James Thomas COKER

1841 - 1920  (78 years)

• Name	James Thomas COKER
  Residence	1903-19	Upper Glenmore Rd, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  	Australian electoral roll
  Occupation	1883-90
  	Town Clerk, North Rockhampton Borough Council
  Birth	22 Sep 1841	Stepney, London, Middlesex, England, UK
  	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.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK
  	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	4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England, UK
  	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	1864
  	Mercantile clerk
  Residence	1864	44 Nicholas St, Mile End, London, England, UK
  	As per baptism entries for daughters Emily and Ada.
  Occupation	1866
  	Lithographic printer
  Residence	1866	15 Bromley St, Stepney, London, England, UK
  Emigration	30 Jul 1870	From London, England to Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  Occupation	Warehouseman (1861), Rigger/Apprentice Printer
  _FGRAVE	160445447
  Death	3 Aug 1920	Upper Glenmore, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  	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.
  Burial	4 Aug 1920	North Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  	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
  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).
  Person ID	I1395	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	21 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William COKER,   b. 8 Nov 1806, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England, UK d. 30 Mar 1851, East Stepney, London, England (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Jane Elizabeth LAWSON,   b. Abt 1806, Wapping, Middlesex, England, UK d. 31 Jul 1866, 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1827	St Anne's Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England, UK
  	London Metropolitan Achives record for marriage of William Coker and Jane Lawson at St Annes, Limehouse, 1 March 1827, Witnesses J Livingston and Sarah Clough
  Family ID	F605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily LEE,   b. 24 Apr 1841, Barking, Essex, England d. 12 Feb 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1858	St Margaret's, Barking, Romford, Essex, England, UK
  	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,   b. 13 Mar 1859, 5 Salman Cottages, Ratcliff, Stepney, London, England, UK d. 21 Jul 1948, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 89 years)   2. Emily Florence COKER,   b. 16 Jan 1862, Limehouse, London, England, UK d. 22 Aug 1946, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 84 years)   3. Ada Mary Anne COKER,   b. 6 Mar 1864, 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, Stepney, London, England d. 18 Jan 1926, Wynstay Ave, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 61 years)   4. Leonard William Thomas COKER,   b. 3 Dec 1865, Stepney, London, England, UK d. 22 Jun 1918, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 52 years)   5. Arthur COKER,   b. 12 Jul 1867, London, England, UK d. 27 Feb 1945, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 77 years)   6. Harry COKER,   b. 1 Sep 1868, Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England d. 16 Oct 1924, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 56 years)   7. Emily COKER,   b. 1 Jan 1870, Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England, UK d. 1870   8. James COKER,   b. Jan 1871, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 15 Sep 1871, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)   9. James Martin COKER,   b. 20 Sep 1872, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 14 Jan 1907, Townsville General Hospital, Queensland, Australia (Age 34 years)   10. Frederick Spencer COKER,   b. 30 Nov 1874, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 24 Apr 1876, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 1 year)   11. Unnamed female COKER,   b. 19 May 1877, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 19 May 1877, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)   12. Albert Napier COKER,   b. 21 May 1878, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 3 Jun 1940, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 62 years)   13. Herbert Leslie COKER,   b. 7 Jul 1880, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 26 Jul 1946, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 66 years)   14. Archibald James Lawson COKER,   b. 22 Nov 1881, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 26 Sep 1953, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia (Age 71 years)   15. Constance Ellen COKER,   b. 14 Dec 1883, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 27 Mar 1884, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)   16. Ethel Frances Maud COKER,   b. 26 Apr 1885, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 16 Jan 1886, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

  
  

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