COCKRAM, Richard & Betsy
1804 – 23 April 1883
1810 – 4 November 1888
Origin Devon, UK
Accompanying Family Mary (15), Edmund Oxen (11), Edward (8) & Edwin (5)
First settled in Gingin, WA
Original Occupation Farmer
Occupation in Australia Building, Farmer, Hotelier, Mail Contractor / Carrier
SOPHIA
Departure Port Plymouth
Arrival Year 1850
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Elizabeth Cockram (nee Buckingham) her two brothers, (Thomas & John) & their families travelled together from Devon. Richard Cockram & brother-in-law, Thomas Buckingham cut a road between Gingin & Wanneroo & built pug-walled cottages for settlers in both these areas. Richard Cockram purchased land at Gingin, built a 2-storey home which became a hotel. Son Edmund moved to Champion Bay where his daughter Betsy (our grandmother) was born. We were told she was the first white child born at the Greenough.
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I have published a book called Albert Edmund Cockram King of The Racecourse 1870-1945 which has much WA and Cockram history. Albert Cockram was the Son of Edmund and the above were his grandparents. I can be contacted on mcsweeney@iinet.net.au
Fri 27 May 2016
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