ADCOCK—SHARPLES.—On the 30th ult., at the house of the bridegroom's father, Bridge-road, Richmond, by the Rev. A. M. Henderson, W. E. Adcock, second son of Mr. G. C. Adcock, to Emma Sharples, eldest daughter of the late Mr. J. Sharples, Bolton, Lancashire.
ADCOCK—WHEELER.—On the 25th April, at St. Clement's Church, Mossman, Sydney, by the Rev. E. C. Beck, Wm. E. Adcock, of Carlton, Victoria, and W.A., to Annie Mary Bawcott Wheeler, eldest daughter of Frederick Wheeler, of Fremantle, W.A.
Their children included:
Beryl Kathleen Adcock (1903–1982)
Frederick Noel Adcock (1905–1989)
William died in 1931 in Kew, Victoria.[15] and was buried at the Burwood Cemetery[16]
ADCOCK. — On the 18th May, 1931, at his residence. No. 32 Maitland Avenue, East Kew, William Eddrup, the dearly loved husband of Ann Adcock, loving father of Will, Florrie (Mrs W. H. Flood, dec.), Charlie, Lil (Mrs A. S. Chlnn). Percy, Rose. Beryl (Mrs A. T.Conn) and Noel. Aged 84 years.
The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians
ADCOCK, William Eddrup. Arr. 10.2.1887 per Franklin from S.A . Darwin merchant who financed his sons in business at Derby 1885 when gold was
discovered in Kimberley. Retired to Melbourne. [18]
Research Notes
Immigration
William ADCOCK, his parents, George and Mary and 3 of siblings (George, Eliza and Marianne) arrived in South Australia in 1849. (Sister, Marianne Goodwin ADCOCK was born in London in 1849 and passed away on 28 Nov 1850 in South Australia) According to a newspaper article in 1849[19] George (father) was a storeowner and first, imported stock aboard the barque, Asiatic which arrived on 26 Dec 1849 however the family are not on the passenger list and therefore must have arrived on an earlier ship the same year.
Sources
↑ General Register Office UK: Births. ADCOCK, WILLIAM EDDRUP; GOODWIN; GRO Reference: 1847 M Quarter in CITY OF LONDON Volume 02 Page 192. https://www.gro.gov.uk//.
↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriage; Registration number 4384 / 1865; Family name: SHARPLES; Given name(s) Emma; Spouse's family name: ADCOCK; Spouse's given name(s) William Eddrup. https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/.
↑ Department of Justice, New South Wales, Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages: Marriage. 3666/1898 ADCOCK, WILLIAM E; WHEELER, ANNIE M B; MOSMAN. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212636949/ : accessed 22 January 2021), memorial page for William Adcock (1847–18 May 1931), Find a Grave Memorial no. 212636949, citing Burwood Cemetery, Burwood, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .
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