Summary
Parents and family
Birth
The 1851 Census suggests she was born about 1840 in Exning, Suffolk.
She was Christened on 21 Feb 1841 in Exning, Suffolk. Here parents being Philip PARR and his wife Ellen.
Childhood and education
On the 1841 Census she is listed at Exning, Suffolk, with no residence given. At which time the family comprised:
- Philip PARR, 27, Lab, born in county
- Ellen, PARR, 24, , born in county
- George PARR, 5, , born in county
- John PARR, 4, , born in county
- Emma PARR, 4 month, , born in county
At least two other PARR families are listed on the same page of the 1841 Census.
On
the 1851 Census she is listed at Stocks Green Parish
House, Carlton Cum Willingham, Cambridgeshire. At which time the
family comprised:
- Philip PARR, Head, Mar[ried], 37, Farm Labourer, Suffolk, Exning
- Ellen, PARR, Wife, Mar, 34, , Suffolk, Exning
- George PARR, Son, , 16, Farm Labourer, Suffolk, Exning
- John PARR, Son, , 13, Farm Labourer, Suffolk, Exning
- Emma PARR, Daur, 10, Scholar, Suffolk, Exning
- Philip PARR, Son, 8, , Suffolk, Exning
- David, PARR, Son, 4, , Suffolk, Exning
- Samuel PARR, Son, 3, , Cambridgeshire, Carlton
- Harriet PARR, Daur, 1m, , Cambridgeshire, Carlton
Employment
Marriage
In 1859 Emma married Abraham COOK. The accountof their life together can be found in the
biography of Abraham COOK.
Life as a widow
Abraham COOK died in 1902 and Emma appears to have outlived him.
Last Will and Testament
Unknown.
Death
Emma was alive at the time of the 1901 Census at which
time she had lost a year or two and claimed to be 61 (i.e. born about
1940). Between that time and 1925 I have found the following candidate
deaths registered in West Ham registration area.
- Mar Quarter 1910, Emma COOK, aged 65 (born about 1845), 4a 118
- Mar Quarter 1912, Emma COOK, aged 71 (born about 1841), 4a 273
- Dec Quarter 1913, Emma M COOK, aged 79 (born about 1834), 4a 366
- Dec Quarter 1825, Emma COOK, aged 84, (born about 1841), 4a 68
Burial
Unknown.
Descendants and notable relations