Henry Lindesay BLACK

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 189501291
• _FNRL: 24 Jun 2015, St Paul's Uniting Church, Macalister St, Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Known as Chubb

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Birth:
Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945
Name: Henry Lindsay Black Birth Date: 29 Aug 1924 Birth Place: Mackay Queensland
Year Range: 1939 - 1948 Enlistment Place: Brisbane
Service Number: 434146 Next of Kin: Archie Black
Series Description: A9300: RAAF, Officers

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Died:
BLACK, Henry Lindesay (Chubb) Of Riverleigh Drive, North Mackay.
Dearly beloved Husband of Pam. Much loved Father and Father-in-law of Ian & Glenda, Debra & Mark Nelson, and Roslyn & Mark Edens. Dearly beloved Grandad of Emma, Andrew, Patrece, Christopher, Peter, Kate, Alana, and Michael, and dearly beloved Great Grandad of Lily, Isabelle, Hugo, and Finn. Relatives and Friends are respectfully advised that Chubb's Funeral Service will commence at 2.00pm Wednesday, 24th June 2015, at St Paul's Uniting Church, Macalister Street, Mackay. The Service will be followed by a Private Cremation. No flowers by Family request, donations in lieu to Legacy.

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Notes:

Newspaper report of marriage spells his second name Lindsay, not Lindesay

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Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Birth registration:
Archie Lindesay Black Birth date: 18/05/1887
Mother's name: Jean Fleming Myddleton Father/parent's name: Henry Lindesay Black
Registration details: 1887/C/6161

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Death registration:
Archie Lindesay Black Death date: 06/06/1963
Mother's name: Jean Fleming Myddleton Father/parent's name: Henry Lindesay
Registration details: 1963/C/2221

Archie married Madge COKER on 16 Oct 1923 in Queensland, Australia. Madge (daughter of Leonard William Thomas COKER and Sarah Jane WILLIAMS) was born on 1 May 1893 in Queensland, Australia; died on 18 Sep 1970 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 189453591

Notes:

Rockhampton Morning Bulletin had a report on her marriage: The marriage of Miss Madge Coker, second daughter of the late Mr L.Coker and Mrs Coker, Rockhampton, and Mr Archibald Lindsay Black, second son of Mr and Mrs H.L.Black, Mackay, was celebrated on the 16th of October. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr T.Coker. Miss Myra Coker, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid and Mr Arnold Croker (Croker correct), Mackay was best man. There is also a decription of the dress, etc.

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Birth:
Qld State Library birth ref: 93/010055
Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Madge Coker Birth Date: 1 May 1893 Father's Name: Leonard William Thomas Coker
Mother's Name: Sarah Jane Williams Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1893 Registration Place: Queensland
Page Number: 4816 Registration number: 010055
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Death registration:
Madge Black Death date: 18/09/1970
Mother's name: Sarah Jane Williams Father/parent's name: Leonard William Thomas Coker
Registration details: 1970/C/7105

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Notes:

Married:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Marriage registration:
Madge Coker Marriage date: 16/10/1923
Spouse's name: Archie Lindesay Black
Registration details: 1923/C/3289

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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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Warehouseman (1861), Rigger/Apprentice Printer
• _FGRAVE: 160445447
• Residence: 1903-19, Upper Glenmore Rd, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
• Occupation: 1883-90; Town Clerk, North Rockhampton Borough Council
• Census: 1851, 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK
• Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England, UK
• Occupation: 1864; Mercantile clerk
• Residence: 1864, 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, London, England, UK
• Occupation: 1866; Lithographic printer
• Residence: 1866, 15 Bromley St, Stepney, London, England, UK
• Emigration: 30 Jul 1870, From London, England to Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Emigrated 30 July 1870 from London, England. Arrived on ship Royal Dane in Rockhampton 19 November 1870. With him were his wife Emily Lee and children Jane (11), Emily (9), Ada (7), Leonard (5), Arthur (4) and Henry (2). Lived in Upper Glenmore Rd, Rockhampton. Employed as a clerk 1882; as an accountant (1903-1916).

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Birth:
St Annes Limehouse, Stepney: James Thomas Coker. Parents William Coker Master Rigger and Mother Jane. id no. 4086, entry no 2098 : Birth date 22 Sept 1841,
Baptism date 24 Oct 1841.

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Census:
1851 census for 10 Henry Street, Stepney.
Jane Coker, head, widow, aged 44, Rigger's widow, born Wapping, Middlesex
William J. T. Coker, son, unm, aged 19, apprentice grainer & house decorator, born Limehouse
Edward Coker, son, aged 11, scholar, born Limehouse
James T Coker, son, aged 9, scholar
Caroline Livingstone, visitor, married, aged 33, born Islington
Charlotte Winbourne, nurse, married, aged 41, servant nurse, born Greenwich, Kent

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Census:
1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13

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Residence:
As per baptism entries for daughters Emily and Ada.

