Born in Wellington, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Cooke VC
and Maud Elizabeth (Elliott) Clapperton
Sister of
Thomas Reginald Arthur Cooke and Florence Mildred (Cooke) McQuade
Wife of
George Wilson
— married
1925 in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 May 2016
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Biography
Ethel Maude Cooke was born in 1903 in Wellington, New Zealand. She was the older daughter of Thomas Cooke and Maud Elliott. [1] In 1911 the family moved to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where her father oblained work as a builder. Her father was killed in action in France in July 1916 and posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. The family returned to Wellington to live before the end of the war, her mother marrying again there in 1920.
Ethel married George Wilson in 1925 in New Zealand. [2]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ethel:
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~1.56%
Darryn (Phillips) Harris
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Rejected matches › Ethel May (Annett) Cook (1902-) › Maude Cook (abt.1903-) › Maude Mahala (Wilson) Saurborn (1905-1960)
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