Birth: Circa 1834 North Shields, Northumberland, UK
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: October-December 1867 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK
Husband: Edward Cook 1845-1934
Death: July-September 1909 Lanchester, Durham, UK
Edwin Thompson Cook 1867-1906
Ann Elizabeth Cook 1869-a1891
William Selby Cook 1872-1931
Agnes Mary Cook [Croucher] 1875-1972
Mary Adelaide Cook 1877-a1901
One unknown child died before 1911
In the 1851 census as Jane Swan Thompson aged 17, born in Northd, Nork Shilds, single, no stated employment, and a visitor to Robert Clavering (aged 78, born in Northd, Widdington, single, and a farmer of 550 acres employing 10 labourers), and two servants (Sarah Elliot aged 30, and born in Northd, Esark and Mary Anderson aged 21 and born in Northd, Alnwick, both single) in Branton Village, Northumberland.
Marriage of Jane Swan Thompson and Edward Cook in FreeBMD in October-December 1867 in Newcastle T. (10b 236).
Her son was born in East Brunton in 1867 and daughter in Elswick, both in Northumberland, in 1869.
In the 1871 census as Jane A (sic) Cooke (sic) aged 37, born in Shields, Durham, and living with her husband (Edward), son (Edward L) and daughter (Ann E) in Coachmans Box, Ford Hall, Ford, Durham.
Her son was born in Sunderland in 1872, daughter in Beamish in 1875 and daughter in Chester le Street in 1877.
In the 1881 census as Jane S Cooke (sic - on the original) aged 47, born in N Shields, Northumberland, a coachman (but I think that applies to her husband), and living with her husband (Edward), son (William S), and three daughters (Agnes M, Ann E and Mary A) in Beamish, Urpeth, Durham.
In the 1891 census as Jane S Cook aged 57, born in North Shields, Northumberland, and living with her husband (Edward), daughter (Ann E) and son (William S) at Beamish Office, Urpeth, Durham.
In the 1901 census as Jane Swan Cook aged 67, born in North Shields, Northumberland, and living with her husband (Edward), son (William Salby), daughter (Mary Adelaide), and a servant (Lily Morton (corrected to Murton) aged 13, and born in Newcastle Upon Tyne) at 16 Beamish Street, Stanley, Durham.
Death of Jane Swan Cook in FreeBMD in July-September 1909 aged 76 in Lanchester (10a 135).
Jane Swan Thompson was the mother of Agnes Mary Cook, wife of Charles Croucher, my granduncle.
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