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Descendants of John Cook

Generation No. 4

6. URSULA WINNIFED COOKE⁴ (URLA) (JAMES JOSEPH³ COOKE, JAMES², JOHN¹ COOK) was born 20 Feb 1911 in Schoonder street, Cape Town., and died 15 Apr 1961. She married JOHANNES J A HEYNE (GINGER). He was born 29 Oct 1909, and died 28 Jul 1978.

Children of URSULA (URLA) and JOHANNES (GINGER) are:

	i.		MARGARET BRENDA(PEGGY)⁵ HEYNE, b. 23 Feb 1937; d. 03 Sep 2003, Pretoria, SA; m. DEREK CLIVE LAWRENCE, 19 Aug 1961; b. 11 Mar 1932; d. 24 Dec 1992, Died in Port Elizabeth, buried in Pretoria, SA.
	ii.		RUTH PATRICIA HEYNE, b. 01 Aug 1938; m. RICHARD ARTHUR ROLAND (MICKEY); b. 15 Sep 1932.
	iii.		JAMES ANTHONY HEYNE (RUSTY), b. 12 Jun 1944, South Africa.; d. 09 May 2005, Sweden.; m. (1) INGRID KATARINA (NINI) ERIKSSON; b. 18 Sep 1956, Sweden.; m. (2) VERONICA SMITH.

Marriage Notes for JAMES (RUSTY) and VERONICA SMITH:
I understand from Rusty's sister Ruth, he was married to Veronica for only a year. Nothing is known about her.

7. MARY AGNES COOKE⁴ (AGNES) (JAMES JOSEPH³ COOKE, JAMES², JOHN¹ COOK) was born 04 Jun 1904 in 46 Regent street, Woodstock, Cape Town.. She married WALTER WRONSKY¹ 02 Jun 1927 in Pretoria, South Africa ², son of LUDWIG WRONSKY and HEDWIG NEUMANN. He was born 29 Nov 1894 in Rhenosterput, District Lichtenburg, Transvaal, RSA, and died 1952.

More About MARY AGNES COOKE (AGNES):
Baptism: 19 Jun 1904, Parish of St Agnes, Woodstock, Cape Colony.

Notes for WALTER WRONSKY:
Walter worked for the SA Governments' "Native Affairs" Dept. in Sekukuneland, Transvaal. Walter changed the surname to "Wronsley" after a feud with Eric and Fritz.

The story goes that after he married Agnes Cooke, who was a devote Catholic, Walter would sit outside the church every Sunday reading the newspaper.

Child of MARY (AGNES) and WALTER WRONSKY is:

RONALD PETER⁵ WRONSLEY, b. 23 May 1932, Pretoria, South Africa; d. 14 Dec 1994, Pretoria, South Africa; m. HENDRIKA MARIA KRIJNEN, 15 May 1954, Pretoria, South Africa; b. 05 Oct 1935, Bussum, Holland.

Notes for RONALD PETER WRONSLEY:
Walter, Peter's father, named his son Ivan Rocco after his two drinking buddies. Upon declaring the news to Agnes, she made him go back and re-register their son Ronald Peter. Walter was Jewish and Agnes Catholic. He would always sit outside the church every Sunday. He never converted. They were married in the magistrates office. Ronald Peter was baptized in the Catholic church.

Birth - Pretoria, 23 May 1932
School - Pretoria Boys High School, Matric 1948.
University - Pretoria - B.A. Public Administration and Political Science. (Cum Laude).

More About RONALD PETER WRONSLEY:
Burial: Rebecca street cemetary, Pretoria
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Medical Information: Dad had a 5x by-pass 2 years before his sudden death. Also developed diabetes.
Namesake: 23 May 1932, Named after two friends of his father, Ivan and Rocco. Mom made old man change the name to Ronald Peter.

Notes for HENDRIKA MARIA KRIJNEN:
During WW2 the children had to be vaccinated against Diphtheria. After witnessing the other children screaming and crying after being injected, Riekie ran off and was never vaccinated. She caught Diphtheria soon afterwards and very nearly didn't survive.

More About HENDRIKA MARIA KRIJNEN:
Immigration: Left Holland for SA on 25 March 1948 arriving on 1 April aboard the S.S. Indrapoerq. The family endured the Occupation of Holland in WW2.
Medical Information: Diptheria during WW2.

8. BERNARD JAMES COOKE⁴ (BERNIE) (JAMES JOSEPH³ COOKE, JAMES², JOHN¹ COOK) was born 17 Aug 1908 in Schoonder street, Cape Town.. He married DAPHNE DENISE DE VILLIERS, daughter of FRANCOIS DE VILLIERS and MURIEL NAUDE. She died 1979 in Toronto, Canada.

Children of BERNARD (BERNIE) and DAPHNE DE VILLIERS are:

	i.		BRIAN⁵ COOKE, m. AILEEN; d. 15 Feb 2007, Toronto, Canada.
	ii.		NEILL COOKE.
	iii.		COLIN COOKE, b. 21 Sep 1938, Pretoria, South Africa; m. HEDWIG ALTENROXEL; b. 14 Oct 1944, Duiwelskloof, South Africa.

9. ELLEN BRENDA COOKE⁴ (BRENDA) (JAMES JOSEPH³ COOKE, JAMES², JOHN¹ COOK) was born 08 Oct 1912 in Springfield cottage, Wynberg, Cape Town., and died 15 Mar 1994. She married REGINALD GEORGE THOMAS CHILTON (REG). He was born 16 Mar 1910 in Preston, England..

