Husband: Leonard William Thomas COKER #2260
Born: 3 Dec 1865 in Stepney, London, England, UK (see note 1) Died: 22 Jun 1918 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 2) Buried: 24 Jun 1918 in South Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld, Aust (see note 3) Father: James Thomas COKER #1395 Mother: Emily LEE #1396 Notes
Wife: Sarah Jane WILLIAMS #2327 Married: 13 Feb 1889 in Qld, Australia (see note 4)
Born: 1865 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 5) Died: 20 Sep 1945 in Innisfail, Qld, Australia (see note 6) Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Ethel Josephine COKER #2328 Born: 4 Sep 1890 in Queensland, Aust (see note 7) Died: 15 Sep 1920 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Aust Spouse: Ernest Walter Pattenden CASE #4013 b. C1885 d. ? Married: 18 Oct 1911 in St. Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland, Aust (see note 8)
F Child 2: Edith COKER #2329 Born: 20 Feb 1892 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 9) Died: 10 Oct 1892 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 10) Buried: 11 Oct 1892 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
F Child 3: Madge COKER #2330 Born: 1 May 1893 in Queensland, Aust (see note 11) Died: ? Spouse: Archibald Lindesay BLACK #4524 b. 1891 d. ? Married: 16 Oct 1923 in Queensland, Aust (see note 12)
F Child 4: Constance Margaret COKER #2331 Born: 24 Aug 1894 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 13) Died: ? Spouse: William Hubert BAILEY #2971 b. C1890 d. ? Married: 18 Dec 1917 in St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust (see note 14)
F Child 5: Myra Irene COKER #2332 Born: 26 Dec 1896 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 15) Died: ? Spouse: Stephen Robert RALPH #4525 b. C1867 d. ? Married: 6 Aug 1924 in Queensland, Aust (see note 16)
M Child 6: Leonard Thomas COKER #2333 Born: 16 Dec 1900 in Queensland, Aust (see note 17) Died: 28 Apr 1978 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Occupation: 1943 Forger's assistant Spouse: Laura Paardeberg HARDINGE #2965 b. C1901 d. 21 Oct 1981 Married: 28 Aug 1929 in Campbell St, Methodist Church, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust (see note 18)
Event Notes Note (1) Leonard W. Thomas Coker 3 Dec 1865 St Dunstans Stepney (From Coker London Research group June 2004)
Note (2) Qld State Library death ref: 18/002195
Note (3) Buried in the South Rockhampton Cemetery in the Church of England area, Section 26, grave 5243
Note (4) Queensland historical index: 1889/C001776
Note (5) This best fits from Qld Historical Index: 1866/1868 Sarah Jane Williams John Margaret Ann Dickson
Note (6) According to her grand-daughter Dearma Bailey, Sarah died in Innisfail while living with her daughter Myra
Note (7) Qld State Library birth ref: 1890/012813
Note (8) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1911/002785
Note (9) Qld State Library birth ref: 1892/012291
Note (10) Qld State Library death ref: 1892/003569
Note (11) Qld State Library birth ref: 93/010055
Note (12) Details from Basil Coker (4553)
Note (13) Qld State Library birth ref: 94/011802
Note (14) Qld State Library marriage ref 17/003218
Transcript of wedding invitation:
Mr and Mrs L Coker request the pleasure of __
presence at the marriage of their daughter Constance
to Mr William Bailey at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday, December 18th, 1917 at 9.30am
and afterwards at the residence "Grandvilla" William Street.
Note (15) Qld State Library birth ref: 97/000019
Note (16) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1924/002548
Note (17) Qld State Library birth ref: 01/009991
Note (18) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1929/002529
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