Walter Simpson Cockcroft

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

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]

1. Archibald Earnest Cockcroft was born on 12 Jan 1877; died on 13 Aug 1953 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Hilda Joyce Cockcroft was born on 21 Apr 1894 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Jul 1917.
10. 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).

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]