I am
very grateful to Joan Reed for much of the information on this page.
She was born 24 March 1896, at Hargrave, a daughter of Ernest Albert Pettit (farmer) and Annie formerly Challis.
She married Frank Edward (Ted) Cockerton, a stud groom, (born 22 November 1891 at Gazeley, Suffolk) on 8 September 1915, at St Mary’s Newmarket. She was aged 20, a domestic servant, living in the parish of St Mary’s Newmarket. Her father Ernest Albert is described as a stockman. The witnesses were Ernest Albert Pettit and Gladys Williams.
At first they lived in a thatched cottage in Stetchworth High Street until January 1957 when the cottage was condemned.
In 1939 (register) Mabel S Cockerton was living in High Street, Stetchworth with Frank E Cockerton (date of birth 22 November 1891, a farm labourer) and with an exact date of birth. There were two others whose records are closed.
She was housed further up the High Street in converted almshouses (top floor maisonette) and later, when she could no longer manage the stairs, moved (1965) to 7, Coopers Close, (at Stetchworth).
Frank Edward died 2 July 1942 at Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge.
Mabel Sarah died on 17 July 1977, at 7 Coopers Close, Stetchworth from myocardial infarction (Ia) and systemic arterial hypertension (Ib), and treated hypothyroidism (typed on the certificate as hypothycordisiu) and osteoarthritis (II).
Three of Mabel Sarah and Frank Edward Cockerton’s children were:
Edward George (Ted) Cockerton (1916 – 1976). He was born 3 February 1916 at Cheveley. He married 10 June 1948 to Annie Hurley (Nan) of Irish ancestry (born 26 May 1926 and died 6 May 1980). He was an army major/captain and died 5 November 1976. There is an entry in the probate indexes for Edward George Cockerton of 35 Victoria Street, Littleport, Ely who died 15 November 1976. Administration with will was granted at Ipswich 20 June 1977. Effects £1700.
Nellie Annie Cockerton (1917
– 2010) (known as Sissie). She was born 25 October 1917 and married
Harold George John Scrivens (born 3 December 1920 and
died 26 October 1992 London) on 12 September 1943. Sissie died 5
December 2010.
Edna Dorothy Cockerton (1920 – 2010). She was born 18 February 1920. She was married, aged 19, on 25 December 1939 at St Peter’s Stetchworth, to Courtney (Tom) Reed who was aged 32 and a house painter of Buckhurst Hill, Essex. Courtney was born 31 August 1907, South Woodford E 18 and died 8 November 1979 at Much Hadham, Herts, general decorator (retired). Edna died 11 April 2010 and had been suffering from dementia for about 6 years.
Posted
December 2016