Sydney Thomas Cockcroft: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Sydney Thomas Cockcroft was born on 14 Feb 1903 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of John Eugene Knight Cockcroft and Ada Berrington); died on 4 Aug 1979 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.

Family/Spouse: Florence Cotton. Florence (daughter of William Cotton and Anne, - wife of William Cotton) was born on 8 Nov 1903 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Feb 1985 in Springfontein, Free State, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

John Eugene Knight Cockcroft was born on 19 Jan 1870 in Shrewsbury farm, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of George Harrison Cockcroft and Mary Maria Knight); died on 4 Jul 1938 in Wodehouse district, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

John married Ada Berrington on 30 Apr 1902 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Ada (daughter of Thomas Tickner William Berrington, 1820 Settler and Mary Ann Gravett) was born on 20 Oct 1865 in Assegaaibosch, Grahamstown Dist, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ada Berrington was born on 20 Oct 1865 in Assegaaibosch, Grahamstown Dist, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Thomas Tickner William Berrington, 1820 Settler and Mary Ann Gravett).

Children:

1. Sydney Thomas Cockcroft was born on 14 Feb 1903 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Aug 1979 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
Eugene Cockcroft

Generation: 3

George Harrison Cockcroft was born on 20 Aug 1841 in New Bristol Farm, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Mark Cockcroft, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Ann Purdon, 1820 Settler); died on 18 Sep 1923 in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa.

George married Mary Maria Knight on 29 Apr 1868 in Ncera, East London district, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of John Knight and Sarah Shone, 1820 Settler) was born on 4 Jul 1841 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 11 Feb 1932 in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Maria Knight was born on 4 Jul 1841 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (daughter of John Knight and Sarah Shone, 1820 Settler); died on 11 Feb 1932 in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa.

Children:

George Austin Cockcroft was born on 6 Feb 1869 in Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Mar 1886 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. John Eugene Knight Cockcroft was born on 19 Jan 1870 in Shrewsbury farm, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Jul 1938 in Wodehouse district, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Percival Newton Cockcroft was born on 4 Sep 1872 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Jul 1926 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
Harold Mortimer Cockcroft was born on 30 Sep 1875 in Albert district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Oct 1940 in Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Norman Milton Cockcroft was born on 12 Oct 1877 in Dordrecht district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Jul 1947 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.
Violet Everline Cockcroft was born on 17 Mar 1879 in Krugersdorp district , Gauteng, South Africa; died on 21 Jul 1900 in Kikvorschfontein, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Charles Harrison Cockcroft was born on 6 Feb 1884 in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa; died on 1 Jan 1960 in Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Mary Hillaria Cockcroft was born on 1 Feb 1886 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Nov 1960 in Northmead, Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.
Irene Ada Cockcroft was born on 11 Jul 1888 in Prospect Farm, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 May 1977 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Amy Daisy Cockcroft was born on 27 Oct 1891 in Vlakfontein farm.

Thomas Tickner William Berrington, 1820 Settler was born on 2 Feb 1819 in London, England; was christened on 5 Dec 1819 in St George, Hanover Square,London, England (son of Thomas Berrington, 1820 Settler and Diana Collin, 1820 Settler); died on 20 Dec 1890 in 'Hartebeest Hoek', Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Thomas married Mary Ann Gravett on 29 Sep 1860 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of William Gravett, 1820 Settler and Charlotte Pickstock, 1820 Settler) was born on 11 Jun 1837 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 Aug 1837 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Sep 1916 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Ann Gravett was born on 11 Jun 1837 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 Aug 1837 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of William Gravett, 1820 Settler and Charlotte Pickstock, 1820 Settler); died on 11 Sep 1916 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Anne Maria Berrington was born on 24 Aug 1861 in Sidbury Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Charlotte Eleanor Berrington was born on 10 Sep 1863 in Assegaaibosch, Grahamstown Dist, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 May 1953 in Blyvooruitzig,Dist Oberholzer, Orange Free State...
3. Ada Berrington was born on 20 Oct 1865 in Assegaaibosch, Grahamstown Dist, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Adelaide Berrington was born on 9 Nov 1868 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Dec 1868 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Arthur Herbert Berrington was born on 21 Mar 1870 in 'Hartebeest Hoek', Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 21 Aug 1870 in Dordrecht Church (Methodist), Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jul 1928.
Ernest Clement Berrington was born on 30 Oct 1872 in 'Hartebeest Hoek', Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 7 Mar 1873 in Dordrecht Church (Methodist), Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Jan 1959; was buried in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Sidney Berrington was born about 1875; died about 1901.
Edith Lavinia Berrington was born on 6 Jul 1878 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 4 Jan 1879 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Aug 1966 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Generation: 4

