William (Hilton) Cooke senior

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1829

Biography

Also given simply as William Cooke, inherited Chester Castle from his uncle John Hilton c. 1808 when he was described as 'William Cook of Westmoreland.'

The association of William Hilton Cooke (1787-1829) with both the Rookery and with Chester Castle in Jamaica is firmly embedded in histories of Rookery Hall. The will of William Cooke of Worleston Rookery, Nantwich proved in July 1830 in the Chester Court has not yet been examined but is almost certainly the same man.

Sources

See for example http://www.handpickedhotels.co.uk/hotels/rookery-hall/History/ [accessed 02/06/2011] and https://www.handpickedhotels.co.uk/rookeryhall/welcome/inspirations/our-heritage [accessed 31/08/2016]; Ancestry.com, UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975 [database on-line].

Further Information

Absentee?

Transatlantic?

Spouse

Married but no further details

Children

William Hilton

Associated Estates (1)

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