Husband: Henry COKER #1397
Born: 1 Sep 1868 in Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England (see note 1)
Died: 16 Oct 1924 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 2)
Buried: 17 Oct 1924 in Grave 5 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust (see note 3)
Occupation: Miner, Builder
Father: James Thomas COKER #1395
Mother: Emily LEE #1396
Other spouse 1
Wife: Emily Ellen Sophia ALDRIDGE #1401
Married: 31 May 1899 in Methodist Manse, East St, Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia (see note 4)
Born: 20 Jun 1876 in Logan Village, Qld, Australia (see note 5)
Died: 23 Jun 1970 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
Buried: 24 Jun 1970 in Grave 4 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 6)
Event: in Great Ormond St Hospital, London, England, UK (see note 7)
Event: 1919 in Postcard from brother (see note 8)
Father: Henry ALDRIDGE #1398
Mother: Harriet PHILLIPS #1399
M Child 1: Walter Frederick COKER #1579
Born: 2 Jul 1900 in Mt Morgan, Qld, Aust (see note 9)
Died: 5 Jan 1981 in Queensland, Aust
Spouse: Rovena Amelia Ada SLEAFORD #2371 b. 29 Sep 1901 d. 15 Nov 1988
Married: 4 Jul 1923 in Queensland, Aust (see note 10)
M Child 2: John Alexis Dobbs COKER #1390
Other name: Alex DOBBS (see note 11)
Born: 30 Jun 1901 in Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia 1 (see note 12)
Died: 17 Aug 1987 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 13)
Event: 30 Oct 1944 in Changed name by deed poll
Spouse: Margaret Isabella SILVER #1391 b. 19 Oct 1893 d. 26 Mar 1968
Married: 26 Sep 1925 in Valley Presbyterian Church, Brisbane, Qld, Australia (see note 14)
M Child 3: Edward Henry COKER #1402 Born: 30 Jun 1901 in Mt Morgan, Qld, Aust (see note 15) Died: 26 Nov 1901 in Mt Morgan, Qld, Aust (see note 16)
M Child 4: Harry Lawrence COKER #2319
Born: 30 Nov 1902 in Shandon Hill, Mt Morgan, Qld, Aust (see note 17)
Died: 5 Aug 1984 in Queensland, Aust
Spouse: Myrtle Hannah RICHARDSON #2347 b. 20 Apr 1907 d. 28 Feb 1995
Married: 14 Aug 1933 in Queensland, Aust (see note 18)
F Child 5: Harriet Ada Daphne COKER #2320
Born: 17 Jan 1905 in Queensland, Aust (see note 19)
Died: 24 Jan 1996 in Queensland, Aust
Spouse: Herbert William MOSS #2746 b. C1900 d. ?
Married: 27 Feb 1926 in Queensland, Aust (see note 20)
M Child 6: Archibald Aldridge COKER #2321
Born: 9 May 1907 in Queensland, Aust (see note 21)
Died: 18 Aug 1980 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
Spouse: Edith Mabel BEDFORD #2735 b. 5 Apr 1914 d. 18 Jan 1946
Married: 28 Jan 1939 in Queensland, Aust (see note 22)
Spouse: Mary Catherine HANRAHAN #2737 b. 16 Oct 1905 d. 4 Jun 1954
Married: 26 Jun 1948 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
Spouse: Thyra Gladys TILL #2739 b. 14 Mar 1913 d. 27 Oct 1989
Married: 4 Feb 1966 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
F Child 7: Edna May COKER #2322
Born: 21 Oct 1908 in Mt Morgan, Qld, Aust (see note 23)
Died: 13 Nov 2000 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
Buried: 16 Nov 2000 in Rockhampton Crematorium, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust
Spouse: John Alfred SLEAFORD #2651 b. 16 Feb 1905 d. 4 Mar 1970
Married: 16 Sep 1931 in Kabra, Qld, Aust (see note 24)
? Child 8: Unnamed COKER #2323 Born: C1910 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Died: C1910 in
M Child 9: Arthur Roy COKER #2324
Born: 5 May 1913 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 25)
Died: 19 Dec 2004 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
Military: 1942-45 Australian Army volunteer (see note 26)
Spouse: Eileen Matilda May RADLOFF #2747 b. C1918 d. 1999
Married: 17 Nov 1938 in Queensland, Aust (see note 27)
M Child 10: Bertram COKER #2325 Born: C1915 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Died: C1915 in
M Child 11: Charles Cyril COKER #2326
Born: 26 Jun 1918 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
Died: 24 Mar 2004 in Greenslopes Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland (see note 28)
Military: 1942-45 77384 Royal Australian Air Force (see note 29)
Occupation: Carpenter/Telecommunications Technician
Event: in Why he was called Cyril, not Charles (see note 30)
Spouse: Lilian Jane SLEAFORD #2358 b. 6 Dec 1918 d. 17 Aug 1979
Married: 30 Aug 1941 in Qld, Australia
Sources: (1) . Event Notes Note (1) Harry Coker 1 Sept 1868 Limehouse. (From Coker London Research group June 2004)
Note (2) Qld State Library death ref: 004166
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) 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 (5) Qld State Library birth ref: 76/003748
Note (6) 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 (7) Following was provided by the archivist, Great Ormond St Hospital, London
Emma Aldridge, of 1 Codicote Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, was admitted on May 6 1885, aged 8 and a half, and was treated by our surgeon Edmund Owen for Necrosis of the upper end of the Tibia.