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Died:
1920 death in the district of Rockhampton in the State of Queensland. Number 3765 273
When, where: 3 August 1920 at Upper Glenmore North Rockhampton.
Name: James Thomas Coker male 78 years 11 months. Cause: Arterio Sclerosis, senility. Medical attendant: Dr F.C.Wooster. When last seen, 29 July, 1920
Informant: Mary Coker, daughter-in-law, Charles Street, North Rockhampton.
Burial: 4 August, 1920, North Rockhampton Cemetery.
Where born: London, Middlesex England. How long in Australia: 50 years. Married: Barking, Sussex, England at 17 years to Emily Lee
Issue still living: Jane Elizabeth 60, Emily Florence 57, Ada 54, Arthur 51, Harry 49, Albert Napier 41, Herbert Leslie 39, Archibald Lawson 38
Deceased 5 males, 3 females
NOTE: Nine boys and seven girls in records.

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Buried:
Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886.
Buried in grave 5 are: Arthur Coker 22/12/1925, Harry Coker 17/10/1924 and James Thomas Coker 4/8/1920. Buried in grave 6 are: Constance Ellen Coker 28/3/1884 and Mary Florence Coker 6/12/1902

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Burial entry: COKER James Thomas M adult Wednesday, 4 August 1920 CE 3 3 6

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Burial entry: COKER Harry M 58 Thursday, 16 October 1924 Friday, 17 October 1924 CE 3 3 5

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James married Emily LEE on 7 Jun 1858 in St Margaret's, Barking, Romford, Essex, England, UK. Emily (daughter of Thomas LEE and Emma ALLEN) was born on 24 Apr 1841 in Barking, Essex, England; died on 12 Feb 1924 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; was buried on 13 Feb 1924 in Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 204860214
• Census: 1851, Porter's Farm, Barking, Essex, England, UK
• Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England
• Occupation: 1890; Midwife/nurse
• Residence: 1920, 212 Brisbane St, Perth, Western Australia

Notes:

Her younger sister Sarah married her husband's brother Frederick.

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Census:
1851 census for Great Porters Farm, Barking:
Thomas Lee, head, married, aged 32, labourer, born, Stafford, Essex
Emma Lee, wife, aged 30, born Dagenham
William Lee, son, unm, aged 11, scholar, born Barking
Emily Lee, dau, unm, aged 9, born Barking
Henry Lee, son, aged 4, born Barking
James Lee, son, aged 2, born Barking
Sarah Ann Lee, dau, aged 5 months, born Barking
William Philips, lodger, widower, aged 24, born Dagenham

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Census:
1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13

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Occupation:
Saturday 29 November 1890 advert in Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

MRS. COKER, Experienced Nurse, North

Rockhampton. Highest References. Superior Accommodation for Ladies Desiring Special Attention.

Tuesday 8 December 1891
MRS. E. COKER, Midwife and Ladies' nurse, Charles-street, North Rockhampton.

Residence:
As per public curator's document.

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Died:
Death in the state of Western Australia. 12 Feb 1924, Emily Coker, nurse, female, 82 years. Causes Pachaxia?, malignant ovaries. Father Thomas Lee, farmer, mother Emma ---. Buried 13 Feb 1924, Anglican Cemetery, Kanakatta. Born Kent, England, lived Queensland, 30 years, Western Australia, 20 years. Married Kent, England, aged 17, to James Thomas Coker. Children Jane Elizabeth 64, Emily Florence, 53, Arthur Bernard?, 52, Ada Mary, 50, Harry, 48, Albert Napier, 45, Herbert Leslie, 45, Archibald Lawson, 42. Deceased: Four males, three females.

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Buried:
http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00029172
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board First Name EMILY Last Name COKER KB00029172 Karrakatta Burial Aged (Years) 82 Date of Death 12/02/1924 Suburb PERTH Grave Location KARRAKATTA CEMETERY Cemetery ANGLICAN Area or Denomination JA Section 0172 Grant Number K0015054 Grantee Grant Status EXPIRED At today's date Expiry 12/02/1974 Renewal Status RENEWAL COMPLETE

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Notes:

Married:
Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935
Name: James Thomas Coker Gender: Male Marriage Age: 18 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1840
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1858 Marriage Place: Barking, St Margaret, Essex, England
Father: William Coker
Spouse: Emily Lee

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1858 Marriage solemnised at St Margaret's Church in the Parish of Barking in the county of Essex
No 346, June 7. James Thomas Coker, 18, bachelor, rigger of Barking. Father: William Coker, rigger AND Emily Lee 18 spinster of Barking. Father: Thomas Lee, farmer.
Married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church after banns by me H.F.Seymour. Witesses: Thomas Bray and Selina Allen.

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