who had fought at the action, and a large silver vase presented by Lloyd's Patriotic Fund. The gold medal and vase were gifted to the nation by Caroline Augusta Rolles, Cooke's greatgranddaughter, after her own death on . On 12 April 1806, Louisa and Louisa Charlotte were awarded a widow and child pension by the British Government, of £200 () and £50 respectively. At least some of the money the family received was spent on a large wall plaque mounted in StAndrew's Church in Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, close to the family home at Donhead Lodge in StBartholomew's Street. The plaque commemorates Cooke's life and death and also that of his wife. A memorial was also raised to him in St Paul's Cathedral. Tributes from fellow officers were also forthcoming, including from the future explorer John Franklin, who had served on Bellerophon at Trafalgar and had said of Cooke that he was "very gentlemanly and active. I like his appearance very much." A number of letters that Cooke wrote to his brother prior to Trafalgar are held by the National Maritime Museum. Cooke had married Louisa, néeHardy, on 15June 1790 at St Leonard's, Shoreditch. Louisa was the fourth daughter of Josiah Hardy, the former Governor of New Jersey, and later consul at Cádiz. Cooke had leased Donhead Lodge from Baron Henry Arundell in 1803 and Louisa remained in residence there until 1813. She died at her home, 9 Montpellier Terrace, Montpellier, Cheltenham, on . The funeral was held at St Peter's, Leckhampton, on 11February 1853, with interment following in the churchyard. Louisa Charlotte Cooke, their only child, was born on at Stoke Damerel, Plymouth. Louisa Charlotte married Abraham John Newenham Devonsher of Kilshanick, County Cork, at Cheltenham, on 9March 1820. Formerly of Hinton Charterhouse, she died after a short illness at StAnne's, Albion Street, Cheltenham, on . She was interred at Bouncer's Lane Cemetery, Prestbury, Cheltenham, on 5May 1871. Arms The original arms were granted and confirmed by the Heralds' College to John Cooke, of Exeter, in 1687. According to Burke, in (1852), and Berry, in (1828), Cooke bore: See also Footnotes References Bibliography Further reading External links Collections related to Cooke held at the National Maritime Museum. Details on Cooke's Memorial in StPaul's Cathedral held at the Imperial War Museums. The Battle of Trafalgar by Andrew Lambert for BBC Online. The Royal Navy 1776 to 1815. A Biographical History