Help Tracing Woodcocks

[Jamjar]

Tom WOODCOCK:

Death mention, 2nd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166943551

Woodcock Tom 27 Nov 1935 Point Clare NSW Mth 1 4, 15   

Ducker Hannah 1843? 14 Aug 1933 90 dau/William Point Clare NSW Mth 1 4, 16

I’d say it’s a good chance that it is Hannah’s son.

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Son, Walter?

15215/1961 WOODCOCK Walter parents JOHN and ANNIE at MANLY

WOODCOCK Walter Death notice 29May 1961 Death 84 late of Palm Beach Sydney Morning Herald 30 May 1961

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[Jamjar]

The passenger list, for those without Ancestry: http://marinersandships.com.au/1886/05/025pot.htm

Jamjar

[verezzi]

Hello,

I have just woken up and found all this and it is amazing, thank you everyone. I had tried looking on findmypast- where I found the emigration document- and on the resources on here but couldn't find anything definite- most of what I found I see now was for Arthur's son Clifton Arthur Woodcock.

Using the information you all provided, I have found that Tom came over first the year before- I thought it was odd that Hannah upped and left with 4 small children. He came over 1885 on the Australasia and worked as a gardiner in an orchard! Interestingly, William Ducker is on the same ship as Tom.

Walter definitely didn't come over, he is my great granddad and moved to the North of England with one of his friends for work, the two of them married sisters (not their own) up there and settled. There are also some daughters who had married and remained in the Sheffield area.

Again, a massive thank you, you have really brought to life a brick wall in my research!

Dan

[Jamjar]

Births:

9945/1898 Clifton Arthur - married 13547/1922 PETERSON Hedwig and 19837/1943 HATTON/MCCABE Alma Grace - died 16115/1959
Wedding photo, last column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118823393
2nd wife’s death: 100247/1976 WOODCOCK Alma Grace parents SIDNEY ROBERT and ADA
Child’s death:
22868/1958 WOODCOCK Sandra Robin parents CLIFTON ARTHUR and ALMA GRACE at MUSWELLBROOK
Muswellbrook Cemetery headstone photos:
Clifton: https://billiongraves.com/grave/C-A-WOODCOCK/14322880
Alma: https://billiongraves.com/grave/ALMA-GRACE-WOODCOCK/14105204
Sandra: https://billiongraves.com/grave/SANDRA-WOODCOCK/14335666

23569/1902 Edward Roy - I can’t see a marriage, but:
Death, NSW: 3801/1947 WOODCOCKS Stillborn parents EDWARD ROY and ELSIE JEAN
Death, WA:
WOODCOCK Elsie Jean Death notice 13 Apr 1990 Death 76 late of Hamersley WA, formerly of Hurlstone Park Sydney Morning Herald 17 Apr 1990
KARRAKATTA CEMETERY - LAWN Area K Section 0445
First Name: EDWARD ROY
Last Name:WOODCOCK
Karrakatta Cremation
Aged: 79   
Date of Death: 21-2-1982
First Name: ELSIE JEAN
Last Name: WOODCOCK
Karrakatta Burial
Aged: 76   
Date of Death: 13-4-1990
Suburb: HAMERSLEY
Ashes Request: FAMILY GRAVE AT KARRAKATTA CEMETERY
Grantee: JENNIFER ANN SELLS

28787/1907 Jack Owen - married 5936/1934 GRANT Olive G - died 28366/1956 Jack Owen

Jamjar

[verezzi]

Thank you for this, much appreciated, I am just trying to pull all this together on my Ancestry tree and it is looking really great.

I have found William Ducker died 1897 and findmypast has his will which is a nice thing to have.

Hannah is buried next to Tom at Point Clare Cemetery. Does anyone know if the fact there isn't a photo means there isn't a headstone or just that it hasn't been photographed yet? https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=15594422

Many thanks,

Dan

[Jamjar]

Usually, no photo means no headstone.

I’ve added to reply #22 and will do so if I can find anything else.

J.

[verezzi]

Thank you, it has been really great to build up a picture of this lost family, it has been a niggle for years and is my gran's side so quite important for us. The will was interesting, he willed Hannah some land, it hadn't occurred to me that Ducker's Hill where she died was named after them!

[verezzi]

I found this lovely article about Tom's death in 1935, a popular cricketer- his long dead father was a cricketer too.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166955306?searchTerm=woodcock

Just saw the photo you found of Clifton also- fantastic!

The headstones are great to see too- poor Sandra's says 'Accidentally killed' aged 15. Horrible,had a look in Trove but nothing.

Thanks for all the help everyone this has made my day,

Dan