Thomas Adcock (1856 - 1923)

Born 1856 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Green) Adcock — married 26 Sep 1876 in Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1923 at about age 67 in Southwark, South Australia, Australia

Biography

THOMAS ADCOCK (Adcock-2020)

PARENTS. Thomas Adcock & Elizabeth (Burnell) Adcock

BIRTH. 1856, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

BIRTH. SA BDM Birth Reg: #7/7:1856

Family name ADCOCK

Given names Thomas

Event Birth

Father's name Thomas ADCOCK

Mother's maiden name Elizabeth BURNELL

Place of birth Adelaide

MARRIAGE. 26 Sep 1876, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE. 26 Sep 1876, Elizabeth Jane Green, daughter of William Green & Caroline (Worden) Green

MARRIAGE. SA BDM Marriage Reg: #108/944:1876

Family name ADCOCK

Given names Thomas

Family name of Spouse GREEN

Given names of Spouse Elizabeth Jane

Place of marriage Hindmarsh

MARRIAGE NOTICE. ADCOCK—GREEN.—On the 26th September, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. John McEwin, Thomas, second son of the late Thomas Adcock, of Sandy Creek, to Elizabeth Jane, eldest daughter of William Green, of Hindmarsh.

Children:

(1) Eva Rose Adcock, b. 1877, d. Apr 1917, m. 3 Sep 1907, William Edmond Tucker, son of William Tucker & Martha (Lemon) Tucker

(2) Florence Jane Adcock, b. 1879, d. 8 Apr 1886

(3) Edith May Adcock, b. 1881, d. 9 Jul 1959, m. 8 Oct 1913, Henry Thomas Rogers, son of Alfred John Rogers & Margaret Anne (Gale) Rogers

(4) Annie Olive Adcock, b. 1883, d. 17 May 1950, m. 2 Oct 1912, George Oscar Jackson, son of George Jackson & Lucy (Green) Jackson

(5) Arthur Clarence Adcock, b. 11 Sep 1885, d. 26 Jan 1963, m. 2 May 1912, Margarey May Tucker, daughter of John Charles Tucker & Sarah (Kent) Tucker

(6) William Adcock, b. 1887, d. 1887

(7) Violet Mary Adcock, b. 1888, d. 10 Jul 1945, m. 22 Jan 1914, Arthur Gordon Mutton, son of Thomas Henry Mutton & Mary Ann Trevanion (Dixon) Mutton

(8) William Thomas Adcock, b. 1890, d. Apr 1971, m. 13 Mar 1915, Myrtle Hebbard Brown, daughter of Arthur Brown & Sarah (McNamara) Brown

(9) Cyril Tennyson Adcock, b. 1892, d. 27 Mar 1979, m. 9 May 1917, Doris Annie Walker, daughter of Mark Albert Walker & Lily Annie (Sturtevant) Walker

(10) Ralph Edgar Adcock, b. 1894, d. 1963, m. 1921, Alice Maude Teakle, daughter of Frank Teakle & Caroline (Slade) Teakle

(11) Albert Percival Adcock, b. 26 Nov 1896, d. 2 Apr 1917

DEATH. 14 Nov 1923, Southwark, South Australia, Australia

DEATH. SA BDM Death Reg: #466/343:1923

Family name ADCOCK

Given names Thomas

Father --

Mother --

Place of death Hindmarsh

DEATH NOTICE. ADCOCK.—On the 14th November (suddenly) Thomas, dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth Jane Adcock, of William street, North Croydon. Peace, perfect peace.

BURIAL. Hindmarsh Cemetery, Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia

Rev Thomas Adcock

BIRTH 1856, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia

DEATH 14 Nov 1923 (aged 66–67), Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia

MEMORIAL ID 133477634

OBITUARY. Extraordinary circumstances marked the death of Mr. Thomas Adcock, of William street, North Croydon, which occurred on Wednesday night. He officiated at a wedding ceremony, immediately after which he expired. For some years he conducted a business in Rundle street, Adelaide, as a photographer, and while thus engaged he was offered the pastorate of the Bentham Street Christian Church, which he accepted. He laboured there for a considerable period, and was greatly esteemed as a preacher and pastor. Subsequently Mr. Adcock was one of the promoters of the Wayville Baptist Church, of which be had the oversight for a time. Later he went into business again, but he conducted occasional church services. He was about 60 years of age, and has left a widow and a large family.

OBITUARY. The Rev. Thomas Adcock, the beloved pastor of the Southwark Baptist Church, had just pronounced the words which made two members of his congregation one, when he sank quietly to his knees. A murmur of awe and consternation arose in the crowded church. The bridegroom stretched out a hand and pressed his fingers to the bowed forehead of the kneeling figure, and touched not flesh, but clay. The pastor was dead. A drama almost as poignant was being enacted outside the church. William Thomas Adcock, who had driven his father to the ceremony, was waiting to drive him home again. He saw a movement In the crowd, which, surged around the doorway, and suddenly the doors were shut. He knew the ceremony was not over, and a premonition that something was wrong with his father gripped his heart. He voiced his fear to a. companion. A motor car, arriving on the scene with a doctor, told of some serious trouble. Minutes later the waiting son interrogated a passing youngster. 'What is wrong over there, sonny?' he asked, pointing to the church. 'A man has died.' the boy replied. 'and they have sent for another minister to complete the service.' 'Who is it?' he queried, and again a cold feeling was at his heart. In two short, careless words the boy pronounced sentence. 'The minister.' he said, as he turned and walked away. Mr. William Thomas Adcock, on behalf of his mother and the rest of the family, stated that every member of the family had been comforted and sustained by the thought that their father had died surrounded by the people, and in an atmosphere that he loved. 'He always expressed the hope,' Mr. Adcock continued, 'that the end would come quietly and quickly. He had been looking forward to marrying this particular young couple. because both of them have been great workers in the interest of his church. The bride was a Sunday-school teacher, and a great worker, and the bridegroom was the church organist. 'For this reason, then, his last earthly task was surely a labor of love. I know, and we all know, that he would not have wished it otherwise.'

Death of Spouse: 9 Jun 1939, Croydon, South Australia, Australia

Sources

• Birth: SA BDM Birth Reg: #7/7:1856

• Marriage: SA BDM Marriage Reg: #108/944:1876

• Marriage Notice: Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) Sat 30 Sep 1876, Page 2: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159490355

• Death: SA BDM Death Reg: #466/343:1923

• Death Notice: The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Thu 15 Nov 1923, Page 8: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65050169

• Burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133477634/thomas-adcock

• Obituaries: The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Thu 15 Nov 1923, Page 8: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65050015 and The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) Sat 17 Nov 1923, Page 10: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63785483