the cobley family history
william henry cobley 1839-1913
William Henry Cobley,
gold miner/businessman

Father: James Cobley 1813-1887 | Mother: Elizabeth Sadler

Grandfather: John Cobley | Mother: Mary Jolly
Gt. Grandfather: ? | Mother: ?

b. 26 August 1839, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
(St. Catherine's House Index : 3Q 1839 /Shepton Mallet/10/page 397)
baptised. ? 1839, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
d. 11 September 1913, 8 Yarborough Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
buried. ?
Plot F047090, Purewa, Auckland, New Zealand

no more information known

m.
Louisa Elizabeth Penman, 6 April 1868, ? Devonport, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
(Marriage witnessed by John T Sellars and Richard Raoen Rausoma)

b. 5 April 1849, ?
baptised. ?

Father: Joseph Penman | Mother: Elizabeth Saddler
d. 27 October 1929, 42 Avenue Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand

buried.
? Plot F047090, Purewa, Auckland, New Zealand

no more information known
  1. Emma Cobley,
    jeweller - Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand

    b. 31 October 1874, Grafton Road,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    baptised. ? Auckland, New Zealand
    d. 11 September 1959, Middlemore Hospital,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    buried.
    ? Auckland, New Zealand

    no more information known

    m.
    George Gabb,
    jeweller - Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand

    14 April 1894, ?
    Newton, Auckland, New Zealand

    b. ?
    baptised.
    ?
    Father: ? | Mother: ?
    d. ?
    Auckland, New Zealand
    buried.
    ?

    no more information known

  2. Maud Cobley,

    b. 12 June 1876, Devonport, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
    baptised. ? Auckland, New Zealand
    d. 30 September 1960, 48 Clevedon Road, Otahuhu,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    buried.
    ? Auckland, New Zealand

    no more information known

    m. 1.
    James Markey, 3 October 1895, ? Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand

    b. ? New Zealand
    baptised. ?
    Father: ? | Mother: ?
    d.
    ? New Zealand
    buried.
    ? New Zealand

    no more information known

    m. 2.
    John Searle, ? New Zealand

    b. ? New Zealand
    baptised. ?
    Father: ? | Mother: ?
    d.
    ? New Zealand
    buried.
    ? New Zealand

    no more information known

  3. William Henry Cobley,
    labourer/gardener

    b. 1 March 1878, Devonport, North Shore,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    baptised. ? Auckland, New Zealand
    d. 18 February 1952, 48 Clevedon Road, Otahuhu,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    buried.
    ? Auckland, New Zealand

    no more information known

  4. Ernest Vincent Cobley,
    ships fireman

    b. 4 December 1879, Devonport, North Shore,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    baptised. ? Auckland, New Zealand
    d. 26 December 1941,Garfield Street, Parnell,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    buried.
    ? Auckland, New Zealand

    no more information known


    m.
    Margaret Jane Snell,
    14 March 1910, ? Brighton Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

    b. ? New Zealand
    baptised. ?
    Father: ? | Mother: ?
    d.
    ? New Zealand
    buried.
    ? New Zealand

    no more information known

  5. George Cobley,
    soldier

    b. 24 July 1881,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    baptised. ? Auckland, New Zealand
    d. 15 October 1905,
    Tulear. Madagascar
    cause : sunstroke and fever

    buried.
    ?

    no more information known

  6. Gertrude Ann King Cobley,

    b. 7 December 1887,? Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand
    baptised. ? New Zealand
    d. 20 July 1979, Beach Haven Hospital, North Shore,
    Auckland, New Zealand
    buried.
    ? Auckland, New Zealand

    no more information known

    m.
    James Ashmore Curtis,
    roading engineer overseer

    24 April 1905, ? Devonport, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand

    b. ? 1882, aboard the ship Ashmore, at sea
    baptised. ?

    Father: ? | Mother: ?
    d.
    ? New Zealand
    buried.
    ? New Zealand

    no more information known

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