Hockley Family History Site

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From: Linda Alvarez linda@gibnet.gi

Posted: August 12, 2003

I was in London recently and went to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and went to the family history centre.

I was trying to find out information on Henry Hockley of St Andrew Undershaft.They had some transcripts from the church under the new name of Independent Church, Poultry Chapel, Camomile Street.

I did not find my Henry Hockley but there was an entry for Maria Louis Hockly (no e)

Born 26/11/1820 daughter of Samuel and Priscilla Hockly. This might be of help to someone.

From: Darlene Heal dheal@solarwinds.com
Posted: June 6, 2003

Source:
LDS Microfilm No. 0542701
1871 British Census
Parish: South Mimms
Town: Barnett
Page: 120

Henry Hockley, Age: 30, Staff Sergeant 2nd Militia Middlesex, Born: City of London, County of Middlesex

Wife: Amelia, Age 23 years, Born: Walworth, Surrey

From: Darlene Heal dheal@solarwinds.com

Posted: June 9, 2002


Will Abstracts

1821-1823 Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

CLEVER, ELIZABETH, wife of Peter, Douglass. October 3, 1823 - November 1, 1823. To my nephew Henry HOCKLEY whom I raised from infancy, the plantation in Douglas, containing 100 acres, subject to following legacies: To sister Magdalena ARMES £200. To Elizabeth wife of David CLEVER £50. To my husband Peter CLEVER all estate real and personal during life. Letters to Peter CLEVER. Wit: John ZUBER and Thomas BOONE.

Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/wills/wilab14.html

From: Darlene Heal dheal@solarwinds.com

Posted: May 21, 2002

Last month I visited the Alberta Archives in Edmonton and recorded the following details from a Hockley birth registration.

Acc. No. 89.440

Box No. 2

Item No. 0186-0739B

Registration of Birth

Registration Division of Macleod, Alberta, Canada

When born: February 1st, 1899

Name: Harold Edward Hockley

Sex: Male

Name and Surname of Father: E. F. Hockley

Name and Maiden Name of Mother: Hellen Hockley

Rank or Profession of Father: Clerk in Holy (order?), English Church

Description and Residence of Informant: E. F. Hockley, (Standoff?), Alberta

Name of Doctor: Dr. Waddy

Informant: Edward F. Hockley

From: Ruth Hockley RMHockley1@aol.com

Posted: October 1, 2001

I had a play on http://google.com . One Hockley match that came up was a resume for Marion Velda Coulter (formerly Hockley). This was from a site which gave biographies of Staff of a College who had worked there for over 10 years. She is on our tree and there was quite a bit of detail of her life:

Western Christian College Faculty and Staff with Ten Years of Service Velda Hockley Coulter

Marion Velda May Coulter was born in 1923, at Bengough, Saskatchewan. She is the only child of William and Roseanna Hockley (now deceased). She first came in contact with the church of Christ at a gospel meeting conducted by J.C.Bailey in 1929, at a country school near Bengough. Her father had been baptized a number of years previously at Yellow Grass by an evangelist who, during his meetings there, converted 65 people.

Velda received her elementary and secondary education at Bengough, then she attended Normal School in Regina (1941-42). In 1986, she received her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Regina. She has also studied courses from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Waterloo.

In 1949, at Moose Jaw, she married Stanley Coulter and they had six children:

Rosemary (b 1950 - d 1967), Ruth (1951), Betty (1953), William (Bill) (1955), Hope (1959), and Leslie (1965). After teaching school many years, Stanley passed away in December 1985, at Weyburn.

Velda taught school in various locations of Southern Saskatchewan: Knoxville (1941), Harptree (1942-45), Moose Jaw area (1945-46), Crestwynd (1946-49), Kildeer (1957-58), Kisbey (1961-62), and Lake Alma (1965-67). Then became assistant librarian and teacher at Western Christian College (1976-86). Velda has also sold real estate in Regina (1969-71) and at Weyburn (1987- ). In Weyburn, she sold Electrolux for three to four years.

Velda and Stan Coulter and family moved to Weyburn in 1972, so that it would be easier for the children to attend Western Christian College. In church and community service, Velda has taught at vacation Bible school in Bengough and Moose Jaw, has assisted in provincial and federal election campaigns (1967-72) in Regina, and has cared for foster children (1967-75) in both Regina and Weyburn.

Velda is proud of her children and pleased with the growth and change within herself since she became a licensed realtor in 1988. Her chief enjoyment is derived from private Bible study. At Western, Velda enjoyed the students, their openness, their impulsiveness and lack of inhibitions. She also appreciated the Oriental respect for age and authority. Her favourite teaching subjects were typing and E.S.L. (English as a second language). Velda has two regrets about Western. She regrets the move to Dauphin, believing that the bargain in buildings is not a bargain when the location of the city is considered. She also regrets not taking more time to become better acquainted with the staff. Yet, during her Western days, Velda was a very busy woman. In addition to teaching, she was studying university courses and visited her husband daily at the Souris Valley Extended Care Hospital for four years prior to his death in 1985.

Published in The Old Paths Archive http://www.oldpaths.com

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Another little bit I found was this from the Consistery Court of London:

Will Abstracts Volume 8 (1621-1630)
Surnames E-J
HOCKLEY, John - Elsenham, Essex (f263a)
mother Eliz H; sons Rob, Wlm & Jms; wife Mary; Wlm Olyver; Thos Laysy; son Jn
exec; wtns Geo Willson

From: Ruth Hockley <RMHockley1@aol.com>

Sent: August 3, 2001 8:25 AM

This kind lady in Essex offered to post up any references she found to Hockleys and I wrote and

said "Yes Please" and that they might go on the Web site.

__________________________________________________________________________

From: Sue [mailto:Sue@oban21.fsnet.co.uk]

Sent: July 20, 2001 6:37 AM

To: ESSEX-UK-L@rootsweb.com

Subject: HOCKLEY name

Thank you listers for being so patient and realizing that I was beginning to meet myself going backwards!!!!!

Some Hockley info I noticed whilst looking for other things for other listers. Hope it helps someone, and as a number of you requested I am posting to the list:-

Parish records Beaumont Essex 1832

Death of Thomas Hockley aged 59 years buried Dec 28th

Parish records Beaumont

Baptism 1821

15th April David, son of Mary and Thomas Hockeley, occ Cordwainer

Parish records Beaumont, Essex

1822 Baptism Robert, son of Thomas and Mary, HOCKLEY, occupation Cordwainer (sorry for some reason didn't note the date and month)

Parish records 1890 Rochford, Essex

William Walter HOCKLEY aged 24 marrying Sarah Baynes

Parish records BOCKING Essex

William Hockley aged 21 marrying Elizabeth Sizer? ( Sizer is what it looked like)

On Dec 25th 1871

Father William Hockley, labourer

Father James James SITZER Mechanic

This is all I gleaned folks, and the name just struck me as it is the name of a place near me, I live in Southend, and another lister had asked for me to look out for another place name as a surname DUNMOW. ( didn't see any)

Good Luck

Sue

aged 24

Fathers occ. tailor Fathers name Abram HOCKLEY deceased, occ. gardner

brides fathers name George Baynes Bootmaker

witnesses George and Maud Mary BAYNES

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