Ada Emily (Cobcroft) Laycock (1857 - 1916)

Born 26 Jul 1857 in Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australian Colonies

Ancestors

Wife of George Laycock — married 21 Feb 1881 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1916 at age 59 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Ada Emily (Cobcroft) Laycock was born on 26 Jul 1857 in Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, daughter of William John Cobcroft (1818 - 1879) and Elizabeth Mary Ann (Rose) Cobcroft (1818 - 1908).^[1]

Ada married George Laycock (1858 - 1948) on 21 Feb 1881 in Wollombi, New South Wales. ^[2][3]

Their children were:

1. Lilly May (Laycock) Walker (1882 - 1958)
2. Lillith Eugenie Laycock (1882 - 1951)
3. Garnet Conrad Laycock (1887 - 1952)
4. Stanley Beay Laycock (1889 - 1968)
5. Cardinal Carrington Laycock (1891 - 1972)
6. Mabel Irene Laycock (1893 - 1897)
7. Reginald Clayton Laycock (1895 - 1992)
8. Alma Gladys Gloria (Laycock) Asprey (1897 - 1958).

Ada died on 10 Oct 1916 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia aged 59.^[4][5][6] Ada is buried in Whittingham Cemetery, Singleton. ^[7][8]

Newspaper Articles

1882 - Marriage
LAYCOCK — COBCROFT. —February 21, at St. John's Church, Wollombi, by the Rev. F. R. Newton, George, youngest son of the late T. W. E. B. Laycock, to Ada Emily, sixth daughter of the late W. J. Cobcroft, Esq., J. P., Rose Cottage, Wollombi.
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1916 - Death
DEATH OF MRS LAYCOCK
Mrs. Ada Laycock, wife of Mr, Geo. Laycock, of South Singleton, passed away at noon yesterday, after an illness extending over five weeks. The deceased was 59 years of age, a native of Wollombi, and had been a resident of Singleton for about nine years. The late Mrs Laycock was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. She leaves a husband, and eight children to mourn the loss of a fond and affectionate mother.
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Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 25 Jun 2022), Index entry for COBCROFT ADA E; Parents: WILLIAM J & ELIZABETH; District: LIVERPOOL PLAINS; Registration Number: 11418/1857
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 25 Jun 2022), Index entry for GEORGE LAYCOCK and ADA EMILY COBCROFT; District: WOLLOMBI; Registration Number: 6793/1882
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), 1882, 'Family Notices', 29 March, Page: 4, Trove, National Library of Australia (digitised newspaper archives : accessed 25 Jun 2022)
4. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 25 Jun 2022), Index entry for LAYCOCK ADA E; Parents: WILLIAM J & ELIZABETH; District: SINGLETON; Registration Number: 17412/1916
5. ↑ Newspaper Notices (Ryerson Index : accessed 25 Jun 2022) index entry for LAYCOCK, Ada Emily (Event: Death, Date: 11 Oct 1916, Age: 59, Other Details: late of Singleton, Publication: Sydney Morning Herald, Publication Date: 14 Oct 1916)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), 1916, 'DEATH OF MRS. LAYCOCK.', 12 October, Page: 2, Trove, National Library of Australia (digitised newspaper archives : accessed 25 Jun 2022)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, Memorial: Ada Emily Laycock (Cobcroft), Birth Date: 26 Jul 1857, Death Date: 1 Oct 1916, Whittingham Cemetery, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, Find A Grave: Memorial #123803068, accessed: 25 Jun 2022, Maintained By: III, 47426837.
8. ↑ Burial Record (Australian Cemeteries Index : accessed 25 Jun 2022) grave for Ada Emily Laycock (Cobcroft), Gender: F, Birth Date: 1857, Death Date: Oct 1916, Age at Death: 59, Cemetery: Whittingham Anglican, Plot: Ang, Father: William J, Mother: Elizabeth Rose, Spouse: George, Headstone Image Link