Cornelius John Cockcroft

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

He was a gardener.

Buried:
Old Cemetery

Cornelius married Amelia Hill on 25 Jun 1873 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Amelia (daughter of Thomas Hill and Sarah Cattley) was born on 20 Nov 1855 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Mar 1923 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Methodist Church

1. Cornelius Hill Cockcroft was born on 30 Oct 1875; died on 9 Jan 1947 in Veeplaas, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Sarah Ann Cockcroft was born on 14 Feb 1878 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Jan 1963 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. Charles William Cockcroft was born on 7 Sep 1880 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Jul 1943 in Beach Cresent, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
4. Walter Thomas Cockcroft was born on 4 Feb 1883 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Jun 1948 in Prince Alfred Infirmary, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
5. Albert Wayman Cockcroft was born on 24 Jun 1885 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 May 1966 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
6. Arthur Longden Cockcroft was born on 14 Dec 1887 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Aug 1966 in Prince Alfred Infirmary, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
7. Lewis Bertram Cockcroft was born on 7 Oct 1891; died on 28 May 1951 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
8. Clifton Irving Cockcroft was born on 4 Jul 1894 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Jul 1914 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 166
• Occupation: a Wagonmaker
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Residence: 22 Aug 1833, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

DEATH NOTICE:
Reference: 2032
Name of the Deceased: William COCKCROFT
Place of Birth: England
Names of Parents of the Deceased: Father: Charles COCKCROFT
Age at Death: 91
Occupation: Farmer
Widower
Pre-deceased spouse and date of death: Elizabeth COCKCROFT 26 September 1890
Place of Last Marriage:
Date of Death: 6 July 1899
Place of Death: Own Residence, Shaw Park, Division of Bathurst:
Names of Children of the Deceased and whether Major or Minor:
William COCKCROFT
Cornelius John COCKCROFT
Sarah Ann WEBB (wife of Charles Webb) born COCKCROFT
Harriet SMAILES (Married to John F. SMAILES) born COCKCROFT
Elizabeth PURDON (married to Thomas PURDON) born COCKCROFT
Has the deceased left any movable Propery?
Has the Deceased left any immovable Property: Farm and House Property
Does the Estate Exceed £300?
Informant: W. COCKCROFT, Eldest Son
Dated at Grahamstown 26th July 1899.

William Cockcroft was elected Member of Cuylerville on the Bathurst Divisional Council in 1858. (Morse-Jones, 102)

Settler:
Wainwright's party on the John

William married Elizabeth Venables, 1820 Settler on 22 Apr 1833 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Venables, 1820 Settler and Jane Hunt, 1820 Settler) was born in 1809 in Newcastle-under-Lyne, Staffordshire, England; was christened on 5 Nov 1809 in Newcastle-under-Lyne, Staffordshire, England; died on 26 Sep 1890 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2125
• Name: Elizabeth Venables 1820
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Settler:
Liversage's party on the John

Died:
Market Square

Notes:

We find plot No. 43 in the cemetary of the Methodist Church at Shaw Park with the following graves :

In Loving memory of

WILLIAM COCKCROFT ELIZABETH COCKCROFT
Died 8th July 1899 Died 26th September 1890
Aged 81 years Aged 81 years

In Loving Memory of WILLIAM COCKCROFT died 22nd August 1925 Aged 84 years

In Loving Memory of MARY ANN COCKCROFT Died 23rd April 1838 Aged 89 Years



Married:
Description: Rev John Heavyside

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: 2122
• Name: Daniel Venables 1820
• Occupation: a Bricklayer
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

First name(s) Daniel
Last name Venables
Birth year 1772
Birth day -
Birth month -
Baptism year 1772
Baptism day 9
Baptism month Mar
Place Hanmer
County Flintshire
Country Wales
Father's first name(s) John
Mother's first name(s) Anne
Record set Flintshire Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from Wales, Great Britain
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Settler:
Liversage's party on the John

Daniel married Jane Hunt, 1820 Settler on 4 May 1800 in Whitmore, Staffordshire, England. Jane was born in 1783 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England; died on 9 Aug 1863 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2128
• Name: Jane 1820
• Name: Jane Pn
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Settler:
Liversage's party on the John

Notes:

This family was a 1820 Settler with Liversage's party on the ship "John"

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

Notes:

There wer at least 2 John Venables in Hanmer, so this may not be the correct death and burial.

Buried:
First name(s) John
Last name Venables
Birth year -
Burial year 1775
Burial date 06 Nov 1775
Place Hanmer
Parish Hanmer
County Flintshire
Country Wales
Record set Flintshire Burials
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
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John married Anne Darlington on 17 Aug 1766 in Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
First name(s) John
Last name Venables
Year 1766
Event Banns
Banns year 1766
Banns date ? ? 1766
Marriage year 1766
Marriage date 17 Aug 1766
Residence Hanmer
Place Hanmer
County Flintshire
Country Wales
Spouse's first name(s) Ann
Spouse's last name Darlington
Spouse's residence Hanmer
Record set Flintshire Marriages And Banns
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from Wales, Great Britain
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