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William Hocking 1803 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Hocking

Mother: Margaret James

Spouse(s): Eliza Bennetts, Alice Oats

Children(s): Eliza Hocking, William Hocking, Eliza Hocking, Mary Hocking, William Hocking, John Hocking, Nicholas Hocking, Margaret Hocking, Richard Hocking, Richard Hocking, Ruth Hocking, Nicholas Hocking

William Hocking was born in 1803 in St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England, the child of John Hocking and Margaret James. William Hocking married Eliza Bennetts, Alice Oats, and had children including Eliza Hocking, William Hocking, Eliza Jane Hocking, Mary Hocking, William Hocking, John Hocking, Nicholas Hocking, Margaret Jane Hocking, Richard Hocking, Richard Hocking, Ruth Hocking, Nicholas Hocking. William Hocking passed away in 1854 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Hocking was born in 1803 in St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England, the child of John Hocking and Margaret James.
  • William Hocking married Eliza Bennetts, Alice Oats, and had children including Eliza Hocking, William Hocking, Eliza Jane Hocking, Mary Hocking, William Hocking, John Hocking, Nicholas Hocking, Margaret Jane Hocking, Richard Hocking, Richard Hocking, Ruth Hocking, Nicholas Hocking.
  • William Hocking passed away in 1854 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hocking
1773 – 1844
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
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Margaret James
1775 – 1852
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
MJ

Spouses(s)

Eliza Bennetts
1809 – 1841
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
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Alice Oats
1822 – 1854
Birth Location: Camborne, Cornwall, England
AO

Children(s)

Eliza Hocking
1829 – 1830
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
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William Hocking
1829 – 1830
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
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Eliza Hocking
1832 – 1920
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
EH
Mary Hocking
1833 – 1841
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
MH
William Hocking
1835 – 1853
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
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John Hocking
1837 – 1873
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
JH
Nicholas Hocking
1838 – 1839
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
NH
Margaret Hocking
1840 – 1844
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
MH
Richard Hocking
1844 – 1844
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
RH
Richard Hocking
1846 – 1848
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
RH
Ruth Hocking
1849 – 1949
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
RH
Nicholas Hocking
1852 – 1943
Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
NH

William Hocking's Ancestors

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William Hocking
1803 – 1854
Birth Place: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Hocking
1773 – 1844
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Margaret James
1775 – 1852
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Hocking
1736 – 1813
St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Jane White
1737 – 1837
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
James White
1700 – 1800
Joan Tonkin
1707 – 1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James White
1664 – 1739
Catherine Hall
1662 – 1756

William Hocking's Descendants

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William Hocking (1803 – 1854) m. Eliza Bennetts (1809 – 1841) m. Alice Oats (1822 – 1854)
  1. 1. Eliza Hocking (1829 – 1830)
  2. 2. William Hocking (1829 – 1830)
  3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Hocking (1832 – 1920) m. Richard (Oats) Davy (1824 – 1878)
    1. 1. Eliza (Hocking) Davy (1851 – 1928) m. Thomas Simmons (1853 – BEF 1953)
      1. 1. Thomas (Ernest) Simmons (1874 – 1952) m. Clara (Elizabeth) Stockdale (ABT 1874 – BEF 1974)
      2. 2. Herbert (Albert) Simmons (1878 – BEF 1978) m. Maria (May) Spicer (ABT 1878 – BEF 1978)
      3. 3. Eliza (Ellen) Simmons (1880 – 1965) m. Edward (Englebert) Arnold (ABT 1880 – BEF 1980)
        1. 1. Nancy (Mary) Arnold (1913 – 1973)
      4. 4. Florence (Mabel) Simmons (1882 – 1964) m. Max Meyer (ABT 1882 – BEF 1982)
        1. 1. [________] Meyer (EST 1907 – BEF 2007)
      5. 5. Ethel (May) Simmons (1883 – 1957) m. Albert Pope (ABT 1883 – BEF 1983)
      6. 6. Violet (Maud) Simmons (1887 – 1955) m. Albert (Henry) Sandow (ABT 1887 – BEF 1987)
    2. 2. Richard Davy (1859 – 1927) m. Annie Shaw (ABT 1859 – BEF 1959)
      1. 1. Frederick (Richard) Davy (1884 – BEF 1984)
      2. 2. Ernest (Leslie) Davy (1887 – 1935)
      3. 3. Roland (George) Davy (1896 – BEF 1996)
    3. 3. Ruth Davy (1861 – 1921) m. Robert Laing (ABT 1857 – 1923)
      1. 1. Cora (Vivian) Laing (1886 – 1915) m. George (Daniel) Davies (ABT 1886 – BEF 1986)
      2. 2. Robert (Alexander) Laing (1888 – 1954) m. Rosa Adams (13 DEC 1889 – 24 JUN 1976)
        1. 1. Phyllis (Ruth) Laing (1911 – 1971)
        2. 2. Allan (Ian) Laing (1913 – 1976) m. Lesley (Alma) Engelhardt (1924 – 2006)
        3. 3. Lyla Laing (1925 – 2008) m. Desmond Wiles (1919 – 1959) m. Arthur Emphield (1924 – 1988)
    4. 4. Noah Davy (1863 – 1867)
    5. 5. Ada Davy (1870 – BEF 1970) m. Jonathon (Robert) Cain (ABT 1870 – BEF 1970)
    6. 6. Noah Davy (1872 – 1872)
  4. 4. Mary Hocking (1833 – 1841)
  5. 5. William Hocking (1835 – 1853)
  6. 6. John Hocking (1837 – 1873)
  7. 7. Nicholas Hocking (1838 – 1839)
  8. 8. Margaret (Jane) Hocking (1840 – 1844)
  9. 9. Richard Hocking (1844 – 1844)
  10. 10. Richard Hocking (1846 – 1848)
  11. 11. Ruth Hocking (1849 – BEF 1949)
  12. 12. Nicholas Hocking (1852 – 1943) m. Emily (Richards) Warren (1855 – 1946)
    1. 1. Alice Hocking (1881 – 1934) m. Daniel (Charles) Berlowitz (1877 – 1933)
      1. 1. Clifford Hocking (1900 – 1956)
      2. 2. Beril (Earle) Berlowitz (1903 – 1973)
      3. 3. Jessica (Muriel Alice) Berlowitz (1906 – 1969)
    2. 2. Sarah Hocking (1882 – 1945) m. George (Johnstone) Sullivan (ABT 1882 – 1923) m. William (Stephen) Lane (ABT 1882 – 1947)
      1. 1. Edgar Sullivan (AFT 1902 – 1903)
    3. 3. William Hocking (1884 – 1951)
    4. 4. John (Henry) Hocking (1890 – 1958) m. Myrtle (Rose) Greensmith (1891 – BEF 1991)

William Hocking's Timeline

2 Records

1803
1803
Birth of William Hocking in St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
1854
1854
Age 51
Death of William Hocking in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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