'Cookson1'
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Families covered: Cookson of Durham, Cookson of Penrith, Cookson of Whitehill, Crackanthorpe of Newbiggin Hall
| BLG1952 identifies the arms of this family as "Per pale nebuly or and gu., two pallets between as many legs couped at the thigh in armour, all counterchanged". | |||||||||||||||
| William Cookson of Penrith (b 1599, bur 27.04.1666) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel (bur 27.03.1682) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Cookson of Penrith (d before 07.12.1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice (bur07.08.1726) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Cookson (bpt 25.11.1668, d 12.1744) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (30.12.1691) Esther Wren (bur 03.09.1705, dau of Gaven Wren) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.08.1708) Susannah (d(sp?) 10.1736, widow of John Senhouse) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Cookson (b 1676, d 1721) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1952 ('Crackanthorpe of Newbiggin Hall'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Fisher (dau of Richard Fisher of Barkbeth) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Cookson of Penrith (b 1711, d 12.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.12.1741) Dorothy Crackanthorpe (d 06.1792, dau of Richard Crackanthorpe (Crackenthorpe), sister/heir of James of Newbiggin Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Christopher Crackanthorpe Cookson, later Crackanthorpe of Newbiggin Hall (b 20.05.1745, d 10.1799) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.08.1788) Charlotte Cust (d 10.07.1843, dau of John Cust) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Crackanthorpe of Newbiggin Hall, Sheriff of Cumberland (b 25.02.1790, d unm 10.01.1888) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | William Cookson (b 1754, d 24.02.1820, rector in Norfolk then Berkshire, prebendary at Windsor) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.10.1786) Dorothy Cowper (dau of Rev. John Cowper of Penrith) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Christopher Cookson of Nowers in Wellington, Somerset (b 27.01.1791, d 01.01.1834) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.05.1821) Jane Ancrum (d 22.01.1871, dau of John Strother Ancrum) | |||||||||||||||
| Their only surviving son inherited Newbiggin Hall and assumed the name Crackanthorpe. | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Cookson (b 1788-9, d 24.02.1856) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.07.1816) Rev. John Fisher (b 1788, d 1832) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Cookson (bur 15.06.1874) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.07.1816) Rev. William Fisher (b 1799, d 1874) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Ann Cookson (d 1778) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.02.1766) John Wordsworth of Sockbridge & Cockermouth (b 1741, d 1783) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Isaac Cookson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (b 06.02.1678) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.05.1734) Hannah Belton | |||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Commoners (vol 2, 'Cookson of Whitehill', p506+). | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Cookson of Whitehill, Durham (d 12.1783) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emily Elizabeth Lutwidge (dau/coheir of Thomas Lutwidge of Whitehaven) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Isaac Cookson of Whitehill (b 02.08.1745, d 13.12.1831) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1772) Margaret Wilkinson (dau of James Wilkinson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (of family of Thorpe) by Bridget Blencowe of Blencowe Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Cookson of Whitehill (b 09.03.1773, dsp 24.01.1857) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | James Cookson of Neasham, Durham (b 1775, d 1841, Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1811) Marianne Stevenson (dau of David Stevenson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Isaac Cookson of Meldon Park, Sheriff of Northumberland (b 1776, d 08.10.1851) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 ('Cookson of Meldon Park') shows that he married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (17.01.1805) Jane Cooke (dau of Edward Cooke of Togston & Amble New Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Thomas Cookson of the Hermitage, Durham (b 1779) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 ('Stirling-Cookson formerly of Renton') shows that he married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Selby (dau of Charles Edward Selby of Earle) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Joseph Cookson (b 1782, dsp 10.1865, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Elton (d 20.12.1852, dau of William Elton of Clifton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Norbury (widow of Col. _ Elton) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Elizabeth Cookson (d 08.05.1847) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.10.1811) Robert Surtees of Redworth (d 04.1857) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Ema Donna Cookson (dsp 01.08.1859) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.06.1832) Robert Bell of Fenham Hall (d 10.01.1851, Lt. Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| (8)+ | other issue - Christopher (b 1781, d 10.05.1832, Recorder of Berwick-on-Tween & Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Septimus (d 1828), Caroline (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | John Cookson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hannah Jane Reed (dau/coheir of William Reed of Halliwell) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Cookson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Castell of Wimbledon | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Hannah Cookson (dsp 01.1810) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Ellison of Sudbrooke Holme | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Thomas (d young), Joseph (Captain), Sarah | ||||||||||||||
| D.+ | 3 sons | ||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Sawrey-Cookson formerly of Neasham Hall and of Broughton Tower') with input/support as reported above
[A lower section was uploaded to this page on 05.08.24. Based on Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 3 (1895), 'Cookson of Leeds', p129+), It was absorbed by Cookson3 on 25.10.24.]
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