Archibald James Lawson COKER

1881 - 1953  (71 years)

• Name	Archibald James Lawson COKER
  Birth	22 Nov 1881	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  	Qld State Library birth ref: 82/006824: 1882 C6824 Archibald Lawson Coker son of James Thomas Coker and Emily Lee
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Feb 1924	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
  Death	26 Sep 1953	Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia
  	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
  Probate	8 Dec 1953	Probate notice Argus newspaper Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  	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
  Residence	Moved to Western Australia and married there in 1909. Thereafter, lived in Victoria
  	Apparently had six children; three boys, three girls
  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.
  Person ID	I1418	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	James Thomas COKER,   b. 22 Sep 1841, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England, UK d. 3 Aug 1920, Upper Glenmore, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 78 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ivy Maud RULE,   b. 1889, Marong, Victoria, Australia d. 20 Oct 1951, Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Emily Maud COKER,   b. 1910, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia d. 1987, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 77 years)   2. Archibald James Lee COKER,   b. 10 Sep 1912, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Apr 1982, Preston, Victoria, Australia (Age 69 years)   3. Henry Leonard COKER,   b. 29 Mar 1914, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. UNKNOWN   4. Lillian Mavis COKER,   b. Abt 1916, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 2002, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 86 years)   5. Verdon Lloyd COKER,   b. 27 May 1918, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 2002, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 83 years)   6. Frederick Thomas COKER,   b. 28 Jun 1919, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. Abt 2004, Australia (Age 84 years)   7. Mervyn Stanley COKER,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 1922, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   8. Beryl Constance COKER,   b. Abt 1924, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 3 Apr 1947, Elwood, Victoria, Australia (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F1587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

  
  

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