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)
Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.
JOSEPH CROCKETT
c. 1812: Born in Staffordshire, England.
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.
13 December 1886: Died in Bothwell; aged 74; cause: heart disease.
CROCKETT - On December 13, 1886, at his residence, Bothwell, Joseph Crockett, aged 72 years. [TROVE]
Spouse: MARGARET LITTLE
c. 1831: Born in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
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.
14 July 1912: Died in Bothwell; aged 81; cause: senile decay.
16 July 1912: Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery.
CROCKETT - On July 14, 1912, at Bothwell, Margaret Crockett, aged 81 years. [TROVE]
1-WILLIAM CROCKETT
27 November 1851: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Joseph, a labourer.
19 January 1852: Baptised in Bothwell.
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.
1 March 1925: Died in Hobart; aged 73.
2 March 1925: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.
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. [TROVE]
Spouse: ELLEN MONKS
c. 1850: Born; date and place unknown.
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.
21 January 1916: Died in Hobart; aged 66.
23 January 1916: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.
2-JOSEPH CROCKETT
9 April 1854: Born in Bothwell.
28 February 1855: Baptised in Bothwell.
25 October 1907: Died in Colebrook; aged 53.
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 October 1860: Baptised in Bothwell.
11 January 1879: John Crockett, aged 18, married Catherine Wilkinson, aged above 21, at his father's residence, [11.1] Alexander Street, Bothwell.
21 August 1903: Died in Hobart; aged 43; cause: fractured skull after falling from his horse.
23 August 1903: Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery.
CROCKETT - On August 21, 1903, at General Hospital, Hobart, John, beloved husband of Catherine Crockett, aged 43 years. [TROVE]
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.
No further research carried out at this time.
5-HENRY CROCKETT
19 May 1865: Born in Bothwell; informant: his mother, Margaret.
17 June 1865: Baptised in Bothwell; birth date recorded as 16 May 1865.
1 October 1865: Died at Cascades House of Correction, in Hobart; aged 4 months.
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)
Resources Used:
Ancestry: Public Member Family Trees
FamilySearch: Tasmania Civil Registration — Deaths
Libraries Tasmania: Convict Conduct Registers; Convict Description Lists; Wills and Probate Records; Tasmanian Birth, Death and Marriage Registers; Tasmanian Federation Index 1900–1930
Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries: Cemetery records
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell Church of England Baptismal Register; Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers
TROVE (National Library of Australia): The Mercury