Richard Ocock

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Background

Richard Ocock was born on 29 September 1804. He was baptised on 9 April 1806 at Crediton, Devon, England. His parents were Richard Ocock and Elizabeth Pring. Richard Ocock jr married Mary Rebecca Musgrave, on 01 July 1833, at Holy Trinity, Exeter, Devon. The emigrated in 1839 on the Sesostris.[1]

A Captain in the Devonshire Yeomanry late of Colyton, County Devon, a feather from Ocock's helmet is the State Library of Victoria. On 08 November 1831 Ocock was an Attorney in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster. He arrived in Sydney and travelled to Victoria where he practiced law between 1842-1848. His clients included John Pascoe Fawkner, the Were brothers, and the estate of John Batman. O’Cock joined A. Lynn’s law practise in Ballarat in September 1852 – Ocock travelling to Ballarat from his home in Ballan. After leaving Cuthbert's Practise he opened his own new office in Armstrong St North, Ballarat. Ocock later returned to Melbourne where he often appeared at the County and Supreme Courts. O’Cock became the first Master in the Chair of the Ballarat Freemason’s Victoria Lodge in 1854. After his retirement he moved to live with his daughter Mrs Dugald MacPherson at Bungeeltap, Ballan where he passed away on 10 July 1883.[2]

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

Post 1854 Experiences

See also

Further Reading

Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.


References

  1. Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
  2. Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.

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