When Robert Cockerell was born on 29 August 1834, in Colebrook, Tasmania, Australia, his father, William James Cockerell, was 38 and his mother, Mary Anne Briscoe, was 26. He married Ann Loan on 7 September 1855, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 20 December 1902, in Dunedin, New Zealand, at the age of 68, and was buried in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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George Grey explores Western Australia.
During the administration of Van Diemen's Land by Governor John Frankin (1837-1843) the town's name was changed to Colebrook Dale
The New Provinces Act was established to help create new Provinces in the quickly growing region of New Zealand. This Act also helped kept laws in check as well as create Provincial Councils to help govern over the people within the areas.
English (southeastern England, of Norman origin): variant of Cockrell .
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