Cornelius
Bolton
Alcock
Born in Waterford, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Frances (Murphy) Alcock
— married
3 May 1813 in Cape Town, South Africa
Descendants 
Died
at about age 59
in Uitenhage, Cape Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Dec 2013
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Biography
Cornelius Alcock was born in Ireland.
Cornelius Bolton was born in Waterford, Ireland in about 1780.
He married widow Frances (Murphy) Size on 3 May 1813:[1]
- 03 May 1813
- Cornelis Bolton ALCOCK
- Age: 30, Status: Widower
- Occupation: Lieut. 60th Regt.
- and
- Frances nee MURPHY SIZE
- Age: 29, born: Kilkenny, Ireland, Status: Widow
Children born of the marriage were:
- Frederick Augustus Alcock
- Charlotte Matilda Sophia (Alcock) Sanders
His death was reported in the Thursday, 17 February 1842 edition of the Grahamstown Journal:[2]
- Thursday, 17 February 1842
- DIED at Uitenhage on 28 January 1842, Cornelius Botton ALCOCK Esq., aged 62 years, late a Lieutenant in the 60th Regt. of Foot.
According to the Death Notice, completed by his step-son, he and Frances had been separated by law by the Sheriff. It also includes another 'natural' child:[3][4]
- John Hiddingh van Ryneveld Alcock
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Sources
- ↑ Source: Marriages 1806-1821 involving British people, from the Cape Matrimonial Court Minutes, and The Cape Town Gazette. Transcribed by C. Graham Botha. Contributed by Liz Eshmade. Note: These transcribed extracts are taken from C. Graham Botha, Collected Works Vol 3, Chapter 10
- ↑ Grahamstown Journal 1842 - 1 - January to March, Thursday 17 February 1842, Written by Sue Mackay. Posted in The Grahamstown Journal
- ↑ South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7G-NJ1Y : 27 April 2020), Cornelius Bolton Alcock, 1840-1843
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 14 June 2022
- "Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 1” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.1 pp. 50"
- [McArthur-306 : Ian McArthur - 5 May 2017]
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