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William Cook
Birth 14 Feb 1836 • Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
Place of birth inscribed on his headstone at the church in Waimate North.
4 Sources
Death 2 Jun 1919 • Waimate North, New Zealand
Burial Waimate North, New Zealand St John the Baptist Church grounds
Occupation bef 1860
Ship's carpenter. Sailor. Later a builder.
Emigration early 1860's Emigrated from England to New Zealand
Marriage
21 Mar 1865 • St Matthew's Church, Hobson Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland District, 20th March 1865. William COOK, Bachelor, Carpenter, aged 24, usually living in Kennedy's Bay, Auckland, Resided in Auckland 3 days Rose Ann KENYON, Spinster, aged 22, usually living in Kennedy's Bay, Auckland, Resided in Auckland 3 days.

Rose Ann Kenyon
Birth 13 SEP 1841 • Skircoat, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, daughter of John Kenyon 1814-1885 and Sarah Harvey 1812-1848 
Death 11 SEP 1891 • Waimate North, New Zealand
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Children
John Alexander Cook(1866–1930) 11 Jan 1866 • Kennedys Bay, New Zealand,  Death 1 Jun 1930 • Rawene, Hokianga, New Zealand Rawene Hospital
Daniel Hoyes Cook(1868–1868) 28 Jan 1868 • New Caledonia, Death 1868 • New Caledonia
Sarah EMILY (Emmy) Cook(1869–1924) 4 Apr 1869 • Coromandel, New Zealand, Death  22 OCT 1924 • Okaihau, New Zealand
Mary Anne JULIA Cook(1871–1943) 11 Aug 1871 • Waimate North, New Zealand, Death 2 JUN 1943 • Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Matilda Cook(1874–1941) 9 Jul 1874 • Waimate North, New Zealand, Death 14 AUG 1941 • Auckland, New Zealand
Rose Edith Cook(1876–1947) 26 Jul 1876 • Waimate North, New Zealand, Death 31 AUG 1947
Margaret (Maggie) Steel Cook(1879–1972) 17 Dec 1879 • Waimate North, New Zealand, Death 2 FEB 1972 • Northland, New Zealand
William (Kenny) Kenyon Cook(1885–1975) 12 May 1885 • Waimate North, New Zealand, Death 31 MAR 1975 • Auckland New Zealand
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Mary Cook -Birth ABT 1838 • Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland,  Age 33 — Residence 1871 • Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland, Servant in the Lamberton household
Marriage Aft. 1881 a man named Cooper (no further details)
           Son William Cook(1866–) 19 Feb 1866 • Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
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Matilda Cook (1840–) Abt 1840 • Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
Donald Cook Birth abt 1844 • Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Residence1851 • Saddell and Skipness, Argyll, Scotland
Mattia Cook Birth abt 1849 • Kintyre, Argyleshire, Scotland, Residence 1871 • Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

At this time I have no further information on the unknown people listed as children of Alexander Cook, but will check further when time permits.

   
Margaret (Maggie) Rae
Birth 20 OCT 1871 • Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, Scotland, Death AFT 1935
Marriage Aft. 1891
John McBeth Birth ABT 1870 • Glasgow, Scotland Death BEF. 1911

Their daughter Margaret (Peggy) Cook Rae Macbeth
Birth ABT. 1902 • Glasgow, Scotland, Death C 1970 • Glasgow, Scotland
She was a schoolteacher

Brenda, your Rea family and mine don't seem to be connected, though as we know, somewhere in the past they could be.

I will see what further information I can find re your Cook family, etc. 

Perhaps the moderator could direct you to someone who could help you.

Another wonderful piece of family history.  Thanks arthurstoneladdie.