Blanche Letitia Cockcroft: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Blanche Letitia Cockcroft was born on 6 Dec 1892 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Walter Simpson Cockcroft and Letitia Wakeford); died on 23 Dec 1976 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Family/Spouse: Caleb Pascoe Timm. Caleb (son of Edward Timm and Louisa Bradfield) was born on 5 Mar 1885 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Jun 1885 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Nov 1961 in Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Joyce Gaynor Timm
Margery Ethne Timm
Erica Rae Timm was born on 21 May 1923 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 2016.

Generation: 2

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 (son of Thomas Cockcroft, 1820 Settler and Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler); died on 28 Jun 1941 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.

Walter married Letitia Wakeford on 22 May 1876. Letitia (daughter of William Wakeford, 1820 Settler and Mary Ann Keen, 1820 Settler) was born on 20 Nov 1856 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Jun 1949 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Letitia Wakeford was born on 20 Nov 1856 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of William Wakeford, 1820 Settler and Mary Ann Keen, 1820 Settler); died on 6 Jun 1949 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Children:

Archibald Earnest Cockcroft was born on 12 Jan 1877; died on 13 Aug 1953 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Dorothy Mary Cockcroft was born on 15 Dec 1877 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 May 1967 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.
Thomas William Cockcroft was born on 13 Nov 1879 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 24 Apr 1881 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Jun 1900; was buried on 26 Jun 1900 in Shaw Park.
Albert Ivin Cockcroft was born on 18 May 1882 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened in 1882 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Jun 1884.
Mabel Annie Cockcroft was born on 1 Oct 1884 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Dec 1884 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Nov 1964 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Adeline Edith Cockcroft was born on 18 Jun 1886 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Dec 1890 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 1961.
Eva Louisa Cockcroft was born on 9 Aug 1888 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Dec 1890 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Oct 1982 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried on 21 Oct 1982 in West Park Cemetery, Montgomery Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
1. Blanche Letitia Cockcroft was born on 6 Dec 1892 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Dec 1976 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Hilda Joyce Cockcroft was born on 21 Apr 1894 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Jul 1917.
Eric Barlow Cockcroft was born on 6 Apr 1906 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 18 Jan 1978 in Salisbury (Harare), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

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.
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.
2. 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 Wakeford, 1820 Settler was born in 1808 (son of Thomas Wakeford, 1820 Settler and Mary, 1820 Settler); died about 1858.

William + Mary Ann Keen, 1820 Settler. Mary (daughter of Thomas Keen, 1820 Settler and Margaret Coffee, 1820 Settler) was born on 4 Dec 1813 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 12 Mar 1874 in Hope farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Ann Keen, 1820 Settler was born on 4 Dec 1813 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England (daughter of Thomas Keen, 1820 Settler and Margaret Coffee, 1820 Settler); died on 12 Mar 1874 in Hope farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

William Wakeford was born in 1846; died in Dec 1883; was buried on 6 Dec 1883 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth Wakeford was born in 1828; died in 1918 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Joseph Wakeford
Benjamin Keen Wakeford was born about 1835 in Palmiet, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Dec 1864 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Margaret Sophia Wakeford was born on 8 Apr 1837 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Oct 1889 in Lily Vale, East London district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Charlotte Eliza Wakeford was born on 24 May 1843 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Sep 1916 in Glenfields, East London district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Louisa Anne Wakeford
Mary Ann Wakeford was born in 1849; died on 23 Apr 1938 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. Letitia Wakeford was born on 20 Nov 1856 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Jun 1949 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

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.

12.	Thomas Wakeford, 1820 Settler was born in 1785; died in 1858. Thomas + Mary, 1820 Settler. Mary was born in 1783; died in 1838 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Mary, 1820 Settler was born in 1783; died in 1838 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Thomas Robert Wakeford, 1820 Settler was born in 1806 in London, England; died on 28 Oct 1893 in Cala, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
6. William Wakeford, 1820 Settler was born in 1808; died about 1858.

14.

Thomas Keen, 1820 Settler was born on 19 May 1793 in Buckinghamshire, England; was christened in St.Mary and St.Nicholas, Saunderton, Buckinghamshire, England (son of Thomas Keen and Elizabeth); died on 21 Sep 1839 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Thomas married Margaret Coffee, 1820 Settler in 1812 in Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland. Margaret was born about 1794; died on 21 Sep 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Margaret Coffee, 1820 Settler was born about 1794; died on 21 Sep 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

7. Mary Ann Keen, 1820 Settler was born on 4 Dec 1813 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 12 Mar 1874 in Hope farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth Keen was born on 17 May 1821 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Mar 1864 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Keen was born on 28 Dec 1823 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Feb 1903 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Susan Keen was born on 2 Oct 1825 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Jan 1896 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Margaret Keen was born on 3 Oct 1828.
William Keen was born on 7 Aug 1833.