Alfred Gower Cockerill (1858 - 1937)

Born 27 Sep 1858 in Gretna, Colony of Tasmania

Ancestors

Husband of Jannie (Ferry) Cockerill — married 28 Apr 1897 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Died 6 Feb 1937 at age 78 in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand

Biography

Alfred Cockerill was born in the Colony of Tasmania (1856-1900)

Alfred Gower Cockerill was born on 27 September 1858 in Gretna, Colony of Tasmania, son of Henry Mylam Cockerill (~1806–1873) and Eliza Vincent (1816–1864).^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Henry William Cockerill (28 January 1834 – 29 November 1925)
2. Charles Cockerill (21 May 1835 – 12 November 1920)
3. Eliza Cockerill (1836 – 30 July 1920)
4. Frederick Cockerill (28 February 1840 – 23 September 1911)
5. Martha Annie Cockerill (14 October 1841 – 18 December 1925)
6. Jane Maria Cockerill (30 July 1843 – 17 November 1853)
7. Dennis Jones Cockerill (1 August 1845 – 9 September 1941)
8. Edward James Cockerill (16 April 1847 – 5 December 1940)
9. Matilda Cockerill (16 March 1849 – 1938)
10. John Francis Vincent Cockerill (10 January 1851 – 4 September 1889)
11. Caroline Susannah Cockerill (4 November 1852 – 12 August 1855)
12. Francis George Cockerill (2 August 1854 – 18 September 1935)
13. Emma Louisa Cockerill (7 November 1856 – 19 June 1924)
14. Alice Ellen Cockerill (11 April 1861 – 5 November 1931)

Alfred (38) married Jannie Ferry (36) (born in 1860 in Tyrone, Ireland; daughter of John Ferry and Unknown (UNKNOWN) Ferry) on 28 April 1897 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.^[2]

Alfred died on 6 February 1937 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, aged 78.^[3] Alfred was mentioned on a memorial in Palmerston Cemetery, Palmerston, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand with a death date of 6 February 1937.^[4]

Alfred's estate passed probate in 1937 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933"
   citing Birth 27 Sep 1858, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, line #90444, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,115
   FamilySearch Record: Q27M-F38H (accessed 11 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99CH-7CYV Image number 00311
   Alfred Gower Cockerill born on 27 Sep 1858, son of Henry Mylam Cockerill & Vincent Eliza Cockerill, in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia.
2. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online. Registration: 1897/408; Bride: Jeannie Blennington Ferry; Groom: Alfred Gror Cockerill; accessed 11 Nov 2023
3. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages - Online Registration: 1937/20620; Name: Alfred Gower Cockerill; Age at Death: 78Y; accessed 11 Nov 2023
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #212584740 (accessed 11 November 2023)
   Memorial page for Alfred Gower Cockerill (27 Sep 1858-6 Feb 1937), citing Palmerston Cemetery, Palmerston, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand (plot: Old Block 81, Plot 6); Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654).
5. ↑ Probate: "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998"
   citing , Dunedin Probate and Letters of Administration Files (I), 1907-1950, record number 15623, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100856639
   FamilySearch Record: QK9V-G5PV (accessed 11 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9P2-WBPZ Image number 00297
   Alfred Gower Cockerill probate in 1937 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.