Albert Card: a complicated man who abandoned his family
Albert Card came to Australia, lived in Queensland and Western Australia, but abandoned his family and moved back to England where he was a phrenologist.
Arthur Coker and his cancer cure claims
By Coker descendant Warren Nunn Arthur Coker was plagued by painful skin cancer. Despite medical attention, his condition worsened. It almost drove...
James Thomas Coker died without a will
By Coker descendant Warren Nunn When James Thomas Coker died in 1920, he did not leave a will. He was also insolvent. His son Arthur acted on behalf...
Coker
My maternal line surnames include Coker, Silver, Aldridge, Todd, and Dobbs
Five Coker sisters baptised the same day
In family research, odd events draw your attention. Run-of-the-mill births, deaths, and marriages are what you would expect to find. But it's the...
Ellen Jessie Coker – caught up in bigamy
You know those English period dramas where an unsuspecting young lady becomes besotted by an older man, falls pregnant, gets married and then...
Jessie Elizabeth Coker – a genealogical study
Tracing the life of Jessie Elizabeth Coker, the daughter William Frederick Coker and Elizabeth Jane Mead, highlights for me the essence of doing...
Tribute to a young man whose short life ended on the battlefield in France
On 22 August 1918, Harold Card’s short, drama-filled life ended when a German shell burst near the village of Etinehem in the Villers-Bretonneux...
James Thomas Coker, a trusted servant turned embezzler
The prison record of a criminal who spent time in Queensland's infamous St Helena Island jail is a stark reminder of how human nature can be...
Coker baptisms Tower Hamlets
Following is a list of Coker baptisms in the borough of Tower Hamlets, London (1813 to 1906). Name: Daniel Coker Baptism: 9 May 1813...
Charles Cyril Coker (1918-2004)
Charles Cyril Coker (1918-2004) married Lil Sleaford. His older sister, Edna, married Lil's brother John, while his eldest brother, Fred, was...
Arthur Roy Coker (1913-2004)
Arthur Roy Coker (1913-2004) married Eileen Radloff and they had six children. He was known as Roy. Roy worked at the Rockhampton Base Hospital.
Edna May Coker (1908-2000)
Edna May Coker (1908-2000) married John Sleaford and they had six children. Edna's eldest brother, Fred, married John's sister, Rovena, while her...
Archibald Aldridge Coker (1907-1980)
Archibald Aldridge Coker (1907-1980) had three marriages; his first two wives pre-deceasing him. He had one child with Edith Mabel Bedford...
Harriet Ada Daphne Coker (1905-1996)
Harriet Ada Daphne Coker (1905-1996) married Bert Moss and they had six children. She was known as Daphne Moss.
Harry Lawrence Coker (1902-1984)
Harry Lawrence Coker (1902-1984) married Myrtle Richardson and they had two children. He was known as Lawrie.
John Alexis Dobbs Coker (1901-1987)
John Alexis Dobbs Coker (1901-1987) married Bella Silver and they had four children. Although he was Harry and Emma's child, he was adopted and...
Walter Frederick Coker (1900-1981)
Walter Frederick Coker (1900-1981) married Rovena Sleaford. He was known as Fred. His younger sister, Edna, married Rovena's brother John, while his...
Harry and Emma Coker of Kabra
While Harry Coker was Alex Dobbs’ natural father, he had no part to play in his upbringing. Nevertheless, he was an interesting man who worked in...
William Coker died 1852
This is the last Will and Testament of me William Coker of No 12 Bromley Street Commercial Road End in the Parish of Ratcliffe in the County of...
William Coker died 1851
This is the last will and testament of me William Coker of Henry Street, York Square East Stepney in the County of Middlesex but carrying on...
Archibald Lawson Coker
Archibald Lawson Coker (born 22 Nov 1881 Queensland, Aust, died 26 Sep 1953 Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia) married Ivy Maud Rule (born 1889,...
Herbert Leslie Coker
Herbert Leslie Coker (born 7 Jul 1880 Queensland, Australia, died 26 Jul 1946 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) married a widow, Margaret...
Albert Napier Coker
Albert Coker. Albert Napier Coker (born 21 May 1878 Queensland, Australia, died 3 Jun 1940 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) married Anne...
James Martin Coker
James Martin Coker (born 20 Sep 1872 Rockhampton, Qld, Australia, died 14 Jan 1907 Townsville General Hospital, Qld, Australia) married Eliza Mary...
Harry Coker divorce
This is a transcription of the divorce proceedings between Henry Coker and his first wife, Frances.Page 1In the Supreme Court of Queensland...
Harry Coker
Harry Coker (born 1 Sep 1868 Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England, died 16 Oct 1924 Rockhampton, Qld, Australia. Note baptised as Harry but...
Arthur Coker
Arthur Coker (born 12 Jul 1867 London, England, UK, died 24 Feb 1945 Rockhampton Queensland, Aust) married Mary Trattles (born 1 Nov 1857,...
Leonard William Thomas Coker
Leonard William Thomas Coker (born 3 Dec 1865 St Dunstan's, Stepney, London, England, died 22 Jun 1918 Rockhampton, Qld, Australia) married Sarah...
Ada Mary Anne Coker
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,...
Cokers of London
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...
Jane Elizabeth Coker
Jane Elizabeth Coker (born 13 Mar 1859 at 5 Salman Cottages, Ratcliff, Stepney, London, England, July 1948, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia) married...
James Coker and Emily Lee
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...
Cyril Coker obituary
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...
Ode to Grandad
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...