See also

Family of William Cocksedge and Matilda Jane Gillingham

Husband: William Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • William Cocksedge

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general smith2 3 4

  • Birth:

  • 1861 (app)

  • Hadleigh, Suffolk, England2 3 4

  • Witness:

  • 7 Dec 1890 (age 28-29)

  • William Cocksedge witnessed the marriage of George Mower and Anne Emily Gillingham on Sunday on 7 December 1890 in St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Playford, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 30)

  • Solomon's Temple, Station Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general smith and living with his wife Matilda, and daughters Agnes and Harriet. Born in Hadleigh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 40)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a shoeing and general smith and living with his wife Matilda, sons Harry, Frank and Robert, and daughters Agnes, Jessie, Winifred and Mildred. Born in Hadleigh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 50)

  • 62 Schreiber Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a general smith on his own account and living in six rooms with daughters Jessie, Mildred, Winifred and Bessie, and son Robert. Born in Hadleigh Suffolk with nine children, eight of whom who are still living

Wife: Matilda Jane Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Matilda Jane Gillingham5 6

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Gillingham (1838-1879)

  • Mother:

  • Hannah Smith (1840?-1920)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • servant

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1861

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England7 5 8 2 3

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Jun 1861 (age 0)

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter of John Gillingham (labourer) and Hannah of Nacton

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 9)

  • Craft Lane, Kirton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter as Jane attending school and living with her parents John and Hannah, sisters Anne and Agnes, and brother Harry. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 19-20)

  • Croydon, Surrey, England9

  •  

  • Servant at Croydon Surrey for Wm. John Blake. Place of birth Necton with no County given.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 29)

  • Solomon's Temple, Station Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, and daughters Agnes and Harriet. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 39)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, sons Harry, Frank and Robert, and daughters Agnes, Jessie, Winifred and Mildred. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 1: Harry William Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Harry William Cocksedge10 11

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general smith3

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1885

  • Playford, Suffolk, England10 12 3

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Feb 1885 (age 0)

  • All Saints Church, The Street, Little Bealings, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • son of William Cocksedge (blacksmith) and Matilda Jane of Little Bealings

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 6)

  • Playford, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • grandson attending school and living with his step-grandfather William Mann, grandmother Hannah, a William Mann, aunt Jessie Gillingham. Born in Playford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 16)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a shoeing and general smith and living with his parents William and Matilda, brothers Frank and Robert, and sisters Agnes, Jessie, Winifred and Mildred. Born in Playford Suffolk

Child 2: Agnes Emily Caroline Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Agnes Emily Caroline Cocksedge13 14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1887

  • Little Bealings, Suffolk, England13 2 3

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Jun 1887 (age 0)

  • All Saints Church, The Street, Little Bealings, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter of William Cocksedge (blacksmith) and Matilda Jane of Little Bealings

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3)

  • Solomon's Temple, Station Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents William and Matilda, and sister Harriet. Born in Little Bealings Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 13)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Matilda, brothers Harry, Frank and Robert, and sisters Jessie, Winifred and Mildred. Born in Little Bealings Suffolk

Child 3: Harriet Annie Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Harriet Annie Cocksedge15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1889

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England15 2

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • Solomon's Temple, Station Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Matilda, and sister Agnes. Born in Nacton Suffolk

Child 4: Jessie Mabel Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Jessie Mabel Cocksedge16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housekeeper4

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1892

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England16 3 4

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Matilda, brothers Harry, Frank and Robert, and sisters Agnes, Winifred and Mildred. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • 62 Schreiber Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a housekeeper at home and living in six rooms with her widowed father William, sisters Mildred, Winifred and Bessie, and brother Robert. Born in Nacton Suffolk

Child 5: Frank Allen Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Frank Allen Cocksedge17 18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jun 1894

  • Great Bealings, Suffolk, England17 18 3

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Jul 1894 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Hall Farm Road, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • son of William Cocksedge (blacksmith) and Jane of Great Bealings, born 21st June 1894

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Matilda, brothers Harry and Robert, and sisters Agnes, Jessie, Winifred and Mildred. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk

Child 6: Robert James Cocksedge

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Son: Robert James Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Robert James Cocksedge19 20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ada Tant (1890- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • smith's striker4

  • Birth:

  • 20 Oct 1895

  • Great Bealings, Suffolk, England19 20 3 4

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Jan 1896 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Hall Farm Road, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • son of William Cocksedge (blacksmith) and Jane of Great Bealings, born 20th October 1895

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Matilda, brothers Harry and Frank, and sisters Agnes, Jessie, Winifred and Mildred. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 62 Schreiber Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a smith's striker in an iron foundry and living in six rooms with his widowed father William, and sisters Jessie, Winifred, Mildred and Bessie. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 25 Sep 1918 (age 22)

