Leonard William Thomas COKER

1865 - 1918  (52 years)

• Name	Leonard William Thomas COKER
  Birth	3 Dec 1865	Stepney, London, England, UK
  	Leonard W. Thomas Coker 3 Dec 1865 St Dunstans Stepney (From Coker London Research group June 2004) Date confirmed from baptismal entry.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Abt 1918	Lived cnr William and George streets, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  _FGRAVE	160406822
  Death	22 Jun 1918	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  	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
  Burial	24 Jun 1918	South Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Australia
  	Buried in the South Rockhampton Cemetery in the Church of England area, Section 26, grave 5243
  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
  Person ID	I2260	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2019

  
  

  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	Sarah Jane WILLIAMS,   b. 31 May 1866, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 20 Sep 1945, Innisfail, Queensland, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1889	Queensland, Australia
  	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
  Children	1. Ethel Josephine COKER,   b. 4 Sep 1890, Queensland, Australia d. 15 Sep 1920, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 30 years)   2. Edith COKER,   b. 20 Feb 1892, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia d. 10 Oct 1892, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (Age 0 years)   3. Madge COKER,   b. 1 May 1893, Queensland, Australia d. 18 Sep 1970, Mackay, Queensland, Australia (Age 77 years)   4. Constance Margaret COKER,   b. 24 Aug 1894, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 17 Jun 1971, Queensland, Australia (Age 76 years)   5. Myra Irene COKER,   b. 26 Dec 1896, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 1972, Queensland, Australia (Age 75 years)   6. Leonard Thomas COKER,   b. 16 Dec 1900, Queensland, Australia d. 28 Apr 1978, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2025