Dorothy Cockcroft

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: Dorothy (Dolly) Cockcroft

Notes:

Died age 70 yrs 7 mths.

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Dorothy married Charles Purdon on 3 Dec 1863 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Charles (son of William Henry Purdon, 1820 Settler and Eliza Tarr, 1820 Settler) was born on 18 Mar 1838 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Jul 1926 in Thorndon, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 23 Jul 1926 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1920 they lived at Martindale and later at "Pinedale". When she died, Mildred was living at Banana Grove, Bathurst.

Married:
Witnesses: Thomas COCKCROFT, Henry PURDON, W. H. PURDON, Sarah Jane COCKCROFT

1. Ada Isobel Purdon was born on 5 Dec 1864; was christened on 26 Feb 1865 in Bathurst & Lower Albany Circuit, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Apr 1945 in Langholm farm, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 11 Apr 1945 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Florence Eleanor Purdon was born on 20 Feb 1867; was christened on 7 Apr 1867 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Aug 1940 in Thorndon, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 15 Aug 1940 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. Bertram Montague Purdon was born on 11 May 1869; was christened on 13 Mar 1870 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Oct 1941 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 29 Oct 1941 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
4. Walter Charles Purdon was born on 2 Jul 1871; was christened on 3 Sep 1871 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Jul 1956 in Waldon Farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
5. Marion Emmeline Eliza Purdon was born in Aug 1873 in 'Thorndon', Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 29 Sep 1873 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Mar 1911 in Collingham, Albany district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Old Grahamstown Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
6. Dorothy Gertrude Purdon was born on 18 Jun 1876 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Oct 1876 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Jan 1962 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 10 Jan 1962 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
7. Shepherd Simpson Purdon was born on 9 Nov 1878; was christened on 5 Dec 1880 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Jun 1957; was buried in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
8. Edwin Herbert Purdon was born on 3 Oct 1880 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Dec 1880 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jun 1966 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
9. Gwendoline Mary Louise Purdon was born on 8 Nov 1887; was christened on 15 May 1890 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Mar 1965 in Waldon farm, Langholm, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 29 Mar 1965 in Rokeby Park Cemetery (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 165
• Occupation: a Farmer
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

OCCUPATION: Wagon maker

Thomas had a Wagon business and was a Farmer at Shaw Park.

Thomas Cockcroft was Commandant, Clumber Station during the 1846-7 war, being frequently in action. He became a Municipal Commissioner of Grahamstown in 1949. (Morse-Jones,102)

Settler:
Wainwright's party on the John

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 1448
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

Not sure if this was a Simpson or Trollip - I presume former

Settler:
Cock's party on the Weymouth

Notes:

Marriage License:
Description: Rev William Carlisle

Description: Rev William Carlisle

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 163
• Name: Charles Cockcroft 1820
• Occupation: a Cloth Dresser
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Charles 35 & Harriet 36 arrived 13/1/1820 aboard the John with Wainwright Party, departing Liverpool. Thomas 13, William 9 & Mark 7. Charles was a cloth dresser.

Excerpt from COCKCROFT GENEALOGY: A GENEALOGY OF 1820 SETTLERS CHARLES AND HARRIET COCKCROFT by Keith Nicol of Constantia, Cape, South Africa:
"Charles Cockcroft, a cloth dresser from Leeds, Yorkshire came to South Africa in 1820 with Wainwright's Party on the ship, "John". The "John" left Liverpool on 13th January, 1820, reached Table Bay on 19 April, Simon's Bay later in April, and Algoa Bay in May, 1820. Charles who was 39 years of age at the time, was accompanied by his wife Harriet, 36, and children Thomas, 13, William, 11, and Mark, 7. All three sons married 1820 settler girls and many of their descendants also married into other settler families. "

In the cemetary of the Methodist Church, Shaw Park, we find the grave with the following tombstones :

Grave No. 19

Sacred to the memory of THOMAS COCKCROFT Who entered into rest at Port Alfred, 30th November, 1881, in his 76th year. Peace, Perfect Peace.

also CHARLES COCKCROFT who departed this life, December, 1875, in his 96th year. A British Settler of 1820.

and THOMAS I COCKCROFT, who fell asleep February 13th 1907, in his 72nd year. His end was peace. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.

Settler:
Wainwright's party on the John

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 23
• Name: Harriet Farrer Bailie
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Settler:
Wainwright's party on the John

Buried:
"In May [1867] the Building Committee authorised him [Rev. Ebenezer Hepburn] to ask Thomas Cockcroft what repairs his family wished to have made to the grave of Harriet Cockcroft which had been damaged in the course of building, which was now in hand."

'In Aug 1881... It was arranged that Harriet Cockcroft's grave-stone be placed erect."

Clumber: The story of a Settler Church 1825-1967 - E Morse Jones

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 1447
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

Thomas is not mentioned in Ann's will, but he is on settler list.

Settler:
Cock's party on the Weymouth

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 1446
• Name: Ann Shepherd 1820
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

Her first married name was Simpson.

Settler:
Cock's party on the Weymouth

Notes:

Thomas was a carpenter and came out as a 1820 Settler with Cock's party on the "Weymouth".

Mark + Mary Broadley. Mary was born about 1757 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William + Mary, - wife of William Shepherd. Mary was born about 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]