, and was married the following June, to Mr. Henry G. Adamson, of Pickering. They were married 44 years, having lived in Toronto, Midland, Pickering, and for the past 19 years in Uffington. Eleven children were born, eight of whom are living. Those dead are Freel, Ida and Henry, and living are Mrs. Wm. J. Hawn, (Beatrice), and William W., of Bracebridge; Mrs. W.T. Kirkpatrick, (Janie), Uffington; Arthur and Henrietta, of Toronto, Ernest at home; Mrs. George A. Crozier, (Ella), of Bracebridge; and Madeline at home.

Mrs. Adamson was a life long member of the Church of England, and also a member of the Woman's Auxiliary.

Among the beautiful floral tributes which covered the casket was a wreath from the members of the W.A.

The funeral left the house at 11.30 and proceeded to St. Paul's church, were[sic] service was held. The hymns were four favorities [sic] of the departed. They were, "My God My Father," "Lead Kindly Light," ""On The Resurrection Morning" and "Jesu, Son of Mary Hear."

From the church they proceeded to the family plot, St. Thomas cemetery, Bracebridge, where interment took place, Rev. H. Peeling officiating.

The pall-bearers were three sons and three sons-in-law.

From a distance were a sister and brother, Mrs. Thos. Hoskin, and Mr. Will Cooke, of Toronto. Mrs. Barrett, of Cookstown and Mr. Arthur Cooke, England, sister and brother, were unable to be present.

Much sympathy is extended to the bereaved family.

[Judging by the writing style and content, the obituary was likely written by one of E.B.C.’s daughters -- probably Elizabeth Beatrice (Adamson) Hawn or Ella Gertrude (Adamson) Crozier.]

References

St Matthew’s Church, Islington, London, England. Register of Baptism, p. 39, no. 312. London Metropolitan Archives, London; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 9 March 2014)

Henry Adamson - Beatrice Cooke, Ontario marriage registration 012889 (6 June 1876); digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://ancestry.ca : accessed 8 March 2014), citing MS 932, reel 534, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.

A digital image can be viewed at FamilySearch: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ9-DYL

Elizabeth Beatrice Adamson, Ontario death registration 025560 (15 Sep 1920); digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://ancestry.ca : accessed 8 March 2014), citing MS 935, reel 268, Archives of Ontario, Toronto. A digital image can be viewed at FamilySearch:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXN5-BL8

1861 Census of England, Warwickshire, Southam, Southam, Napton, Enumeration District (ED) 17, Thomas Cooke household, RG09, piece 2243, folio 6, page 5; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 March 2014)

1871 Census of England, Warwickshire, Leamington, Enumeration District (ED) 5, Thomas Wawman household, RG10, piece 3193, folio 110, page 30; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 March 2014)

Henry Adamson household, 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, Toronto City (district 134), St. Patrick Ward (subdistrict H), division 2, page 46, family 231; digital image, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx : accessed 9 March 2014), citing LAC microfilm C-13247

A digital image can be viewed here: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e328/e008182786.jpg

Henry Adamson household, 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, Ontario West (district 102), Pickering Township (subdistrict B), division 3, page 6, family 28; digital image, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx : accessed 9 March 2014), citing LAC microfilm T-6358

A digital image can be viewed here: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1891/jpg/30953_148160-00630.jpg

Henry Adamson household, 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, Ontario (west) (district 99), Pickering Township (subdistrict B), division 6, page 4, family 23 (family begins on page 3); digital image, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx : accessed 9 March 2014), citing LAC microfilm T-6487

A digital image can be viewed here: http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z002/jpg/z000089839.jpg

Image of the previous page here: http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z002/jpg/z000089838.jpg

Henry G Adamson household, 1911 census of Canada, Ontario, Muskoka (district 98), Draper Township (subdistrict 5), page 11, family 111; digital image, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx : accessed 9 March 2014), citing LAC microfilm T-20385

A digital image can be viewed here: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/jpg/e002003478.jpg

A digital picture of her gravestone can be seen at the Northern Ontario Gravemarker Gallery:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~murrayp/muskoka/bracebri/sthomas/sect1/cooke1.jpg

Hawn, Elizabeth Beatrice Adamson. Our Family History. Gravenhurst, Ontario: Baxter Press Ltd., October 1969.

[Elizabeth Beatrice Adamson Hawn, the compiler, was a daughter of Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke.]