Thomas Cook

[ballydw]

Thank you Maxd for your comprehensive post.  Unfortunately, I do not have have information to add. Will check out the national archives.

[ballydw]

Do you have Thomas on census before he married

Rosie, a possibility for 1871 Census in Kensington Middlesex - Head is Mary Ann Cook a widow - his mother. Also Thomas married in Kensington

[t mo]

I found ellen gowing birth in irish births in find my past records
trevor

[t mo]

forgive me that ellen gowing is totally wrong it has a birth year of 1889 so sorry for my mistake 
trevor

[ballydw]

forgive me that ellen gowing is totally wrong it has a birth year of 1889 so sorry for my mistake 
trevor

no problem trevor.  I have failed to locate Ellens baptism c. 1849 she spells it gowing on her marriage record but on my research I have found variations i.e going - gowen. Waiting on her marriage civil record might have further clues I hope

[rosie99]

If that 1871 is him
Mary Ann Cook   66 bn Marylebone
George Cook   43
John Cook    38 - Labourer
Thomas Cook   36
Emma Cook   25
children all born Paddington

1861 (No Thomas)
John Cook     62 bn Harrow, Middlesex
Mary Cook   56 bn Marylebone
George Cook   33
John Cook           28
William Cook   20
Anne Cook   18
Emma Cook   15
Ellen Cook   12
children all bn Paddington

1851
John Cook        51
Mary Ann Cook   46
George Cook   23
John Cook           16
Thomas Cook   14
Ann Cook             7
William Cook   10
Emma Cook   5
Ellen E Cook   2

He may have been in the forces sometime between 1851 & 1871 

It will be interesting to know what info the marriage certificate brings

[ballydw]

Rosie on church marriage gives thomas father as John Cook so censuses you sent are a good possibility - thank you