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William Hales Hocking 1896 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1896

Birth Location: Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1979

Death Location: Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: Andrew Hocking

Mother: Letitia Hall

Spouse(s): Amy Shields

Children(s): Gwyneth Hocking

In 1896, William Hales Hocking entered the world in Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, born to Andrew Hocking and Letitia Hales Hall. William Hales Hocking married Amy Elizabeth Shields, and had children including Gwyneth Letitia Hocking. William Hales Hocking passed away in 1979 in Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1896, William Hales Hocking entered the world in Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, born to Andrew Hocking and Letitia Hales Hall.
  • William Hales Hocking married Amy Elizabeth Shields, and had children including Gwyneth Letitia Hocking.
  • William Hales Hocking passed away in 1979 in Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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William Hocking's Ancestors

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William Hocking
1896 – 1979
Birth Place: Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Andrew Hocking
1860 – 1929
Boscaswell, St Just, Cornwall, England
Letitia (Hales) Hall
1863 – 1928
Ashby, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Andrew Hocking
1835 – 1886
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Jane (Oats) Davy
1835 – 1908
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hocking
1801 – 1836
Jane Oats
1805 – 1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hocking
1773 – 1844
Margaret James
1775 – 1852

William Hocking's Descendants

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William (Hales) Hocking (1896 – 1979) m. Amy (Elizabeth) Shields (1893 – 1972)
  1. 1. Gwyneth (Letitia) Hocking (1929 – 1966) m. Andrew (Francis) Masterson (1922 – 1995)

William Hocking's Timeline

2 Records

1896
1896
Birth of William Hales Hocking in Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1979
1979
Age 83
Death of William Hales Hocking in Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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