Jonathan GILBERT

Notes:

Birth:
Details from Basil Coker (4553)

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Died:
Details from Basil Coker (4553)

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1954-1980, 28 Watson St, Turner, Canberra, ACT

Notes:

Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Ronald married Dearma Madge BAILEY on 22 Dec 1949 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Dearma (daughter of William Hubert BAILEY and Constance Margaret COKER) was born on 2 Aug 1918 in Queensland, Australia; died on 9 Dec 2007 in Canberra, ACT, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1954-1980, 28 Watson St, Turner, Canberra, ACT
• Residence: 1997, 28 Watson St, Turner, Canberra, ACT

Notes:

Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Birth registration: Dearma Madge Bailey Birth date: 02/08/1918
Mother's name: Constance Margaret Coker Father/parent's name: William Hubert Bailey
Registration details: 1918/C/10895

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Residence:
As per Kabra visitors' book entry 2 Jul 1997. Entry reads: Len Coker my grandfather. Second cousin.

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Died:
ryersonindex.org
GILBERT Dearma Death notice 11DEC 2007 Death 89 Canberra Times 19 DEC 2007

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Notes:

Married:
FRIENDS will be interested in the marriage ceremony to be celebrated at Dusseldorf, Germany, tomorrow of Mrs Dearma Hockings and Mr Ronald Gilbert. Mr Gilbert is atached to the Australian Immigration Department and the pair plan to spend two years in England after their departure from Europe.
Social Chat. (1949, December 21). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved April 10, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56927528

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Notes:

Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Death registration:
William Hubert Bailey Death date: 04/11/1969
Mother's name: Sarah Adelaide Morgan Father/parent's name: Alfred George Bailey
Registration details: 1969/C/6809

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William married Constance Margaret COKER on 18 Dec 1917 in St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Constance (daughter of Leonard William Thomas COKER and Sarah Jane WILLIAMS) was born on 24 Aug 1894 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 17 Jun 1971 in Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Constance Margaret Coker Birth Date: 24 Aug 1894 Birth Place: Queensland
Father: Leonar William Thomas Coker Mother: Sarah Jane Williams
Page Number: 4815 Registration Number: 011802

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Death registration: Constance Margaret Bailey Death date: 17/06/1971
Mother's name: Sarah Hollingsworth* Father/parent's name: Leonard Coker
Registration details: 1971/C/3283
*Williams on wedding certificate.

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Notes:

Married:
Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Constance Margaret Coker Spouse Name: William Hubert Bailey
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1917 Marriage Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 003218 Page Number: 372

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Bailey-Coker.
A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Paul's Cathedral on the 18th of December by the Rev. Barlee. The contracting parties were Mr. W. H. Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, "Camara," Southport, and Miss Constance Coker, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Coker, "Granvilla," William-street. The bride was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Lily Hick (chief) and Miss Myra Coker. Mr. John Dally was in attendance as best man, and Mr. Peter Bailey as groomsman. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dainty frock of ivory chiffon taffeta, lightly veiled with silk tulle, the bodice almost entirely of lace and tulle. The train falling from the shoulders was also of tulle and chiffon taffeta. Her tulle veil was arranged in the court style, with a mop cap effect, and orange blossoms, and she carried a beautiful bouquet of white roses, stephanotis, and fern, tied with white satin streamers, the gift of the bridegroom. The bride's gift to the bridegroom was a gold albert, and the bridegroom's gift to the bride was a handsome dressing case. The bridesmaids were attired in pretty frocks of ivory georgette over net and lace, with clusters of lavender and pink buds, and wore hats to match. They also carried baskets of flowers composed of dahlias and roses, tied with lavender streamers, and wore gold Nellie Stewart bangles, the gifts of the bridegroom. After the ceremony the wedding party adjourned to the residence of the bride's parents, where the wedding breakfast was held. As the bridal party entered the house the Flying Squadron Orchestra (of which the bridegroom is a member) played the Wedding March. They left later by train for Southport, where the honeymoon is being spent, the bride travelling in a tailor-made gabardine coat and skirt and hat to match. The presents were numerous and costly, including many cheques.
PERSONAL NEWS. (1918, January 14). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved April 10, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53835040

