Family of Geoffrey William Horace Cocksedge and Joy Dorothy Chiles

Husband: Geoffrey William Horace Cocksedge

Name:
Geoffrey William Horace Cocksedge² ³
Sex:
Male
Father:
Frank Allen Cocksedge (1894-1965)
Mother:
Lily Miller (1895- )
Birth:
6 Sep 1920
Antrim "Registration District", County Antrim, Ireland⁴ ² ⁵
Emigration:
15 Oct 1923 (age 3)
from Bristol, Gloucestershire, England to Kingston, Jamaica⁶
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, England⁵
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)
Bedford "Registration District", Bedfordshire, England³ ⁷
Probate:
17 Apr 2014
Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England⁷
grant and will, died 16th January 2014

Name:
Joy Dorothy Chiles⁸ ¹
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
cashier⁹
Birth:
24 Dec 1922
Maidstone "Registration District", Kent, England⁸ ⁹
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 16)
16 Foster Clark Estate, Maidstone, Kent, England⁹
an unmarried clerk (cashier) seeking work and living with her mother Louisa, sister Dawn, and a closed record. Born on 24th December 1922
Death:
8 Jan 2017 (age 94)
Bedford "Registration District", Bedfordshire, England¹⁰ ¹¹
Probate:
30 May 2017
Probate Registry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England¹¹
grant and will, died 8th January 2017

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Maidstone 1945 quarter:3 volume:2a page:2664. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.

2.: 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.

3.: 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.

4.: FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive Series:WO 76 piece:388 regiment:Norfolk (9th Foot) item:127. Cit. Date: 30 August 2026.

5.: 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.

6.: 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.

7.: 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.

8.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Maidstone 1923 quarter:1 volume:2a page:1506. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.

9.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1747F page:22 line:11 letter code:DIBB. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.

10.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bedford 2017 quarter:1 district:3161B entry:514928744. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.

11.: 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). Newcastle upon Tyne 2017 no:5130822. Cit. Date: 31 August 2026.