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![Show Contents]() Cockram History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Cockram familyThe surname Cockram was first found in Lancashire at Cockerham, a small village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster. It lies in the unions of Garstang and Lancaster, partly in the hundred of Amounderness, but chiefly in the hundred of Lonsdale south and dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Cocreham. The place name literally means "homestead or enclosure on the River Cocker" having derived from the Celtic river-name + ham. 1 "The name is compounded of 'coker,' a 'quiver,' and 'ham,' a 'village.' Soon after the Conquest the place was in the possession of the Lancasters, barons of Kendal; the abbot of St. Mary de Pratis established a cell or priory here, which existed in the 20th of Edward I., but it merged in the superior house long before the Dissolution. " 2 Early History of the Cockram familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cockram research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1163, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1623, 1626, 1650 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Cockram History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cockram Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cockerham, Cockeram, Cockram, Cokram, Cokeram, Cockrame, Cockerame, Cookram, Cookeram and many more. Early Notables of the Cockram familyDistinguished members of the family include Henry Cockeram (fl. 1650), known only as the author of 'The English Dictionarie, or a new Interpreter of hard English Words,' which was the first dictionary of the English language ever published...
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 Cockram migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cockram Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Mr. William Cockram, (b. 1609), aged 28, British settler from Southwold, Suffolk departing May 1637 from England aboard the ship "Mary Ann" arriving in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on 20 June 1637 3
- Mrs. Christine Cockram, (b. 1611), aged 26, British settler with 2 children from Southwold, Suffolk departing May 1637 from England aboard the ship "Mary Ann" arriving in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on 20 June 1637 3
| Cockram migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Cockram Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. William Cockram, (Cocklin) who was convicted in Bristol, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 4th August 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
- Mr. John Cockram, (b. 1821), aged 18, English labourer who was convicted in Somerset, England for 10 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Canton" on 20th September 1839, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1897 5
- Gabriel Cockram, aged 38, a pastoralist, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Nile"
| Cockram migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Cockram Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Thomas Cockram, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1841
- Maria Cockram, aged 26, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1841
| Cockram migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6Cockram Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- James Cockram, who landed in Barbados in 1685
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cockram (post 1700) | + |
- Phyllis E. Cockram, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1972 7
- Allan Charles Cockram (b. 1963), retired English professional footballer from Kensington
- W.W. Cockram, Australian eponym of the W W Cockram Stakes, a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race
- Jeremi Cockram, Welsh television actor, best known for his role as Sion White in the Welsh soap Pobol y Cwm
| Historic Events for the Cockram family | + |
- Mr. Albert Richard Cockram, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 8
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