We found your message on the Net but I amnot sure that we can help you. My Grandfather was a William Cook born in England in 1894, he had a sister Jessie and a brother Frank. He had 2 children Ronald and Alys, my mother Alys lives in Australia near us. I believe one of the Frank's is a Judge residing in Canada. We have more information for you if necessary.
08-01-2000 Descendants of: JOSEPH MARCHINGTON

1 JOSEPH MARCHINGTON #391 b. 00-00-1866
m. ELIZABETH WIGGINS #392

2 WILLIAM MARCHINGTON #403 b. 18-03-1894 d. 00/00/1976 TALLAROOK VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
m. ADA LONG #404 b. 00-00-1895 Gallowshields England d. 00/00/1955
m. FLORENCE CARTER #669

3 ALYS MARCHINGTON #50 b. 04-06-1923 OLDHAM MANCHESTER ENGLAND
m. 28/03/1941 ENGLAND JOHN WOODWARD COOK #49 b. 06-05-1916 NORTH SHIELDS NEWCASTLE ENGLAND d. 23/08/1980 TALLAROOK

4 JOHN TERRENCE COOK #54 b. 18-09-1942 WARDINGTON ENGLAND
m. 20/03/1976 SUSAN MARGARET FLETCHER #55

5 MARY COLLEEN COOK #56 b. 07/03/1977

5 ANNE MAREE COOK #57 b. 30-08-1979 TALLAROOK VICTORIA AUSTRALIA

4 RONALD WILLIAM COOK #1 b. 16-07-1948 CHIPPING-WARDEN ENGLAND
m. 08-06-1968 SEYMOUR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PAMELA JOY BERRY #2 b. 04/08/1949 MILDURA BASE HOSPITAL

Ronald William Cook is the second son of John Woodward Cook and Alice
Marchington, born on 16/7/1948 at Chipping Warden in Oxfordshire England.

He attended the local elementary school in Chipping Warden until such time as
the family moved to Middleton Cheney. They remained there for another two
years until moving to 44 Reginald Terrace Roundhay Leeds

In 1958 at the age of 10 the family left England from the port of Southampton
on the MV Fairsea to emigrate to Australia. In Melbourne the family stayed
with Jack and Millicent White, an aunt, in Clayton before moving to Girgarre
near Kyabram Victoria.

Ron attended Girgarre State school and then Kyabram High school, followed by a
short period at the Echuca Technical School. His first job was with KY
Canneries as an Apprentice Fitter and Turner. The family then left Girgarre
and made their home in Tallarook near Seymour Victoria.

Ron then worked for Australia Post as a telegram boy for less than a year
before going to the Victorian Railway's Newport Workshops as a Lad Trainee,
heating rivets for rolling stock repair. He then went to Sinclair's Garage at
Broadford as a Lube Attendant where he stayed for a short time until
commencing a Motor Mechanic Apprenticeship with Ralph Wilson in Seymour.

Whilst thus employed Ron also worked weekends for Harry Hinton Transport
servicing trucks which he continued to do when he cut short his apprenticeship
and went to work for the Commonwealth Department of Construction at
Puckapunyal Army Base.

He was then offerred full time employment with Harry Hinton as a truck
mechanic and remained there until Harry Hinton died and the business was taken
over on 7/7/1968. Whilst in the employ of Harry Hinton he married Pamela Joy
Berry on 8/6/1968 at the Presbyterian Church in Seymour. They first resided at
8 Grattan St for a period of 12 months before moving into their newly built
home at 135 Tarcombe Rd Seymour.

Ron then worked for Parker Brothers Earthmoving Constructions for some 12
months, then Peter North Service Station, Mob Siding, Asco Service Station,
Halls Transport and Fitzpatrick Bros Vineyards.Ron finally ended up at
Crommert Motors on 15/6/1973 working as a mechanic and remained in this
employment until he was due for his 10 years long service leave, when he
resigned.

While in the latter employment he attended night school at the Seymour Tafe
and obtained his Motor Mechanic Certificate on 19/7/1976, his Senior Motor
Mechanic Certificate on 7/10/1976 and the following year his "A" Grade
Automotive Engineers Certificate on 20/9/1977.

After 3 months at Neil Beer Holden as Service Manager he applied for and
obtained a position as the Regional Vehicle Examiner for the Road Traffic
Authority in Morwell Victoria. As a result he and his family moved to 3a Bruce
St Moe and then to a 5 acre farmlet at RMB 7620 O'Briens Rd Westbury Via
Trafalgar, just out of Moe.

