Events
Date of Birth: about 1796.
Place of Birth: Northend, Warwickshire.
Elizabeth’s age at death is given as 61 in her 1857 burial record. Her age is given as 53 and her birth place as Northend in the 1851 census.
Date of Baptism: 19 July 1796.
Place of Baptism: Burton-Dassett, Warwickshire.
The parish register records her baptism.
Date of Death: 6 June 1857.
The date is given by her gravestone.
Date of Burial: 10 June 1857.
Place of Burial: Burton-Dassett, Warwickshire.
The burial is given in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: William Bloxham (1766 - 1801).
Elizabeth’s father is named in her baptism record.
Mother: Mary Yerrow (1765 - 1836).
Elizabeth’s baptism record gives her mother’s name as Mary. Mary’s marriage record gives her surname as Yerrow. The will of Mary Yerrow’s father, William Yerrow, mentions his granddaughter Elizabeth Bloxham, among Mary’s other children.
Spouse: William Freeman (about 1795 - 1818). Married 13 November 1815 in Warmington, Warwickshire.
The marriage is given in the parish register. William Freeman, of North-End, age 23, was buried in Burton Dassett 23 March 1818.
Spouse: George Cooke (1789 - 1858). Married 12 June 1823 in Long Itchington, Warwickshire.
The marriage information comes from the parish register. Elizabeth’s sister, Ann Chater (née Bloxham), was a witness at the marriage.
Child (by William Freeman):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Ann Freeman (about 1817 - 1887) married George Dalton 8 August 1844 in Farnborough, Warwickshire.
Children (by George Cooke):
George Cooke (baptized 20 May 1827 Harbury - buried 29 January 1887 Southam) married Elizabeth Lidsey in 1849.
Jane Cooke (baptized 27 July 1828 Harbury - died 12 July 1849).
Thomas Cooke (baptized 30 May 1830 Harbury - died 2 October Napton-on-the-Hill) married Emma Stuttard 16 February 1853 in Islington.
Mary Cooke (baptized 11 March 1832 Harbury) married Thomas Alsop 13 December 1859 in Napton-on-the-Hill.
William Cooke (baptized 25 October 1838 Napton-on-the-Hill) married Emmeline Gutteridge 22 April 1862 in Stretton-upon-Dunsmore, Warwickshire.
Evidence
Elizabeth Bloxam’s baptism registration (1796, Burton Dassett)
[July] 19. Elizabeth. the Daugr of William & Mary Bloxam.
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Elizabeth's first marriage (Warmington parish register)
William Freeman of the Parish of Burston Dassett and Elizabeth Bloxam of the Parish of Warmington were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of Parents this 13th Day of November in the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifteen
By me Rob.t Lambe Ward Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between us William Freeman Elizabett Bloxham
In the Presence of Ann Bloxham John Durham
Baptism of Elizabeth’s child by William Freeman (1817, Burton Dassett)
When baptized: Jan’y 12.
Child’s Christian Name: Ann.
Parents Name Christian: William & Elizabeth.
Parents Name Surname: Freeman.
Abode: North-End.
Quality, Trade, or Profession: Maltster.
By whom the Ceremony was performed. J. Morgan Vicar
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Elizabeth Bloxham’s second marriage (Long Itchington)
George Cook of this Parish Bachelor and Elizabeth [Newman-crossed out] Freeman of this Parish Widow were married in this Church by Licence with Consent of [blank] this twelfth Day of June in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty three
By me Richd Walter Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between us G. Cooke Elizabeth Freeman
In the Presence of Thomas Griffin Ann Chater
No. 64
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Elizabeth Cooke’s burial registration (1857, Dassett Magna)
Name: Elizabeth Cooke
Abode: Napton on the Hill
When buried: June 10th
Age: 61 yrs
By whom the Ceremony was performed: W. D. Sheard, Vicar
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Elizabeth Cooke’s monumental inscription
Sacred to the memory of ELIZABETH wife of GEORGE COOKE who departed this life June 6 1857 aged 61 years.
