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Benjamin COOK, 1855–1934 (aged 79 years)

Birth March 10, 1855
Meadows, S.A.

MarriageJane McCREDDEN — View this family
August 21, 1879 (aged 24 years)
Horsham, Vic.

Occupation
Farmer, Butcher.

Birth of a daughterAda Annie COOK
February 5, 1886 (aged 30 years)
Natimuk, Vic.

Birth of a daughterTot Catherine COOK
May 5, 1903 (aged 48 years)
Goruya, Vic.

Death March 13, 1934 (aged 79 years)
Hopetoun, Vic.

Burial
Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.
Family with Jane McCREDDEN
himself
Birth: March 10, 1855 — Meadows, S.A.
Marriage: August 21, 1879 — Horsham, Vic.
Occupation: Farmer, Butcher.
Death: March 13, 1934 — Hopetoun, Vic.
Burial: Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane McCREDDEN Ada Annie COOK Tot Catherine COOK
Benjamin COOK
1855–1934
Birth: March 10, 1855 — Meadows, S.A.
Death: March 13, 1934 — Hopetoun, Vic.
wife
Birth: 1861 — Allansford, Vic.
Marriage: August 21, 1879 — Horsham, Vic.
Death: August 16, 1942 — Hopetoun, Vic.
Burial: Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin COOK Ada Annie COOK Tot Catherine COOK
Jane McCREDDEN
1861–1942
Birth: 1861 — Allansford, Vic.
Death: August 16, 1942 — Hopetoun, Vic.
Marriage Marriage — August 21, 1879 — Horsham, Vic.
7 years
daughter
Birth: February 5, 1886 30 25 — Natimuk, Vic.
Death: June 15, 1970 — Warracknabeal, Vic.
Burial: Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.
Religion: Baptist.
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Roderick Thomas ROWNEY Annie Beatress TressHATCHER Elizabeth Jane JinnyROWNEY John Percival Henry JackROWNEY Tot Gertrude ROWNEY Thomas Alick ROWNEY
Ada Annie COOK
1886–1970
Birth: February 5, 1886 30 25 — Natimuk, Vic.
Death: June 15, 1970 — Warracknabeal, Vic.
18 years
daughter
Birth: May 5, 1903 48 42 — Goruya, Vic.
Death: 1975
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lyle John ROBERTS
Tot Catherine COOK
1903–1975
Birth: May 5, 1903 48 42 — Goruya, Vic.
Death: 1975
Marriage

No. 2687

Death

Ref: 264/763 accepted 6 Jul 1934 (P).

Note

Ben grew up in the Green Hills (SA) district of South Australia where his father was a blacksmith with a small farming allotment.

Sometime during the 1870s, probably around 1877, Ben and some of his brothers moved across from South Australia to the Noradjuha (Vic) area in north-west Victoria.

Ben was married at the St John's Church in Horsham (Vic), in 1879, to Jane McCREDDEN. He was then aged 24, and Jane was about 18 years old. Their children born over the following years until 1886, were registered at Natimuk (Vic). They appear to have moved down to the region around Clear Lake (Vic) for a couple of years after that, then northwards again to Kaniva (Vic), where they appear to have stayed for a few years between 1890 to 1893.

An entry in the family bible indicates that Ben and his wife Jane arrived at Goruya (Vic) in 1893, where Ben owned and operated a butcher's shop. A further entry states that in 1903 he also acqired land at Hopetoun West (Vic). Ben also owned other land east of Goruya. Records show that Ben purchased land in the parish of Lowan (Vic) on 19 Sep 1894. Their farms were in a prosperous area, and Ben and Jane's four sons all helped to manage them. Ben donated part of his land for the site of a state school. The school building was also used for social events and hosted church services for the Methodist congregation. The building was formally opened by Ben himself, and he named the site "Echunga" after the place of his residence in South Australia.

The electoral rolls of Victoria for 1899 and 1903 record that Ben and Jane were farmers at Goyura (Vic).

The 1912 electoral roll records that Ben and Jane were farming at Hopetoun.

Ben died from asthma at the age of 79. Probate was granted on 6 Jul 1834. People who knew him remembered him as a placid man who enjoyed helping his relatives, friends, and neighbours. Ben and Jane's family tree consists of well over 240 direct descendants.