by Warren Nunn
Ada Goleby, nee Coker. Ada Mary Anne Coker (born 6 Mar 1864 at 44 Nicholas Street, Mile End, Stepney, London, England, died 18 Jan 1926 Wynstoy Ave, Enfield, Sydney, NSW, Australia) married Arthur James Goleby (born 28 Jan 1861, Pimlico, London, England, died 16 Jun...
by Warren Nunn
The Coker family of Stepney, London, had a close connection to the maritime industry in the 18th and 19th centuries.While my interest is with James Thomas Coker (see below for his family) who went to Australia in 1870, there are also details on other branches of the...
by Warren Nunn
Jane Elizabeth Coker (born 13 Mar 1859 at 5 Salman Cottages, Ratcliff, Stepney, London, England, July 1948, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia) married Frederick Lomas and had a least one child and also raised her brother Harry’s daughter Emily. 1. Rowland Frank...
by Warren Nunn
James Coker and Emily Lee By Warren Nunn Teenagers James Thomas Coker and Emily Lee married at Barking, near London, England in 1858 and arrived in Rockhampton, Queensland 12 years later with their first six children, Jane (11), Emily (9), Ada (7), Leonard (5), Arthur...
by Warren Nunn
IN 1918, a mother took her deathly sick newborn son home from Rockhampton Women’s Hospital after medical staff announced, “You’ll be taking him home to die”. But that child – Charles Cyril Coker – proved them wrong and lived 85 years until illness ended...
by Warren Nunn
Written by Cyril Coker’s granddaughter Bettrys Wellings.Ode to GrandadWhat a great man at the age of 85To achieve such great things and still be alive -To fight for his country, to have a family,To publish a book, and start another three.So many things to love about...
