Private Levi
( Ley )
Cockerton (c 1824 .....1873 )
Settled in New
Zealand
- Back to . . 58th
Foot Rutlandshire Regiment
Born :
c 1824
Where Born :
Maidstone, Kent, England
Occupation : papermaker / Soldier
Date Arrived :
London 10 Jan 1845. Sydney 13 June 1845.
Ship Arrived on : " Ann "
British Sovereign Sydney 20 Sept 1845. Bay of Islands 9 Oct 1845.
Rank on Discharge :
Date of Enlistment :
07 Dec 1842 12th Regiment:
Regimental # : 2000
Transferred : 58th Regiment
Where Enlisted :
Date of Discharge : 28
Feb 1853.
Where Discharged :
Died : 1873
Where Died /
Buried : : Auckland, New
Zealand buried 14 June 1873, aged 48 years of Shortland Street
Parents Names : George
Cockerton & Sarah Cockerton.
Spouse's Name :
Born :
Where Born :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Date Married :
1850
Where Married :
Spouse's Parents.
- Descendants :
- Area Settled :
- New Zealand
- Children :
-
- History &
Achievements :
- LEVI COCKERTON. he was born about 1824 in Maidstone, Kent,
England. Parents were George Cockerton & Sarah Cockerton.
Levi served in Australia but then traveled to New Zealand where he
fought in the Maori wars.
He traveled from Australia to NZ on the ship Caduceus Levi Cockerton
England papermaker 39yrs old Port of departure Melbourne port of
arrival Auckland.
- Reference to Levi can be found in the following sources
- Hughes, H. & L. Discharged in New
Zealand.
p.49
12th Regiment:
Regimental No: 2000
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Surname: COCKERTON
First Name: Levi
Born; Maidstone
Occupation on Enlistment: Papermaker
Date of Enlistment: 07 Dec 1842.
Place of Discharge: AK (presumably AUCKLAND)
Date Discharged: 28 Feb 1853.
Type of Discharge: F (Free Discharge)
Ship: ANBS (Codes are used in the book for the ship names, which
provide dates of sailing, so therefore:
AN = ANN: London 10 Jan 1845. Sydney 13 June 1845.
BS = BRITISH SOVEREIGN: Sydney 20 Sept 1845. Bay of Islands 9 Oct
1845.
- STOWERS, R. (1998) The New Zealand Medal
to Colonists. Detailed medal rolls of officers and men in colonial
units. NZ Wars 1845-1872.1st Waikato Militia Regiment, p.85:
COCKERTON Levi, Sergeant No. 9 Coy (Company) (joined Sandhurst
1/9/1863 - ). Also 2000 Private, 58th Foot (7/12/1842 -28/2/1853;
Auckland; Mauku (Titi Hill) 23/10/1863; Irihanga 18/1/1867 &
15/2/1867; Te Akeake 4/2/1867; Whakamarama 15/2/1867 (Tauranga
Campaign). Born 1824 Maidstone, Kent. Paperman. Arrived aboard
Caduseus ex Melbourne; Gazette 1871. Issued 13/11/1872; 286:
AD32/2478.
- Levi remained in New Zealand until his death in 1873
He is buried in Auckland, New Zealand
Cemetery Records - Symonds Street
The Anglican St Paul's register has Levi Cockerton buried 14 June
1873, aged 48 years of Shortland Street. Service by Rev Nelson -
reference 105/32
Cockerton, Levi, d.1873
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(QLD) Australia
- Last revised: May 02, 2007.