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I have found the details of an ancestor in a paperwork when clearing a family house.

John Cockayne born October 25th 1944, Died January 30th 1956.

He may have lived in Newhall Derbyshire.
I am struggling to find anymore information for him, to confirm he is related to my paternal Grandmothers line of Cockaynes.
Can anyone help as no census to research. Thank you.

Start by finding his birth registration on freebmd - it will tell you MMN and allow you to work back - or sideways
I’m sure you know how to access and use freebmd

This him? He died end of 1956 though.

First name(s) John E
District Burton upon Trent
Last name Cockayne
County Staffordshire
Gender Male
Volume 9B
Birth day -
Page 85
Birth month -
Country England
Birth year 1944
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Age 12
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death quarter 4
Death year 1956


and his possible birth.

First name(s) John E
Country England
Last name Cockayne
Volume 7B
Birth quarter 4
Page 861
Birth year 1944
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name Percival
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Repton
Subcategory Civil Births
County Derbyshire


Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index
Newhall, Derbyshire, England
Transcript of Ivy's record
First name(s) Ivy
County Derbyshire
Last name Percival
Country England
Sex Female
Register Office South Derbyshire (Derby)
Marriage year 1941
Reference A505/01/007
Parish Newhall Ebenezer Church
Record set Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index
Place Newhall
Spouse's first name George Edward
Spouse's last name Cockayne


They appear to have had one other son, born 1948 staffordshire.

Ivy in 1939.

1939 Register
54 Main Street, Swadlincote, Swadlincote District U.D., Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
William Percival 17 May 1881 Male Colliery Overman (Below) Married 229 1
Zillah Percival 28 Aug 1883 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 229 2
>>Ivy Cockayne (Percival) 22 Jul 1914 Female Shoe Operative Machinist Single 229 3
Ida Hopper (Percival) 10 Sep 1916 Female Shoe Operative Machinist Single 229 4
William Percival 11 Jul 1921 Male Apprenticed Dental Mechanic - 229 5
Leslie Percival 05 Nov 1926 Female At School Single 229 6


and a possible for George (Edward) going by where he is living.


1939 Register
27 Parliament Street, Swadlincote, Swadlincote District U.D., Derbyshire, England

Household members (3 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Thomas H Castledine 30 Mar 1881 Male Colliery Hewer - Below Ground Married 166 1
Matilda Cockayne 13 Oct 1878 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 166 2
>>George E Cockayne 20 Jul 1911 Male Head Clerk (Brick & Pipe Manufacturers) Single 166 3


EDIT Thomas H Castledine should read Cockayne. Castledine is the household before.

Thank you all for your help, after I had failed to find any link.

It looks like George's Dad could be my Paternal Grandmothers brother then, which confirms the link to the family.
I will now look to find the other sibling mentioned as born in Staffordshire 1948.
Thank you all again for your help.

The 1948 child appears to have married in Enfield in 1974, and was living in Derbyshire in 2008.
Property hasn't been sold since then, so possibly still there.

Two children, born 1978 Derbyshire, and 1981 Staffordshire.

The 1978 child had a business address in Thame in 2018 (see Electoral Roll under "Search" at top right of this page) , and is still active with the company (per a Companies House record), so presumably still contactable at that address.

Thank you all for your help, after I had failed to find any links.

It looks like George's Dad could be my Paternal Grandmothers brother then, which confirms the link to the family.

I am now looking to find the other sibling mentioned as born in Staffordshire 1948.
Thank you all again for your help.

Thomas Henry and Matilda.

1911 Census For England & Wales
119 Parliament St Newhall, Stanton and Newhall, Derbyshire, England

Household members (2 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Henry Cockayne Head
Married Male 30 1881 Coal miner stallman Earl Shilton Leicestershire
Matilda Cockayne Wife
Married Female 32 1879 - Albert Village Leicestershire


and their marriage.


First name(s) Thomas Henry
Last name Cockayne
Age 21
Birth year 1881
Denomination Anglican
Place Earl Shilton
Residence Earl Shilton
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) George
Father's last name Cockayne
Event type Parish Registers
Marriage year 1902
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Marriage date 27 Oct 1902
Archive reference DE2673/5
Spouse's first name(s) Matilda
Spouse's age 24
Spouse's father's first name(s) Henry
Spouse's father's last name Kirkland
Spouse's residence Earl Shilton


What is the name of your paternal grandmother and her year of birth?


Thomas' family.

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Wood Street, Earl Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

Household members (5 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Cockayne Head
Married Male 33 1858 Shoe rivetter Leicestershire, England
Henrietta Cockayne Wife
Married Female 35 1856 - Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Thomas H Cockayne Son
- Male 10 1881 Scholar Leicestershire, England
Angelina A Cockayne Daughter
- Female 7 1884 Scholar Leicestershire, England
Florence Cockayne Daughter
- Female 5 1886 Scholar Leicestershire, England

another daughter, Mabel E b 1899.


COCKAYNE, - WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1880 M Quarter in HINCKLEY Volume 07A Page 68
COCKAYNE, THOMAS HENRY WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1881 J Quarter in HINCKLEY Volume 07A Page 67
COCKAYNE, ADA ANGELINA WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1883 S Quarter in HINCKLEY Volume 07A Page 65
COCKAYNE, FLORENCE AMELIA WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1886 J Quarter in HINCKLEY Volume 07A Page 83
COCKAYNE, MABEL ELIZABETH WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1898 J Quarter in HINCKLEY Volume 07A Page 64

My Paternal Grandmother was Florence Amelia, born 1886.
Sadly she died in 1932 when my Dad was 5.
Very strange, that my Mum was born on the same day and year that Florence died.
Many thanks again.

Thank you for your help.
I am interested how you found the details of the other brother born and details. Do you have any names you could share by private message? Thank you

Yes, will PM details.

Thank you. That would be amazing. Look forward to hearing from you.

Details sent.

The birth is on freebmd