Family of John CROCKER and Mary GILES
Husband: John CROCKER
| Name: |
John CROCKER1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Father: |
Sampson CROCKER (1767-1861) |
| Mother: |
Ann DAVIS (c. 1770- ) |
| Birth |
20 Jul 1793 |
Ugborough, Devon, England |
| Occupation |
|
Farmer2 |
| Emigration |
2 Jun 1829 (age 35) |
from Plymouth, Devon, England to Van Dieman's Land |
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Under Captain Hopton, the brig Mary Anne of 290 tons arrived at Van Dieman's land on 26 October 1829, having sailed via the Cape of Good Hope (leaving 6 Sep 1829).
John Crocker sailed with wife Mary Giles, who had just given birth to son Joseph, along with children Robert, Anne, Susan, Mary, John and Elizabeth. |
| Death |
21 Oct 1863 (age 70) |
Waimea East, Richmond, New Zealand |
Wife: Mary GILES
| Name: |
Mary GILES1 |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Father: |
- |
| Mother: |
- |
| Birth |
3 Jan 1795 |
Ermington, Devon, England |
| Death |
28 Sep 1873 (age 78) |
Georgetown, Tasmania, Australia |
| Name: |
Robert Giles CROCKER1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Isabella CONNELL (1834- ) |
| Birth |
25 Nov 1812 |
Ermington, Devon, England |
| Death |
30 Apr 1886 (age 73) |
Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Name: |
Anne Davis CROCKER1 |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Birth |
19 Dec 1814 |
|
| Death |
20 Sep 1902 (age 87) |
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| Name: |
William Joseph CROCKER1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
29 Nov 1823 |
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| Death |
8 Mar 1828 (age 4) |
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| Name: |
Joseph William CROCKER1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Marion RANGER (1845-1891) |
| Birth |
18 May 1829 |
Ermington, Devon, England |
| Death |
27 Aug 1875 (age 46) |
Tai Tapu, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Name: |
James Davis CROCKER1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Marion O'MAY (c. 1840-1920) |
| Birth |
4 Oct 1831 |
Port Sorrell, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation |
|
Captain of a Lighterman; Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Death |
20 Sep 1908 (age 76) |
Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
|
47 Station Street |
| Name: |
Sampson Henry CROCKER1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
4 Jun 1836 |
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| Death |
17 Oct 1853 (age 17) |
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Note on Husband: John CROCKER
John and Mary (nee Giles) Crocker were a farming family from Stroude, near Ermington, Devon. They came to Hobart VDL with their seven children aboard the Mary Anne in 1829.
The Crocker daughters married in Tasmania and settled there. The father, John, went to New Zealand with three of the sons, and he died there at Richmond.The mother, Mary, died at Georgetown in Tasmania.
Sources
| 1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
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| 2 | Vanessa Blai - sent by email 22/2/09, Vanessa Blair's tree. |
| 3 | Colonial Times, Hobart. Cit. Date: 10 January 1857.
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