Richard William Cobcroft (1793 - 1866)

Born 3 Feb 1793 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte (Smith) Cobcroft — married 2 Nov 1812 (to 30 Dec 1828) in Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Mary Ann (Cross) Cobcroft — married 27 Oct 1829 in Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1866 at age 73 in Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

• Farmer
• Richard had a total of 19 children through his two wives (8 & 11)

Articles in Newspapers
1866 - Death Notice
On the 24th instant, at his residence, Wilberforce, RICHARD W. COBCROFT, aged 73, leaving a very numerous family and circle of friends and acquaintances, by whom he was much respected. ^[1]

father John Cobcroft Birth 9 August 1756 Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Death 4 June 1853 (Age 96) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia mother

Smith, Sarah (1772-1857) Sarah Smith Birth about 1772 , , England, United Kingdom Death 31 May 1857 (Age 85) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

Marriage: 24 December 1842 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 1

Richard William Cobcroft Birth 3 February 1793 36 21 Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death 24 July 1866 (Age 73) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 2

sister Elizabeth Cobcroft Birth 1795 38 23 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 1795 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 3

brother John Frederick Cobcroft Birth 15 May 1797 40 25 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 5 February 1881 (Age 83) Broke, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

1. 4

sister Sarah Cobcroft Birth 13 September 1799 43 27 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 19 July 1872 (Age 72) Mudgee, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

1. 5

sister Mary Ann Cobcroft Birth about 1801 44 29 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 1877 (Age 76) Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 6

sister Susannah Cobcroft Birth 6 March 1805 48 33 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 5 September 1868 (Age 63) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

1. 7

brother James Cobcroft Birth about 1807 50 35 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 9 February 1830 (Age 23) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 8

brother George Cobcroft Birth 24 July 1810 53 38 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 14 August 1874 (Age 64) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 9

sister Eliza Cobcroft Birth 15 December 1812 56 40 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 30 July 1894 (Age 81) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 10

sister Matilda Cobcroft Birth 8 December 1813 57 41 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 24 March 1860 (Age 46) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Family with Charlotte Smith - View Family
Richard William Cobcroft Birth 3 February 1793 36 21 Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death 24 July 1866 (Age 73) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia wife

Charlotte Smith
Birth 28 October 1794 Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death 30 December 1828 (Age 34) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

Marriage: 2 November 1812 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 1

son Joseph Cobcroft Birth 1813 19 18 Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 1890 (Age 77) Orange, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

1. 2

daughter Elizabeth Cobcroft Birth 1814 20 19 Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 19 October 1824 (Age 10) Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 3

son William John Cobcroft Birth 1818 24 23 , Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 1879 (Age 61) Wollombi, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

1. 4

daughter Charlotte Cobcroft Birth 13 July 1820 27 25 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 16 January 1906 (Age 85) Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 5

son Richard William Cobcroft Birth 1822 28 27 Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 1903 (Age 81) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

1. 6

daughter Sarah Margaret Cobcroft Birth 5 June 1824 31 29 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 19 October 1888 (Age 64) Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

1. 7

daughter Matilda Cobcroft Birth 22 May 1826 33 31 Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 1885 (Age 58) Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 8

daughter Sophia Cobcroft Birth 29 September 1828 35 33 , , New South Wales, Australia Death yes

Family with Mary Ann Cross - View Family
Richard William Cobcroft Birth 3 February 1793 36 21 Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death 24 July 1866 (Age 73) Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia wife

Mary Ann Cross Birth 2 January 1806 49 38 Sussex Reach, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death 26 April 1873 (Age 67) Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Marriage: 27 October 1829 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 1

son George Alexander Cobcroft Birth 3 December 1830 37 24 , , New South Wales, Australia Death 1879 (Age 48) Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

1. 2

son James William Cobcroft Birth 16 May 1832 39 26 , , New South Wales, Australia Death yes

1. 3

son David Cobcroft Birth 19 May 1834 41 28 , , New South Wales, Australia Death 2 December 1908 (Age 74) Glebe, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

1. 4

son Thomas Cobcroft Birth 3 September 1836 43 30 , , New South Wales, Australia Death yes

1. 5

son John Frederick Cobcroft Birth 5 June 1838 45 32 , , New South Wales, Australia Death 17 September 1875 (Age 37) , , New South Wales, Australia

1. 6

daughter Ann Jane Cobcroft Birth 6 October 1839 46 33 , , New South Wales, Australia Death yes

1. 7

son Henry Cobcroft Birth 27 September 1841 48 35 , , New South Wales, Australia Death yes

1. 8

son Charles Albert Cobcroft Birth 30 November 1843 50 37 , , New South Wales, Australia Death yes

1. 9

son Alfred Cobcroft Birth 17 February 1846 53 40 , , New South Wales, Australia Death yes

1. 10

daughter Mary Ann Eliza Cobcroft Birth 24 June 1848 55 42 , , New South Wales, Australia Death yes

1. 11

daughter Emily Louisa Cobcroft Birth 22 January 1853 59 47 , Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death yes

Richard was born about 1793. He is the son of John Cobcroft and Sarah Smith. He passed away about 1866. ^[2]

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Sources

au NSW BDM (Australian, New South Wales, Births Deaths Marriages)
1793 - Birth - au NSW BDM 251/1793 V1793251 1A COBCROFT RICHARD W (f=) John (m=) Sarah
1812 - Marriage 1 - au NSW BDM 1419/1812 V18121419 3A COBCRAFT RICHARD to SMITH CHARLOTTE - note surname noted as Cobcraft at CC CHURCH OF ENGLAND WINDSOR, ST MATTHEW'S
1829 - Marriage 2 - au NSW BDM 4699/1829 V18294699 3B COBCROFT RICHARD W to CROSS MARY A at CM CHURCH OF ENGLAND WILBERFORCE
1866 - Death - au NSW BDM 7179/1866 COBCROFT RICHARD W (f=) JOHN (m=) SARAH at Windsor

http://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I51827&ged=purnellmccord.ged

Birth FTS Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00335-5 , System Origin: Australia-EASy , GS Film number: 388335

Christening 17 March 1793

Marriage - Mary Ann Cross FTS Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M31025-2 , System Origin: Australia , GS Film number: 993950

Burial

Wilberforce Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia

References

1. ↑ Family Notices (1866, July 31). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13134675
2. ↑ Entered by Dani Walker, May 23, 2012

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