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Arthur James COKER

Male 1863 - 1933  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  Arthur James COKER was born in Apr 1863 in West Ham, Greater London, Essex, England, UK; died in Jan 1933 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1871, 30 Bright St, Tower Hamlets, Poplar, London, England, UK
    • Census: 1891, 7 Blanche Street, West Ham. Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1901, 235 Grange Road, West Ham, Essex, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1891, 1901; Painter (house)
    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1911; Ship painter

    Notes:

    Birth:
    England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Arthur James Coker Year of Registration: 1863
    Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: West Ham County: Essex, Greater London Volume: 4a Page: 29
    Source Information: FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.


    Census:
    1891 census for 7 Blanche Street, West Ham
    RG number: RG12 Piece: 1327 Folio: 85 Page: 32
    Arthur COKER, Head Married M 28 1863 Painter Canning Town Essex
    Emma M COKER Wife Married F 20 1871 Stepney Middlesex


    Census:
    1901 census for 235 Grange Road, West Ham, Essex, England:
    RG number: RG13 Piece: 1575 Folio: 77 Page: 22
    Arthur COKER, Head Married M 30* 1871* House Painter Canning Town Essex
    Emma COKER, Wife Married F 30 1871 Stepney London
    Arthur COKER, Son Single M 9 1892 Canning Town Essex
    Phillip COKER, Son Single M 7 1894 Canning Town Essex
    Jessie COKER, Daur Single F 6 1895 Canning Town Essex
    Albert COKER, Son Single M 4 1897 Canning Town Essex
    Frederick COKER, Son Single M 1 1900 Canning Town Essex
    *Age is entered as 30, but should be 38 as his age is correct on all other census and family members tally


    Census:
    1911 census for 14 Brent Road Vic Dks, Essex:
    RG number: RG14 Piece: 9500 Reference: RG14PN9500 RG78PN508 RD188 SD4 ED30 SN180
    Arthur James COKER, Head Married M 48 1863 Ship Painter Canning Town Essex
    Emma Jane COKER, Wife Married 21 years (12 children, 10 living) F 40 1871 North of England Newcastle*
    Arthur Henry COKER, Son Single M 19 1892 Bricklayers Labour Canning Town Essex
    Philip George COKER, Son Single M 17 1894 Out Of Work General Labour Canning Town
    Fredrick John COKER, Son M 11 1900 School Canning Town
    Florence May COKER, Daughter F 8 1903 School Canning Town
    William Edward COKER, Son M 7 1904 School Canning Town
    Sydney Stephen COKER, Son M 5 1906 School Canning Town
    George Leard COKER, Son M 1 yr 10 months 1910 Canning Town
    Leard Eanest COKER, Son M 0 (5 weeks) 1911 Canning Town
    *This is odd because on previous census records her place of birth is given as London. All other family members are correct.
    NOTE: Another son, Albert, is in West Ham Infirmary in 1911


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Arthur J Coker Approx Death Age: 69 Birth Date: abt 1864
    Registration Date: Jan 1933
    Registration district: West Ham Inferred County: Essex
    Volume: 4a Page: 136

    Arthur married Emma Jane MILES on 4 Aug 1890 in St Thomas, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK. Emma was born about 1871 in Stepney, London, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Arthur Henry COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1890 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died on 6 Jul 1959 in Romford, Essex, England, UK.
    2. 3. Phillip George COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1893 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in Jun 1977 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK.
    3. 4. Jessie COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1895 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    4. 5. Albert COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1896 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    5. 6. Frederick COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Apr 1899 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in Apr 1973 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
    6. 7. Florence May COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1902 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    7. 8. William Edward COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Feb 1904 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in Apr 1987 in Newham, Greater London, England, UK.
    8. 9. Sydney Stephen COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1905 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    9. 10. George Leard COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1909 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    10. 11. Leard Ernest COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1911 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arthur Henry COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born on 22 Aug 1890 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died on 6 Jul 1959 in Romford, Essex, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1901, 235 Grange Road, West Ham, Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1921, 16 Grant St, Plaistow, West Ham, London, England, UK
    • Census: 1939, 10 Hollis Ave, West Ham, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
    Name: Arthur Henry Coker Event Type: Birth Registration Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1891 Registration District: West Ham County: Essex Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England Volume: 4A Page: 41 Affiliate Line Number: 155


