Robinia Hoya Cook
Date of birth
15 Aug 1908
Date of death
1996
Place of birth
Biography
Robinia Hoya (or Hoyia) Cook 1908-? Robinia seems to be referred to as ‘Bena’. She is recorded as being a Spinster at 228 Ormond Road in a 1935 directory.
The Cook family’s early days were in Rangiora. From there they appeared to move to Masterton and then on to Gisborne. Robert William Cook, (1875-1944), Robinia's father, is listed as a gardener by trade, thus the flower names for his daughters. He was what we now call a landscaper. The collection has some examples of his work and there are copies of two plans of places of significance in the Hastings/Havelock North area.
Robinia’s mother was Hannah Louisa Mary Cook (1882-1961).
Robinia had two sisters, Daphne and Viola. Viola was the eldest and shortest of the three girls and the youngest, Robinia, the tallest. There is a period though that identification is tricky.
The Cook family’s early days were in Rangiora. From there they appeared to move to Masterton and then on to Gisborne. Robert William Cook, (1875-1944), Robinia's father, is listed as a gardener by trade, thus the flower names for his daughters. He was what we now call a landscaper. The collection has some examples of his work and there are copies of two plans of places of significance in the Hastings/Havelock North area.
Robinia’s mother was Hannah Louisa Mary Cook (1882-1961).
Robinia had two sisters, Daphne and Viola. Viola was the eldest and shortest of the three girls and the youngest, Robinia, the tallest. There is a period though that identification is tricky.