Treatment involved "Amputation of the middle third of thigh", and a note is appended that "In November a conical piece of bone separated fr(om) end of stump, after which stump healed up"
Note (8) Note (9) Queensland historical index: 1900/C010348
Note (10) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1923/002318
Note (11) Born John Alexis Dobbs Coker Raised by natural mother's sister Elizabeth and her husband Charles Dobbs Took name John Alexis Dobbs by deed poll on 30/10/1944 Note (12) Queensland historical index : 1901/C009171
John Alexis Dobbs Coker was a twin adopted by his natural mother's sister, Elizabeth Aldridge and her husband Charles Dobbs.
Note (13) From death certificate
Note (14) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1925/B038098
Note (15) Qld State Library birth ref: 1901/009172
Note (16) Qld State Library death ref: 1901/003625
Note (17) Queensland historical index : 1902/C009453
Note (18) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1933/002650
Note (19) Queensland historical index search: 1905/C008863
Note (20) Qld State Library marriage ref: 000094
Note (21) Queensland historical index search: 1907/C009633
Note (22) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1939/000915
Note (23) Queensland historical index search: 1908/C008628
Note (24) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1933/003390
Note (25) 1913 Birth in the District of Rockhampton in the State of Queensland. Registered by William Grace Moran.
No 446
5th May, 1913 Corner of Archers and Talford streets, Rockhampton.
Name: Arthur Roy
Sex: Male
Father: Harry Coker miner 44 years born Stepney, Middlesex, England.
Married (1st) 1889, Calliope, Gladstone, Queensland.
(2nd) 31st May, 1899, Mt Morgan, Queensland.
Living children: (1st marriage) James 22, Emily Lee 20. (2nd marriage) Walter Frederick 12, John Alexis Dobbs 11, Harry Laurence 10, Harriette Ada Dalphne 8, Archibald Aldridge 6, Edna May 3. Deceased (From second marriage) 1 male.
Mother: Emma Ellen Sophia formerly Aldridge aged 36 years, born Logan, Moreton, Qld.
Information: Certificied in wiriting by E Coker, mother, Kabra.
Witness: Nurse Berrill.
Note (26) Service record Name COKER, ARTHUR ROY Service Australian Army Service Number Q213854 Date of Birth 5 May 1913 Place of Birth ROCKHAMPTON, QLD Date of Enlistment 9 Jun 1942 Locality on Enlistment THEODORE, QLD Place of Enlistment ROCKHAMPTON, QLD Next of Kin COKER, EILEEN Date of Discharge 21 Oct 1945 Rank Private Posting at Discharge 13 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS (QLD) WW2 Honours and Gallantry None Prisoner of War No
Note (27) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1938/004831
Note (28) Cyril died at 2.10pm on Wednesday, March 23, 2004 at Greenslopes Hospital. He had cancer.
Note (29) Service record Name COKER, CHARLES CYRIL Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 77384 Date of Birth 26 Jun 1918 Place of Birth ROCKHAMPTON, QLD Date of Enlistment 30 Jul 1942 Locality on Enlistment TOWNSVILLE Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin COKER, LILLIAN Date of Discharge 2 Jan 1945 Rank Leading Aircraftman Posting at Discharge 3 Radio Installation and Maintenance Unit WW2 Honours and Gallantry None Prisoner of War No
Note (30) Cyril was called Charles or Charley at home until his Uncle Charles (Dobbs) visited and would answer each time Emma would call out for the young Charles (Cyril).
Charles Dobbs complained that Emma was annoying him by calling his name all the time. From that point, Emma determined to call young Charles, Cyril. That was was fine by Cyril
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