314:... Robert Cock was deeply disturbed to find that local authorities still had no intention of honouring a commitment made while still in Britain to set aside one fifth of all land to provide a fund for aboriginal welfare. Having bought land in Adelaide he felt morally obliged to pay interest on one-fifth of the purchase price. 'I felt it my duty', he informed the local Protector of Aborigines in 1838, 'to pay to the proper authorities for the use of the natives this yearly rent'. He denied that the money was a donation but 'a just claim that the natives of this district have on me as an occupier of those lands'.
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768:"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (8 December 2014), Robert Cock and Catherine Christie, 28 May 1832; citing Abdie,Fife,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,144.
757:"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (8 December 2014), Robert Cock and Betty Wishart, 15 Jan 1823; citing Kilmany, Fife, Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,166.
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rivers, arriving at Lake
Alexandrina on 31 December. (The Hindmarsh was subsequently renamed the Bremer). In his journal, Robert noted the suitability of the region for wine growing. (He is occasionally cited as being the first to identify the
532:"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (2 January 2015), Robert Cock, 28 Oct 1776; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,142.
824:"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (2 January 2015), Agnes Cock, 15 Aug 1828; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,144.
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He set up a sort of thatched roof in which he and his wife and 6 children lived while he built a house. The house, when built, was used as a store and saleroom, and the family remained in the primitive shelter whilst he pursued his
779:"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (2 January 2015), Betty Cock, 27 Mar 1824; index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,144.
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Robert Cock married
Elizabeth 'Betty' Wishart (1805â1830) on 15 Jan 1823 in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland. He married again, to Catherine Christie (23 March 1807 â 18 Apr 1870) on 28 May 1832 in
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November 1838. He was for a time in partnership with fellow
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Betty Cock (27 March 1824 Abdie, Fife, Scotland â 24 December 1852 Adelaide, South
Australia) married the Reverend James Benny of
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Christian Chambers (c. 1850 â 6 August 1911) married Arthur Greenway Pollitt (1 May 1842 â c. 26 January 1917), son of
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James Cock ( â ) and his wife
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Robert Cock's father, also named Robert Cock (c. 1776 â 16 December 1839) arrived in South Australia on the
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Agnes (Nancy) Cock (15 August 1828 â 23 November 1848) married John Kelly (1819â1892) of Cumberland Farm,
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In December 1838, Robert and the surgeon, R. G. Jameson, conducted a survey of the east coast of
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Anne Cock (1862â ) married William Henry Collins ( â ) on 6 January 1886, lived at Mount Gambier
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Recollections of Old Colonists" (RGSA vol 6), "Reminiscences by Pastor Finlayson" pp 48-49
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This article also canvasses alternative origins of the name Cox's Creek.
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travelled back to Mount Barker to meet the celebrated explorer
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718:A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies
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479:Ann Cock (c. January 1847 â 29 September 1861)
184:He conducted explorations of the areas around
872:. Broken Hill, NSW. 7 January 1914. p. 2
113:28 October 1876 Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland â
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908:– via National Library of Australia.
880:– via National Library of Australia.
852:– via National Library of Australia.
812:– via National Library of Australia.
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463:David Gambier Cock (1881â) of Mount Barker
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251:In August 1838, Robert Cock along with
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280:In May 1839, Robert explored the
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796:"Rev. James Benny's Jubilee"
705:The Whispering in our hearts
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730:"The Days Before Yesterday"
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869:The Barrier Miner
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139:Robert Cock
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519:References
428:James Cock
334:James Cock
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