Thomas, son of John Cockram and Elizabeth Barbury (née Cory) Heard was born on 3 January 1825 at Kilkhampton in Devon. He emigrated with his older brothers, Samuel and John, sister Elizabeth and brother-in-law, John Crouch on the Lord William Bentick, arriving in Victoria on 22 August 1844. On arriving in the colony he worked as a shepherd for one year for William McGill of the Burrumbeep Run at Maroona in the north-west of Victoria. He married Elizabeth Susanah Jenkins (1822-1865) in 1848 at the Wesleyan church in Melbourne. They had the following children: Jane — born on 28 May 1851 at Barrabool Hills, married William Henry Edney on 1 June 1871 at Holy Trinity Church of England in Barrabool Hills, died on 18 November 1912 aged 61 years of liver failure at her home in Francis Street Belmont, buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery John — born in 1852 at Barrabool Hills, died in 1883 aged 31 years at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery Emma — born on 13 August 1855 at Geelong, married Alfred Edney in 1877, died on 27 January 1920 at Geelong George — born on 3 November 1857 at Geelong, died on 5 March 1907 at Numurkah Charles — born on 6 November 1859 at Barrabool Hills, married Alice Edney on 15 March 1887 at Holy Trinity Church in Barrabool Hills, died on 26 July 1920 at Numurkah Samuel Arscott — born in 1861 at Barrabool Hills, died on 7 September 1919 at Geelong William — born on 7 August 1863 at Barrabool, married Jane Hill in 1892, died on 14 October 1914 at Riverdale in Ceres, buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery Mary Elizabeth — born in 1865, died in 1866 Elizabeth died aged 36 years on 26 July 1865 and was buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery. Thomas married Susanna Eldridge on 12 May 1866 in Melbourne. She had two children who were born in Cornwall, Samuel and Daniel. Thomas and Susanna had the following children: Thomas Eldridge — born on 5 October 1867 at Ceres, died on 20 December 1867 at Ceres, buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery Albert — born on 3 April 1871, died on 16 January 1942 at Geelong West Maude Louise — born on 3 May 1875 at Ceres, married Walter Edney on 1894, died on 30 July 1939 at Wodonga aged 64 years Elizabeth Jane — born on 3 May 1875 at Ceres, died on 23 August 1948 at Point Lonsdale Thomas took up land on the south of the Barwon River, east of the Berramungah Vineyard (lot 49 of Section 22 in the Merrawarp Estate) which he named ‘Riverdale’. Over the years, he increased his landholdings. | Thomas died on 18 September 1903 at Ceres aged 79 years and was buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery. He left real estate valued at £3735 and personal at £854 to his widow and children. Susanna died on 3 February 1917 aged 76 years at Geelong and was buried with him. |
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