Individual Details
George Eburah COOK
(1859 - 19 Dec 1944)
George Cook designed and built a bridge in Maryborough, and there is a plaque there with his name on it. He also worked on railways, buildings and sewerage works. When he married Ethel May Page Hanify in 1883 at Bega, in south-east New South Wales, his address was the Department of Roads and Bridges, Sydney.
Events
| Birth | 1859 | St George District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Mar 1883 | Bega, New South Wales, Australian Colonies - Ethel May Page HANIFY | | ||
| Occupation | 5 Jun 1884 | Superintendent of Roads and Bridges - Lithgow, New South Wales, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Event-Misc | 23 Jun 1886 | Warrant for arrest - Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Occupation | 15 Oct 1896 | Civil Engineer - Melbourne, Victoria, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Residence | 1909 | "Nyora" Asling Street, Brighton, Victoria, Australia | | ||
| Residence | 1912 | "Nyora" Asling Street, Brighton, Victoria, Australia | | ||
| Residence | 1913 | "Nyora" Asling Street, Brighton, Victoria, Australia | | ||
| Residence | 1919 | "Mizpah" Oriel Road, Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, Aiustralia | | ||
| Residence | 1925 | Bellevue Street, Milton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Residence | 1936 | "Venezia" Princess Street, Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Residence | 1943 | "Venezia" Princess Street, Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Death | 19 Dec 1944 | "Venezia", 18 Princess St , Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Cremation | 20 Dec 1944 | Mount Thompson Crematorium, Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Burial | Aft 20 Dec 1944 | Wall 4, Section 6, Position 493, Mt Thompson cemetery, Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Families
| Spouse | Ethel May Page HANIFY (1863 - 1938) |
| Child | Marie "Georgie" COOK (1884 - 1917) |
| Child | Joseph Hugo Eburah COOK (1886 - 1908) |
| Child | John "Jack" COOK (1888 - 1889) |
| Child | Annie Mary Bluebell "Belle" COOK (1891 - ) |
| Child | Mary Alice COOK (1896 - 1979) |
| Child | Gerald Francis Eburah "Frank" COOK (1899 - 1975) |
| Child | Michael John COOK (1910 - 1910) |
| Father | Samuel COOK (1830 - 1910) |
| Mother | Elizabeth GROOCOCK (1832 - 1862) |
Notes
Birth
New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1854-1930Name: George Eburah Cook
Birth Year: 1860
Age: 26
Event Place: Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Event Type: Other
Publication Date: 23 Jun 1886
Page: #191
According to Mary Alice's birth certificate George was born about 1857.
Marriage
Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950Name: Ethel M J Hanify
Spouse Name: Geo E Cook
Marriage Date: 1883
Marriage Place:New South Wales
Registration Place: Bega, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1883
Registration Number: 4521
Occupation
England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921Name: George Eburah Cook
Gender: Male
Initiation Age: 25
Birth Year: 1859
Initiation Date: 5 Jun 1884
First Payment Year on Register: 1884
Year range: 1863-1887
Profession: Road Supt
Lodge: Independent Lodge
Lodge Location: Lithgow N. S. W.
Lodge Number: 621, 904
Folio Number: 300
Event-Misc
Extract from the New South Wales Police Gazette, dated 23 June 1886, page 191:Sydney. – A warrant has been issued by the central police bench for the arrest of George Eburah Bush, charged that he did, on or about the 9th September last, being then employed in the public service at Lithgow, as a superintendent of roads and bridges, did embezzle the sum of £34 19s. 6d., the property of the New South Wales government. He is about 26 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, slender build, brown hair, light moustache, shaved on chin, light blue eyes.
Occupation
Shown on Mary Alice's birth certificate as Civil Engineer.Residence
Occupation: Civil EngineerResidence
Name: George Eburah CookGender: Male
Electoral Date: 1912
Electoral Place: South Elsternwick, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia
Residence Address: Nyora, Asling St., Brighton
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Residence
Name: George Eburah CookGender: Male
Electoral Date: 1913
Electoral Place: South Elsternwick, Henty, Victoria, Australia
Residence Address: Nyora, Asling St., Brighton
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Residence
Name: George Eburah CookGender: Male
Electoral Date: 1919
Electoral Place: Toombul, Lilley, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Engineer
Residence
Name: George Eburah CookGender: Male
Electoral Date: 1925
Electoral Place: Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Engineer
Residence
Name: George Eburah CookGender: Male
Electoral Date: 1936
Electoral Place: Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Draftsman
Residence
Name: George Eburah CookGender: Male
Electoral Date: 1943
Electoral Place: Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Draftsman
Death
Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985Name: George Eburah Cook
Death Date: 19 Dec 1944
Death Place: Queensland
Father's Name: Samuel
Mother's Name: Gruecock
Registration Year: 1944
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: B000011
Page number: 463