  • Pas-de-Calais, France21

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery, Neuville-Bourjonval, Pas-de-Calais, France21

  •  

  • a second lieutenant in the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Son of the late William and Jane Cocksedge of Great Bealings Ipswich Suffolk; husband of Ada Cocksedge of "The Ferns" Manuden Stansted Essex

Child 7: Winifred Annie Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Winifred Annie Cocksedge22 23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Percy George Ratcliffe (1898-1974)

  • Birth:

  • 21 Oct 1897

  • Great Bealings, Suffolk, England22 23 3 4 24 25

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Dec 1897 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Hall Farm Road, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • daughter of William Cocksedge (blacksmith) and Jane of Great Bealings, born 21st October 1897

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Matilda, brothers Harry, Frank and Robert, and sisters Agnes, Jessie and Mildred. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • 62 Schreiber Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in six rooms with her widowed father William, sisters Jessie, Mildred and Bessie, and brother Robert. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • 23 Cherry Tree Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Percy, and two closed records. Born on 21st October 1897

  • Death:

  • 25 Nov 1975 (age 78)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25 26

  • Probate:

  • 16 Jan 1976

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • of 71 St. Edmunds Road Stowmarket Suffolk died 25th November 1975, administration with will of £1,360 (~£9,400 in 2017)

Child 8: Mildred Florence Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Mildred Florence Cocksedge27 28

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • John Henry Sharman (1899-1983)

  • Birth:

  • 3 Nov 1899

  • Great Bealings, Suffolk, England27 28 3 4 29

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Jan 1900 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Hall Farm Road, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • daughter of William Cocksedge (blacksmith) and Jane of Great Bealings, born 3rd November 1899

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1)

  • Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Matilda, brothers Harry, Frank and Robert, and sisters Agnes, Jessie and Winifred. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 11)

  • 62 Schreiber Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in six rooms with her widowed father William, sisters Jessie, Winifred and Bessie, and brother Robert. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 39)

  • 47 Nelson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband John, and son John. Born on 3rd November 1899

  • Death:

  • Q3 1949 (age 49)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England30

Child 9: Marjorie Bessie Cocksedge

  • Name:

  • Marjorie Bessie Cocksedge31

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1903

  • Great Bealings, Suffolk, England31 4

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • 62 Schreiber Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter as Bessie attending school and living in six rooms with her widowed father William, sisters Jessie, Winifred and Mildred, and brother Robert. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk

Sources

1.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Cit. Date: 14 March 2001. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

2.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1476 folio:78 page:11 schedule:68. Cit. Date: 15 August 2022.

3.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1782 folio:76 page:13 schedule:69. Cit. Date: 15 August 2022.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10840 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:15 schedule:174. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

5.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1861 quarter:2 volume:4a page:638. Cit. Date: 13 June 2024.

6.

Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Nacton St. Mary baptisms entry:15. Cit. Date: 2 April 2022.

7.

Sian Plant (One Name Study) personal communication. Woodbridge 4a 638.

8.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1758 folio:95 page:9 schedule:47. Cit. Date: 22 August 2023.

9.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1885 quarter:1 volume:4a page:864. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

11.

Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Little Bealings All Saints baptisms entry:546. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

12.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1474 folio:66 page:5 schedule:5. Cit. Date: 13 December 2017.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1887 quarter:2 volume:4a page:866. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

14.

Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Little Bealings All Saints baptisms entry:577. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1889 quarter:1 volume:4a page:847. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

16.

Ibid. Woodbridge 1892 quarter:3 volume:4a page:879. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

17.

Ibid. Woodbridge 1894 quarter:3 volume:4a page:860. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

18.

Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Great Bealings St. Mary baptisms entry:681. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1895 quarter:4 volume:4a page:875. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

20.

Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Great Bealings St. Mary baptisms entry:697. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

21.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery ref:B. 36. Cit. Date: 16 August 2022.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1897 quarter:4 volume:4a page:934. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

23.

Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Great Bealings St. Mary baptisms entry:710. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

24.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6627F page:14 line:23 letter code:TWME. Cit. Date: 15 August 2022.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1975 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2418. Cit. Date: 15 August 2022.

26.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1975 page:6844 no:761000425C. Cit. Date: 15 August 2022.

27.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1899 quarter:4 volume:4a page:975. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

28.

Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Great Bealings St. Mary baptisms entry:730. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.

29.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6606D page:5 line:13 letter code:TVNJ. Cit. Date: 15 August 2022.

30.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1949 quarter:3 volume:4b page:627. Cit. Date: 15 August 2022.

31.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1903 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1103. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.