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Leslie & Violet Cook

Family: James & Catherine Cook Heinrich & Rebecca Ficken Joseph & Sophia Webb Hallet & Hannah Fletcher
John & Lilian Cook Frederick & Ellen Webb
Leslie John Cook Violet Louisa Webb
Born: 5th April 1903; South Leyton, East Ham 12th October 1901; North Hackney, Hackney
Died: 1q1978, aged 74 years 1q1964 (Romford, 5a, 626), aged 62
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Marriage: 24th August 1929; Leytonstone
Children: John Cook, Jillian Cook

In 1929 Leslie married Violet Webb at St John's Church in Leytonstone. At the time of his marriage Leslie was living at 628 High Rd; (presumably Leytonstone).


Leslie and Violet's wedding photograph


Violet and Leslie. Photo taken in the garden of Leslie's parents. John Cook (Leslie's son) remembers the bird-bath / flower stand still in the garden in the 1970's

Leslie and Violet had two children:


John and his sister Jill Cook, about 1944


Leslie taking in the sun.


Violet and Leslie

By 1934 Leslie and Violet were living at 16 Waverley Road, South Woodford and later moved to 94 Cadogan Gardens. When Leslie retired he lived in a mobile home in High Beech, Epping Forest

Leslie worked as an insurance agent.

Violet died in 1964. The following year Leslie married Grace Mary Simmons (3q1965, Redbridge, 5d, 1640). Grace M. Clark was born 1918 in West Ham and married Walter Simmons in 1938.

Leslie died in 1978. When Leslie died Grace said she wanted nothing more to do with the family. Three years later Grace married William J. Plumb (Epping Forest, 3q1981, 9, 3083). Grace died in 1992.