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Qld State Library marriage ref 17/003218:

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Transcript of wedding invitation: Mr and Mrs L Coker request the pleasure of __ presence at the marriage of their daughter Constance to Mr William Bailey at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday, December 18th, 1917 at 9.30am and afterwards at the residence "Grandvilla" William Street.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 160406822
• Residence: Abt 1918, Lived cnr William and George streets, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

A SHOCKING TRAGEDY. (1918, June 29). The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld : 1875 - 1929), p. 27. Retrieved February 6, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69720790
A man named Leonard Coker, who has for some years been in the service of the Railway Department, lost his life in a tragic manner shortly after six o'clock on Saturday evening, his head being almost severed from his body while he was in the ash pit underneath an engine.
Mr. Coker and a fireman named Walter Ashton took over the engine of the southern mail train for the purpose of coaling it and removing the ashes before shunting it to the shed.
Mr. Coker, with a torch and a spanner, entered the pit to examine the engine after it had been shunted just over him, and, according to Mr Ashton, who was on the board, gave a sharp whistle and moved the engine 18 in. or 2 ft.
Instantly he heard a sound as of groaning, and, jumping off the engine, was horrified to find Mr. Coker kneeling in the pit with his head practically cut off and resting over the left shoulder on the edge of the pit near the rail.
There was blood inside the rail and on the ledge, suggesting that Mr. Coker had put his head out between the wheels when he was caught by one of the wheels, which, passing over his neck, cut it through from under the chin.
There was no need, it is stated, for Mr. Coker to look out to examine any part of the engine on the outside, and the only conclusion to be come to is that he thought his companion had not heard his call to him to shift the engine and put his head out to repeat the call.
Those in authority were at once apprised and Mr Coker's body was removed.
The deceased left a wife and family.
His funeral will take place at half-past eleven o'clock this forenoon.
Article identifier http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69720790

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Birth:
Leonard W. Thomas Coker 3 Dec 1865 St Dunstans Stepney
(From Coker London Research group June 2004)
Date confirmed from baptismal entry.

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Death registration:
Leonard William Thomas Coker Death date: 22/06/1918
Mother's name: Emily Lee Father/parent's name: James Thomas Coker
Registration details: 1918/C/2195

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Buried:
Buried in the South Rockhampton Cemetery in the Church of England area, Section 26, grave 5243

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Leonard married Sarah Jane WILLIAMS on 13 Feb 1889 in Queensland, Australia. Sarah was born on 31 May 1866 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 20 Sep 1945 in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 189565496

Notes:

According to her grand-daughter Dearma Bailey, Sarah died in Innisfail while living with her daughter Myra. But there is a possible burial in the South Rockhampton Cemetery, no age given on 13/11/1947 in the Church of England area, Section 26, Grave 7277 Despite this, if she died in Innisfail, it's more likely she would have been buried in Innisfail

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Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Birth registration: Sarah Jane Williams
Birth date: 31/05/1866
Mother's name: Margaret Ann Dickson Father/parent's name: John Williams
Registration details: 1866/C/1868

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Death registration:
Sarah Coker Death date: 20/09/1945
Mother's name: Margaret Dixon# Father/parent's name: William* Williams
Registration details: 1945/C/4065
*John Williams on birth entry.
#Spelt Dickson on birth entry.

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According to her grand-daughter Dearma Bailey, Sarah died in Innisfail while living with her daughter Myra

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Notes:

Married:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Marriage registration: Leonard William Thomas Coker Spouse's name: Sarah Jane Williams Marriage date: 13/02/1889
Registration details: 1889/C/1776

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