Hockley Guestbook (Archive)
In February 2012 HTML Gear Guestbook announced its retirement, and as of April 2, 2012 it was longer available, and the guestbook files were deleted. I had not been to the guestbook account for many months, so unfortunately, missed the announcement and the deadline for retrieving files from our Hockley account. Below are the messages I had already Archived.
Have not checked to see if the e-mail addresses are current!
Darlene Heal
Saturday 05/10/2003 7:12:47pm
Name:
Barb Hardee
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Location:
North Carolina, USA
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Wonderful site. My great grandmother was Rebecca Hannah Hockley (born 1855 in Hatfield, Essex, England). She died in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia in 2-28-1919. She married Joseph Newman (my great grandfather). Her father was Jabez Hockley and her mother was Sarah Ann Evans . Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.
Wednesday 04/23/2003 4:38:19pm
Name:
Sue
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UK
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I have no Hockley connection, but my family came from Dunton and my dad was actually born in Rose Cottage in 1910 and other members lived in adjoining cottage and others along the lane.
Tuesday 04/22/2003 1:52:12pm
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Alfreda Conner
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Location:
Florence, Oregon
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Just heard about your sight from Terry West and he says the PERRIN/REEDER line has three connections in Essex and Suffolk to the HOCKLEYs. Anyone else with a PERRIN/Reader connection should contact us.
Tuesday 04/01/2003 11:52:22am
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John Hockley
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Location:
London, Ont Canada
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I found your site very resourceful. I didn't find anything about my family in particular, but I think that it will help alot of people fill in the blanks of where they come from.
Saturday 03/29/2003 12:02:14am
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Michael Robert Hockley
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593 Drum Road, Pontypool, Ontario Canada
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I was just surfing the net and came across your web page, and yes I would be interested in finding out more about my family's history,this is just great, and I will be back.
Monday 02/24/2003 5:12:04pm
Name:
joan p. williamson
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Location:
Torbay
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Very interesting site. I hope to find out more about my Hockley/Pymar ancestors by looking in. My great-grandmother was Hannah Hockley, born 1864 and my great-grandfather was George Benjamin Pymar, born 1861. They lived in Sudbury, Suffolk. I know that Hannah moved to London(Tottenham) sometime after 1901, and lived with one of her daughters. She travelled to North America at some point, with the idea of living with her son George Sydney Pymar, who had changed his name to Hockley. However, she did return to England and continued to live at Tottenham, where she was a much loved grandma to my mother Lily. I think she died in the late 1920's or early 1930's.
Wednesday 02/19/2003 5:35:02pm
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Kawarau Tracey Ngaia-Hockley
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Location:
Normanby, Sth Taranaki, NEW ZEALAND
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I married a Hockley whose ancestor is a WILLIAM HOCKLEY who had a son named PAUL HOCKLEY who married Elsie Isobel McMillan. All these people lived in New Zealand. Paul and Elsie had Eric, Margaret and Peter Hockley. Eric and Betty his wife had my father-in-law Russell Graham Hockley who in turn had my husband (ex-Husband)Russell Erika Hockley who married me, and we have Russell Edward Joseph Ngatauerua Hockley, Aaron Isaac Hoani Hockley, and Karena Jerome Graham Hockley plus Joshua and Jordan Hockley from the second marriage.
What an awesome feeling to tap in the name and come up with this site. So can anyone out there shed any light on the Hockley family here in New Zealand. I know there arn't very many of them but I'm sure my children would appreciate any assistance.
Friday 01/24/2003 5:41:16am
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Lorraine Hudson
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Congratulations on a very thorough and interesting family site - Lorraine
Sunday 01/19/2003 7:21:43am
Name:
Henry Ruse
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Just Surfed In
Location:
Long Melford , Suffolk , CO10 9JF U.K.
Comments:
My great great uncle Thomas Ruse married Mary Elizabeth Hockley in the Saffron Walden district in about 1844. She died in 1846 and is buried in Saffron Walden Cemetry.I also have a letter written by Radley Hockley from Syracuse New York State to his sister Martha Hockley in Wickambrooke Suffolk England in 1837. A long and most interesting letter.Any information about Mary Elizabeth Hockley would be most welcome.
Wednesday 01/15/2003 9:55:37am
Name:
Emilly Hockley
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Location:
western Australia
Comments:
great site i should be 5th geberation hockley of James Hockley who arrived in Adeliade Australia in 1856 my grandfather should be his grandson keep up the good work family ties are important
Saturday 11/30/2002 10:47:19am
Name:
Chris Hockley
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Location:
Mechanicsburg, Pa
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Great Website
Saturday 11/09/2002 9:05:15pm
Name:
Steve Hockley
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Location:
Kingston ON Canada
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Sunday 10/27/2002 3:05:57pm
Name:
Douglas Fredrick Hockley
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Good afternoon...My grandfather was a cousin of William Brewster Hockley who is on your site. William left Vancouver, British Columbia not long after his wedding to Annie and settled in Los Angeles, California where he started a real estate company, "Hockley Realty". I wrote to him in the mid seventies - just before he died - to try and discover why my grandfather changed his last name to Hockley when he came to Canada with his cousin, William B. Hockley. My grandfather's real name was George Sydney Pymar...some dark family secret cloaks the reason for the change of name, which the last surviving daughter of George will not disclose or even entertain discussing. I even commissioned an investigation into the alleged death of my great, grandfather - who my grandfather was named after - and no death certificate can be found. I have been given information about my real Pymar family relations, but it ends with the mystery around my great grandfather. If anyone is searching for some Hockley family history concerning William Brewster Hockley, I have some information that I can pass on to them.
