Husband: James Thomas COKER #1395
Born: 22 Sep 1841 in Stepney, London, Middlesex, England, UK (see note 1)
Died: 3 Aug 1920 in Upper Glenmore, North Rockhampton, Qld, Aust (see note 2)
Buried: 4 Aug 1920 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld, Aust (see note 3)
Occupation: Warehouseman (1861), Rigger/Apprentice Printer
Occupation: 1864 Mercantile clerk
Occupation: 1866 Lithographic printer
Occupation: 1883-90 Town Clerk, North Rockhampton Borough Council
Census: 1851 in 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK (see note 4)
Census: 1861 in 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England, UK (see note 5)
Emigrated: 30 Jul 1870 in From London, England to Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
Father: William COKER #2311
Mother: Jane Elizabeth LAWSON #2313
Notes
Wife: Emily LEE #1396
Married: 7 Jun 1858 in St Margaret's, Barking, Romford, Essex, England, UK (see note 6)
Born: 24 Apr 1841 in St Margaret's, Barking, Essex, England
Died: 12 Feb 1924 in Perth, Western Australia (see note 7)
Funeral: 13 Feb 1924 in Newspaper notice (see note 8)
Buried: 13 Feb 1924 in Anglican Cemetery, Kanakatta, Perth, Western Australia
Census: 1851 in Porter's Farm, Barking, Essex, England, UK (see note 9)
Census: 1861 in 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England (see note 10)
Occupation: 1890 Midwife/nurse (see note 11)
Father: Thomas LEE #3666
Mother: Emma --?-- #3667
F Child 1: Jane Elizabeth COKER #2257 Born: 13 Mar 1859 in 5 Salman Cottages, Ratcliff, Stepney, London, England, UK (see note 12) Died: July 1948 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Funeral: 22 Jul 1948 in Funeral notice, Rockhampton Morning Bulletin newspaper Census: 1861 in 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England (see note 13) Spouse: Frederick LOMAS #2691 b. C1860 d. ? Married: 1881 in Queensland, Aust (see note 14) Spouse: Harry COLLINS #2692 b. C1855 d. ?
F Child 2: Emily Florence COKER #2258
Born: 16 Jan 1862 in Limehouse, London, England, UK (see note 15)
Died: Aug 1946 in North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Funeral: 23 Aug 1946 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Australia
Spouse: Albert CARD #2977 b. C1852 d. ?
Married: 6 May 1882 in Qld, Australia (see note 16)
Spouse: --?-- #4551 b. ? d. ?
F Child 3: Ada Mary Anne COKER #2259
Born: 6 Mar 1864 in 44 Nicholas Street, Mile End, Stepney, London, England
Died: 18 Jan 1926 in Wynstay Ave, Enfield, Sydney, NSW (see note 17)
Buried: 19 Jan 1926 in C of E Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, NSW
Spouse: Arthur James GOLEBY #2263 b. 28 Jan 1861 d. 16 Jun 1936
Married: 15 May 1882 in St Pauls C of E, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust
M Child 4: Leonard William Thomas COKER #2260 Born: 3 Dec 1865 in Stepney, London, England, UK (see note 18) Died: 22 Jun 1918 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 19) Buried: 24 Jun 1918 in South Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld, Aust (see note 20) Spouse: Sarah Jane WILLIAMS #2327 b. 1865 d. 20 Sep 1945 Married: 13 Feb 1889 in Qld, Australia (see note 21)
M Child 5: Arthur COKER #2261
Born: 12 Jul 1867 in London, England, UK
Died: 24 Feb 1945 in Queensland, Aust (see note 22)
Buried: 28 Feb 1945 in Grave 4 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot (see note 23)
Occupation: 1908 Carpenter
Spouse: Polly Mary SAYER #2334 b. C1870 d. ?
