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John Somers Cocks

John Somers Cocks

Male 1760 - 1841  (80 years)

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  • Name John Somers Cocks  [1] 
    Born 06 May 1760  Ince Castle, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 05 Jan 1841  Brighton, Sussex Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried 15 Jan 1841  St. John the Baptist Church, Eastnor, Herefordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I00150  Eliots of Port Eliot
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2021 

    Father Charles Cocks,   b. 29 Jun 1725, Castleditch, Eastnor, Herefordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1806, His House on Cavendish-square, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Eliot,   b. 03 May 1739, Molenick, St. Germans, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jan 1771, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Family ID F00046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 Jane Cocks,   d. 23 Nov 1868 
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F00280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 2 Margaret Nash,   d. 09 Feb 1831 
    Married 19 Mar 1785  Bevere, Worcester Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Edward Charles "Charles" Cocks,   b. 27 Jul 1786,   d. 08 Oct 1812  (Age 26 years)
     2. John Somers Cocks,   b. 19 Mar 1788, Bromisberrow Place, near Ledbury Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Oct 1852, Grosvenor Place, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. James Somers Cocks,   b. 09 Jan 1790,   d. 05 Jul 1856  (Age 66 years)
     4. Margaret Maria Cocks,   b. 06 Aug 1791, Reigate Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1849, 9 Eaton-place West, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F00273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • --- "Kentish Gazette" 26 Mar 1785, page 3:
      MARRIAGES.
      Saturday, by a special licence, at Bevere, in the county of Worcester, the Hon. John Sommers Cocks, to Miss Nash, only daughter of the Rev. C. Nash, of Bevere.

      --- "Worcester Journal" Thursday, 21 Jan 1841:
      "Death of Earl Somers. This Noble Earl, who was in his 81st years, died at Brighton yesterday (Tuesday) morning, soon after six o'clock.. His lordship took a carriage airing on Monday afternoon, and after dinner complained of serious illness. He was ill during the night, and shortly after six o'clock he requested to be taken out of bed and placed in a chair, when he almost immediately expired."

  • Sources 
    1. "Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom" edited by G.E. Cokdyne, 1896, Volume 7.

    2. "Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom" edited by G.E. Cokdyne, 1896, Volume 7 --- seen on Google Books. Page 167 For Place: "Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries" Volume 39, Issues 1-6, by J.G. Commin, 2002, page 168 --- seen on Google Books (Snippet View) Footnote: "Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom" edited by G.E. Cokdyne, 1896, Volume 7 --- seen on Google Books. Page 167 For Place: "Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries" Volume 39, Issues 1-6, by J.G. Commin, 2002, page 168 --- seen on Google Books (Snippet View).

    3. "Worcester Journal" Thursday, 21 Jan 1841.

    4. "Kentish Gazette" 26 Mar 1785, page 3.