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  1. 1.  Living (son of Archibald James Lee COKER and Verna Catherine MOONEY).

    Notes:

    living - details excluded


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Archibald James Lee COKER was born on 10 Sep 1912 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (son of Archibald James Lawson COKER and Ivy Maud RULE); died on 18 Apr 1982 in Preston, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 21 Apr 1982 in Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Chef
    • _FGRAVE: 212205763
    • _MILT: 1941-45; 7 Aust Inf Btn, Australian Army
    • Residence: 1945, 64 Elizabeth St, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Notes:

    On his army record his full name is written as Archibald James Lea COKER. Given that his grandmother's maiden surname was Lee, it's likely to be a variation of that.


    Birth:
    Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917
    Name: Archd Jas Lea Coker
    Birth Registration Date: 1912
    Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
    Father: Archb Lawson Coker Mother Maiden Name: Rule
    Reference Number: 26473


    _MILT:
    B883 VX89384 COKER ARCHIBALD JAMES LEA : Service Number - VX89384 : Date of birth - 10 Sep 1912 : Place of birth - BENDIGO VIC : Place of enlistment - BAGOT NT : Next of Kin - COKER VERA Access status: Open Location: Canberra 1939 - 1948 6049135


    Died:
    Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988
    Name: Archibald James Lee Coker
    Death Registration Year: 1982
    Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
    Father: Coker
    Reference Number: 8687


    Buried:
    Fawkner Cemetery record: COKER ARCHIBALD JAMES LEE Fawkner Merlynston Lawn CR Interment 21 Apr 1982

    Archibald married Verna Catherine MOONEY in 1943 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Verna was born on 24 Aug 1908 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia; died on 22 Dec 1989 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 27 Dec 1989 in Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Verna Catherine MOONEY was born on 24 Aug 1908 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia; died on 22 Dec 1989 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 27 Dec 1989 in Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    Name: Verna Cath Mooney Birth Date: Abt 1908 Birth Place: Collingwood, Victoria
    Father: Neil Jos Mooney Mother: Sarah Jane Omeara
    Registration Number: 26113


    Died:
    Name: Verna Catherine Coker Death Date: 22 Dec 1989
    Death Place: East Coburg Occupation: Widow
    Grant Date: 6 Feb 1990


    Buried:
    Fawkner Cemetery record:
    COKER VERNA CATHERINE Fawkner Merlynston Lawn CR Interment burial date: 27 Dec 1989 death date: 22 Dec 1989

    Notes:

    Married:
    Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950
    Name: Archibald Jas Coker Gender: Male
    Marriage Registration Year: 1943
    Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
    Spouse: Verna Cath Reilly*
    Reference Number: 17037
    *Note that Verna's maiden name was Rooney and she was previously married to Philip Reilly (1906-1937).

    Children:
    1. 1. Living
    2. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Archibald James Lawson COKER was born on 22 Nov 1881 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (son of James Thomas COKER and Emily LEE); died on 26 Sep 1953 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Moved to Western Australia and married there in 1909. Thereafter, lived in Victoria
    • Residence: Feb 1924, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    • Probate: 8 Dec 1953, Probate notice Argus newspaper Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Notes:

    The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Monday 28 September 1953 Page 8
    COKER._ On September 26, dearly beloved father of Arch; father-in-law of Verna; grandpop of Noel and Philip.
    Family Notices. (1953, September 28). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206459478
    On Queensland index he is Archibald Lawson Coker, the Lawson name a homage to his paternal grandmother Jane Elizabeth Lawson who was married to William Coker. On his son's military record his full name is given as Archibald James Lawson Coker.


    Birth:
    Qld State Library birth ref: 82/006824:
    1882 C6824 Archibald Lawson Coker son of James Thomas Coker and Emily Lee


    Residence:
    Apparently had six children; three boys, three girls


    Probate:
    AFTER the expiration of fourteen clear days from the publication hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria in its Probate jurisdiction that PROBATE of the WILL dated the 25th day of January 1952 of ARCHIBALD LAWSON COKER late of Old Forest Road, Lower Fern Tree Gully in the
    said State carpenter deceased may be granted to Henry Leonard Coker of Old Forest Road Lower Fern Tree Gully aforesaid milk carter one of the executors named in and appointed in the said will reserving leave given Frederick Thomas Coker of Vermont in the said State carpenter the other executor named in and
    appointed by the said will to come in and prove the same at any time.
    AKEHURST FRIEND & HAACK of 405 Collins street Melbourne solicitors for the executor
    Advertising. (1953, December 8). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 14. Retrieved June 4, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23311594


    Died:
    Victoria deaths reg no 20666.
    Archibald Lawson Coker aged 71 years. Mother Emily Lee, no father listed

    There is a possible burial in Burwood, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia which is in the Ferntree Gully region. The grave record has no information on death year.
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212590545/archibald-l-coker

    Archibald + Ivy Maud RULE. Ivy was born in 1889 in Marong, Victoria, Australia; died on 20 Oct 1951 in Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 23 Oct 1951 in Elwood Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ivy Maud RULE was born in 1889 in Marong, Victoria, Australia; died on 20 Oct 1951 in Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 23 Oct 1951 in Elwood Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.


