Thomas Van Cooten

1870 - 1939  (68 years)

• Name	Thomas Van Cooten  [1, 2]
  Born	1 Jan 1870	Guernsey, UK   [1]
  Christened	20 Feb 1870	S Michel du Valle, Guernsey, UK   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1871	St Michael in the Vale, Guernsey, Channel Islands   [3]
  Census	1881	St Michael in the Vale, Guernsey, Channel Islands   [4, 5]
  Census	1891	St Michael in the Vale, Guernsey, Channel Islands   [6]
  Census	1901	Jerbourg, St Martins, Guernsey, Channel Islands   [7]
  Education	Elizabeth College, Guernsey  [8]
  Emigration	27 Jun 1907	Liverpool, England   [9]
  	On "Ottawa", single male age 37
  GODP	William Robert Read, John Rodolphus Van Cooten, Emma Louise Read  [1]
  Immigration	5 Aug 1907	Montreal, Canada   [10]
  	On "Ottawa", male age 37 going to Midland Ontario
  Occupation	Furnace Labourer  [11]
  Died	1939	Dade County, Florida, USA   [12, 13]
  Notes	Census 1881:Guernsey: Age 11 (by inference born in 1870) Census 1891:Guernsey: Single, age 21, telegraphist clerk, employed, born the Vale, Guernsey (by inference born in 1870) Elizabeth College Register: #2158. Born in Guernsey on 1-Jan-1870. Brother of #2154. Elizabeth College, 1878-1886. Became a telegraphist in Guernsey on leaving college. Later took up farming in Canada. Now in Miami, Florida engaged in landscape and general gardening.
  Person ID	I78	Van Cooten
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	John Rhodolphus Van Cooten,   b. Abt 1834, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands ,   d. 8 Dec 1902, Titchfield, Southampton, England  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Fanny Attrill,   b. 1832, Northwood, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England ,   d. 8 Jan 1914, Marylebone, England  (Age 82 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1860	Northwood, Isle of Wight, Southampton, England   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Agnes Ann Miles,   d. Bef 1901
  Children	1. John Attrill Van Cooten,   b. 25 Nov 1894, Buckingham, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 24 Oct 1948, Jonesboro, Georgia, USA  (Age 53 years)   2. Giffard Van Cooten,   b. Abt Sep 1896, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. Abt Jun 1899, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England  (Age ~ 2 years)   3. Alice Amelia Van Cooten,   b. 6 May 1898, Northampton, England
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Annie Frances Rouget,   b. 31 Jul 1881, France ,   d. May 1945  (Age 63 years)
  Married	Y  [2]
  Children	1. William Edwin Van Cooten,   b. 5 Jun 1904, La Motte, St Martin, Guernsey ,   d. 24 Oct 1961, Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado, USA  (Age 57 years)   2. Annie Kathleen Van Cooten,   b. 8 Aug 1908, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Colorado, USA
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Baptism of Thomas Van Cooten. [S202] Birth of William Edwin Van Cooten. [S217] UK Census 1871. [S46] UK Census 1881. [S399] UK Census 1881. [S53] UK Census 1891. [S494] UK Census 1901. [S129] Elizabeth College Register. [S382] UK Shipping Register for “Ottawa”. [S383] Canada Shipping Register for “Ottawa”. [S57] Birth of Alice Amelia Van Cooten. [S206] Distant Van Cooten cousins?, Jim (Richard) Van Cooten. [S250] Florida Death Indexes. [S21] Marriage of John Rodolphus Van Cooten to Fanny Attrill. [S22] GRO Marriage Index.