The Andrews / Hebblethwaite family tree
Sixth Generation (3rd Great Grandparents)
George Lydell Cooke and Mary Ann Perry
Thomas Cooke (1841 – 1917)
Thomas George Cooke (1864 – 1943)
Gwendolen Mary Cooke (1901 – 1976)
Betty Hebblethwaite (1931 – 2002)
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George III (1760 – 1820)
George IV (1820 – 1830)
William IV (1830 – 1837)
Victoria (1837 – 1901)
George Lydell Cooke
George is the son of George Cooke and Bridget Bywater and was born in 1785 in Shepshed in Leicestershire. He was baptised on the 5th of February 1785 in Shepshed. He died in on the 21st of January 1847 at the age of 62.
In this year, 1785;
The first crossing of the English Channel by a hydrogen balloon just two years after the Montgolfier brothers first flew in a balloon.
On the 1st of June King George III received the first American ambassador to Britain, John Adams.
In January of 1816 his mother passed away in Shepshed.
On the 24th of October 1830 his father passed away also in Shepshed.
On the 31st of October 1837 George married Mary Ann in the Parish Church in Radford, Nottingham. Marriage is recorded under the names of George Sidal Cooke and Mary Ann Perry. George is a widower and Mary Ann a spinster, both of full age.
The marriage certificate shows that at the time of the wedding George is a framework knitter and Mary Ann is a lace mender. Both addresses are given as Heath Street. George's father is George Cooke and Mary's is John Perry, both of them are frame smith's. The certificate is signed by both George and Mary in the presence of Alfred Perry and Joseph Hooke. Although the copy is typed it does suggest that both George and Mary signed their own names as it doesn't say 'the mark of'. It also doesn't mention that George's father is deceased at this time.
It has not at present been possible to find details of George’s first marriage. The only marriage that it seems possible could be George’s is to Mary Preston on the 27th of November 1823 in Thurcaston in Leicestershire. Thurcaston is just eight miles from Shepshed.
The Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties Friday the 3rd of November 1837
MARRIED
At Radford, on Tuesday, by the Rev. S. Cresswell, Mr George Lidal Cooke to Miss Mary Ann Perry.
On the 8th of July 1838 George and Mary Ann had their first son, George Jesse in Radford, Nottingham. He was followed by Thomas in 1841 and Elizabeth in 1846 also in Radford.
Noted events in his life were:
* Living: 31 Oct 1837, Heath Street, Radford, Nottingham.
* He worked as a Framework Knitter on 31 Oct 1837.
* He worked as a Framework Knitter on 8 Jul 1838.
* Living: 1841, Radford, Nottingham.
* He worked as a Framework Knitter in 1841.
* Living: 21 Jan 1847, Aspley Terrace, Radford, Nottingham.
* He worked as a Framework Knitter on 21 Jan 1847.
George married Mary Ann Perry on the 31st of October 1837 in the Parish Church in Radford.
Children from this marriage were:
i. George Jesse Cooke – (8/7/1838 – 8/10/1916)
ii. Thomas Cooke – (1841 – 1917)
iii. Elizabeth Cooke – (1846 – )
Mary Anne Perry
Mary Ann is the daughter of John Perry and was born in 1805 in Bloomsgrove in Nottingham.
George Jesse Cooke – 2nd Great Grand Uncle
George Jesse was born on the 8th of July 1838 in Radford and died on the 8th of October 1916 in Scranton, Lackawanna in Pennsylvania USA.
In December 1865 George Jesse marries Sophia Thornley in Lenton in Nottingham.
In 1871 George and Sophia are living in Pelham Terrace in Lenton with their two year old son John Thornley Cooke. George is a lace maker.
In 1881 the family are now at 3 York Houses in Lenton and they have another son George Jesse who is aged 3.
By 1891 John Thornley is no longer with the family, but George Jesse junior is now a scholar and they are living at 22 Petersham Street in Lenton. Petersham Street no longer exists as it was redeveloped in the 1970s.
After 1891 George Jesse Senior, Sophia and George Jesse junior emigrate to America and end up in Scranton by 1892. When George Jesse senior died the local Scranton Republican newspaper wrote this obituary;
The Scranton Republican from Scranton, Pennsylvania Wednesday 25th of October 1916.
George Jesse Cooke, whose death occurred recently, was one of the first lacemakers to come to this city from England. - i.e. was the father of George Cooke, Jr., of Adams Avenue. The elder Cooke, was one of the earliest employees of the Scranton Lace Works, came to this city from Nottingham in 1892 and helped introduce the lace business in Scranton. His knowledge of the Industry was of great value to his employers, with whom he remained for many years. One of his sons, John Cooke, still a resident of Nottingham, England. The funeral of Mr. Cooke was in charge of the Lace Workers' union of Scranton.
The Scranton Lace Company, also known as the Scranton Lace Curtain Company and Scranton Lace Curtain Manufacturing Company, was an American lace manufacturer in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The company was established by the Scranton Board of Trade as the Scranton Lace Curtain Manufacturing Company in 1890 and was incorporated on the 15th of June 1897. The name Scranton Lace Company became standardized in 1916 when the Scranton Lace Curtain Manufacturing Company and one of its subsidiaries combined their operations. On the 13th of May 1958, the company changed its name to The Scranton Lace Corporation, but soon thereafter reverted to using the name The Scranton Lace Company as its official title. From 1916 to 2002 the company remained the first and largest known producer of Nottingham lace in the United States.
The company was the world leader in Nottingham lace and also produced tablecloths, napkins, valances, and shower curtains, among many other types of lace items. During the 1940s, the company teamed up with subsidiaries such as Victory Parachutes, Inc. and Sweeney Bros. to manufacture parachutes and camouflage netting. The company prospered well into the 1950s, but risky investments involving Hal Roach Studios and the fledgling television industry placed the company in financial peril and eventually led to its closure in 2002. Despite the factory being one of area's biggest employers, it closed in 2002 with the company's vice president telling its employees, mid-shift, that the facility was closing "effective immediately".
The facility featured a theatre, bowling alley, gymnasium, infirmary, clock tower (that is a city landmark and has a Meneely cast iron bell) and other amenities.