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William Preston COBB

Male 1816 - 1893  (77 years)

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  • Name William Preston COBB 
    Birth 1816  New Malton, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Travel 10 Aug 1846  From Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia aboard barque 'Foam' to Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 1856  Farmer Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1856  Preston Grange, Frankston, Evelyn and Mornington, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1871  Magistrate Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence Between 1871 and 1891  Front Street, Acomb, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Occupation 1881  Justice of the Peace (JP) Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1881  Ivy Cottage, Acomb, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 23 Apr 1893  York, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Probate 11 Jul 1893  At York. To Laura Jane Cobb widow, John George Cobb merchant's clerk and Robert Holtby gentleman. Effects £4313 10s 3d. Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I12702  GhentGoodFamilyTree
    Last Modified 8 May 2025 

    Father Robert COBB 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emma PRESTON 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca Sophia CORRY 
    Children 
     1. William Frederick COBB,   b. 1845, Melbourne, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1863, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 May 2025 

    Family 2 Emma Mansfield JEFFREYS,   b. 5 Mar 1831, Bombay, India Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1870, York, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 1860  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Eliza Preston COBB,   b. 5 Jun 1861, Moorooduc, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Living
     3. Reginald Julius COBB,   b. 7 May 1864, York, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1889 (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Emma Mary Jeffreys COBB,   b. 1866, Acomb, York, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Emily Adeline Jeffreys COBB,   b. 1869, Acomb, York, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, Yorkshire WR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 May 2025 

    Family 3 Laura Jane DENNIS,   b. 1853, Walpole St Peter, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 29 May 1884  St John the Evangelist, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. William Forbes Preston COBB,   b. 1887, Acomb, York, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 May 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S006997] New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922.

    2. [S006446] Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980.

    3. [S006412] England Census 1871.

    4. [S006414] England Census 1891.

    5. [S006337] England Census 1881.

    6. [S006635] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, 9a, 65, 2nd Qtr 1893.
      Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire WR

    7. [S006667] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995.

    8. [S006428] Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950.

    9. [S006607] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, 4a, 406 2nd Qtr 1884.
      Chelmsford, Essex


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