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John Waldock

Male 1843 - 1900  (56 years)


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  • Name John Waldock 
    Birth 29 Jun 1843  Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 23 Jul 1843  Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 May 1900  Coranning, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • At Coranning, when he suffered a fractured base of skull, following a fall from a buggy. He buried at Williams Cemetary.
    Person ID I305  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 May 2020 

    Father Jesse Waldock,   b. 20 Nov 1817, Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1874, Toodyay, , Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Maria Hassall,   b. 1819, , , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1894 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 24 Oct 1840  Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F68  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Fletcher,   b. 3 Aug 1855   d. 16 Sep 1885 (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 22 Nov 1870  Pinjarra, , Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. William John Waldock,   b. 30 Nov 1873, Williams Bridge, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1955 (Age 81 years)
     2. Thomas Henry Waldock,   b. 10 Jun 1876   d. 19 Oct 1955 (Age 79 years)
     3. Minnie Waldock,   b. 25 Apr 1879, Williams, , Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1963 (Age 84 years)
     4. James Waldock,   b. 18 Sep 1881   d. 11 Jan 1940 (Age 58 years)
     5. Alice Henrietta Waldock,   b. 2 Apr 1884, Williams, , Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1974, Wandering, , Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2010 

    Family 2 Ann Elizabeth Sherry   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1888  Quindanning, , Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Emily Everline Waldock,   b. 1887   d. 5 Feb 1889 (Age 2 years)
     2. John Edward Waldock,   b. 15 Oct 1888, Williams, , Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1964 (Age 76 years)
     3. Herbert Harding Waldock,   b. 15 Aug 1891   d. 21 Sep 1964 (Age 73 years)
     4. Charles Aubrey Waldock,   b. 25 Mar 1893   d. 17may 1965 (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F967  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2010 

  • Notes 
    • York l859 Census shows John as employed by W. Robins.(? shepherd, Pinjarra l880-l884). Emp. 2 or 3 T/L men - possibly one at Middle Swan l864. He was apparently a woodcutter at Perth l873, and a labourer at Quindanning, Williams River l879. A farmer before l900.

      Police Gazette Western Australia No 39, Wednesday September 30th l885, Page l60 gives a lengthy account of the murder of Catherine Waldock (nee Fletcher).
      "Williams. Inquest. On the l9th inst, at the Police Court, before J.C. Rosselloty, R.M. & Coroner, on the body of Catherine Waldock, who was shot dead at Quindanning on the l6th inst. Verdict "Death from a gunshot wound, such wound having been inflicted by one Henry Sherry."

      The West Australian, Wednesday October 28th l885, tells of the hanging of Henry Sherry. He had been transported in l863 per 'Dalhousie'. He left a wife and six children.
      His widow, Annie Sherry, subsequently became John's second wife.

  • Sources 
    1. [S79] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), 12 Mar 2010, downloaded 12 March 2010 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S117] Hertfordshire Baptisms, (Findmypast.co.uk.), (Findmypast.co.uk : accessed 28 May 2017). (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S79] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), 12 Mar 2010, citing microfilm 0993735 (1837 - 1891) for batch M072052, p rintout call number 0993735, (Film), sheet 00, downloaded 1 2 March 2010 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S97] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538, 21 May 2017, FHL Film Number 993735. (Reliability: 3).


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