Gibbs Family Tree
Edith Laura Cook
1870 - 1954 (83 years)1. Edith Laura Cook was born on 13 Nov 1870 (daughter of Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Bart. and Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton); died on 2 Apr 1954 in Warborough, Oxfordshire; was buried in Apr 1954 in Great Milton, Oxfordshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Buckland St Mary, Somerset; Age: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
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1st daughter of Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Baronet, by Elizabeth, daughter of richard Payne Cotton, MD. Died at Warborough, Oxon 2 April 1954 and buried at Great Milton.
Edith married The Rev. Alfred Percivall Pott on 20 Jun 1893 in Paddington, London. Alfred (son of Ven. Archdeacon Alfred Percivall Pott and Emily Harriett Gibbs) was born on 25 May 1863 in Brixton, Surrey; died on 9 Dec 1943 in Great Milton, Oxfordshire; was buried in Dec 1943 in Great Milton, Oxfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- Katheleen Olive Pott was born in Jul 1894 in London; died on 13 Oct 1981 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
- Joan Cicely Pott was born on 9 Feb 1900 in London; died in Aug 1993 in Bullingdon, Oxfordshire.
2. Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Bart. was born on 21 Nov 1844; died on 21 May 1920; was buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond upon Thames. Notes:
Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Baronet (21 November 1844 – 21 May 1920) was the second holder of the Cook Baronetcy, the head of the family textile-trading company, and a Conservative Party politician.
The son of Sir Francis Cook, 1st Bt and Emily Martha Lucas, he was educated at Harrow School, succeeded to his father's titles in 1901 and was married on 7 January 1868 to Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Richard Payne Cotton. He was succeeded in his titles by his only son Herbert.
He was elected at the 1895 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kennington division of Lambeth in South London, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1906 general election. He was also a deputy lieutenant of the City of London.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Frederick_Cook,_2nd_Baronet
Frederick married Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton on 7 Jan 1868. Mary (daughter of Richard Payne Cotton and Elizabeth Liggins) was born on 30 Aug 1845 in Kensington, Middlesex; died on 9 Aug 1913 in Richmond, Surrey; was buried in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton was born on 30 Aug 1845 in Kensington, Middlesex (daughter of Richard Payne Cotton and Elizabeth Liggins); died on 9 Aug 1913 in Richmond, Surrey; was buried in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. Children:
- 1. Edith Laura Cook was born on 13 Nov 1870; died on 2 Apr 1954 in Warborough, Oxfordshire; was buried in Apr 1954 in Great Milton, Oxfordshire.
Generation: 3
6. Richard Payne Cotton was born about Mar 1820 in Kensington, London; died on 26 Dec 1877 in 33 Cavendish Sq. W., Marylebone, London. Other Events and Attributes:
- Event: 16 Aug 1841, Richmond, Surrey; Fatal Steam-Boat Accident at Richmond: a collision between a punt carrying RP Cotton and a steamboat
- Residence: 1851, St George Hanover Square, London; Physician, member of Royal College of Physicians of London
- Residence: 1871, London; Relation to Head of House: Head
Richard married Elizabeth Liggins. Elizabeth was born on 29 Sep 1820 in Marylebone, London; died on 27 Nov 1869 in London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elizabeth Liggins was born on 29 Sep 1820 in Marylebone, London; died on 27 Nov 1869 in London. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Antigua, Queensland, Australia
- Baptism: 25 Oct 1820, St Marylebone, London
- Residence: 1851, St George Hanover Square, London
Children:
- 3. Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton was born on 30 Aug 1845 in Kensington, Middlesex; died on 9 Aug 1913 in Richmond, Surrey; was buried in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.
- Richard Cotton was born on 11 Jun 1849 in London; died in Dec 1810 in London.
- Rev. James Liggins Cotton was born on 18 Feb 1851 in St George Hanover Square, London; died on 2 Jan 1899 in Sonning, Berkshire; was buried in Jan 1899 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire.