William COOK b. 1812 Plumstead, Kent, England, son of John COOK and Mary ann BRICE was first married to Rebecca WEEKS, b. 1813 Plumstead, Kent in 1837 at Erith, Kent.

William COOK, his secnd wife Mary Ann PRICE and children arrived at Portland, Victoria on the "Priam" in 1852.

William COOK & Rebecca WEEKS had the following children...

1. Rebecca COOK, b. 1838 Plumstead, Kent, Eng, m1 Henry NALOR, m2 George GOODS
2. William Henry COOK, b. 1839 Plumstead, Kent, Eng m Isabella McKINNON, 1864, Limestone Ridge. William and Isabella had the following children:
   1. Elizabeth COOK, b. 1864, Dartmoor, Vic;
   2. William Henry COOK, b. 1867, Dartmoor, Vic, mar Rachel SPENCER
   3. Rebecca COOK, b. 1870
   4. John Lachlan COOK, b. abt 1872 mar Esther CLARKE
   5. Jane COOK, b. abt 1875, mar Samuel LITTLE
   6. James Wilson COOK, b. abt 1877
   7. Thomas Henry COOK, b. 1879
   8. Euphemia COOK, b. 1882, Mumbannar, Vic mar Albert COWLAND
   9. Charlotte COOK, b. 1884, Mumbannar, mar Henry COWLAND
   10. Annie Margaret COOK, b. 1890, Mumbannar, Vic, mar Thomas COWLAND
3. Jane COOK, b. 1841, Plumstead, Kent, Eng, m George JENNINGS, chn at Mount Gambier & Casterton.
4. Charlotte COOK, b. 1843, Plumstead, Kent, Eng m James Wilson McMORRON, chn at Mount Gambier.
5. Elizabeth Hull COOK, b. 1846, Plumstead, Kent m Friedrich Joseph Carl JENZEN, chn at Mount Gambier and Minyip.

William COOK's first wife Rebecca died in 1849 and William COOK was next married in 1850 at Erith, Kent to Mary Ann PRICE b. 1826 Leicestershire, England.

William COOK & Mary Ann PRICE had the following children:

1. Martha COOK b. 1851, Eng, m. Edwin Portman WOODLAND, chn at Merino and Sandford 1874-1885, Martha d. at Sandford in 1889;
2. Sarah Ann COOK b. 1852, d. 1852;
3. Henry COOK b. 1854, d. 1854;
4. John Thomas COOK b. 1856 Dartmoor, Vic, d. 1940, NSW, m1. Mary Jane POTTER 1863-1887, chn at Minyip & Sandford, m2. Elizabeth RAYNOR (nee DOUGLAS) 1857-1910, chn at Sandford then the family moved to Temora, NSW.
5. Thomas COOK b. 1858 d. 1858, Merino Vic.
6. Frances Merino COOK b. 1858 Portland, d. 1861 "Pleasant Hills" Station (lost in the bush);
7. Jeanetta COOK b. 1861, Tahara, Vic m. Robert WYLLIE, chn at Minyip;
8. Samuel COOK b. 1864, Dwyer's Creek, Vic, m1. Mary Ann BLACKLEY, chn at Minyip; m2 Lavinia WORLAND.

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