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Cooke, Annie Josephine (1863–1943)

Mrs Annie Cooke, who died in Melbourne last week, was connected with 2 of the oldest pioneer families of Victoria and Tasmania. She was the widow of the late Mr Cecil Trevor Cooke, formerly of Murndal, Hamilton, and Clondrisse, Flinders, whose father, Mr Cecil Pybus Cooke, was one of the earliest settlers at Lake Condah, in the Western district. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mr W. G. Lempriere, of Green Meadows, East St Kilda, who settled in Melbourne in 1859, his father being Commissary-General of Tasmania. Mrs Cooke is survived by 3 sons, 2 daughters, and 9 grandchildren.

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'Cooke, Annie Josephine (1863–1943)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/cooke-annie-josephine-18539/text30192, accessed 22 September 2023.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Lempriere, Annie Josephine
Birth

1863

Death

13 February, 1943 (aged ~ 80)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia