Gideon Ebenezer Cockcroft: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Gideon Ebenezer Cockcroft was born on 20 Feb 1875 in Manley Flats, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 May 1875 in Wesleyan Chapel, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Ebenezer John Cockcroft and Kezia Webb); died on 12 Oct 1955 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

Family/Spouse: Amy Davis. Amy died in 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Ivor Cockcroft

Generation: 2

Ebenezer John Cockcroft was born on 15 Oct 1849 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Thomas Cockcroft, 1820 Settler and Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler); died on 2 Dec 1937 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Ebenezer married Kezia Webb on 12 Jun 1874 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Kezia (daughter of William Webb and Elizabeth M Fincham) was born on 16 Feb 1854 in Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; died on 16 Nov 1939 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kezia Webb was born on 16 Feb 1854 in Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England (daughter of William Webb and Elizabeth M Fincham); died on 16 Nov 1939 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

1. Gideon Ebenezer Cockcroft was born on 20 Feb 1875 in Manley Flats, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 May 1875 in Wesleyan Chapel, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Oct 1955 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).
Eudora Elizabeth Cockcroft was born on 5 May 1876 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Feb 1947 in Settler's Hospital, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Maud Kezia Cockcroft was born on 30 Nov 1877 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Aug 1960 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Florence May Cockcroft was born on 11 May 1879; died on 12 Feb 1930 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Maria Anne Cockcroft was born on 23 Jan 1881; died about Apr 1955.
Laura Alice Cockcroft was born on 6 Jul 1882; died in 1957.
William Arthur Cockcroft was born on 25 Mar 1884 in Manley Flats, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Aug 1907 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Charles Percy Cockcroft was born on 29 Jul 1885; died on 3 Jun 1956 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Amy Gertrude Cockcroft was born on 18 Nov 1886; died on 6 Jul 1985; was buried in Settlers Methodist Church Cemetery, Port Alfred, Easten Cape, South Africa.
Mabel Lydia Cockcroft was born on 18 Sep 1888; died in 1976.
Edna Harriet Cockcroft was born on 4 May 1890; was christened on 30 Nov 1890 in Grahamstown District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Mar 1972.
Mildred Ivy Cockcroft was born on 27 Feb 1892; was christened on 15 May 1892 in Weysleyan Circuit, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 1944.
James Mendick Cockcroft was born on 17 Oct 1893 in Cape Province, South Africa; died on 19 Jul 1932 in Bultfontein, Free State, South Africa.
George Edwin Cockcroft was born on 31 Aug 1895; died on 16 Nov 1904 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Harry Gordon Cockcroft was born on 7 Feb 1898; died on 19 Feb 1974 in Port Alfred; was buried in Settlers Methodist Church Cemetery, Port Alfred, Easten Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 3

Thomas Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1807 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (son of Charles Cockcroft, 1820 Settler and Harriet Farrier Bailey, 1820 Settler); died on 30 Nov 1881 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Thomas married Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler on 3 Jan 1831 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Dorothy (daughter of Thomas Simpson, 1820 Settler and Ann Shepherd, 1820 Settler) was born on 2 May 1810 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 13 Dec 1858 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler was born on 2 May 1810 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (daughter of Thomas Simpson, 1820 Settler and Ann Shepherd, 1820 Settler); died on 13 Dec 1858 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Mary Ann Cockcroft was born about 1832 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died after 1883.
Ann Shepherd Cockcroft was born on 23 Dec 1833 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 Feb 1834 in Methodist Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Iken Cockcroft was born on 2 Dec 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Jan 1836 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Feb 1907 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 15 Feb 1907 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Cockcroft was born on 14 May 1838 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 24 Jun 1838 in Wesleyan Chapel, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Jun 1912 in Victoria East, Cape, South Africa.
Sarah Jane Cockcroft was born on 18 Jun 1840 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Aug 1918 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
Dorothy Cockcroft was born on 18 Nov 1843 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Jun 1914 in Thornden farm, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 2 Jul 1914 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth Smith Cockcroft was born on 20 Oct 1845 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 May 1914 in Rokeby Park, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 20 May 1914 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Ebenezer John Cockcroft was born on 15 Oct 1849 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Dec 1937 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Walter Simpson Cockcroft was born on 10 Sep 1852 in Trappes Valley, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 28 Nov 1852 in Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Jun 1941 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.

William Webb was born in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; died on 8 Jul 1895 in 'Summerhill', Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 9 Jul 1895 in Bathurst Church (St Mary's - Methodist and Wesleyan), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

William + Elizabeth M Fincham. Elizabeth was born in Nov 1819; died on 7 Aug 1886; was buried on 8 Aug 1886 in Bathurst Church (St Mary's - Methodist and Wesleyan), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth M Fincham was born in Nov 1819; died on 7 Aug 1886; was buried on 8 Aug 1886 in Bathurst Church (St Mary's - Methodist and Wesleyan), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

George Webb was born about Jul 1842 in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England; was christened on 8 Jun 1871 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Jan 1890 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Bathurst Church (St John's - Anglican), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
James Webb was born in Mar 1844 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; died on 30 Aug 1929 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Martha Ann Webb was born about 1846 in Suffolk, England; died on 24 Dec 1927 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth M Webb
William Webb
Susannah Webb
3. Kezia Webb was born on 16 Feb 1854 in Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; died on 16 Nov 1939 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Isaac Webb
Naomi Webb was born in 1858 in Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; died on 21 Oct 1938 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Maria Webb
John Webb

Generation: 4

Charles Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1779 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (son of Mark Cockcroft and Mary Broadley); died on 11 Dec 1875 in Myrtle Grove farm, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Charles + Harriet Farrier Bailey, 1820 Settler. Harriet was born in 1784 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 19 Jul 1836 in Myrtle Grove farm, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber Methodist Cemetery, Clumber, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harriet Farrier Bailey, 1820 Settler was born in 1784 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 19 Jul 1836 in Myrtle Grove farm, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber Methodist Cemetery, Clumber, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

4. Thomas Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1807 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 30 Nov 1881 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1808 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 Jul 1899 in Wentworth Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 8 Jul 1899 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mark Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born on 7 Dec 1811 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 May 1892 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

10.

Thomas Simpson, 1820 Settler was born in 1769 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

Thomas married Ann Shepherd, 1820 Settler on 11 Jan 1797 in St Peter's, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Ann (daughter of William Shepherd and Mary, - wife of William Shepherd) was born on 3 May 1774 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 2 Jun 1774 in St Peter's, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 29 Oct 1838 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Ann Shepherd, 1820 Settler was born on 3 May 1774 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 2 Jun 1774 in St Peter's, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (daughter of William Shepherd and Mary, - wife of William Shepherd); died on 29 Oct 1838 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

William Simpson was born on 11 Jul 1805 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 3 Sep 1890 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Simpson, 1820 Settler was born on 11 Mar 1807; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died about 1871.
Sarah Simpson was born on 27 Nov 1808 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
5. Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler was born on 2 May 1810 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 13 Dec 1858 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.