Alfred Robert Cockram (1862 - 1885)

Born 25 Apr 1862 in West Anstey, Devon, England

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Died 9 Oct 1885 at age 23 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Alfred Cockram was born in Devon, England.

Alfred Robert Cockram was born on April 25, 1862^[1] at West Anstey, Devon, England. His baptism is recorded in the parish register of West Anstey; it took place on May 25, 1862.^[2] His parents were John Cockram and Ann Catford By the time he was 18 Alfred was working as a sadler and still living with his mother, his uncle and two of his brothers in the farmhouse at Higher Woodland, West Anstey.^[3]On October 15, 1881 Alfred aged 19 emigrated to Australia. with his brother William who was 26. They sailed on SS Cotopaxi from Plymouth and arrived at the port of Adelaide in South Australia.^[4][5]

In August 1885 Alfred was convicted at suit of Edmund Fischer and Charles J. Gander for £73 9/9 besides costs, on a warrant dated 19 August 1885 attested by Wm. Benny the sheriff who arrested him. He was held in prison for 8 days August 20-28 when he was discharged by the Insolvency Court.^[6] The image headed 'Register of Persons brought to the common gaol at Adelaide in the Province of South Australia' is very faded. This document adds that his occupation was a saddler and that he was single. Less than two months later on October 9, 1885, Alfred died in Magill, Adelaide, South Australia at the age of 23. He was buried in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ FS England and Wales Birth Registration Index Name Alfred Robert Cockram Event Type Birth Registration Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun Registration Year 1862 Registration District South Molton County Devon Event Place South Molton, Devon, England Volume 5B Page 454 Line Number 13 CITING THIS RECORD "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N83-VYC : accessed 4 August 2015), Alfred Robert Cockram, 1862; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, South Molton, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ I copied this from the register in the vestry of the church at West Anstey
3. ↑ FS England and Wales Census, 1881 Name Alfred R Cockram Age (Original) 18 Gender Male Birth Year 1863 Birthplace W Anstey, Devon, England elationship to Head of Household Son Marital Status Single Occupation Sadler Address Higher Woodland Event Place West Anstey, Devonshire, England Record Type Household Affiliate Publication Number RG11 Piece/Folio 2239 / 14 Page Number 7 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Ann Cockram Head F 61 W Anstey, Devon, England John Cockram Son M 34 W Anstey, Devon, England Alfred R Cockram Son M 18 W Anstey, Devon, England Hyla Cockram Son M 13 W Anstey, Devon, England John Catford Brother M 71 Dulverton, Somerset, England CITING THIS RECORD "England and Wales Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3KP-2QD : accessed 4 August 2015), Alfred R Cockram in household of Ann Cockram, West Anstey, Devonshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, PRO RG 11/2239 / 14, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1,341,539.
4. ↑ FS EmigrationName: Alfred R Cochram Event Type: Emigration Event Date: 15 Oct 1881 Event Place Plymouth Gender: Male Age: 19 Birth Year (Estimated): 1862 Arrival Place: Adelaide Record Number: 18 Digital Folder Number: 008133320 Image Number: 00508 Citing this Record "Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW6-N9DX : 15 October 2019), Alfred R Cochram, 1881.
5. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: COCKRAM - Ship: COTOPAXI - Date Arrived: 1880 to 1882

   Family name	Given name	Age	Year arrived	Month	Ship	Captain
   COCKRAM	WM	26	1881	NOV	COTOPAXI	STUDDERT ROBERT
   COCKRAM	ALFRED R	19	1881	NOV	COTOPAXI	STUDDERT ROBERT

6. ↑ FS Imprisonment Name: Alfred Robert Cochram Event Type: Imprisonment Event Date: 20 Aug 1885 Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1862 Discharge Date: 28 Aug 1885 Record Number: 1 Digital Folder Number: 103306104 Image Number: 00265 Citing this Record "Australia, South Australia, Prison Records, 1838-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7VYP-H6PZ : 19 December 2019)Alfred Robert Cochram, 1885. See also the Image
7. ↑ FaG memorial page
   Cockram Alfred Robert Cockram BIRTH 25 Apr 1862 West Anstey, North Devon District, Devon, England DEATH 9 Oct 1885 (aged 23) BURIAL West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia MEMORIAL ID 158487669 · Source: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 April 2020), memorial page for Alfred Robert Cockram (25 Apr 1862–9 Oct 1885), Find a Grave Memorial no. 158487669, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) .