Mark Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born on 7 Dec 1811 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (son of Charles Cockcroft, 1820 Settler and Harriet Farrier Bailey, 1820 Settler); died on 6 May 1892 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Mark married Elizabeth Ann Purdon, 1820 Settler on 23 Aug 1832 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth (daughter of John Purdon, 1820 Settler and Mary Clifford Harrison, 1820 Settler) was born on 4 Dec 1812 in Cawnpore, India; died on 18 Nov 1888 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Ann Purdon, 1820 Settler was born on 4 Dec 1812 in Cawnpore, India (daughter of John Purdon, 1820 Settler and Mary Clifford Harrison, 1820 Settler); died on 18 Nov 1888 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Mary Harriet Cockcroft was born in Jul 1833 in Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Apr 1858 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Charles Cockcroft was born on 27 May 1835 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 11 Jul 1835 in Wesleyan Chapel, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Oct 1859 in de Hoop, Camdeboo Ruggens, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa.
Isabella Austin Cockcroft was born on 30 Jul 1837 in New Bristol Farm, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 1894 in London, England.
John Henry Cockcroft was born on 4 Aug 1840 in New Bristol, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Jan 1912 in Clifden Farm, Ncera, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Gulu Cemetry, Gulu District, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
4. George Harrison Cockcroft was born on 20 Aug 1841 in New Bristol Farm, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 18 Sep 1923 in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa.
Mark Baillie Cockcroft was born on 8 Sep 1843 in New Bristol Farm, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Mar 1922 in Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Elizabeth Ann Cockcroft was born on 24 Nov 1845 in New Bristol Farm, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Apr 1846; died on 19 Jun 1923.
Hillaria Cockcroft was born on 30 May 1848 in New Bristol, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 31 Dec 1848; died on 26 Sep 1926 in Brixton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Henry Broadley Cockcroft was born on 11 Nov 1850 in New Bristol, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Aug 1862; died about 1928 in Rooirand, Oranjeville, Free State, South Africa.
Hester Cockcroft was born in 1851 in Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 May 1869 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 27 May 1869 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Child Cockcroft was born in Jan 1854 in Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Jan 1854 in Methodist Church, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Charles William Rufus Cockcroft was born on 17 Nov 1856 in New Bristol, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Aug 1862; died on 10 May 1919; was buried in Main Cemetery, Maraisburg, District Roodepoort,Gauteng, South Africa.

10.

John Knight was born on 3 Nov 1814 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England; died on 26 Dec 1888 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

