Harry Welby Cooke

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 ☨ Harry Welby Cooke 
Profession circus animal trainer
Personal details
Born 1845 in United Kingdom

Dead 1882 in United Kingdom


Spouse(s) 1867 - 1882 Katherine Hughes

Residence
Country United Kingdom

Locations
Title animal trainer 1873-1874
Location at W. W. Coles Circus in United States

Title animal trainer 1871-1872
Location at Stone & Murray Circus in United States

Title animal trainer -
Location at Cooke’s Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

Henry Welby Cooke , circus animal trainer in United Kingdom

Cooke was born * 1845 in United Kingdom dead 1882 , in United Kingdom , son of animal trainer Henry Cooke

⚭ Married 1867 to Katherine Hughes born ? .


Son of Henry Cooke and grandson of T. T. Cooke. Equestrian. Englishman who came to USA with equestrienne wife, Katherine (nee Hughes), and his children, Clarence and Alice. They had married April 23, 1867 in Scotland. Lost a 3 year old son, Harold Edwin Cooke, 1871. Juggling and hurdle riding, John H. Murray’s, 1871-72; bounding jockey, W. W. Cole’s, 1873; Springer’s, 1875. Died in England.

Harry Welby Cooke

Family


Total: 4 children

  1. Clarence Welby Cooke.
  2. Alice Isabel Cooke.
  3. John David Cooke. Born: ?.
  4. Harold Edwin Cooke. Born: 1868. Dead: † 1871

Siblings

Siblings through the father Henry Cooke (1814 -- 1901):

  1. John Cooke Born 1837 Dead: † 1917-08-22

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). animal trainer Henry Welby Cooke in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1776. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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