Ron and Pam produced 2 children Anthony Craig and Jacqueline Antoinette. The
RTA was amalgamated with the RCA and became Vicroads and Ron's position became
redundant so he applied for and obtained the position of Transport Safety
Officer. He remained at Vicroads until March 1998 when he applied for and
obtained a position as a Bus Auditor for the Public Transport Safety
Directorate at the Department of Infrastructure at Nauru House in Collins St
Melbourne. An office was set up at the Traralgon Vicroads Office where he is
based today 29th August 1999.
PAMELA:

Pamela Joy Berry is the 4th child of Donald Ernest William Berry and May
Isobel French. One of 9 children she was born in Mildura Base Hospital on
4/8/1949.

Her first schooling was undertaken at the Caveat State School near Seymour, a
school of only 22 students, her family having moved there from Euston in
1954.

Pamela and her 6 brothers and sisters spent their leisure hours endlessly
exploring the surrounding bush and gullies. They helped with the farm,
rounding up the sheep, milking the cows, collecting the eggs and also helped
in the field when it was spud planting or picking time.

She attended Yea High School in 1962, travelling by bus along the Ghin Ghin
Cutting and transferring to a second bus to continue on to the school.Her
family then moved to Seymour in the same year and she attended Seymour High
School, achieving the level of Form 5 (Year 11) and doing 9 months of her 6th
(Matriculation) year. She then managed to secure a job at the State Savings
Bank in Seymour in September 1967 and worked for 2 years.

During this time she met and married Ronald William Cook on 8/6/1968 at the
Presbyterian Church Seymour, they lived in a flat in Grattan St for approx 15
months before moving into their own home, built by local builder August Comi.
This was in 1969 when Ron was earning wages of $3,188 gross, their house loan
was for $9,980 over 25 years at 5.5% interest. The Basic Wage was around
$46.00 per week and their weekly shopping bill was around $10.00 per week.

Pamela and Ronald had two children, Anthony Craig born 23/4/1969 and
Jacqueline Antoinette born 24/8/1971.

To help their financial position Pam minded children at her home for working
mothers for 3 years. She then took up housekeeping for various people in
Seymour, spending her mornings doing their housework, this she did for 11
years until the family moved to Moe in Gippsland Victoria in January 1984
where Ron attained the position of Regional Vehicle Examiner for the Road
Traffic Authority, later known as the Roads Corporation.

Pam applied for the position of Part-Time teller at the State Bank in Moe and
commenced work there on 23/5/1984. The State Bank was later taken over by the
Commonwealth Bank and she is still working there now as a GC3.

29th August 1999 - Pam obtained a Full Time position at the CBA in Moe in
April 1998 as a GC4 and has undertaken the role as relieving Assistant Manager
on numerous occasions. She and Ron now have 3 grandchildren with another
expected in October.



5 ANTHONY CRAIG COOK #3 b. 23-04-1969 SEYMOUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
m. 22-02-1992 ST KIERANS MOE VICKI MAREE PLATSCHINDA #5 b. 18/08/1970 YALLOURN HOSPITAL
m. 10-10-1998 GROOMS PARENTS PROPERTY AT WESTBURY TRACEY ANN KUKLINSKI #663 b. 20-02-1968

Anthony Craig Cook is the eldest child of Ronald William Cook and Pamela Joy
Berry, born 23/4/1969 in the Seymour Memorial Hospital.

He attended Seymour East Primary School and then Seymour Technical High School
until the family moved to Moe Victoria in 1984. He achieved his Year 11
Certificate in 1985 during which time he did part-time work after school and
on Saturday mornings working in the local Mitre 10 store. Anthony then applied
for an apprenticeship at the SEC and commenced work at the Yallourn Power
Station as an Instrument Maker and Repairer on 13/1/1986. After obtaining his
indentures, some 6 months before the allotted 4 years were up in 1989, he
worked there as a tradesman until December 1992 when he left due to
restructuring at the SEC and the loss of countless jobs.

Anthony was then successful in securing a position at the GMH Proving Grounds
at Lang Lang in Victoria as an Instrument Maker and Repairer on 6th July
1993.

Anthony married Vicki Maree Platschinda at St Kierans Church in Moe on 22nd
February 1992 and they have a daughter Zara Maree Cook born 12/10/1993.
Unfortunately the marriage broke down irretrievably in 1994 and the marriage
ended in separation and ultimately divorce in 1996.

Anthony moved down to Grantville and bought 6 acres where he built a large
shed and renovated one end of it to live in. He met Tracey Kuklinsky in 1996
and they became Engaged in 1997, Tracey moved down to Grantville with Tony and
managed to obtain a position at the Wonthaggi Mens Club in the Hospitality
business. They were married at his parent's property on 10th October 1998 and
have a son Kobey Anthony born 15th March 1999. They are presently building a
home on their block.
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6 ZARA MAREE COOK #383 b. 12/10/1993 LATROBE VALLEY HOSPITAL MOE VICTORIA

6 KOBEY ANTHONY COOK #727 b. 15-03-1999 DANDENONG HOSPITAL VIC

5 JACQUELINE ANTOINETTE COOK #4 b. 24-08-1971 SEYMOUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
m. 14-11-1992 TOWER GARDENS MORWELL GRAEME JAMES MCINNES #6 b. 15/01/1970 MELBOURNE
m. 24-05-1997 Yarrawonga Gardens COLIN DOUGLAS WEMYSS #598 b. 02-09-1969 Yarrawonga Hospital
Jacqueline Antoinette Cook is the second child of Ronald William Cook and
Pamela Joy Berry born 24/8/1971 in the Seymour Memorial Hospital.

