Joseph Crockett (1812-1886)

Born: Abt 1812, Staffordshire, England
Died: 13 December 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Margaret Little (1829-1912)


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Joseph Crockett (c. 1812-13 Dec 1886)

+Margaret Little (c. 1831-14 Jul 1912)

        1-William Crockett (27 Nov 1851-1 Mar 1925)

        +Ellen Monks (c. 1850-21 Jan 1916)

        2-Joseph Crockett (9 Apr 1854-25 Oct 1907)

        3-Mary Ann Crockett (26 Jun 1858-7 Jul 1936)

        + Walter Moodie (10 May 1852-4 Sep 1926)

        4-John Crockett (10 Mar 1860-21 Aug 1903)

        +Catherine Wilkinson (?-?)

        5-Henry Crockett (19 May 1865-1 Oct 1865)

Residences & Properties
Other Families Who Shaped Bothwell

Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.

JOSEPH CROCKETT

c. 1812: Born in Staffordshire, England. [1]

12 March 1851: Joseph Crockett, a 39-year-old widower and labourer, married Margaret Little, a 20-year-old house servant, at the Deputy Registrar's Office, Bothwell; witnesses: John Kitchen and Mary Goodison. [2]

13 December 1886: Died in Bothwell; aged 74; cause: heart disease. [3]

CROCKETT - On December 13, 1886, at his residence, Bothwell, Joseph Crockett, aged 72 years. [4]

Spouse: MARGARET LITTLE

c. 1831: Born in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. [1]

12 March 1851: Joseph Crockett, a 39-year-old widower and labourer, married Margaret Little, a 20-year-old house servant, at the Deputy Registrar's Office, Bothwell; witnesses: John Kitchen and Mary Goodison. [2]

14 July 1912: Died in Bothwell; aged 81; cause: senile decay. [3]

16 July 1912: Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery. [4]

CROCKETT - On July 14, 1912, at Bothwell, Margaret Crockett, aged 81 years. [5]

Sources

1-WILLIAM CROCKETT

27 November 1851: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Joseph, a labourer. [1]

19 January 1852: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]

11 February 1874: William Crockett, a 22-year-old labourer, married Ellen Monks, a 29-year-old domestic servant, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell; witnesses: Joseph Crockett and Louisa Dale. [3]
1 March 1925: Died in Hobart; aged 73. [4]

2 March 1925: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [5]

CROCKETT - On March 1, 1925, at 95 Melville-street Hobart, William, relict of the late Ellen Crockett of Red House, Fern Tree, aged 73 years. [4]

Spouse: ELLEN MONKS

c. 1850: Born; date and place unknown. [3]

11 February 1874: William Crockett, a 22-year-old labourer, married Ellen Monks, a 29-year-old domestic servant, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell; witnesses: Joseph Crockett and Louisa Dale. [3]

21 January 1916: Died in Hobart; aged 66. [6]

23 January 1916: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [6]

Sources

2-JOSEPH CROCKETT

9 April 1854: Born in Bothwell. [1]

28 February 1855: Baptised in Bothwell. [1]

25 October 1907: Died in Colebrook; aged 53. [2]

Sources

3-MARY ANN CROCKETT

26 June 1858: Born in Bothwell. For more information, see the Walter Moodie page.

4-JOHN CROCKETT

10 March 1860: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Joseph, a labourer. [1]

1 October 1860: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]

11 January 1879: John Crockett, aged 18, married Catherine Wilkinson, aged above 21, at his father's residence, [11.1] Alexander Street, Bothwell. [3]

21 August 1903: Died in Hobart; aged 43; cause: fractured skull after falling from his horse. [4]

23 August 1903: Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery. [5]

CROCKETT - On August 21, 1903, at General Hospital, Hobart, John, beloved husband of Catherine Crockett, aged 43 years. [6]

Spouse: CATHERINE WILKINSON

Born; date and place unknown.

11 January 1879: John Crockett, aged 18, married Catherine Wilkinson, aged above 21, at his father's residence, [11.1] Alexander Street, Bothwell. [3]

No further research carried out at this time.

Sources

5-HENRY CROCKETT

19 May 1865: Born in Bothwell; informant: his mother, Margaret. [1]

17 June 1865: Baptised in Bothwell; birth date recorded as 16 May 1865. [2]

1 October 1865: Died at Cascades House of Correction, in Hobart; aged 4 months. [3]

Sources

Residences and Properties

[6] Elizabeth St

[11.1] Alexander St

[B1] Alexander St

[B5] Dalrymple St

[Oo1] Wilmot St

For more information click on the link under the map. Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)

Sources

Joseph Crockett:

  1. "Description Lists of Male Convicts (CON18)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Joseph Crockett, no 2473, Marquis of Hastings, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON18-1-16/CON18-1-16p108.

  2. "Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Crockett-Little, no 16/1851, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-10p9j2k.

  3. "Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Joseph Crockett, no 496/1886, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-55p52j2k.

  4. "The Mercury," Hobart, TAS: 1860-1954, TROVE (https://trove.nla.gov.au), "Deaths," Crockett, 25 Dec 1886, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9129588.

Margaret Little:

  1. "Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System (CON41)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Margaret Little, no 410, image 70, Kinnear, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con41-1-19/CON41-1-19P70.

  2. "Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Crockett-Little, no 16/1851, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-10p9j2k.

  3. "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths," Images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Margaret Crockett, no 789/1912, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF9W.

  4. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Central Highlands Council, Transcriptions from parish registers, Margaret Crockett, 1912, site unknown.

  5. "The Mercury," "Deaths," Crockett, 16 Jul 1912, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10235081.

William Crockett:

  1. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), William Crockett, no 25/1851, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-29-p719j2k.

  2. Presbyterian Church of Tasmania, "Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)," Microfilm, William Crockett, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 120/1852; imaged, Z2338, Tasmanian Archives, Hobart.

  3. "Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37)," Crockett-Monks, no 2/1874, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-33p1j2k.

  4. "Cemetery Record Search," Database, Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries (https://www.millingtons.com.au), William Crockett, 1925, https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=23754.

  5. "The Mercury," "Deaths," Crockett, 2 Mar 1925, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23801048.

  6. "The Mercury," "Deaths & Funerals," Crockett, 22 Jan 1916, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1055821.

Joseph Crockett:

  1. Presbyterian Church of Tasmania, "Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)," Microfilm, Joseph Crockett, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 176/1855.

  2. "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930," Database, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Joseph Crockett, death, no 716/1907.

John Crockett:

  1. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," John Crockett, no 512/1860, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-38p660j2k.

  2. Presbyterian Church of Tasmania, "Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)," Microfilm, John Crockett, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 268/1860.

  3. "Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37)," Crockett-Wilkinson, no 1/1879, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-38p1j2k.

  4. "The Mercury," "Inquest," 24 Aug 1903, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35560395.

  5. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Central Highlands Council, Transcriptions from parish registers, John Crockett, 1903, section A33, site 5-6.

  6. "The Mercury," "Deaths," Crockett, 22 Aug 1903, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12258983.

Henry Crockett:

  1. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," Henry Crockett, no 24/1865, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-43p310j2k.

  2. Anglican Parish of Bothwell, "Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854)," Microfilm Z2238, Henry Crockett, NS1854/1/1, no 327/1865.

  3. "Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35)," Henry Crockett, no 5931/1865, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-7p123j2k.