The Hockley Scrapbook Mystery
- Edward Geoffrey Hockley
- 1894-1929
- Posted April 28, 2011
Camilla Price
Email: [email protected]- I recently found a scrapbook of a man’s life, which he must have put together whilst he was alive. I have worked out that he was born around December 1894; his name is Edward Geoffrey Hockley. I do not have any information on his relatives however he fought in the First World War and all letters which have been sent to him are addressed to 20 Pelham Road, Gravesend. I have not seen his name mentioned on this site however if anyone knows of any information on this man it would be of great help to me as I am intrigued to find out more about his amazing life.
- Basically, I was searching around my school's history department for school archives which I heard had been stored in their stock room. Whilst going through the pile of photos and such from the early years of my school's history, I came across a large book which was titled 'Newspaper Cutting'. This book is what lead me to Edward Hockley as the book is a scrap book of his life, which seems to have been put together by himself. Around the 20's it does suddenly stop. I have no idea where this book came from or who it belongs to, there is nothing else in the room that seems to link to the scrapbook and as far as I know no one even knew it was there.
I am a sixth former at Welling School in Kent, England last year for my art A-Level I began looking in to my school's history and the pupils that attended the school during the 1950's. Whilst talking to ex-students I began searching through the school's archive department and came across many documents from the school's history. However, whilst looking through quite recently I found the scrapbook which lead me to E. G. Hockley. It's a book of his life beginning at the age of 9 and goes up until the early 1920's. There are two photo's placed in the back of the scrap book, war documents and many letters and newspapers which Hockley had collected. Last week I went to one of the Head's in my school to ask if he had ever seen the book before and if he knew where it had come from, he said that the book was given to him from what he thinks was a student years ago. He can not remember who gave it to him or how long ago however I guess whoever it was must have been a relative of Hockley. After it was given to him he didn't really know what to do with it so the book has been sitting in a stock room for years. This book is amazing! I would say it's a tad larger than A4 and is quite a thick book with over 100 pages yet only around 40 are filled.
- Camilla Price wrote (March 16, 2011):
I recently found out where Hockley was buried, he is buried with his mother Ellen and Olive's ashes are also scattered in the same grave. He is buried in Gravesend Cemetery.
- Research by Dennis Galley
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February-22-2011- I found a Baptism for Robert HOCKLEY in Braintree –
- Robert, son of Thomas & Mary Maria HOCKLEY was Baptized on September 8, 1830 @ Braintree. Ref: D/P 264/1/23. I found a marriage between Thomas HOCKLEY and Mary Maria WITTING on December 25, 1828 @ Braintree.
- My line of HOCKLEY’s were from Thomas HOCKLEY and Sarah SEWELL. They had 11 children, but none were named Robert.
- Research by Darlene Heal
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March-4-20111841 Census (Braintree, Essex)
Mary Hockley, Charwoman, Age 33, Born in Essex
Robert Hockley, Age 10, Born in Essex
Thomas Hockley, Age 8, Born in Essex
Ann Hockley, Age 7, Born in Essex
Belinda Hockley, Age 6, Born in Essex
1851 Census (Westminster, St. Anne West Parish, Middlesex)
Mary A. Sinclair, Head, Widow, Age 44, Dentist in partship with A. Hockley, Born in City of London.
(Anthony?) Hockley, Unmarried, Age 28, Dentist, born in St. James West
Robert Hockley, Relationship to Head of House: Cousin to A. Hockley, Unmarried, Age 20, Apprentice to Dentist, born in Braintree, Essex
Mary A. Michel, Servant, Married, Age 30, Servant of all work, born in Canterbury, Kent
1861 Census (198 Parrock Street, Gravesend, Kent)
Robert Hockley, Head, Age 30, Dentist, born in Braintree, Essex
Sarah Hockley, Wife, Age 30, born in Braintree, Essex
Edward Robert Hockley, Son, Age 6, Scholar, born in Braintree, Essex
Arthur Robert Hockley, Son, Age 5, Scholar, Shoreditch, Middlesex
Henry James Hockley, Son, Age 3, born in Shoreditch, Middlesex
Sarah Broyd, Servant, Unmarried, Age 18, House Servant, born in (?), Essex
1871 Census (198 Parrock Street, Gravesend, Kent)
Robert Hockley, Head, Age 40, Surgeon Dentist, born in Braintree, Essex
Sarah Hockley, Wife, Age 40, born in Braintree, Essex
Edward Hockley, Son, Age 16, Assisting Father, born in Braintree, Essex
Arthur R. Hockley, Son, Age 15, Assisting Father, London, Middlesex
Henry J. Hockley, Son, Age 13, Scholar, born in London, Middlesex
Ernest A. Hockley, Son, Age 9, Scholar, born in Gravesend, Kent
Robert Hockley, Son, Age 7, Scholar, born in Gravesend, Kent
Sarah A. Hockley, Daughter, Age 5, Scholar, born in Gravesend, Kent
Alfred W. Hockley, Son, Age 4, born in Gravesend, Kent
Herbert G. Hockley, Son, Age 2, born in Gravesend, Kent
Ellen (Gallar?), Servant, Unmarried, Age 19, General Servant, born in Gravesend, Kent
1881 Census (198 Parrock Street, Gravesend, Kent)
Sarah Hockley, Head, Widow, Age 50, Dentist’s Widow, Born in Braintree, Essex
Edward Hockley, Son, Unmarried, Age 26, Dentist, born in Braintree, Essex
Henry J. Hockley, Son, Unmarried, Age 23, Dentist, born in Shoreditch, Middlesex
Sarah A. Hockley, Daughter, Unmarried, Age 15, Scholar, born in Gravesend, Kent
Alfred W. Hockley, Son, Age 13, Scholar, born in Gravesend, Kent
Herbert G. Hockley, Son, Age 12, Scholar, born in Gravesend, Kent
MARRIAGE – August 28, 1889 at St. Saviour’s, Denmark Park, Parish of Camberwell, County of London.
