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The Genealogy of the Surname Family
John Waldock
1843 - 1900 (56 years)-
Name John Waldock Birth 29 Jun 1843 Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom [1] Christening 23 Jul 1843 Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom [2] Gender Male Death 15 May 1900 Coranning, Western Australia [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 d. 12 Aug 1874, Toodyay, , Western Australia, Australia (Age 56 years) Mother Maria Hassall, b. 1819, , , England d. 28 Jul 1894 (Age 75 years) Marriage 24 Oct 1840 Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom [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 [1] Children 1. William John Waldock, b. 30 Nov 1873, Williams Bridge, Western Australia d. 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 d. 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 d. 31 Aug 1974, Wandering, , Western Australia, Australia (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 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 d. 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
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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.
- 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.
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Sources - [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).
- [S117] Hertfordshire Baptisms, (Findmypast.co.uk.), (Findmypast.co.uk : accessed 28 May 2017). (Reliability: 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).
- [S97] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538, 21 May 2017, FHL Film Number 993735. (Reliability: 3).
- [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).