Jacqueline attended the Seymour East Primary School unitl the family moved
down to Moe Victoria where she finished her High school years at Newborough
High School. She achieved her Year 11 Certificate in 1988, at that time she
had a part-time job at the local K-Mart store working after school and
Saturday mornings. She applied for and secured an apprenticeship at the SEC as
an Instrument Maker and Repairer and commenced work at the Yallourn W power
station on 9th January 1989.

Jacqueline married Graeme James McInnes at the Tower Gardens Reception Centre
in Morwell on 14th November 1992.

Jacqueline gained her Indentures in January 1993 and after restructuring of
the SEC her position became redundant and she worked at the Brown Coal
Productions in Morwell shovelling coal for the next 6 months.

She then applied for a position at the Australian Defence Industries in
Mulwala and commenced work there as an Instrument Tradesman on 7th June 1993.

Her marriage broke up in June 1994 and she was divorced in November 1995.

She remained at ADI and did an Electrical Apprenticeship and met her second
husband Colin Wemyss, who also worked at ADI as a Fitter and Turner Tradesman.
They married on 24th May 1997 and built a home on their 600 acres property at
Mulwala, Colin has now formed a Company called BPR Engineering and is
contracting back to ADI. Jacqui and Colin produced a son Logan William Wemyss
born on 8th October 1997.

Jacqui finished her Electical Apprenticeship and started up her own business
called Corowa Agtronics, she does all the repair work on Farmscan Units in the
area.


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6 LOGAN WILLIAM WEMYSS #599 b. 08-10-1997 Corowa Hospital NSW
Left blank for Pam to type stuff in.

4 JEAN LESLEY COOK #52 b. 24-05-1950 CHIPPING-WARDEN ENGLAND
m. 20/10/1971 NOEL BAILEY #58

5 MELISSA ANNE BAILEY #59 b. 10-08-1973 SPOTSWOOD MELBOURNE VICTORIA

5 SHARON ANNE BAILEY #60 b. 20-09-1974 SPOTSWOOD MELBOURNE VICTORIA

4 ANDREW JOHN COOK #53 b. 04-10-1962 RUSHWORTH BASE HOSPITAL VICTORIA

3 RONALD MARCHINGTON #405 b. 09-07-1926
m. JEAN BAILEY #406 b. 31-01-1926 CROPREDY

4 CAROL ANN MARCHINGTON #407 b. 06-01-1953 BANBURY
m. CHRISTOPHER DENNIS JAMES BATEMAN #410 b. 07-11-1949 BANBURY

5 PETER JAMES BATEMAN #412 b. 03-06-1980 BANBURY

5 SARAH LOUISE BATEMAN #411 b. 18-03-1982 BANBURY

4 PETER MARCHINGTON #408 b. 00/00/1956 d. 00/00/1958

4 COLIN MARCHINGTON #409 b. 30-07-1958 BANBURY
m. TERESA ANN BERNADETTE CAREY #413 b. 18-02-1966

5 PIERS WILLIAM MARCHINGTON #604 b. 15-06-1993 ENGLAND

5 ELIOT JAMES MARCHINGTON #632 b. 16-01-1996 BANBURY

5 OLIVER GEORGE MARCHINGTON #668 b. 23-03-1998 BANBURY

2 LUCY MARCHINGTON #394

2 ADA MARCHINGTON #395
m. Arthur Taylor #634

3 Rodney Taylor #635 b. 01-01-1945 d. 01-01-1996

2 GLADYS MARCHINGTON #396
m. George Lockett #633

2 STILLBORN1 MARCHINGTON #397

2 STILLBORN2 MARCHINGTON #398

2 STILLBORN3 MARCHINGTON #399

2 HARRY MARCHINGTON #400
m. Leah Oldham #637

3 FRANK MARCHINGTON #638
m. MARGARET UNKNOWN #645

4 KEVIN MARCHINGTON #646 b. 01-01-1963

2 FRANK MARCHINGTON #401
m. JANEY UNKNOWN #639 b. 01-01-1903

3 DEREK MARCHINGTON #640

3 IRENE MARCHINGTON #641

3 FRANK MARCHINGTON #642

3 KEITH MARCHINGTON #643

3 JENNIFER MARCHINGTON #644

2 WINNIE MARCHINGTON #402

2 ETHEL MARCHINGTON #393 b. 01-01-1909
m. Frederick Richards #636