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[[Image:Im1909NLG-001.jpg|thumb| 1909. [[Will Cook]] with the [[NLG]] 2700cc [[JAP]] at Brooklands. ]] | [[Image:Im1909NLG-001.jpg|thumb| 1909. [[William Edgar Cook|Will Cook]] with the [[NLG]] 2700cc [[JAP]] at Brooklands. ]] | ||
William Edgar Cook (c1880-1949) | William Edgar Cook (c1880-1949) | ||
1908 An [[NLG]] machine, ridden by [[Will Cook]], marked its place in history when it won the first official motorcycle race staged at [[Brooklands]]. It was powered by a 944cc V-twin [[Peugeot]] and weighed less than 120lb/54.5kg. | 1908 An [[NLG]] machine, ridden by [[William Edgar Cook|Will Cook]], marked its place in history when it won the first official motorcycle race staged at [[Brooklands]]. It was powered by a 944cc V-twin [[Peugeot]] and weighed less than 120lb/54.5kg. | ||
1911 Boarder at 70 High Road, Kilburn, NW: [[William Edgar Cook]] (age 31 born Barnsbury, London), Motor mechanic, garage - Employer. Single.<ref>1911 Census</ref> | 1911 Boarder at 70 High Road, Kilburn, NW: [[William Edgar Cook]] (age 31 born Barnsbury, London), Motor mechanic, garage - Employer. Single.<ref>1911 Census</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:27, 30 January 2020
William Edgar Cook (c1880-1949)
1908 An NLG machine, ridden by Will Cook, marked its place in history when it won the first official motorcycle race staged at Brooklands. It was powered by a 944cc V-twin Peugeot and weighed less than 120lb/54.5kg.
1911 Boarder at 70 High Road, Kilburn, NW: William Edgar Cook (age 31 born Barnsbury, London), Motor mechanic, garage - Employer. Single.[1]
May have worked for ASL in Stafford
1913 Married in Stafford to Dorothy Nellie Benton
1915/6 Birth in Stafford of son Peter William Cook
Possibly had a garage in Weymouth with his son
1949 December 6th. Died. Of 5 Hardwick Street, Weymouth. Probate to his widow Dorothy Nellie Cook, and to his son Peter William Cook, motor engineer.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1911 Census