George COKER

George COKER

Male 1865 - 1930  (64 years)


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  • Name George COKER 
    Birth 24 Jan 1865  Stepney, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Transcript of birth cert: 1865 birth in the sub-district of Limehouse in the county of Middlesex. No 61, 24th January 1865 at 21 Samuel St, George, male, father James Coker, master ship painter, mother Charlotte Coker, formerly Shippey, witness C.Coker, mother, 21 Samuel St

    Gender Male 
    Census 1871  30 Bright St, Tower Hamlets, Poplar, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1901  1 Montague St, West Ham, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1901 census for 1, Montague Street, West Ham
      Piece: 1570 Folio: 45 Page: 30 Registration District: West Ham Civil Parish: West Ham
      Municipal Borough: Address: 1, Montague Street, West Ham County: Essex
      Name Rel Cond Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where born
      COKER, George Head Mar M 36 1865 House Painter Canning Town, Essex
      COKER, Gertrude Wife Mar F 37 1864 Winchester, Hampshire
      COKER, Elizabeth Dau Single F 13 1888 West Ham, Essex
      COKER, James Son Single M 7 1894 West Ham, Essex
      COKER, Gertrude Dau Single F 0 (10 MOS) 1901 West Ham, Essex

    Census 1911  54 Ranelagh Rd, Stratford, West Ham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1911 census for Address: 54 Ranelagh Road Stratford E
      RG number: RG14 Piece: 9426 Reference: RG14PN9426 RG78PN507A RD188 SD3 ED16 SN137 Registration District: West Ham Sub District: Plaistow
      Enumeration District: 16 Parish: West Ham Address: 54 Ranelagh Road Stratford E County: Essex
      Name Rel Cond/Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where born
      COKER, George Head Mar M 45 1866 House Painter Poplar Midx
      COKER, Gertrude Wife Mar 24 years* F 47 1864 House Wife Hounslow Mdx
      COKER, Lizzie Dau Single F 23 1888 Laundress West Ham Essex
      COKER, Jimmie Son Single M 17 1894 Painter Of Cars West Ham Essex
      COKER, Gerty Dau Single F 10 1901 School West Ham Essex
      COKER, Clara Dau Single F 8 1903 School West Ham Essex
      *Did not officially get married until 1921

    Occupation 1911 
    House painter 
    Census 1921  54 Ranelagh Rd, Stratford, West Ham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1921 Census Of England & Wales 54, Ranelagh Road, West Ham, Essex & London, England
      First name(s) Last Rel to head Sex Birth year Age Birth place Occupation Employer
      George Coker Head Male 1865 56 Bow, London, England House Painter Employer Water Gladding Byford Works Whitechapel
      Gertrude Coker Wife Female 1864 57 Winchester, Hampshire, England - -
      Elizabeth Lecomber Daughter Female 1887 33 West Ham, Essex, England Bottler In A Mineral Water Manufacturers Curns & Company 13 Southern Rd, Plaistow
      Gertie Coker Daughter Female 1900 20 West Ham, Essex, England Bottler In A Mineral Water Manufacturers Curns & Company 13 Southern Rd, Plaistow
      Clara Coker Daughter Female 1903 18 West Ham, Essex, England Soap Packer Harris & Sons Soap Works Marsh Gate Lane, Stratford

    Death 5 Jan 1930  West Ham, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Transcript of death cert: 1930 death in the sub-district of Canning Town in the County of West Ham C.B No 402 5 Jan 1930 at 103 Ravenscroft Rd, George Coker, male, 64 years, of 54 Ranelagh Road, West Ham, journeyman house painter. Cause: Rupture of aortic aneurysm as certified by George E. Hilleary, coroner. Witness E.Mealing daughter, of 53 Mayville Road, Leytonstone

    Person ID I278  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2024 

    Father James COKER,   b. 1 Aug 1839, 4 Devonport St, Ratcliff, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1887, Warley Rd, South Weald, Essex, London, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Charlotte SHEPPEY,   b. 30 Mar 1841, Hutton, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1918, Woolwich, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1862  West Ham, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO marriage cert for 1862 parish church, West Ham, Essex: No 480 June 29, James Coker aged 24, bachelor, painter, of 5 Langthorne St, son of George Coker, ropemaker and Charlotte Sheppey, aged 21, spinster, of 5 Langthorne St, dau of Charles Shippey, carman

    Family ID F2172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Elizabeth MORRIS,   b. 11 Jan 1864, Parchment St, Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1943, Central Home, Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1921  St Matthias Church, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Transcript of marriage cert: 1921 marriage solemnized at St Matthias Church, Canning Town, in the parish of West Ham in the county of West Ham. No 127, 24 May 1921 George Coker, 56, bachelor, painter, of 40 Malmesbury Rd, father James Frederick Coker (deceased), painter and Gertrude Morris, 47, spinster, of 40 Malmesbury Rd, father George Morris (deceased) painter. Witnesses: Mary Ann Evans, C. Holmyard.
      NOTE: On 1911 census, George and Gertrude claimed to have married in 1887 but, this official marriage shows they had, in fact, cohabited for 34 years.

    Children 
     1. Elizabeth COKER,   b. Mar 1888, West Ham, Essex, England, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1935, West Ham, Essex, England, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     2. James COKER,   b. 3 Mar 1894, 1 Montague St, West Ham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1952, London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     3. Gertrude COKER,   b. 1 Jun 1900, West Ham, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1965, West Ham, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     4. Clara COKER,   b. Mar 1903, West Ham, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1974, Thanet, Kent, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F2584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2025