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     Lt.-Col. William Augustus Cooke was born on 14 May 1808.¹ He was the son of William Brian Darwin Cooke and Catherine Griffith.² He died on 1 June 1864 at age 56, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bengal Army.¹

     Reverend Charles Cooke was born on 8 March 1810.¹ He was the son of William Brian Darwin Cooke and Catherine Griffith.² He married Charlotte Medlicott, daughter of Reverend Samuel Medlicott, on 17 March 1859.¹ He died in 1887.¹
     He was the Rector at Withycomb, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Charlotte Medlicott was the daughter of Reverend Samuel Medlicott.² She married Reverend Charles Cooke, son of William Brian Darwin Cooke and Catherine Griffith, on 17 March 1859.¹ She died in 1916.¹
     From 17 March 1859, her married name became Cooke.

     Reverend Charles Herbert Cooke was born on 4 October 1862.¹ He was the son of Reverend Charles Cooke and Charlotte Medlicott.² He married Ida Beatrice Armstrong, daughter of Reverend G. F. Armstrong, in 1890.¹ He died in August 1946 at age 83.¹
     He was the Vicar at Stourpaine, Dorset, England^G.¹ He held the office of Rural Dean of Blandford between 1923 and 1927.¹

     Ida Beatrice Armstrong was the daughter of Reverend G. F. Armstrong.² She married Reverend Charles Herbert Cooke, son of Reverend Charles Cooke and Charlotte Medlicott, in 1890.¹ She died on 11 December 1941.¹
     From 1890, her married name became Cooke.

     Lancelot Darwin Cooke was born on 17 August 1891.¹ He was the son of Reverend Charles Herbert Cooke and Ida Beatrice Armstrong.² He married Edith Euphemia Catherine Grant, daughter of Major Allan Ewen Grant, on 29 July 1922.¹ He died in 1975.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 5th Battalion, Dorset Regiment (Territoroals.)¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1921 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Major Allan Ewen Grant gained the rank of Major in the Indian Medical Service.¹

     Edith Euphemia Catherine Grant is the daughter of Major Allan Ewen Grant.² She married Lancelot Darwin Cooke, son of Reverend Charles Herbert Cooke and Ida Beatrice Armstrong, on 29 July 1922.¹
     Edith Euphemia Catherine Grant also went by the nick-name of Halimah.¹ From 29 July 1922, her married name became Cooke.