HOCKING Albert John

Name	Albert John HOCKING
Country Of Origin	Australia
Born	1864
Died	1926
Birth/ Baptism	Born approx. 1864, Avoca, Victoria
Parents	Josiah and Elizabeth Hocking (formerly Jeffery)
Apprenticeship	unknown
Skills	Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations	Mathinna, Derby, Bradshaws Creek
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse	31 March 1888, Beaconsfield, to Phoebe Burton
Arrival
Other	Early 1900s: Mathinna The Examiner (Launceston) 16 July 1903: ‘NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING – A PLUCKY RESCUE. Mathinna Wednesday. Mr Albert J Hocking, watchmaker of Mathinna, this morning saved two lives. The rain, which flooded the whole country, swelled the township creek, so it raced a banker high. Two boys, sons of Mr Daniel Thorne of Summerside, were playing on the bank when the younger fell in. His brother at once jumped into the rushing waters to save the boy, who was being swept down the stream. He was tossed over by the surging waters but managed to grasp a tree stump with one hand and his little brother in the other and clung for dear life. Mr Hocking, who was aroused by the screams of the boys, rushed down and without hesitation plunged into the water, and after considerable difficulty rescued the boys, whose parents were almost distracted by their dangerous position.’ October 1903: Burglars smashed the front shop window of Albert’s business at Mathinna and stole watches and jewellery. Late 1900s: Bradshaws Creek, Dorset County
Death	21 June 1926 at his residence, 83 Cimitiere Street, Launceston
References
TAHO: RGD37/1/47 no13 Marriage 1888. Web: Ancestry: Australia City Directories 1907-1910, Tasmania Electoral Roll 1919, 1922, Births Deaths Marriages Victoria Birth 161/1864. The Examiner (Launceston) 16 July 1903, 22 June 1926; Daily Telegraph 16 September 1908, 21 June 1926.