Charles William Rufus Cockcroft

Male 1856 - 1919  (62 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  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.

    Charles married Charlotte Eleanor Berrington on 30 Apr 1889 in Prospect Farm, Hartebeeshoek, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Charlotte (daughter of Thomas Tickner William Berrington, 1820 Settler and Mary Ann Gravett) 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... [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ruby Vanessa Berrington Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1890 in Bamboesfontein; died on 4 Mar 1953 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried on 6 Mar 1953 in Braamfontein Crematorium, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
    2. 3. Gwendoline Ivy Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Apr 1891 in Hartebeeshoek, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Apr 1968 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
    3. 4. Vincent Vivian Victor Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Oct 1893 in Vlakfontein, Dordrecht district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Apr 1917 in Pas de Calais, France.
    4. 5. Stanley Thomas Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1895 in Vlakfontein, Dordrecht district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Oct 1901 in Waschbank, Wodehouse district; was buried in Hartebeeshoek, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. 6. FlorenceTrixie Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1897 in Waterfall, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Dec 1977 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. 7. Sydney Charles Berrington Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1899.
    7. 8. Buller Redvers Mark Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1901 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Sep 1987 in Gonubie, East London.
    8. 9. Ernest Kenneth Clement Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1903; died on 18 Mar 1982 in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa.
    9. 10. Charles Stanley Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1906; died on 10 Apr 1995 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried on 21 Apr 1995 in Braamfontein Crematorium, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ruby Vanessa Berrington Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 25 Jan 1890 in Bamboesfontein; died on 4 Mar 1953 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried on 6 Mar 1953 in Braamfontein Crematorium, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

  2. 3.  Gwendoline Ivy Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 20 Apr 1891 in Hartebeeshoek, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Apr 1968 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Ernest Allan Darby. Ernest was born about 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Vincent Edmund Darby  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Daphne Ivy Darby  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 13. Mercy Hope Darby  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 14. Denis Allan Darby  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Vincent Vivian Victor Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 31 Oct 1893 in Vlakfontein, Dordrecht district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Apr 1917 in Pas de Calais, France.

  4. 5.  Stanley Thomas Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 22 Sep 1895 in Vlakfontein, Dordrecht district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Oct 1901 in Waschbank, Wodehouse district; was buried in Hartebeeshoek, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  5. 6.  FlorenceTrixie Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 18 Sep 1897 in Waterfall, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Dec 1977 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    FlorenceTrixie married Alvin Rhodes Shone on 10 Mar 1928 in Florida, Gauteng, South Africa. Alvin (son of George Thomas Henry John Shone and Esther Farrar Cockcroft) was born on 28 Dec 1889 in Tayside Farm,Kidd's Beach,Eastern Cape Province,South Africa; died on 11 May 1977 in Vincent, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Ronald Rhodes Shone  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1928; died on 8 Aug 1991 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 16. Walter Alvin Shone  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Ruby Eileen Shone  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 18. Florence Shone  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Sydney Charles Berrington Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 16 Apr 1899.

    Sydney married Ida Salome Endrulenes on 2 Dec 1929. Ida was born on 20 Oct 1906; died on 20 Dec 1950; was buried in Main Cemetery, Florida, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Paul Beverley Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jul 1931; died on 30 May 1990 in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Sydney married Ethel Steffenson about 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Buller Redvers Mark Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 17 Nov 1901 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Sep 1987 in Gonubie, East London.

    Buller married Evelyn Hermione St John Adcock on 16 Dec 1933 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. Evelyn was born on 22 Feb 1912 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Jun 1985 in Gonubie, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Trevor Mark Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1935 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 16 Jun 2002 in Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
    2. 21. Lynne Noel Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  Ernest Kenneth Clement Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 9 Dec 1903; died on 18 Mar 1982 in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Ernest married Margaret CarmichaelBoksburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Margaret (daughter of Daniel Carmichael and Amy, - wife of Daniel Carmichael) was born on 31 Jul 1905; died on 15 May 1963 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried in Braamfontein Cemetery, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Joan Margaret Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Winston William Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  Charles Stanley Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 16 May 1906; died on 10 Apr 1995 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried on 21 Apr 1995 in Braamfontein Crematorium, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Maud Erskine-Duff. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Gwenneth Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Vincent Edmund Darby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gwendoline2, 1.Charles1)

  2. 12.  Daphne Ivy Darby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gwendoline2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Henry Spowart. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Vivien Gavin Spowart  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 13.  Mercy Hope Darby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gwendoline2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: James Dudley Moor Simpson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 14.  Denis Allan Darby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gwendoline2, 1.Charles1)

  5. 15.  Ronald Rhodes Shone Descendancy chart to this point (6.FlorenceTrixie2, 1.Charles1) was born on 13 Dec 1928; died on 8 Aug 1991 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  6. 16.  Walter Alvin Shone Descendancy chart to this point (6.FlorenceTrixie2, 1.Charles1)

    Walter married Mary Gower [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Alan Rhodes Shone  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Sandra Pearl Shone  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Gowar. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 17.  Ruby Eileen Shone Descendancy chart to this point (6.FlorenceTrixie2, 1.Charles1)

  8. 18.  Florence Shone Descendancy chart to this point (6.FlorenceTrixie2, 1.Charles1)

  9. 19.  Paul Beverley Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sydney2, 1.Charles1) was born on 17 Jul 1931; died on 30 May 1990 in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Paul married Estelle Josephine Baartman on 10 Dec 1955 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Estelle was born in 1932; died on 27 Sep 2020 in Olivedale, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Stephen Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Paula Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 20.  Trevor Mark Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (8.Buller2, 1.Charles1) was born on 19 Jul 1935 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 16 Jun 2002 in Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Trevor married Karin Phibbs [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 21.  Lynne Noel Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (8.Buller2, 1.Charles1)

  12. 22.  Joan Margaret Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Robert Laughlan Innes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Kevin Wayne Innes  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Kim Margaret Innes  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 23.  Winston William Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: - wife of Winston William Cockcroft. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Glen Charles Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. Lindsay Margaret Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 24.  Gwenneth Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (10.Charles2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Trevor John Bisseker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 25.  Vivien Gavin Spowart Descendancy chart to this point (12.Daphne3, 3.Gwendoline2, 1.Charles1)

  2. 26.  Alan Rhodes Shone Descendancy chart to this point (16.Walter3, 6.FlorenceTrixie2, 1.Charles1)

    Alan married Linda McLauchlan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 27.  Sandra Pearl Shone Descendancy chart to this point (16.Walter3, 6.FlorenceTrixie2, 1.Charles1)

    Sandra married Guy Cooke [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 28.  Stephen Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (19.Paul3, 7.Sydney2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Justin Munroe Cockcroft  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 29.  Paula Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (19.Paul3, 7.Sydney2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Allan Taylor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Richard Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Dale Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 37. Megan Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 30.  Kevin Wayne Innes Descendancy chart to this point (22.Joan3, 9.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)

  7. 31.  Kim Margaret Innes Descendancy chart to this point (22.Joan3, 9.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)

  8. 32.  Glen Charles Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (23.Winston3, 9.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)

  9. 33.  Lindsay Margaret Cockcroft Descendancy chart to this point (23.Winston3, 9.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)



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