William Sym Cook
Archibald Cook
Archibald Cook was a successful business man who owned the Victorian Ferry Service.
His daughter, Elizabeth, married Gib Barrett, and they built a new home which they called ‘Arran’, on the corner of Alfred and Albert Street.
Ella Cook, outside Morven Manor, in Tanti Ave
In 1888 he commissioned Joseph Dale Grover to build ‘Morven Manor’, in Tanti Ave, for a contract price of £1606/6/-.
The house was a gift for his son William Sym Cook on the occasion of his marriage to Ella Louise Allchin of ‘Sutton Grange’, linking two pioneer
families.
William Cook was a prominent
Ella Cook (Allchin)
Melbourne and Peninsula lawyer, he and his wife Ella lived at ‘Morven’ for fifty years, and during that time William played a prominent part in the development of Mornington.
They were enthusiastic gardeners and converted the five acre block into parkland famous for its collection of Australian shrubs and plants, including Norfolk Pines that were used as a navigating aid in Port Phillip Bay for 100 years and are still a prominent landmark.
