A One-Name Study of Cornwall/Devon Bassetts/Bassets

Emma Whiley¹

F, #9249, b. 7 April 1880, d. 5 September 1950

Father

Jonathan Whiley¹ b. 1851, d. 6 Jul 1922

Mother

Sarah Ann Bentley¹

Relationship

2nd cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett

Last Edited

4 May 2021

Birth*

7 April 1880

Molong, NSW, Australia¹

Married Name

12 June 1901

Pocknall²

Marriage*

12 June 1901

Molong, NSW, Australia;Groom=James A Pocknall²

Death of Father

6 July 1922

71 Heighway Avenue, Croydon, NSW, Australia;Principal=Jonathan Whiley³

Death*

5 September 1950

32 St Hilliers Road, Auburn, NSW, Australia;
OBITUARY
Mrs. E. Pocknall.
The death occurred suddenly on September 5, of Mrs. Emma Pocknall, wife of James Pocknall, at her late residence, 32 St. Hilliers Road, Auburn.
She leaves, besides her husband, two sons— Philip and Benjamin, both of Auburn, and two daughters — Elsie (Mrs. A. Powell, of Wollongong) and Doris (Mrs. A. Pritchard, Brisbane), and seven grandchildren, to mourn their loss.
Mrs. Pocknall was a native of Molong district, being the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Whiley, of Gregra.
Her brothers are: Joshua (Molong), Aubrey (Canterbury), Roger (Strathfield), while Lizzie (Mrs. L. Dartnell, Epping), Ethel (Mrs J. Langdon, deceased, Gunnedah) and Ida (Mrs. B. S. Matthews, Orange) are her sisters.
The funeral left her home after a short service, for the Baptist portion of Rookwood cemetery. Rev. Jolly, Baptist Minister, of Auburn, performed the last sad rites.⁴

Family

James A Pocknall

Children

Philip James Pocknall⁵ b. 2 Dec 1901, d. 18 Aug 1982
Elsie May Pocknall⁶ b. 9 Feb 1903, d. 27 May 1966
Doris Bell Pocknall⁷ b. 2 Dec 1905, d. 21 Dec 1985
Benjamin Jonathan Pocknall⁸ b. 4 Jun 1919, d. 27 May 1977

Citations

[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 18303/1880 Emma Whiley.
[S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 4230/1901 James A Pocknall & Emma Whiley.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, July 7, 1922.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Molong Express, Friday, Spetember 22, 1950.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 4708/1902 Philip J Pocknall.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 4810/1903 Elsie M Pocknall.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 2305/1906 Doris B Pocknall.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 24328/1919 Benjamin J Pocknall.