Edward Robert Hockley, Age 35 [1854], Bachelor, Dental Surgeon, Residence at the time of Marriage: 198 Parrock Street, Gravesend, Father: Robert Hockley (Deceased)
Ellen Livermore, Age 30, Spinster, Residence at the time of Marriage: 34 (Bromar?) Road., Father: James Livermore (Deceased, Plumber)
Witnesses: Earnest Albert Hockley and Harry Livermore
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Olive Annie Hockley
Birth registration: the 3th Quarter of 1890
District: Gravesend, Kent
1891 Census (198 Parrock Street, Gravesend, Kent)
Edward R. Hockley, Head of House, Age 36, Dental Surgeon, born in Braintree, Essex
Ellen Hockley, Wife, Age 32, born in Bocking, Essex
Olive A. Hockley, Daughter, Age 7 months, born in Gravesend, Kent
Eliza S. Martin, Servant, Single, Age 20, General Domestic, Servant, born in Gravesend, Kent
Herbert G. Hockley, Brother, Single, Age 22, Drapers Assistant, born in Gravesend, Kent
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Edward Geoffrey Hockley
Birth registration: the 4th Quarter of 1894
District: Gravesend, Kent
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Cyril Ernest Hockley
Birth registration: the 3th Quarter of 1896
District: Gravesend, Kent
1901 Census (198 Parrock Street, Gravesend, Kent)
Edward R. Hockley, Head of House, Age 46, Dentist, born in Braintree, Essex
Ellen Hockley, Wife, Age 41, born in Bocking, Essex
Olive A. Hockley, Daughter, Age 10, born in Gravesend, Kent
Edward G. Hockley, Son, Age 6, born in Gravesend, Kent
Cyril E. Hockley, Son, Age 4, born in Gravesend, Kent
Mabel (Nunn or Munn), Servant, Age 16, General Domestic Servant, born in Gravesend, Kent.
1911 Census (63 Darnley Road, Gravesend, Kent)
Ellen Hockley, Head of House, Age 52, Widow (married 21 years, total children born alive: 3 and children still living: 3), Dressmaker, born in Bocking, Essex
Olive Annie Hockley, Daughter, Age 20, Single, Shorthand Typist, born in Gravesend, Kent.
Edward Geoffrey Hockley, Son, Age 16, Single, Insurance Clerk, born in Gravesend, Kent.
1911 Census (The Avenue Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire)
Cyril Ernest Hockley, Pupil, Age 14, Personal Occupation: Secondary School, born in Gravesend, Kent.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 October, 1917
War Office, 2nd October, 1917. Special Reserve of Officers. The undermentioned, from Officer Cadet Units, to be 2nd Lts.:
Edward Geoffrey Hockley
Cyril Ernest Hockley
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920
Edward Geoffrey Hockley of 20 Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent.
5th London Regiment, 17 Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Royal Field Artillery Regimental, Pte #4069, A/200073
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Cyril E. Hockley and Gwendoline Mead
Marriage registration: the 2nd Quarter of 1922
District: Chelmsford, Essex
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Olive A. Hockley and Francis E. Legge
Marriage registration: the 3rd Quarter of 1923
District: Gravesend, Kent
The Dental Surgeon’s Directory 1925
Hockley, Cyril Ernest, 20, Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent- L.D.S. R.C.S. Eng. 1923
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Edward G. Hockley
Death registration: the 4th Quarter of 1929
Age: 35
District: Gravesend, Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 808
England and Wales, National Probate Calendar Index to Wills and Administrations 1861-1941
HOCKLEY Edward Geoffrey of 20 Pelham-road Gravesend Kent died 5 October 1929 Probate London 8 November to Olive Annie Legge (wife of Francis Ernest Legge). Effects £1059 4s. 3d.
If you are a relative of Edward Geoffrey Hockley, born 1894 in Gravesend, and died October 5, 1929 in Gravesend, Kent, England please contact Camilla!
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