Joseph Cooke was born around 1850, possibly in Drogheda, County Louth. He married Mary Moore and their daughter Catherine was baptised on 31 March 1876 at St Peter's, County Louth with sponsors listed as James Cooke and Alice Moore. Soon after the family moved to Wigan, Lancashire, where their daughter Mary Alice was born on 2 Feb 1881. The family is listed in the 1881 UK Census, residing at 22 John Street Wigan. Catherine doesn't appear in the family's 1881 UK census entry, so it's possible she died in infancy. However the household also lists Owen Hallerin (born Cork) as Joseph's brother-in-law, and his wife Alice (born Drogheda). It seems reasonable to conclude that this is also Alice Moore, who was listed on Catherine's baptism record. Mary and Joseph's other two children were born in the following years, also in Wigan: James (1885) and Henry (1890). Joseph died in 1899 at the age of 49. The 1901 census lists Mary as household head, hosting 3 boarders who were also from Louth: James Moore (21), Patrick Rodger (23) and Owen Rowley (30), who were all colliery workers.
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1850 (circa) | |
