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Joseph Cookson, Rev. (24 Sep 1678 - 1745)

Vicar of Leeds. Educated at the Grammar School in Leeds and then Christ's College (B.A. and M.A.). He began his ministry in Hendon, Middlesex, and was elected Vicar of Leeds on 4 March 1716 (Taylor, 158-9).

He seems to be the Joseph Cookson who visited Thoresby's collection in June 1700 with his brother William, both young men at the time. Later, Thoresby added to their signatures his own annotations indicating the positions they would later occupy, mayor and vicar respectively. Visitor
 Relevant locations: Birth place in Leeds, Leeds Parish
Educated at Christ's College, Cambridge University
Lived at or near Leeds, Leeds Parish
Workplace or place of business Leeds, Leeds Parish
 Relationships: Joseph Cookson was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)

William Cookson (17 Oct 1669-22 July 1743) was a brother of Joseph Cookson
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
 Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - The Biographia Leodiensis: Or, Biographical Sketches of the Worthies of Leeds and Neighbourhood, from the Norman Conquest to the Present Time.
 References in Documents:
Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
Deus nobis Hæc otia fecit.[*] Virgil, Eclogues, Book I, Line 6: "God has given us these days of leisure." Jos:Joseph Cookson (MA Vicar of Leedes)