Saturday 10/05/2002 9:44:02pm
Name:
Al Jarvis
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Location:
Yuma, Arizona
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Just surfed in to your pages. My mother's sister married a James Charles Hockley 26 June 1926 in Newark, NJ. He was born 19 Oct 1900 in Newark, NJ and died 11 Apr 1979 in Hackettstown, NJ.
His father was James G. Hockley. His mother was Mary Alice Moreland. I don't know anything more about his family. Maybe someone reading this will. Good Hunting
AL Jarvis,
Yuma, Arizona, USA
Saturday 09/28/2002 10:25:23pm
Name:
David William Hockley
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Location:
Kendallville, Indiana, U.S.A.
Comments:
I am a descendant of Samuel Hockley born Paddington 1778, died Birmingham 1865.
Thursday 09/12/2002 4:24:43pm
Name:
sandra henderson
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Location:
germany
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I search for informations or adress of the Hockley Lamp&limelight company,Wales if you can give me any informations please contact.
this site is a great idea!!!!
Thursday 06/20/2002 2:52:44pm
Name:
Bill Trythall
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Location:
Columbus, Ohio USA
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My mother and I (Shirley Hockley) have been try to discern our family tree for quite some time. We can trace our heritage to Jacob Hockley in Harrisburg Pennsylvania in the mid 1800's. The trail runs cold there. It picks back up in Philadelphia a hundred years earlier with Richard Hockley and his son General George Washington Hockley. If anyone could fill in some blanks or has any infrmation on Pennsylvania or Maryland Hockley's I would really appreciate it.
Monday 06/03/2002 6:07:44pm
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Linda Bilyard
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My grandmother was Dorothy Hockley and great grandfather was William Lambert Hockley. I am trying to trace anymore people in my line
Tuesday 05/21/2002 4:08:43am
Name:
Rebecca Schwab
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Location:
Ararat, Victoria, Australia
Comments:
I think that this is a wonderful web site, my mothers family, which are the Hockley's (Line Thomas Halliwell "Hal" Hockley) are greatly interested and I really want to learn more about the Hockley Family Tree.
Thursday 05/16/2002 4:22:48pm
Name:
Geoff Marshall
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Monday 04/08/2002 6:08:58pm
Name:
Ian Stuart Hockley
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Location:
Lincolnshire England
Comments:
Hi came across your site by accident have copied some info off the site and will quiz my grandfather and will post any interesting results. If any body wants any further info of my Hockley family, don't hesitate to contact me
Saturday 03/02/2002 3:33:43am
Name:
Jeanette Briggs (n. HOCKLEY)
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Just Surfed In
Location:
Tasmania, Australia
Comments:
Decended from Thomas and Mary Hockley arrived Australia on ship - Kent, Eng. 1859.
Born Stalifield, Kent, Eng. His father Richard Hockley b. 1800-d.1878 Stalifield Kent.
Family settled in St Helens, Port Fairy Districts, Victoria, Aust.
Would love to find out about English heritage. Also current 50 years of family in old areas. Please email interest. Please note there is an underscore in email [email protected]
Friday 01/18/2002 4:33:34pm
Name:
Norman Hockley
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Location:
Indiana, USA
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Monday 12/17/2001 9:18:29am
Name:
David Pitts
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Just Surfed In
Location:
Western Australia
Comments:
It was just by chance that I found this geneology site.I typed in my Grandfathers surname Hockley, The only information I have about him is he was head gardener at Ham House Richmond Park? He was married to Polly (Chester?) and had a daughter Mary Ellen. My mother he served in WW1 and died of wounds in France if any one has any clues about this part of the family I would be interested to know Thank you
Thursday 11/22/2001 2:43:30pm
Name:
Ruby Heard
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Location:
Ontario, Canada
Comments:
Subject: George W. Hockley
When I was in Corpus Christs, Texas, I went to see his tombstone in an old cemetery there. It was erected by the State. He was Gen. Sam Houston's right hand man with the rank of Inspector-General in the Texas Forces. He has quite a history as anyone can find in Texas, having a county and a city (now called Levelland) named for him. In all the literature that I read about him there was no mention of his parents. He was from Philadelphia but lived in Galveston. There was also a question on whether his middle name was really "Washington". On the "Muster Rolls of the Texas Revolution"-published by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas- he was listed in the San Jacinto List as George W. Hockley. "The Handbook of Texas" by the Texas State Historical Association. Vol. 1, pg. 820 gives a good rundown on George W. but alas not his parentage. I'm sure the newspapers of Galveston and Corpus Christi would have reported his death in Corpus Christi on June 6, 1854 (buried in Old Bayshore Cemetery in Corpus Christi). He apparently died while visiting an old friend in Corpus (Henry L. Kinney). Hope this will be of some help. Says his birth was 1802.
