See also
- William COOK-ABBOTT's parents: Thomas Cook ABBOTT (1877-1952) and May Eleanor THURBON (1876-1959)
- William COOK-ABBOTT's siblings: May Alice COOK-ABBOTT (1899?- ), Violet COOK-ABBOTT (1900- ), Thomas COOK-ABBOTT (1902-1904), Elizabeth COOK-ABBOTT (1907?-2002), George COOK-ABBOTT (1909-1967), John COOK-ABBOTT (1912-2001) and Winifred COOK-ABBOTT (1915-2004)
William Frederick COOK-ABBOTT (1904-1979)
William (Bill) COOK-ABBOTT
William and Lillian's marriage in 1929
William Frederick COOK-ABBOTT
William and Lillian COOK-ABBOTT
William and Lillian - Just Married
William's Redundancy reference
| RiD No.: | 28 |
Personal Details
| Birth | 25 September 1904 | Southwark, London |
| Occupation | 1929 (age 24-25) | Labourer |
| At the time of his marriage he was employed as a labourer for John Oakey and Son. | ||
| Address | 1937 (age 32-33) | 37 Falmouth Chambers, Falmouth Road, London SE1 |
| From Electoral Register | ||
| Death | 10 May 1979 (age 74) | Braintree, Essex |
Marriage and Family Details
| Spouse | Lillian BASS (1904-1999) | |
| Children | John William COOK-ABBOTT (1930-2004) | |
| Derek COOK-ABBOTT (1932-2014) | ||
| Marriage | 6 July 1929 (age 24) | Holy Trinity Church, Southwark London |
| At the time of their marriage, Lillian was living at 91 Rockingham Street SE1 and was employed as a ruler feeding machinist. William was living at 85 Rockingham Street SE1 | ||
Other Details
William (Bill) was my paternal grandfather, and I remember him, and my grandmother Lillian (Lill), fondly.
William and Lillian lived nearly all their married life in a tenement block called Falmouth Chambers, which was in Falmouth Road, London SE1, only a stones throw from the "Elephant and Castle", more about which can be found HERE. The block has long since been demolished and the area redeveloped. The site of the flats is now a public open space. Later in life they relocated into a council house (with a garden!) in Braintree, Essex in order to live nearer to my parents.
William started work nine days before his 15th birthday as a Factory Hand with an abrasive paper manufacturer, John Oakey and Sons Ltd (Est 1883) and worked for the company for 45 years before being made redundant in 1964. See the reference letter above.