    Census:
    1921 Census for 16 Grant Street, Plaistow, West Ham, Essex & London, England
    First Last name Rel. to head Sex Birth year Age Birth place Occ. Employer
    Arthur Coker Head Male 1891 29 years 10 months West Ham, Essex, England Painter Crabtree Custom House, House Decorator
    Minnie Coker Wife Female 1890 31 West Ham, Essex, England - -
    Henry Coker Son Male 1915 5 years 9 months West Ham, Essex, England - -
    Ivy Coker Daughter Female 1919 1 year 8 months West Ham, Essex, England - -


    Census:
    1939 register for 10 Hollis Ave, West Ham, Essex, England, UK
    Gender: Male Marital status: Married Birth Date: 22 Aug 1890 (could be 1891 based on other records)
    Residence Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Occupation: Cooper Age Labour
    Schedule Number: 105 Sub Schedule Number: 1 Enumeration District: CBWE Registration district: 188/4.
    Inferred Spouse: Minnie W Coker Gender: Female Marital status: Married Birth Date: 23 Dec 1889 (could be 1888)
    Ivy M Coker Gender: Female Marital status: Single Birth Date: 2 Oct 1919
    Name: Leslie J Coker Gender: Male Marital status: Single Birth Date: 15 Sep 1921
    Name: Joyce M Coker [Joyce M Reason married surname] Gender: Female Marital status: Single Birth Date: 25 May 1930


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Arthur H Coker Death Age: 67 Birth Date: abt 1892 Registration Date: Jul 1959 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration District: Romford
    Inferred County: Essex Volume: 5a Page: 391

    Arthur married Minnie Mary Lavinia JUDGE on 25 Dec 1913 in St Matthias, Canning Town, Essex, England, UK. Minnie was born on 23 Dec 1888 in Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK; died in Apr 1957 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Henry Albert COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1915 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 24 May 1942 in Burma, Rangoon.
    2. 13. Ivy Minnie COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1919 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 16 Nov 1973 in Newham, Greater London, England, UK.
    3. 14. Leslie James COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1921 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 3 Jun 2005 in Brentford, Essex, England, UK.
    4. 15. Ronald Arthur COKER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Apr 1927 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 24 Jul 2016 in Newham, Greater London, England, UK.
    5. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Phillip George COKERPhillip George COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born on 28 Oct 1893 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in Jun 1977 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1901, 235 Grange Road, West Ham, Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1921, 70 Bromley Hall Rd, Bromley, Poplar, London & Middlesex, England, UK
    • Census: 1939, 1 St Peter's St, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    England & Wales Births 1837-2006
    First name(s) PHILIP GEORGE Last name COKER
    Birth year 1893 Birth quarter 4
    Mother's maiden name Miles
    District West Ham County Essex Country England
    Volume 4A Page 148
    Note: Birth date from 1939 register.


    Census:
    1921 Census for 70 Bromley Hall Rd, Bromley, Poplar Borough, London & Middlesex, England
    First Last name Rel. to head Sex Birth Age in years Birth place Occ. Employer
    Phillip George Coker Head Male 1893 27 years 8 months Canning Town, Essex, England Factory Labourer Loder & Nicoline Oil Manufactorers
    Alice Coker Wife Female 1895 26 years 6 months Frant, Sussex, England Home Duties -
    Leonard Mark Coker Son Male 1917 3 years 9 months Tidal Basin, Essex, England - -
    Winifred Alice Syable Coker Daughter Female 1919 1 years 11 months Bromley, London, England - -
    Sidney Phillip Coker Son Male 1921 3 months - Bromley, London, England - -


    Census:
    1939 register for 1 St Peter's Street, Royal Tunbridge Wells M.B., Kent, England
    First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
    Phillip G Coker 28 Dec 1893 Male House Painter & Decorator Married 228 1
    Alice Coker 05 Dec 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 228 2
    Winifred A M Coker (Wratten*) 29 Jun 1919 Female Book Binder Single 228 3
    Kenneth C. Coker, Kenneth C., 25 Nov 1923, male single, junior draughtsman
    Andrew J. Wratten 16 May 1919, single, grocery provision shop assistant
    *Married surname. It's presumed that Andrew Wratten, who was staying with the family in 1939, must have married Winifred.


