James HOCKEY m1. abt 1826 (not Shepton) prob Ashwick (abt 2m N of Shepton Mallet) Rachel BAFUE b 1799-1801 Ashwick, Somerset, England.

Children of James HOCKEY and Rachel BAFUE:

1. Louisa HOCKEY b 17 Jan 1827, chr 7 Feb 1827 Shepton Mallet, England (James, Labourer living in Town Lane)
The following information about Louisa HOCKEY was provided by Keith Bell:
Louisa HOCKEY m 1853 St Peter, Prestbury, Cheshire, England, William BELL.
William BELL b 1833 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England s/o Joseph BELL and Jane.
Children of Louisa HOCKEY and William BELL:
1. Rachel J BELL b 1855 Macclesfield, Cheshire, m 1880 Wigan & Leigh Registrar, Lancashire, James HASLAM b 1856 Bolton, Lancashire.
2. Francis William BELL b 1856 Rochdale, Lancashire, m 1879 St Mary, Leigh, Lancashire, Sarah WARDLE b 1855 Leigh, Lancashire.
3. Walter H BELL b 1860 Great Coggeshall, Essex, m 1878 St Thomas, Preston, Lancashire, Lydia CAPSTICK b abt 1863 Harwood Lee, Lancashire.
4. Ann E BELL b abt 1867 Bolton, Lancashire, m 1889 Our Lady & St Nicholas & St Anne, Liverpool, Lancashire, Joseph MOORE b abt 1867.

2. Elizabeth HOCKEY chr 27 Sep 1829 Shepton Mallet d/o James HOCKEY/Rachel (BAFUE) (Rachel living in the Workhouse in 1829)
Elizabeth emigrated to Victoria shortly before her marriage to Thomas MOBLEY 25 Aug 1864 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Elizabeth MOBLEY d 25 Apr 1889 aged 56 yrs Maryborough Hospital, Victoria, parents unknown [Vic 8277]

Children of Thomas MOBLEY and Elizabeth HOCKEY

3. Andrew HOCKEY b 30 Nov 1839, chr 3 Dec 1839 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, Abode: Kilver Street, Mother: Rachel HOCKEY, Occ. Washerwoman.
Second entry: Andrew VAGG b 30 Nov 1839, chr 19 Jan 1840 Shepton Mallet, Mother: Rachel HOCKEY
Also a related burial: Ann VAGG age 2 yrs bur 8 Sep 1839 St Peter & St Paul, Shepton Mallet, Surname HOCKEY, Abode: Town Lane. (information from Patricia Bates)

1841 British Census
Kilver Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset [HO 107/963 Book 12 Folio 28]
HOCKEY Rachel (Head of household) 40 yrs
HOCKEY Louisa, 14 yrs, throaster (a throwster spun silk into thread)
HOCKEY Elizabeth, 12 yrs, silk throaster
HOCKEY Andrew, 1 yr
EMERY Joseph, 55 yrs, pedlar
GEORGE Ann, 19 yrs, silk throaster

1851 British Census taken at midnight 6/7 June.
Kilver Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset [HO 107/1933 Book - Folio 589 p 31]
HOCKEY Rachel (Head of Household) Widow, 52 yrs, washerwoman, b Ashwick, Somerset
HOCKEY Louisa, dau, Unmarried, 24 yrs, silkwinder, b Shepton Mallet
HOCKEY Elizabeth, dau, Unmarried, 21 yrs, silkwinder, b Shepton Mallet
HOCKEY or EMERY Andrew, son, 11 yrs, scholar, b Shepton Mallet
EMERY Joseph, lodger, Married, 69 yrs, dealer barm., b Pilton, Somerset

James HOCKEY [CON 31/20] was committed for trial on 28 May 1829 and was lodged in Shepton Gaol, tried at Bridgwater Assizes, found guilty of stealing a gelding, sentenced 22 Aug 1829 to death, commuted to 14 yrs transportation, 27 Aug 1829 transferred to Ilchester County Gaol, 29 Sep 1829 transferred to Captivity Prison Hulk, Devonport, arrived Van Dieman's Land on the Sir Charles Forbes 26 Jul 1830.

Indictments for the Summer Assizes at Somerset 1829 [Ref ASSI 25/21/10]
James HOCKEY was charged with Cornelius LOXTON on a charge of stealing one saddle worth twenty shillings and one bridle worth five shillings belonging to William HYATT of Shepton Mallet Somerset on 4 May 1829. However, they were not tried on this charge, but were both convicted on another indictment, of stealing a gelding worth twenty pounds belong to Henry HODGES at Doulting Somerset on 13 May 1829. They both pleaded not guilty but were convicted and sentenced to be hanged, a sentence which was commuted to transportation. Both men had previous convictions. They had been found guilty of felony at the Quarter Sessions at the Castle of Taunton on 15 Oct 1827. [Letter from PRO London to Laurel Merritt 14 Feb 1986]

Somerset County Gaol Record Book
James HOCKEY was committed for trial on 28 May 1829 on a charge of stealing a gelding and was lodged in Shepton Gaol until August. On 22 Aug he appeared at the Bridgwater Assizes, was found guilty and sentenced to death, commuted to 14 years transportation. On 27 Aug 1829 James HOCKEY was transferred to the County Gaol at Ilchester and transferred on 29 Sep 1829 to the Captivity Prison Hulk, Devonport, near Plymouth.

Gaol Book description for James HOCKEY recorded the following details: aged 20 (21 in record of sentence) 5' 5" tall, slender, pale, round visage, brown hair, grey eyes, mole on left cheek, Butcher, born and living at Shepton, married with 2 children, able to read and write. [Extract of letter from Somerset County Archivist to Laurel Merritt 23 Feb 1983]