Commentary
Identifying the parents of the wife of George Cooke took some research, as in English marriage records of the period maiden names were not usually given for widows. In the case of Elizabeth, it is possible to be confident of her identity for several reasons.
(1) We know from census and burial records that George’s wife, Elizabeth, was born in Northend, near Burton Dassett, in about 1797-1798 (census record) or 1796 (burial record). We also know that she was buried in Burton Dassett although George was buried in Napton-on-the-Hill.
(2) A check for young widows in the neighbourhood named Elizabeth of a husband surnamed Freeman turns up the marriage of a William Freeman to an Elizabeth Bloxham in 1815, in Warmington; the baptism of a daughter to William Freeman and Elizabeth in Burton Dassett in 1817; and the burial of William Freeman, of Northend, at age 23, in 1818 in Burton Dassett.
(3) An Elizabeth Bloxham was baptized in Burton Dassett in 1796, which makes her the right age (going by the burial record of George Cooke’s wife), and born in the right place (Northend was in the parish of Burton Dassett).
(4) The parents of that Elizabeth Bloxham subsequently had two children baptized in Warmington. The father was of Warmington at the time of his death in 1801.
(5) That Elizabeth Bloxham had a sister named Ann who married Thomas Chater in 1819. (Ann’s age at burial makes it possible to identify her with confidence.)
(6) At the 1815 marriage of William Freeman and Elizabeth Bloxham, one of the witnesses was Ann Bloxham. At the 1823 marriage of George Cooke and Elizabeth Freeman, one of the witnesses was Ann Chater.
(7) The Elizabeth Bloxham who was a witness at the 1811 marriage of Joseph Fields and Susanna Pain, and the 1813 marriage of John Bloxham and Mary Clifton, appears to have signed “Elizabeth” in a similar way to that of Elizabeth Freeman in the 1823 marriage record. [or maybe not…]
Everything fits well.
References
Elizabeth Bloxam baptism registration (19 Jul 1796), Burton Dassett, Warwickshire, parish registers 1775 - 1812; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2014) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1162; Document Reference: DR 292.
"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NVWL-JPX : accessed 26 Mar 2014), William Freeman and Elizabeth Blaxam, 13 Nov 1815; citing Warmington,Warwick,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 554774.
Ann Freeman baptism registration (12 January 1817), Burton Dasstt, Warwickshire parish registers, baptisms 1813 - 1824, page 12, No. 93.; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2014) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1163; Document Reference: DR 292.
William Freeman burial registration (23 March 1818), Burton Dasstt, Warwickshire parish registers, burials 1813 - 1824, page 8, No. 64.; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2014) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1163; Document Reference: DR 292.
George Cook - Elizabeth Freeman marriage registration (12 June 1823), Long Itchington, Warwickshire parish registers 1820 - 1824, page 22, No. 64.; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2014) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1186; Document Reference: DR 316.
1841 Census of England, Warwickshire, Southam, Knightlow Hundred, Napton on the Hill, Enumeration District (ED) 25, folio 16, page 5, George Cook household; digital image Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 March 2014) citing HO107, piece 1138, folio 12/16, book 12.
1851 Census of England, Warwickshire, Southam, Southam, George Cook household; digital image Findmypast.co.uk (http://Findmypast.co.uk : accessed 23 March 2014), citing HO107, piece 2077, folio 181, page 13.
Elizabeth Cooke burial registration (10 June 1857), Burton Dassett, Warwickshire parish registers, burials 1850 - 1874, page 74, no. 587; digital image Ancestry.com
(http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2014) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1163; Document Reference: DR 292.
Elizabeth Cooke monumental inscription, Monumental Inscriptions All Saints Church, Burton Dassett, Warwickshire, BMSGH, 1989, page 11.
Warmington parish register. Digital image on FamilySearch, accessed 16 January 2018.