See also
Husband:
Frank Allen Cocksedge (1894-1965)
Wife:
Lily Miller (1895- )
Children:
Marriage:
17 Jan 1917
Kells Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Kells, County Antrim, Ireland1 2 3
Frank a bachelor of Felixstowe Suffolk serving as a soldier and son of William Cocksedge a mechanic. Lily a spinster of Cromkill and daughter of Robert Miller a dealer. Both of full age, married by licence and witnessed by Thomas Miller and Jeane Miller
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
agricultural / farm labourer then an officer in the British Army7 1 8 9
Birth:
21 Jun 1894
Baptism:
29 Jul 1894 (age 0)
St. Mary's Church, Hall Farm Road, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England5
son of William Cocksedge (blacksmith) and Jane of Great Bealings, born 21st June 1894
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 6)
Boot Street, Great Bealings, Suffolk, England10
son living with his parents William and Matilda, brothers Harry and Robert, and sisters Agnes, Jessie, Winifred and Mildred. Born in Great Bealings Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 17)
Upper Hemsley, North Riding of Yorkshire, England7
an unmarried farm labourer living in eleven rooms with Robert and Margaret McNeil and family, and six other farm workers. Born in Gt. Bealings Suffolk
Military Service:
10 Sep 1912 (age 18)
Briitish Army Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot)1
born on 21st June 1894 in Great Bealings Suffolk. Served in Italy 9th December 1917 to 23rd March 1918, Ireland, Jamaica 1st November 1921 to 3rd December 1925, and Sierra Leone from 21st July 1926. He received two gunshot wounds, one to his forehead and one to his left knee and he became a lieutenant
Medals:
Sep 19161
Miltary Medal
Medals:
5 Dec 19181
Miltary Cross
Medals:
1920 (app)1
1914 Star, Brish War and Victory medals
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 27)8
a married lieutenant in the infantry, born in Gt. Bealing (sic) Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 45)
20 Goldington Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England9
a married major in the Royal Norfolk Regiment at home on sick leave from India and living with his wife Elizabeth, and son Geoffrey. Born on 21st June 1894
Death:
4 Sep 1965 (age 71)
Probate:
29 Oct 1965
Probate Registry, Exeter, Devon, England11
of Fairmeadow 33 Cadwell Park Road Torquay died 4th September 1965 at Torbay Hospital Torquay, probate of £6,289 (~£111,000 in 2017) to Frederick Paul Landsell solicitor
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Elizabeth
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
13 Jul 18959
Emigration:
15 Oct 1923 (age 28)
from Bristol, Gloucestershire, England to Kingston, Jamaica12
on the Patuca and of Cromkill Ballymena Co. Antrim Ireland travelling with her children Allen, Geoffrey and Kathleen. Note that her husband Frank's entry is crossed out, so presumably he did not sail with them
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 44)
20 Goldington Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England9
married as Elizabeth doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Frank, and son Geoffrey. Born on 13th July 1895
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
7 Jul 1919
Emigration:
15 Oct 1923 (age 4)
from Bristol, Gloucestershire, England to Kingston, Jamaica12
on the Patuca and of Cromkill Ballymena Co. Antrim Ireland travelling with his mother Lily, brother Geoffrey, and sister Kathleen. Note that his father Frank's entry is crossed out, so presumably he did not sail with them
Death:
6 Mar 1984 (age 64)
Probate:
28 Jun 1984
Probate Registry, Birmingham, West Midlands, England15
of 27 Upper Shelton Road Marston Morteyne Bedfordshire died 6th March 1984, administration not exceeding £40,000 (~£119,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
6 Sep 1920
Antrim "Registration District", County Antrim, Ireland1 16 9
Emigration:
15 Oct 1923 (age 3)
from Bristol, Gloucestershire, England to Kingston, Jamaica12
on the Patuca and of Cromkill Ballymena Co. Antrim Ireland travelling with his mother Lily, brother Allen, and sister Kathleen. Note that his father Frank's entry is crossed out, so presumably he did not sail with them
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 19)
20 Goldington Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England9
unmarried and not employed but had attested for general service at an officers grade and released pending further training and living with his parents Frank and Elizabeth. Born on 6th September 1920
Death:
16 Jan 2014 (age 93)
Probate:
17 Apr 2014
Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England18
grant and will, died 16th January 2014
Name:
Kathleen Jean Miller Cocksedge19
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
25 Mar 1922
Emigration:
15 Oct 1923 (age 1)
from Bristol, Gloucestershire, England to Kingston, Jamaica12
on the Patuca and of Cromkill Ballymena Co. Antrim Ireland travelling with her mother Lily, and her brothers Allen and Geoffrey. Note that her father Frank's entry is crossed out, so presumably he did not sail with them
Death:
Q4 2020 (age 98)
Bedford "Registration District", Bedfordshire, England20
Unsure if Lily and Elizabeth are the same person, marriage certificate doesn't help, father Robert miller a dealer - need more information
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GRONI (General Registration Office of Northern Ireland) Marriage index, (on-line at www.nidirect.gov.uk). Ballymena 1917 registration no:M/1917/H/226/1/56. Cit. Date: 30 August 2026.
Marriage Certificate. Northern Ireland Kells. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1894 quarter:3 volume:4a page:860. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.
Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Great Bealings St. Mary baptisms entry:681. Cit. Date: 14 August 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Newton Abbot 1965 quarter:3 volume:7a page:512. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:28463 class:RG78 piece:1630 registration district:517 sub-district:6 enumeration district:5 schedule:9D. Cit. Date: 30 August 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:28133 page:42. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1964C page:3 line:7 letter code:DPCB. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1782 folio:76 page:13 schedule:69. Cit. Date: 15 August 2022.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Exeter 1965 page:382. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
Ancestry UK and Ireland Outward Passenger Lists 1890-1960, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1923 Bristol October Patuca. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Smallburgh 1919 quarter:3 volume:4b page:75. Cit. Date: 30 August 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bedford 1984 quarter:1 register:384 volume:9 page:94. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Birminham 1984 page:1871 no:8451208775C. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
GRONI (General Registration Office of Northern Ireland) Birth Index, (on-line at www.geni.nidirect.gov.uk). Antrim 1917 registration no:U/1920/1001/17/381. Cit. Date: 30 August 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bedford 2014 quarter:1 district:2161C entry:509672479. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Winchester 2014 no:4313050. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.
Ancestry Jamaica, Civil Registration Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1878-1995, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Kingston FHL film:1667190. Cit. Date: 30 August 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bedford 2020 quarter:4 district:3161A entry:521471564. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.