Married: 31 Jul 1897 in Qld, Australia (see note 24)
M Child 6: Henry COKER #1397
Born: 1 Sep 1868 in Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England (see note 25)
Died: 16 Oct 1924 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 26)
Buried: 17 Oct 1924 in Grave 5 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust (see note 27)
Occupation: Miner, Builder
Spouse: Frances Jane SUGDEN #1580 b. 1873 d. Bef 1930
Married: 29 Jul 1888 in Calliope, Qld, Australia (see note 28)
Spouse: Emily Ellen Sophia ALDRIDGE #1401 b. 20 Jun 1876 d. 23 Jun 1970
Married: 31 May 1899 in Methodist Manse, East St, Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia (see note 29)
M Child 7: James COKER #2262 Born: 1871 in Queensland, Aust Died: 15 Sep 1871 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 30)
M Child 8: James Martin COKER #1413
Born: 20 Sep 1872 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 31)
Died: 14 Jan 1907 in Townsville General Hospital, Qld, Australia (see note 32)
Buried: 14 Jan 1907 in Grave No 108 Sect 2F, Belgian Gardens Cemetery, Townsville, Qld, Australia (see note 33)
Spouse: Eliza Mary SMITH #2342 b. 2 Apr 1873 d. 16 Mar 1935
Married: 10 Jun 1897 in St Andrews Church, Port Douglas, Qld, Australia (see note 34)
M Child 9: Frederick Spencer COKER #1414 Born: 30 Nov 1874 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 35) Died: 24 Apr 1876 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 36)
F Child 10: Unnamed female COKER #1415 Born: 19 May 1877 in Queensland, Aust (see note 37) Died: 19 May 1877 in Queensland, Aust (see note 38)
M Child 11: Albert Napier COKER #1416
Born: 21 May 1878 in Queensland, Aust (see note 39)
Died: 3 Jun 1940 in Queensland, Aust (see note 40)
Occupation: Fitter
Spouse: Anne FEATONBY #2340 b. C1880 d. 14 Mar 1961
Married: 17 Sep 1901 in Queensland, Aust (see note 41)
M Child 12: Herbert Leslie COKER #1417 Born: 7 Jul 1880 in Queensland, Aust (see note 42) Died: ? in Western Australia Spouse: Margaret McGRATH #1660 Married: 1905 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia (see note 43)
M Child 13: Archibald Lawson COKER #1418 Born: 22 Nov 1881 in Queensland, Aust (see note 44) Died: 1953 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia (see note 45) Spouse: Ivy Maud RULE #5346 b. C1891 d. 1953
F Child 14: Ellen Constance COKER #1419 Born: 14 Dec 1883 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 46) Died: 27 Mar 1884 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 47) Buried: 28 Mar 1884 in Grave 6 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot (see note 48)
F Child 15: Ethel Frances Maud COKER #1420 Born: 26 Apr 1885 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 49) Died: 16 Jan 1886 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 50)
Event Notes Note (1) St Annes Limehouse, Stepney: James Thomas Coker. Parents William Coker Master Rigger and Mother Jane. id no. 4086, entry no 2098 : Birth date 22 Sept 1841, Baptism date 24 Oct 1841.
Note (2) 1920 death in the district of Rockhampton in the State of Queensland. Number 3765 273 When, where: 3 August 1920 at Upper Glenmore North Rockhampton. Name: James Thomas Coker male 78 years 11 months. Cause: Arterio Sclerosis, senility. Medical attendant: Dr F.C.Wooster. When last seen, 29 July, 1920 Informant: Mary Coker, daughter-in-law, Charles Street, North Rockhampton. Burial: 4 August, 1920, North Rockhampton Cemetery. Where born: London, Middlesex England. How long in Australia: 50 years. Married: Barking, Sussex, England at 17 years to Emily Lee Issue still living: Jane Elizabeth 60 Emily Florence 57 Ada 54 Arthur 51 Harry 49 Albert Napier 41 Herbert Leslie 39 Archibald Lawson 38 Deceased 5 males, 3 females
Note (3) Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886. Note (4) 1851 census for 10 Henry Street, Stepney. Note (5) 1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St: Note (6) 1858 Marriage solemnised at St Margaret's Church in the Parish of Barking in the county of Essex No 346, June 7. James Thomas Coker, 18, bachelor, rigger of Barking. Father: William Coker, rigger AND Emily Lee 18 spinster of Barking. Father: Thomas Lee, farmer. Married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church after banns by me H.F.Seymour. Witesses: Thomas Bray and Selina Allen.