John married Sarah Shone, 1820 Settler on 27 Apr 1840 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Shone, 1820 Settler and Sarah Phillips, 1820 Settler) was born on 26 Oct 1818 in Walworth, Surrey, England; died on 12 Oct 1906 in Kidds Beach, Eastern Cape, South Africa.; was buried in Ncera Church (Methodist), Ncera, East London District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Sarah Shone, 1820 Settler was born on 26 Oct 1818 in Walworth, Surrey, England (daughter of Thomas Shone, 1820 Settler and Sarah Phillips, 1820 Settler); died on 12 Oct 1906 in Kidds Beach, Eastern Cape, South Africa.; was buried in Ncera Church (Methodist), Ncera, East London District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Sarah Ann Knight was born on 22 Jun 1843 in Natal; was christened on 22 Jun 1843 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 23 Sep 1926; was buried in Gulu Cemetry, Gulu District, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Eleanor Knight was born on 15 May 1845 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died in 1921 in Lake Chrissie, Transvaal.
5. Mary Maria Knight was born on 4 Jul 1841 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 11 Feb 1932 in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa.
Elizabeth Jane Knight was born on 4 Apr 1849 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Emily Knight was born on 7 Oct 1853 in Koonap Post.
Eliza Phillips Knight was born on 24 Oct 1859 in Fort Brown, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Jun 1932 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

12.	Thomas Berrington, 1820 Settler was born on 8 May 1795 (son of Frances Tickner); died on 28 Jun 1860. Thomas married Diana Collin, 1820 Settler on 16 Apr 1818 in London, England. Diana was born in 1792. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Diana Collin, 1820 Settler was born in 1792.

Children:

6. Thomas Tickner William Berrington, 1820 Settler was born on 2 Feb 1819 in London, England; was christened on 5 Dec 1819 in St George, Hanover Square,London, England; died on 20 Dec 1890 in 'Hartebeest Hoek', Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Colin Berrington was born on 20 Jan 1822; died on 26 Nov 1881; was buried in Sidbury Chapel, Sidbury, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Frederick Berrington was born on 21 Mar 1825; died on 4 Oct 1826 in Port Alfred (Port Frances), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Frances Maria Berrington was born on 16 Aug 1826; died on 9 May 1925.
Charlotte Warne Berrington was born on 3 Dec 1830; died on 5 Jun 1863; was buried in Sidbury Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

14.

William Gravett, 1820 Settler was born on 21 Jun 1803 in Sussex Street, London, England; was christened on 3 Jul 1803 in Rustington,Sussex,England (son of William Henry Gravett and Elizabeth Bemy); died on 26 Feb 1872 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Salem Methodist Church Cemetery, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

William married Charlotte Pickstock, 1820 Settler on 21 Nov 1829 in Grahamstown Church (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Charlotte (daughter of Richard Pickstock, 1820 Settler and Frances Gravett, 1820 Settler) was born on 25 Dec 1809 in Madeira island; died on 26 Jun 1905 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Salem Methodist Church Cemetery, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Charlotte Pickstock, 1820 Settler was born on 25 Dec 1809 in Madeira island (daughter of Richard Pickstock, 1820 Settler and Frances Gravett, 1820 Settler); died on 26 Jun 1905 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Salem Methodist Church Cemetery, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Charlotte Elizabeth Gravett was born on 4 Apr 1830 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 20 Jun 1830 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1834.
Mary Ann Gravett was born on 12 Feb 1832; died on 26 May 1834 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Frances Hannah Gravett was born on 27 Jul 1834 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 7 Sep 1834 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 May 1923 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
7. Mary Ann Gravett was born on 11 Jun 1837 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 Aug 1837 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Sep 1916 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Margaret Gravett was born on 14 Nov 1839; was christened on 18 Nov 1839 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Richard Isaac Gravett was born on 1 Mar 1841; was christened on 21 Mar 1841 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Feb 1909 in Rooi Kraal farm, Heidelberg district, Transvaal, South Africa.
Charlotte Elizabeth Gravett was born on 12 Mar 1844 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 25 Dec 1844 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Jan 1936 in Avondale farm, Glen Lynden district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Judith Jane Gravett was born on 4 Jul 1846 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Jul 1848 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Jun 1873.
Johanna Gravett was born in 1850 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Henry Gravett was born on 14 Mar 1850 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Emily Harriet Gravett was born on 12 Aug 1855 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; was christened on 19 Mar 1856 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Oct 1928 in Avondale farm, Salem district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.