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Phillip George Coker Death Age: 84 Birth Date: 1893 Registration Date: Apr 1977
    Registration district: Tonbridge Inferred County: Kent
    Volume: 16 Page: 2045

    Phillip married Alice PARRETT on 11 Nov 1917 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK. Alice was born on 5 Dec 1894 in Frant, Sussex, England, UK; died in Oct 1978 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Jessie COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born on 29 Mar 1895 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1901, 235 Grange Road, West Ham, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918
    Name: Jessie Coker Age: 1
    Birth Date: 29 Mar 1895 Baptism Date: 28 Aug 1896
    Baptism Place: Canning Town, St. Gabriel, Essex, England
    Father: Arthur James Coker Mother: Emma Jane Coker


  4. 5.  Albert COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born on 12 Jun 1896 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1901, 235 Grange Rd, West Ham, Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1911, West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross Rd, Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Record set Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920
    First name(s) Albert William Last name Coker
    Baptism year 1896 Birth year 1896
    County Essex Country England Place Canning Town, St Gabriel
    Mother's first name(s) Emma Jane Father's first name(s) Arthur James Father's last name Coker
    Birth date 12 Jun 1896 Baptism date 28 Aug 1896
    Father's occupation Painter Residence 14 Dale Road
    Essex Record Office Archive reference D/P 514/1/2


  5. 6.  Frederick COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born on 21 Apr 1899 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in Apr 1973 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1901, 235 Grange Road, West Ham, Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1939, 54 Brent Rd, West Ham, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918
    Name: Frederick John Coker Birth Date: 21 Apr 1899 Baptism Date: 7 May 1899
    Baptism Place: Canning Town, Holy Trinity, Barking Road, Essex, England
    Father: Arthur James Coker Mother: Emma Coker
    Date confirmed from 1939 register.


    Census:
    1939 England and Wales Register
    Name: Frederick J Coker Gender: Male Marital status: Married Birth Date: 21 Apr 1899
    Residence Year: 1939 Address: 54 Residence Place: West Ham, Essex, England Occupation: Mill Hand Paint
    Name: Mabel E Coker Gender: Female Marital status: Married Birth Date: 28 May 1897 Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties
    Schedule Number: 130 Sub Schedule Number: 1 Enumeration District: CBXG Registration district: 188-4


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Frederick John Coker Death Age: 74 Birth Date: 21 Apr 1899
    Registration Date: Apr 1973
    Registration district: Chipping Norton Inferred County: Oxfordshire
    Volume: 6b Page: 2620


  6. 7.  Florence May COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born in Apr 1902 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    Name: Florence May Coker Registration Year: 1902 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
    Registration district: West Ham Inferred County: Essex
    Volume: 4a Page: 117


  7. 8.  William Edward COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born on 8 Feb 1904 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in Apr 1987 in Newham, Greater London, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918
    Name: William Edward Coker
    Birth Date: 8 Feb 1904 Baptism Date: 26 Feb 1904
    Baptism Place: Plaistow, St Mary The Virgin, Essex, England
    Father: Arthur James Coker Mother: Emma Coker


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: William Edward Coker Death Age: 83 Birth Date: 8 Feb 1904 Registration Date: Apr 1987
    Registration district: Newham Inferred County: Greater London
    Volume: 15 Page: 1344


  8. 9.  Sydney Stephen COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born on 26 Dec 1905 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918
    First name(s) SIDNEY STEPHEN Last name COKER
    Birth year 1906 Birth quarter 1
    Mother's maiden name Miles
    District West Ham County Essex Country England
    Volume 4A Page 86


  9. 10.  George Leard COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born in Jan 1909 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK


  10. 11.  Leard Ernest COKER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arthur1) was born in Feb 1911 in Canning Town, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1911, 14 Brent Rd, Vic Dks, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Leard is an unusual Christian name but is correct as written on the 1911 census and is given as the second name as his older brother, George. Although some of the spellings of other children are a little 'different'.



