William Cockcroft, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2]}

1808 - 1899  (91 years)

• Name	William Cockcroft
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	1808	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	13 Jan 1820	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  	Wainwright's party on the John
  Settler ID	166
  Occupation	a Wagonmaker  [1]
  Residence	22 Aug 1833	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [5]
  Death	6 Jul 1899	Wentworth Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [6]
  Burial	8 Jul 1899	Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [7]
  Person ID	I21641	master
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles Cockcroft, 1820 Settler,   b. 1779, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. 11 Dec 1875, Myrtle Grove farm, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Harriet Farrier Bailey, 1820 Settler,   b. 1784, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. 19 Jul 1836, Myrtle Grove farm, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F6402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Venables, 1820 Settler,   b. 1809, Newcastle-under-Lyne, Staffordshire, England d. 26 Sep 1890, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1833	Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [8]
  	Description: Rev John Heavyside
  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 [9]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Ann Cockcroft,   b. 12 Dec 1835, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 30 Jun 1923, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 87 years) + 2. Harriet Cockcroft,   b. 1 Mar 1839, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 11 Aug 1932, Ugie, Transkei, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 93 years) + 3. William Cockcroft,   b. 8 Jul 1841, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 20 Aug 1925, Settler's Hospital, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 84 years) + 4. Elizabeth Cockcroft,   b. 1843, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 6 Dec 1924, Hope Royal farm, Trappes Valley, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 81 years) + 5. Cornelius John Cockcroft,   b. 9 Feb 1847, Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 6 Jan 1920, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F11382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 1808 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Settler - 13 Jan 1820 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Marriage - 22 Apr 1833 - Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Residence - 22 Aug 1833 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - 8 Jul 1899 - Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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) [9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S390] Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, Register 29/3/1822 -1860, (CORY MS 15 899/1). [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S387] Morse Jones, E, "Roll of the British Settlers in South Africa", (A.A. Balkema / Cape Town). [S468] Bathurst Methodist Parish Records, Burials 1863 - 1988, (LDS Microfilm # 1560854), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton. [S483] Lower Albany Chronicle, Lower Albany Chronicle, (p 61), Part 2 1826 - 1840. [S5] Master of the Supreme Court, Death Notice, (Details of her family and the date of death), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3Q9-9NB (Reliability: 3). [S468] Bathurst Methodist Parish Records, Burials 1863 - 1988, (LDS Microfilm # 1560854), (Entry# 140), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton. [S431] Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, Marriages: 20/2/1826 - 8/6/1835, (CORY MS 14 879/1), (Entry# 338). [S2948] Neil Zimmerman, Zimmerman gedcom.