Will Cocker was born about 1841 at Manchester in Lancashire.
By 1861 at the age of 20 and single he was living with his Uncle, a Stone Mason, and family at 53, Sough, Over Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire and working as a Stone Mason's labourer
His Uncle was Thomas Cocker-6085 how do the families unite----------?
see 1861 Census
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1861/0016361553&expand=true Transcript; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Thomas Cocker Head Married Male 40 1821 Stone mason Manchester, Lancashire, England Sarah Cocker Wife Married Female 27 1834 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Walter Cocker Son Unmarried Male 4 1857 Scholar Manchester, Lancashire, England Martha Cocker Daughter Unmarried Female 2 1859 - Manchester, Lancashire, England William Cocker Son Unmarried Male 0 1861 - Darwen, Lancashire, England William Armsworth Boarder Married Male 27 1834 Stone mason Manchester, Lancashire, England Eliza Armsworth Wife Married Female 31 1830 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Will Cocker Nephew Unmarried Male 20 1841 Masons labourer Manchester, Lancashire, England