John Septimus COKER

John Septimus COKER

Male 1866 - UNKNOWN


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  • Name John Septimus COKER 
    Birth Jan 1866  Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
      Name: John S Coker Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1866
      Registration District: Stepney County: London
      Event Place: Stepney, London, England
      Volume: 1C Page: 501 Affiliate Line Number: 279

    Gender Male 
    Census 1871  242 Hill Street, Walworth, Newington, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1871 census for 242 Hill St, Newington:
      William J.T.Coker, head, married, aged 39, grainer, born Limehouse
      Martha Coker, wife, aged 38, born Islington
      William F Coker, son, unm, aged 17, envelope stamper?, born Prahran, Victoria, Australia
      Elizabeth L Coker, dau, aged 15, scholar, born Prahran, Victoria, Australia
      Charles F Coker, son, aged 12, scholar, born Prahran, Victoria, Australia
      Arthur E Coker, son, aged 8, born Mile End, Middlesex
      Thomas J Coker, son, aged 6, born Mile End
      John S Coker, son, aged 5, born Stepney
      Ellen I Coker, daug, aged 1 month, born Newington, Surrey
      Ann Clarke, mother-in-law, married, aged 49 (second wife of father-in-law), nurse, born Newington

    Census 1881  Back 8, Ponton Terrace, Battersea, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1881 census for Ponton Terrace, Battersea:
      William Coker, head, married, aged 49, house decorator and grainer, born Middlesex
      Martha Coker, head, aged 40, born Islington
      Elizabeth Coker, dau, unm, aged 25, dressmaker, born Victoria, Australia
      Arthur Coker, son, aged 19, printer, born Mile End
      Thomas Coker, son, aged 16, printer, born Mile End
      John Coker, son, aged 15, printer, born Mile End
      Ellen Coker, dau, aged 10, scholar, born Walworth
      Florence Coker, dau, aged 9, born Brixton
      Alice Coker, dau, aged 6, scholar, born Battersea

    Census 1891  116 Henley Rd, Camberwell, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1891 census for 116 Henley Rd, Camberwell:
      Geo Baker, head, married, aged 37, stone carver mason, born Westminster, London
      Emily Baker, wife, aged 38, born Lambeth
      Horace Baker, son, aged aged 13?, scholar, born Birmingham
      John S Coker, visitor, married, aged 35*, printer, born Stepney
      Lavinia Coker, visitor, married, aged 22, born Devenport
      *He is actually only 25 as he and Lavinia's wedding cert from 1888 gives his age then as 22

    Occupation 1902 
    Lithographer and printer 
    Death UNKNOWN 
    Notes 
    • No information to confirm when he died. There is a possible 1910 death thus:
      England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
      First name(s) JOHN Last name COKER Gender Male Birth year 1865 Age 45
      Death quarter 2 Death year 1910
      District Fulham County London
      Volume 1A Page 161 Country England
      However, his wife Lavinia is described as married on the 1911 census, even though John Septimus Coker is not found anywhere on that census and is presumed dead.


      Note that on the 1891 census, his stated age is 10 years older than he is. Not found on 1901 census. They had a child in 1900 but are not found on 1901 census. Their son, John Harold Leo Coker, is on the 1911 census as the adopted son of Lavinia's twin sister Rose and her husband.
    Person ID I4706  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2021 

    Father William John Tyler COKER,   b. 23 Mar 1832, Limehouse, London, Middlesex, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1912, Walworth, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Martha Jessie CLARK,   b. 13 Mar 1833, Islington, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1893, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 14 Aug 1852  London, England, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Page 72, 1852 marriage solemnized at the parish church in the parish of St Anne, Limehouse, Middlesex:
      No 144, 14 August 1852, William John Tyler Coker, a minor, bachelor, painter, of Henry Street, son of William Coker, rigger Martha Jessie Clark, a minor, spinster, of Aston St, daughter of William Hobbs Clark, merchant. Witnesses: WH Clark and Elizabeth Louisa Clark.


      On the 14th inst., at Limehouse Church, William John Tyler Coker, Esq., to Martha Jessie Clark, youngest daughter of William Hobbs Clark, Esq., both of that parish.
      The Morning Herald, 18 Aug 1852

    Family ID F608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lavinia Eliza STEVENS,   b. 5 Mar 1869, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devonshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1959, Wandsworth, Greater London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 31 Mar 1888  St Stephens Church, Walworth, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1888 marriages solemnized at the Parish Church, St, Stephens, Walworth, Surrey:
      No 471, March 31, 1888. John Septimus Coker, aged 22, bachelor, printer, of Walworth. Father: William John Coker, decorator.
      and Lavinia Eliza Stevens, aged 20, spinster, Walworth. Father: Hopkins Stevens, master tailor
      Witnesses: ?? Twigg and Rosina Stevens

    Children 
     1. John Harold Leo COKER,   b. 17 Aug 1900, Brockley, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1969, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F1833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2025