Peerage Record – 14300

     Frances Caroline Cooke was born on 12 June 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Joseph Cooke and Mary Elizabeth Beresford.¹ She married Alexander Fowler Wyncoll, son of Charles Edward Wyncoll and Mary Johanna Fowler, on 21 August 1923 at Heene Church, Worthing, Sussex, England^G.¹ She died in May 1955 at age 54.² She was buried at Articlave, Ireland^G.¹
     From 21 August 1923, her married name became Wyncoll.¹

     Alexander Fowler Wyncoll was born on 20 June 1902 at 20 Eardley Crescent, Earl’s Court, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Charles Edward Wyncoll and Mary Johanna Fowler.¹ He married Frances Caroline Cooke, daughter of Henry Joseph Cooke and Mary Elizabeth Beresford, on 21 August 1923 at Heene Church, Worthing, Sussex, England^G.¹ He died on 26 October 1942 at age 40.¹ He was also reported to have died in 1948.² He was buried at Articlave, Ireland^G.¹
     He gained the rank of in the Royal Sussex Regiment.² He had two daughters.²

     Charles Edward Wyncoll was born on 26 October 1857 at Margate, Kent, England^G.² He married Mary Johanna Fowler, daughter of Margaret Maria Alexander, on 2 June 1881 at St. John’s Cathedral, Calcutta, India^G.² He died in 1943 at Petersfield, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Mary Johanna Fowler was born on 1 January 1861 at Princes Lodge, St. Helena.² She was the daughter of Margaret Maria Alexander.³ She married Charles Edward Wyncoll on 2 June 1881 at St. John’s Cathedral, Calcutta, India^G.² She died in 1944 at Petersfield, Hampshire, England^G.²
     From 2 June 1881, her married name became Wyncoll.²

     Phoebe Maxwell Hamilton is the daughter of Captain Mervyn James Hamilton.² She married, firstly, John Sholto Fitzpatrick Cooke, son of Henry Joseph Cooke and Mary Elizabeth Beresford, on 19 April 1934.³ She and John Sholto Fitzpatrick Cooke were divorced in 1945.³ She married, secondly, Charles Hedworth Mills, 4th Baron Hillingdon, son of Arthur Robert Mills, 3rd Baron Hillingdon and Hon. Edith Mary Winifred Cadogan, in 1978.³
     From 19 April 1934, her married name became Cooke.¹ From 1978, her married name became Mills.³ After her marriage, Phoebe Maxwell Hamilton was styled as Baroness Hillingdon in 1978.

     Joseph Young Cooke was born in 1853 at St. Columbs, County Londonderry, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Joseph Cooke and Frances Walker.¹ He died on 20 January 1918, unmarried.¹

     John Fitzpatrick Cooke was born on 24 October 1854.¹ He was the son of Joseph Cooke and Frances Walker.¹ He married Eleanora Caroline Lucia Macky, daughter of Francis Coffin Macky and Emma Clare Beresford, on 28 February 1907.² He died on 12 December 1930 at age 76 at Portrush, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹
     He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was admitted to Middle Temple.² He was admitted to King’s Inns entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.² He held the office of County Court Judge, for County Donegal.² He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Donegal.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Donegal.² He lived at Glenallaugh, Fahan, County Donegal, Ireland^G.²

     Eleanora Caroline Lucia Macky is the daughter of Francis Coffin Macky and Emma Clare Beresford.^2,3 She married John Fitzpatrick Cooke, son of Joseph Cooke and Frances Walker, on 28 February 1907.²
     From 28 February 1907, her married name became Cooke.¹

     Rear-Admiral John Gervaise Beresford Cooke was born on 19 October 1911.¹ He was the son of John Fitzpatrick Cooke and Eleanora Caroline Lucia Macky.¹ He married Helen Beatrice Cameron, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Neville John Gordon Cameron and Joan Newbigging, on 21 June 1941.² He died on 30 January 1976 at age 64 at London, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1940.² He was Captain of the H.M.S. Broadsword and H.M.S. Battleaxe between 1951 and 1952.² He was commander of the Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment between 1956 and 1960.² He was Chief of Staff to the Commander of the British Navy Staff and Assistant Naval Attache to Washington between 1961 and 1963.² He was Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Warfare) between 1963 and 1966.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1965.² He was Naval Secretary from 1966 to 1967.² He retired from the military in 1967, with the rank of Rear-Admiral.² He lived in 1976 at Downstead House, Owlesbury, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Helen Beatrice Cameron is the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Neville John Gordon Cameron and Joan Newbigging.^2,3 She married Rear-Admiral John Gervaise Beresford Cooke, son of John Fitzpatrick Cooke and Eleanora Caroline Lucia Macky, on 21 June 1941.⁴
     From 21 June 1941, her married name became Cooke.¹