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This is my final fling on the Cock family!
Glitter Baby kindly provided me with the 1841 census :-

Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: Colne
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Cock 30 - wool comber
Jane Cock 20 - looks like 30 on image
John Cock 7
Benjamin Cock 5
Thomas Cock 1
Jane Cock 1
Only Thomas born in county – Jane could be Ireland?

I have found all the children born in Bradford, Yorks. The twins are

Births Mar 1840
Cock Jane Bradford
23 183

Cock Thomas Bradford
23 183

I believe the mother Jane died in 1847 Burnley and by 1851 the family is split up with the elder boys being nephews in Poulton Cum Seacombe with the Kennedy family. I have not found father Thomas again until 1881 but I thought the twins Thomas and Jane could be a better target (perhaps as grandchildren?). There could be a problem though as I see there was a Thomas died in 1843 in the Burnley dstrict (of course I don't know his age!)

Is anybody able to take up the challenge to find Jane and Thomas in 1851 please.

Many thanks,
Frances

1851 no idea if correct

Name: Thomas Cock
Age: 41
Estimated birth year: abt 1810
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Colne, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Northowram
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Halifax
Sub-registration district: Northowram
ED, institution, or vessel: 1d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 18
Household Members: Name Age
James Webb 60
Ann Webb 58
Robert Webb 40
Thomas Cock 41 - wool comber
Hannah Cock 43
Thomas Cock 11 Pontefract, Yorkshire
Mary Ann Cock 8 Calne, Lancashire



So probably wrong family

Good morning Glitter Baby, I think this Thomas is most likely - age correct, birthplace correct and occupation as 1841. Does he by any chance say he is a widower?

Frances

Hannah is wife born Clevershire, Lancashire

On image I would say that young Thomas was born Bradford. No idea where they got Pontefract from !!!

I think that Hannah maybe a second marriage

Marriages Dec 1847
COCK Thomas Burnley
21 143

Simpson Hannah Burnley
21 143

and there is only the one Thomas born in Yorkshire West Riding about 1840

The only name like Clevershire in Lancs is Cleveleys near Blackpool and multimap doesn't recognise the place either. IGI is not producing any Hannah Simpsons from that area but perhaps it is her second marriage also.
Anyway thank you Maureen for finding father and son Thomas for me again. I wonder if poor motherless Jane has died?

Would you like the 1851 image?

Thanks for the offer Maureen but Hannah isn't an ancestor, only a curiosity! It's the sleuthing addiction taking over....

By the way I did see

Cock Jane 1839 Unknown Bradford, Bradford East End

yesterday and, again there only seems to be one Jane Cock born in the West Riding so could I ask you to indulge me one more time to see if she has any connection.

Frances

Sorry no idea on that one

Where did you see it?

It's from the G.R. single line census - halfway down the Home page. Where I do all my look ups!

Which census - 1841 or 1851 etc ?

Sorry, I should have said, 1851

Okay found it 1851
Cock Jane 1839 Unknown Bradford, Bradford East End

Strange as I did check 1851 on Ancestry but nearest match was on Cocker 1838 but in a different area of Bradford

if you use lancashirebmd.org.uk for lancashire deaths all those which are transcribed have the death age regardless of year of death

Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1843
Surname Forename(s) Age Sub-District
COCK Thomas 39 Colne

possible Jane which would make the age of 20 (rounded down) seem possible

Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1847
Surname Forename(s) Age Sub-District
COCK Jane 30 Pendle

is this Thomas in 1881

Thomas COX Head W Male 71 Colne, Lancashire, England Twister (Cotton)
Benjamin COX Son W Male 44 Bradford, York, England Stone Mason

Source Information:
Dwelling 222 Gannow Lane
Census Place Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1341995
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4153 / 133
Page Number 38

Thank you lancashireAnn, a most useful tip. 30 in 1847 tallies with her suggested birth year of 1813.
Yes, that 1881 is the one that helped clinch this family for me.

Frances