    Died:
    Victorian deaths reg no 12940


    Buried:
    COKER.-The funeral of the late Mrs. Ivy Maud Coker, of Old Forest-road, Lower Fern Tree Gully, will leave 42 Glen Huntly-road, Elwood. this day, at 2pm for the Elwood Cemetery.
    Family Notices. (1951, October 23). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205328115

    Children:
    1. Emily Maud COKER was born in 1910 in Boulder, Western Australia, Australia; died in 1987 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    2. 2. Archibald James Lee COKER was born on 10 Sep 1912 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died on 18 Apr 1982 in Preston, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 21 Apr 1982 in Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    3. Henry Leonard COKER was born on 29 Mar 1914 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died in UNKNOWN.
    4. Lillian Mavis COKER was born about 1916 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died in 2002 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried in 2002 in Burwood Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    5. Verdon Lloyd COKER was born on 27 May 1918 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died in 2002 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried in 2002 in Burwood Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    6. Frederick Thomas COKER was born on 28 Jun 1919 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died about 2004 in Australia.
    7. Mervyn Stanley COKER was born in UNKNOWN; died in 1922 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
    8. Beryl Constance COKER was born about 1924 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died on 3 Apr 1947 in Elwood, Victoria, Australia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Thomas COKERJames Thomas COKER was born on 22 Sep 1841 in Stepney, London, Middlesex, England, UK (son of William COKER and Jane Elizabeth LAWSON); died on 3 Aug 1920 in Upper Glenmore, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 4 Aug 1920 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

    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).


    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.


    Residence:
    Australian electoral roll


    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


    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


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


    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.


    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

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

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

    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]


  2. 9.  Emily LEEEmily LEE was born on 24 Apr 1841 in Barking, Essex, England (daughter of Thomas LEE and Emma ALLEN); died on 12 Feb 1924 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; was buried on 13 Feb 1924 in Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia.

    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.


    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


    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


    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.


    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.


    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

    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

    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.

    Children:
    1. Jane Elizabeth COKER was born on 13 Mar 1859 in 5 Salman Cottages, Ratcliff, Stepney, London, England, UK; died on 21 Jul 1948 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    2. Emily Florence COKER was born on 16 Jan 1862 in Limehouse, London, England, UK; died on 22 Aug 1946 in North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    3. Ada Mary Anne COKER was born on 6 Mar 1864 in 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, Stepney, London, England; died on 18 Jan 1926 in Wynstay Ave, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 19 Jan 1926 in C of E Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    4. Leonard William Thomas COKER was born on 3 Dec 1865 in Stepney, London, England, UK; died on 22 Jun 1918 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 24 Jun 1918 in South Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.
    5. Arthur COKER was born on 12 Jul 1867 in London, England, UK; died on 27 Feb 1945 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 28 Feb 1945 in Grave 4 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot.
    6. Harry COKER was born on 1 Sep 1868 in Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England; died on 16 Oct 1924 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 17 Oct 1924 in Grave 5 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust.
    7. Emily COKER was born on 1 Jan 1870 in Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England, UK; died in 1870.
    8. James COKER was born in Jan 1871 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 15 Sep 1871 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried in Sep 1871 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    9. James Martin COKER was born on 20 Sep 1872 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 14 Jan 1907 in Townsville General Hospital, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 14 Jan 1907 in Grave No 108 Sect 2F, Belgian Gardens Cemetery, Townsville, Qld, Australia.
    10. Frederick Spencer COKER was born on 30 Nov 1874 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 24 Apr 1876 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    11. Unnamed female COKER was born on 19 May 1877 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 19 May 1877 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    12. Albert Napier COKER was born on 21 May 1878 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 3 Jun 1940 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
    13. Herbert Leslie COKER was born on 7 Jul 1880 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 26 Jul 1946 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    14. 4. Archibald James Lawson COKER was born on 22 Nov 1881 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 26 Sep 1953 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia.
    15. Constance Ellen COKER was born on 14 Dec 1883 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 27 Mar 1884 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 28 Mar 1884 in Grave 6 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot.
    16. Ethel Frances Maud COKER was born on 26 Apr 1885 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 16 Jan 1886 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 16 Jan 1886 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, North Rockhampton, Qld, Australia.


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