By the way, I have a note from many years ago that there was a Col. Thomas Hockley who lived in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Might be an interesting tidbit to follow up.
Sunday 11/04/2001 4:55:35pm
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Darlene Heal
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Ruby Heard <[email protected]> is the main Hockley researcher for the family of William Hockley 1788-1873 of Uxbridge Twsp., Ontario, Canada.
Friday 11/02/2001 9:39:39pm
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Sandy Howie
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Location:
East Gwillimbury Ontario
Comments:
I'm here to try and trace the wife of
a Charles Hockley of Uxbridge, son of
William Hockley and Elizabeth Glasscock.
Her name is Emma ??? and that's what
I'm trying to find out.
Friday 10/12/2001 1:38:25am
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Tom Courtney
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Came across your site by accident, but thought you might like to know that there is a famous area in Nottingham, England which is called "Hockley" I believe it to be associated with the Lace Trade and it is one of the oldest parts of Nottingham.
Hope this is of some interest to you.
Thursday 10/11/2001 1:03:11pm
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Darlene Heal
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Hockley County, Texas, was named after George Washington Hockley in 1876. To learn more about G. W. Hockley visit the following website:
http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/kemp/v404.html
To answer your question as to which Hockley family group G.W. belongs . . . I do not believe anyone has followed that linage back to the UK!
Thursday 10/11/2001 9:54:41am
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Sallye Swafford Hartford
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Hockley County, Texas is where my parents & a brother were born 1923/24. Is that County named for a Hockley of your family, please?
Monday 07/23/2001 6:31:46pm
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Dorothy Warwick
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Location:
Sydney, Australia
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What a great site. Congratulations to Darlene for putting it all together. Feel quite inspired to do more research on my Samuel Hockley who arrived in Sydney 1792 courtesy of the Government.
Would be more than happy to correspond with any other researchers doing this line.
Saturday 06/16/2001 7:58:54am
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Paul William HOCKLEY
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Delighted to have the opportunity to explore more of my roots.
My father (Edward Ernest HOCKLEY born 1909 died 1975 living in Surrey) used to tell us that his forbears, whether or not on the Hockley side I know not, were descended from Hugenot refugees from France. Have you heard of any such connections? - I would be interested to know.
Friday 03/30/2001 1:40:26am
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Darlene Heal
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Charlotte Hockley . . . I would love to know more about your Hockley line could you drop me an emai?
Monday 03/12/2001 10:04:10am
Name:
Charlotte Hockley
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Location:
Chelmsford
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My Mum and Dad are into geneology. My Dad is researching our family history on the Hockley side. Please feel free to contact me, if you think we could help you with your research.
Sunday 03/04/2001 0:43:55am
Name:
margaret kennedy
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www.ballina.net another site
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Location:
Ballinas History, NorthNSW. Australia
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From another Hockley descendant.
Keep up the good work.Research is very important.
Anyone looking for hookups in Australia?
I am researching for Pioneers of Ballina, Northern NSW, Australia 1842-1901 Does anyone have connections to cedar cutters ?
Friday 12/22/2000 2:46:44pm
Name:
Ruth M Hockley
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Sad news for us Hockley researchers. I heard today the Mick Peck, one of the early researchers, died in July. He was a lovely man and did so much to help me sort out our line as well as going and taking photos for me. I understand from Mabs, his wife, that their daughter will be carrying on her fathers research so all his work will not be in vain.
Friday 12/08/2000 2:52:37pm
Name:
Frank C. Turner
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TURNER LOW RAY ALLAN HOCKLEY HICKSON
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Location:
Port Coquitlam, BC
Comments:
Hello Darlene,
I'm mounting a new tree on my page and hotwiring it to your site.
Should I be on your list of Hockley researchers even though I am concentrating Elsewhere.
This site is Great.
Friday 10/13/2000 7:17:27pm
Name:
ian salmon
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Just Surfed On In
Location:
plymouth devon
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just discovered my family lived in Knight street, Sawbrigeworth 1881 census. Great grandfather george salmon and grandfather arkless salmon who joined to army and moved to plymouth
Tuesday 06/13/2000 7:56:00am
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Darlene Heal
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Location:
British Columbia, Canada
Comments:
Here it is . . . a brand new guest book! I like this one much better!! Do take a couple of minutes and leave a message. We would like to hear from all you Hockley researchers out there.
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