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If the witness to the marriage below is our ALFRED WILLIAM HOOD, then the COOKE getting married here and also the COOKE Father and witness, might be descendants of the Cook, I have been looking for?
1891 Census. Civil Parish of Latchford in the Borough of Warrington
Alfred W. Hood, Head, M, age 36, Grocer, born Yorkshire, Selby.
Edith Hood, Wife, M, age 24, born Yorkshire, Selby.
Reginald G. Hood, Son, - , age 3, born Cheshire, Latchford.
Alfred W. Hood, Son, - , age 1, born Cheshire, Latchford.
Mary E. Houghton, Serv; S, age 15, Gen'l Domestic Serv; born Cheshire, Latchford.
Marriage
Possibly ALFRED WILLIAM HOOD was a Witness at this 1892 COOKE Wedding at WARRINGTON ...
Marriage: 20 Aug 1892 Holy Trinity, WARRINGTON, Lancs.
Colin SIMS - 30, Schoolmaster, Bachelor, 145 Chapel St. Leigh
Fannie Adolphine COOKE - 21, Spinster, 50 Parker St. Warrington
Groom's Father: John Sims, Moulder
Bride's Father: Charles COOKE, Schoolmaster
Witness: ALFRED WILLIAM HOOD; Clarisse COOKE
Married by Licence by: W. E. Glenn
Register: Marriages 1870 - 1901, Page 130, Entry 259
Source: LDS Film 2068606/7
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SIMS / SIM Side of the Above MarriageI am looking into John Sim and his Wife Charlotte (nee Sharrock). John Sim was the Father of Colin Sims, above, (on FamilySearch etc.)
NOTES: Bedford, Pennington and Westleigh were merged to form the town of LEIGH, so some Census for the birthplaces have either Bedford, Lancashire OR Leigh, Lancashire.
1861 Census Deakins Lea, Bedford, Lancashire. Registration District Leigh.
John Sims, Head, Marr, 30, Iron Moulder, Born Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. [Bamber Bridge near Preston].
Charlotte Sims, Wife, Marr, 28, House Keeper,
Born NOT KNOWN!.
Catharine Sims, Dau, age 7, Born Bedford, Lancashire.
John Sims, Son, age 6, Born Bedford, Lancashire.
Ann [Eliza] Sims, Dau, age 4, Born Bedford, Lancashire.
Sydney Sims, Son, age 1, Born Salford, Lancashire.
From a sample of births in the GRO Births Index - Wife and Mother is SHARROCK
Catharine Sims (Mother Sharrock) Birth Leigh 1853.
John Marshall Sims (Mother Sharrock) Birth Leigh 1855. ADDED
Ann Eliza Sims (Mother Sharrock) Birth Leigh 1857.
Sydney Sims (Mother Sharrocks) Birth Salford 1860.
Colin Sims (Mother Sharrock) Birth Leigh 1862.
Marriage 1852 (Not seen image)John SIM and Charlotte SHARROCK
29 March 1852 St Stephen, Salford, Lancashire.
John Sim - Single, Father John SIM.
Charlotte - Single, Father Jeremiah SHARROCK.
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