Note (7) Death in the State of Western Australia Emily Coker Nurse Female 82 years
Note (8) COKER - On Tuesday, February 12, 924, at Perth Hospital, Emily Coker, the beloved mother of Mrs J.Collins, of Rockhampton, Queensland; Mrs F.Card, Perth; Mrs A.Goleby, Warrick (should be spelt Warwick); Mrs A.Coker; and Mr H.Coker, Rockhampton, Queensland; Mrs H.L.Coker, Perth; Mr Albert Coker, Brisbane; and Mr A.L.Coker, Bendigo, Victoria. Aged 82 years. At rest. Note (9) 1851 census for Great Porters Farm, Barking: Note (10) 1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St: Note (11) Note (12) Elizabeth Jane Coker born Stepney April/June quarter reference Stepney 1c-465 (From Coker London Research group June 2004)
Note (13) 1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St: Note (14) Qld State Library marriage: 1881/C001096
Note (15) Emily Florence Coker listed as Cokely Limehouse Jan/March quarter 1862 Ref: 1c-583 (From Coker London Research group June 2004)
Note (16) Queensland historical index: 1882/C001491
Note (17) DEATH: Death Cert Informant: H J Goleby Son 18 Thomas? Street Ashfield Minister: C T S Sweet C of E Witnesses: James O Andrews & Samuel Slater? (Lived 55 years in Qld. 3 months in NSW) Cause: /Heart Failure/Tubercular Pericardinitis? and was buried 19 Jan 1926 in C Of E Cemetery Rookwood NSW
Note (18) Leonard W. Thomas Coker 3 Dec 1865 St Dunstans Stepney (From Coker London Research group June 2004)
Note (19) Qld State Library death ref: 18/002195
Note (20) Buried in the South Rockhampton Cemetery in the Church of England area, Section 26, grave 5243
Note (21) Queensland historical index: 1889/C001776
Note (22) Death reference 1945/001018 Qld State Library
Note (23) Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886. Note (24) Queensland historical index search : 1897/C002222
Note (25) Harry Coker 1 Sept 1868 Limehouse. (From Coker London Research group June 2004)
Note (26) Qld State Library death ref: 004166
Note (27) Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886. Note (28) 1888 marriages solemnised in the district of Gladstone in the colony of Queensland. Registered by Henry M Cockburn, District Registrar. No 276 29th July 1888 at Calliope. Henry Coker bachelor born London, England, miner aged 21 of Norton. Parents: James Thomas Coker and Emily Lee. Father's profession, clerk. AND Frances Jane Sugden, spinster, born Baffle Creek, Queensland, domestic duties, aged 15 of Norton. Parents: George Arthur Sugden (butcher, (deceased)) and Sarah Ann Lloyd. Married at residence of William Mackay, Calliope according to the rites of the Presbyterian Church. Witnesses: Wm Mackay, Margaret Elizabeth Lloyd
Note (29) Copy of certficate of marriage I David Boyd being a Methodist Minister do herby certify that I have this day at the Methodist Manse East Mt Morgan duty celebrated marriage between Harry Coker Miner of West Mount Morgan aged 32 years born London Middlesex England Farther James Martin Coker (Note: James Martin Coker was Harry's brother, his father's name was James Thomas Coker) clerk, mother Emily Lee AND Emily Ellen Sophia Aldridge of Shandon Hill, Mr Morgan, spinster aged 22. born Logan in Moreton Shire, Queensland. Father Henry Aldridge miner, mother Harriet Phillips. Witnesses Charles Dobbs and Elizabeth Dobbs. Dated this 31st day of May 1899.
Note (30) Qld State Library marriage ref: 993-71
Note (31) Qld State Library birth ref: 72/002693
Note (32) Qld State Library death ref: 1907/003670
Died of Typhoid Fever in Townsville General Hospital
Note (33) Info on burial supplied by Curator Belgian Gardens Cemetery.
Note (34) Qld State Library marriage ref: 395.97
Married 10 Jun 1897 in St Andrews Church, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, to Eliza daughter of WILLIAM SMITH and LUCY BROOK
Note (35) Qld State Library birth ref: 75/003005
Note (36) Queensland historical index search: 1876/C002004
Note (37) Based on death reference
Note (38) Qld State Library death ref: 77/004484
Note (39) Qld State Library birth ref: 78/004670
Note (40) Qld State Library death ref: 1940/B048098
Note (41) Queensland historical index search: 1901/C002117
Note (42) Qld State Library birth ref: 80/005343
Note (43) COKER HERBERT Male MCGRATH MARGARET Female KALGOORLIE 462 1905 Note (44) Qld State Library birth ref: 82/006824
Note (45) Victoria deaths reg no 20666. Archibald Lawson Coker aged 71 years. Mother Emily Lee, no father listed
Note (46) Qld State birth ref: 84/008460
Note (47) Qld State Library death ref : 84/005617
Note (48) Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886. Note (49) Qld State Library birth ref: 86/009991
Note (50) Qld State Library death ref: 86/004451
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