Children of ELLEN (BRENDA) and REGINALD (REG) are:

	i.		JOHN RICHARD CHILTON⁵ (CHILLY), b. 08 Jul 1941, Pretoria, SA; m. GAIL THERESE HINES, 07 Jun 1971; b. 03 Oct 1943.
	ii.		PATRICK GEORGE CHILTON, b. 05 Jun 1943, Pretoria, SA; d. 20 Jun 2000; m. ERICA WHITE; b. 19 Oct 1941, Bulawayo, Rhodesia..
	iii.		ROBERT JAMES CHILTON, b. 13 Aug 1950, Pretoria, SA; m. KATHY LITTLE, Toronto, Canada; b. 17 Jan 1954; d. 23 Apr 2007.

10. MICHAEL JAMES ANTHONY⁴ COOKE (JAMES JOSEPH³, JAMES², JOHN¹ COOK)³ was born 30 Sep 1935, and died 05 Feb 1995. He married MARGARET JILL MORRIS⁴ 25 Aug 1963, daughter of PERCY MORRIS. She was born 10 Mar 1938, and died 31 Dec 2008 in Kasouga, South Africa..

Children of MICHAEL COOKE and MARGARET MORRIS are:

	i.		WENDY⁵ COOKE, b. 23 Jul 1965; m. VAUGHAN PETER GODDARD⁵, 1998; b. 19 Sep 1947; d. 25 Oct 1999.
	ii.		JAMES COOKE⁶, b. 02 Oct 1967; m. LOUISE VOSTER, 1991.

11. HELEN THERESA⁴ COOKE (JAMES JOSEPH³, JAMES², JOHN¹ COOK) was born 23 Dec 1936, and died 08 Aug 2008. She married DR ANTHONY BARNARD SNELL MITCHELL, son of ARCHIBALD MITCHELL and ETHEL SNELL. He was born 09 Oct 1938, and died 01 Oct 2008.

Notes for HELEN THERESA COOKE:
Helen and Tony are divorced. Helen and Benedict live in London, England.

Child of HELEN COOKE and DR MITCHELL is:

BENEDICT JAMES⁵ MITCHELL, b. 01 Feb 1978, London, England..

12. CONSTANCE⁴ MENZIES (HELLEN TERESA³ COOKE, JAMES², JOHN¹ COOK) She married BILL DUNCAN.

Notes for CONSTANCE MENZIES:
Constance Died very young. Her father, John Arthur Menzies decided to send young Jean to a convent in Potchefstroom, RSA and Edith, Mabel and Hector were sent to Nazareth house in Cape Town, RSA.

Children of CONSTANCE MENZIES and BILL DUNCAN are:

CONSTANCE JEAN⁵ DUNCAN, b. 1921; d. 1997, Port Edward, KZN; m. HENRY SCOTT BREBNOR; b. 1912; d. 1975, Rustenburg, RSA.

Notes for CONSTANCE JEAN DUNCAN:
Jean's mother died at at a young age, so her grandfather, John Arthur Menzies, arranged for young Jean to go to the Convent in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, RSA.

More About CONSTANCE JEAN DUNCAN:
Burial: 1997, Margate cemetery, KZN

More About HENRY SCOTT BREBNOR:
Burial: 1975, Rustenburg cemetery, RSA.

ii.

EDITH DUNCAN, m. WALTER SPONG.

Notes for EDITH DUNCAN:
Edith's mother died at a young age so her grandfather, John Arthur Menzies, sent her to Nazareth house in Cape Town, RSA.

iii.

MABEL DUNCAN, m. KENNITH HAROULD.

Notes for MABEL DUNCAN:
Mabel's mother died at a young age so her grandfather, John Arthur Menzies, sent her to Nazareth house in Cape Town, RSA.

iv.

HECTOR DUNCAN.

Notes for HECTOR DUNCAN:
Hector's mother died at a young age so her grandfather, John Arthur Menzies, sent him to Nazareth house in Cape Town, RSA. Hector died at the age of 21 from cancer.

13. EDITH (EDDIE) MUNRO⁴ MENZIES (HELLEN TERESA³ COOKE, JAMES², JOHN¹ COOK) was born 06 Jun 1895, and died 31 Dec 1964. She married WILLIAM (BILL) GEORGE ROSCOE. He was born 05 May 1895, and died 04 Jun 1979.

Children of EDITH MENZIES and WILLIAM ROSCOE are:

	i.		STELLA MARY⁵ ROSCOE, b. 08 May 1922; d. 09 Jun 2003, Johannesburg, RSA; m. HAROLD ROBERT BURT; b. 30 May 1919; d. Unknown.
	ii.		ELLEN BRENDA ROSCOE, b. 09 Oct 1923; m. ERIC JOHN (JACK) PRICE; b. 23 Feb 1921, Wales. UK.; d. 28 Sep 1982.

Notes for ELLEN BRENDA ROSCOE:
Living in Harrogate, England.

	iii.		WILLIAM LEONARD ROSCOE, b. 08 Mar 1926; d. 02 Sep 1975, Johannesburg, RSA.
	iv.		BERNARD GEORGE ROSCOE, b. 30 May 1932; m. (1) GERLADINE; m. (2) SYLVIA.

Notes for BERNARD GEORGE ROSCOE:
Bernard is alive and well and living in Bethulie Frees.(?)

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