William Cocker (1848)

Born 30 Dec 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara Elizabeth (Graham) Cocker — married 26 Nov 1867 (to before 1881) in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

William Cocker was born to Samuel & Elizabeth (Jackson) Cocker on the 30 Dec 1847 and baptised on the 27th Dec 1848 at the cathedral church of St Peter & St Paul in Sheffield.

In 1851 he was living with them and two younger siblings at 11 Morpeth Street in Sheffield.

In 1861 at the age of 13 he was working as a "file cutter" and was living with them and six younger siblings at 74 Morpeth Street in Sheffield.

When he was 21 and living in New Hereford Street he married Barbara Elizabeth Graham, the daughter of Joseph Graham, who was 22 and living in the same street on the 26th Nov 1867 at the church of St Mary' Bramall Lane Sheffield.

His whereabouts in 1871 has not been found as yet however his wife and three daughter with living with her mother and siblings.

By 1881 at the age of 33 and working at a steel works as a "railmill worker" he is shown as a widower and living back at home with his parents at Norton Hammer, Ecclesall Bierlow, Derbyshire together with a large extended family.

Sources

• 1847 Birth:

see Baptism

• 1848 Baptism

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2FBAP%2F303854206 Transcript; First name(s) William Last name Cocker Birth year 1847 Birth date 30 Dec 1847 Baptism year 1848 Baptism date 27 Feb 1848 Baptism place Sheffield, Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul Denomination Anglican Father's first name(s) Samuel Father's last name - Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive Sheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive reference PR-138-2-30 Page 153 Record set Yorkshire Baptisms Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, Great Britain AND https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD%2FB%2F1848%2F1%2FAH%2F000644%2F010 Transcript; First name(s) William Last name Cocker Birth quarter 1 Birth year 1848 Mother's maiden name Jackson District Sheffield County Yorkshire Country England Volume 22 Page 580 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Births Collections from Great Britain, England

• 1851 Census:

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0015122557 Transcript; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Samuel Cocker Head Married Male 25 1826 File forger Norton, Derbyshire, England Bessey Cocker Wife Married Female 25 1826 Milliner Norton, Derbyshire, England William Cocker Son - Male 3 1848 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Margaret Cocker Daughter - Female 1 1850 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Samuel Cocker Son - Male 0 1851 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

• 1861 Census:

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1861/0018061384&expand=true Transcript; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Samuel Cocker Head Married Male 35 1826 File forger Norton, Derbyshire, England Elizabeth Cocker Wife Married Female 35 1826 - Norton, Derbyshire, England William Cocker Son - Male 13 1848 File cutler Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Margaret Cocker Daughter - Female 11 1850 Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Sarah A Cocker Daughter - Female 9 1852 Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Alfred R Cocker Son - Male 7 1854 Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Tom J Cocker Son - Male 6 1855 Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Robert Cocker Son - Male 3 1858 Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire, England George ... Cocker Son - Male 1 1860 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

• 1867 Marriage:

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/YORKSHIRE/MAR/301847037/1 Transcript; First name(s) William Last name Cocker Birth year 1846 Age 21 Residence New Hereford ST Marriage year 1867 Marriage date 26 Nov 1867 Marriage place Sheffield, St Mary, Bramall Lane Spouse's first name(s) Barbara Elizabeth Spouse's last name Graham Spouse's age 22 Spouse's residence New Hereford St Father's first name(s) Samuel Father's last name Cocker Spouse's father's first name(s) Joseph Spouse's father's last name Graham County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive Sheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive reference PR-56-2-5 Event type Marriages Event year range 1866-1869 Page 113 Record set Yorkshire Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Marriages Collections from England, Great Britain

• 1881 Census:

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1881/0021604207&expand=true Transcript; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Samuel Cocker Head Married Male 55 1826 File forger Norton, Derbyshire, England Elizabeth Cocker Wife Married Female 55 1826 - Norton, Derbyshire, England William Cocker Son Widower Male 33 1848 Rail mill worker (steel) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Margaret Welburn Daughter Married Female 31 1850 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Maurice Cocker Son Single Male 18 1863 Cabinet case maker Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Joseph F Cocker Son Single Male 16 1865 Silver buffer Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Florence Welburn Grandaughtr Single Female 8 1873 Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire, England John Thos Welburn Grand son Single Male 7 1874 Scholar Norton, Derbyshire, England Frances Welburn Grand daughter Single Female 5 1876 Scholar Norton, Derbyshire, England Margaret Welburn Grand daughter Single Female 3 1878 - Norton, Derbyshire, England George Wm Welburn Grand son Single Male 2 1879 - Norton, Derbyshire, England Annie Harrison Grand daughter Single Female 3 1878 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Robert Welburn Son in law Married Male 33 1848 Organ builder and joiner Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England