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Henry Albert COKER Descendancy chart to this point (2.Arthur2, 1.Arthur1) was born on 12 Sep 1915 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 24 May 1942 in Burma, Rangoon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1921, 16 Grant St, Plaistow, West Ham, London, England, UK
    • Census: 1939, 63 Shirley St, West Ham, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    Name: Henry A Coker Registration Date: 1915 Quarter of the Year: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Place: West Ham, Essex, England Mother: Judge
    Volume: 4a Page: 287


    Census:
    1939 register for 63 Shirley St, West Ham, Essex, England, UK
    Name: Henry A Coker Gender: Male Marital status: Married Birth Date: 12 Sep 1915
    Residence Year: 1939 Address: 63 Residence Place: West Ham, Essex, England Occupation: Cooper Age Labour
    Eliza J Coker* Gender: Female Marital status: Married Birth Date: 20 Aug 1920
    Schedule Number: 105 Sub Schedule Number: 1 Enumeration District: CBWE Registration district: 188/4.
    *Note there is an entry that shows her second married name was SMITH. She obviously remarried after Henry's death on service in 1942.


    Died:
    UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
    Name: Henry Coker Given Initials: H A Rank: Private Death Date: May 1942 Number: 5574959
    Birth Place: London E Residence: London E Branch at Enlistment: Infantry Theatre of War: Burma
    Regiment at Death: Gloucestershire Regiment Branch at Death: Infantry

    Henry married Liza S GUEST in Jan 1938 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. Liza was born on 20 Aug 1920 in England, UK; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Ivy Minnie COKER Descendancy chart to this point (2.Arthur2, 1.Arthur1) was born on 2 Oct 1919 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 16 Nov 1973 in Newham, Greater London, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1921, 16 Grant St, Plaistow, West Ham, London, England, UK
    • Census: 1939, 10 Hollis Ave, West Ham, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Ivy M Coker Registration Date: Oct 1919 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration district: West Ham Inferred County: Greater London
    Mother's Maiden Name: Judge
    Volume Number: 4a Page Number: 304


    Died:
    Name: Ivy Minnie Hennessey Death Age: 54
    Birth Date: 2 Oct 1919 Registration Date: Oct 1973
    Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration district: Newham Inferred County: Greater London
    Volume: 5e Page: 1828


  3. 14.  Leslie James COKER Descendancy chart to this point (2.Arthur2, 1.Arthur1) was born on 15 Sep 1921 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 3 Jun 2005 in Brentford, Essex, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1939, 10 Hollis Ave, West Ham, Essex, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Leslie James Coker Registration Date: Oct 1921
    Registration district: West Ham Inferred County: Greater London
    Mother's Maiden Name: Judge
    Volume Number: 4a Page Number: 254


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Leslie James Coker Death Age: 83 Birth Date: 15 Sep 1921
    Registration Date: Jun 2005 Registration district: Brentwood Inferred County: Essex
    Register Number: 55B District and Subdistrict: 466/2 Entry Number: 229

    Leslie married Violet M ELLIS in Apr 1948 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. Violet was born about 1921 in England, UK; died in UNKNOWN in England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Ronald Arthur COKER Descendancy chart to this point (2.Arthur2, 1.Arthur1) was born on 6 Apr 1927 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 24 Jul 2016 in Newham, Greater London, England, UK.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Ronald A Coker Registration Date: Apr 1927
    Registration district: West Ham Inferred County: Essex
    Mother's Maiden Name: Judge
    Volume Number: 4a Page Number: 320


    Died:
    England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2018
    Name: Mr Ronald Arthur Coker Gender: Male Age: 89 Birth Date: 1927
    Last Residence: London, London, England
    Postal Code District: E13 Death Date: 24 Jul 2016

    Ronald married Agnes Florence NAIRNE in Jul 1947 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. Agnes was born on 20 Sep 1929 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK; died on 29 Jan 2016 in London, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Arthur2, 1.Arthur1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded



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