Person:Hephzibah Cook (1)

Hephzibah Cook was baptised on 26th July 1829 at Husborne Crawley in Bedfordshire, daughter of a lace maker called Mary Cook, formerly Bedford, and her husband James Cook, an agricultural labourer. The 1841 census finds Hephzibah living with her mother at New Town in Aspley Guise.

On 23rd September 1846, aged 17, Hephzibah married a labourer called Isaac Perry at Aspley Guise. They went on to have a son called William the following year. Hephzibah's mother died in 1848 at Aspley Guise.

Hephzibah died in 1849, aged nineteen, being buried at Aspley Guise on 16th April 1849. Isaac survived her by twelve years, and remarried in 1851. Hephzibah's father also survived her.

1. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 26 Jul 1829, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, England: Hephzibah daughter of James & Mary Cooke

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 5; Book 2; Folio 4; Page 2, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: New Town, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Mary Cook, female, 50 [1786-91], Lacemaker, born in county
   Hephzibah Cook, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county

3.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Hepzibah PERRY, June Quarter 1849, Woburn Registration District, Volume 6, page 81, aged 20 [1828/9]

4. ↑ England. National Burial Index.

   bur. 16 Apr 1849, St Botolph, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire: Hepzibah Perry, aged 20 [1848/9]