| ![Show Contents]() Cockle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Cockle is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Cockle family lived in Gloucestershire. The family was originally from Cocquerel, near Evreux, Normandy, and it is from that location that their name derives. Early Origins of the Cockle familyThe surname Cockle was first found in Gloucestershire where Illyas de Kokerel held fiefs in 1165 from Bohun and Neumarché. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list the following: Geoffrey Cokerell in Norfolk; John Cokerel in Yorkshire; and Reginald Kokerel in Cambridgeshire. 2 "In 1324 Sir William Cockerell was returned from Essex to attend a great council at Westminster." 1 The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list the following: Matilda Cokrell; Elias Cokrell and Alicia Cokerell. 2 Early History of the Cockle familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cockle research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1305, 1574, 1575, 1754, 1759, 1788, 1790, 1794, 1802, 1807, 1809, 1827, 1832, 1833, 1840, 1861, 1863 and 1878 are included under the topic Early Cockle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cockle Spelling VariationsMultitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Cockerell, Cockerill, Cockrill, Cockrell and others. Early Notables of the Cockle familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1754-1827), English architect, son of John Cockerell of Bishop's Hall, Somersetshire. He was brother of Sir Charles Cockerell, M.P., of Sezincote, Gloucestershire, who was created a Baronet in 1809. His mother was daughter of John Jackson, the nephew and heir of Samuel Pepys, and through her Cockerell became the representative, and inherited many interesting relics, of the great diarist. One of his sons was Charles Robert Cockerell [q. v.], a far more distinguished architect than his father. 3Charles Robert Cockerell (1788-1863), the English architect was the son of Samuel Pepys...
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Some of the Cockle family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, travelling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Cockle or a variant listed above:
Cockle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Cockle, who arrived in New England in 1775 4
Cockle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Madge Cockle, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
- Robert Cockle, aged 3, who landed in America, in 1893
- Walter Cockle, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1893
- Mary J. Cockle, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
- W.J. Cockle, aged 38, who immigrated to America, in 1894
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Cockle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Kathleen Cockle, aged 23, who settled in America, in 1910
- Ernest Cockle, aged 23, who landed in America from London, England, in 1912
- Ernest Cockle, aged 18, who immigrated to America, in 1917
- Dorothy Ivy Cockle, aged 23, who landed in America from London, England, in 1919
- Ernest A. Cockle, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cockle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. George Reuben Cockle, "Caughell, Ruben" U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cockle (post 1700) | + |
- James Cockle (b. 1986), English professional speedway rider
- Mr. William Cockle, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1689 to 1690
- James Cockle (1782-1854), British surgeon
- Sir James Cockle FRS FRAS FCPS FMS (1819-1895), English lawyer and mathematician, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia (1863 to 1879)
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- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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