John Hughes Van Cooten

1855 - 1925  (69 years)

• Name	John Hughes Van Cooten  [1, 2]
  EMPL	1870 - 74	130 Euston Rd, London, NW?   [3, 4]
  Birth	7 Nov 1855	Reading, Berkshire, England   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1861  [9]
  Census	1871	38 Maine Street, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England   [10]
  Immigration	20 Dec 1874	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   [11]
  Occupation	1870-74 Confidential companion and amanuensis to William Eaton Rusher MA, 60 Burton Cres, London, Wc  [3, 4]
  Occupation	1880 Shopman  [1]
  Occupation	1898 Commercial Traveller  [6]
  Occupation	Messrs. Jas. McFarlane and Sons, Ipswich  [12]
  Occupation	Queensland Woollen Coy., Ipswich  [12]
  Occupation	Storekeeper  [2]
  Occupation	Storekeeper, Maryborough & Howard, Quensland  [12]
  Death	14 Jun 1925	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia   [2, 5]
  Burial	15 Jun 1925	Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia   [2]
  Person ID	I37	Van Cooten
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	John Lucius Van Cooten,   b. 2 Nov 1809, Bristol, Gloucester, England d. 27 Dec 1890, Wallingford Union Workhouse, Wallingford, Berkshire, England (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Emma Griggs,   b. Abt 1820, Colchester, Essex, England d. ? 1864, England (Age ~ 44 years)
  Family ID	F762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Berry,   b. 29 Dec 1856, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia d. 8 Mar 1937, 135 Tooley St, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1880	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia   [1, 5]
  Children	1. William John Fraser Van Cooten,   b. 3 Aug 1881, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia d. 6 Apr 1967, Sandgate, Queensland, Australia (Age 85 years)   2. Florence Margaret Van Cooten,   b. 3 Nov 1883, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia d. 23 Oct 1961, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (Age 77 years)   3. Archibald Van Cooten,   b. 3 Oct 1885, Queensland, Australia d. 29 Jul 1896, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (Age 10 years)   4. George Henry Van Cooten,   b. 2 Oct 1887, Queensland, Australia d. 13 Dec 1888, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (Age 1 year)   5. Alexander Ernest Van Cooten,   b. 12 Jan 1889, Queensland, Australia d. 26 Jun 1943, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (Age 54 years)   6. Jessie Miriam Van Cooten,   b. 30 Dec 1890, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia d. 12 Aug 1972, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 81 years)   7. Leonard Van Cooten,   b. 23 Jul 1894, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia d. 14 Nov 1898, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (Age 4 years)   8. Benjamin Francis Van Cooten,   b. 23 Feb 1898, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia d. 3 Sep 1961, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2000
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 20 Dec 1874 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S43] Marriage of John Hughes Van Cooten to Elizabeth Berry. [S126] Death Certificate for John Hughes Van Cooten. [S42] William Eaton Rusher, Reference for John H Van Cooten. [S37] Wm Eaton Rusher, Reference for John H Van Cooten. [S152] Van Cooten Family Bible. [S58] Birth of Benjamin Francis Van Cooten. [S182] UK Census 1861, Age: 5 -> born 1856. [S180] UK Census 1871, Age: 14 -> born 1857. [S182] UK Census 1861, Age: 5 - born 1855. [S180] UK Census 1871. [S38] Shipping Register for “Indus”, Free passengers: Cooten, John, single, male, age 18. [S127] Obituary for John Hughes Van Cooten.