Hi Judy
I am not related but have found these registrations which may help. Seems Mary VKG married twice, not sure why the second marriage is in her maiden name, perhaps she reverted to it after a divorce?
Family Name: COCKERELL
Given Name: Mary Vernica Kleen Grace
Spouse Family Name: CROCKER
Spouse Given Name: Fredk Jno
Registration Year: 1930
Registration Number: 5437
Event: M
Family Name: COCKERELL
Given Name: Mary Veronica Kathleen
Spouse Family Name: JAMES
Spouse Given Name: Raymond Edment/Edmond (b. Richmond to Frederick & Louisa 1914/25935)
Registration Year: 1941
Registration Number: 920
Event: M
This is her death – if you order the certificate (go to
http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home), it should tell you details of any children she had:
Surname: JAMES
Given Names: Mary Veronica Ka
Father: Cookerell James
Mother: May Ellen
Death Place: ESSE
Age: 71
Year: 1985
Reg Number: 26200
Event: D
This is her parents marriage, you may have it already:
Surname: COCKERELL
Given Names: Jas Edw Mason
Event: M
Spouse Surname/Father: CLAFFY
Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ellen May
Year: 1914
Reg. Number: 1457
Her mother also remarried:
Family Name: COCKERELL
Given Name: Mary Ellen
Spouse Family Name: MAHER
Spouse Given Name: Herbert
Registration Year: 1924
Registration Number: 4320
Event: M
And she died young, the same year she married.
Surname: MAHER
Given Names: Mary
Father: Claffy Wm
Mother: Sara RIGNEY
Death Place: CARLTON
Age: 28
Year: 1924
Reg Number: 4626
Event: D
This is her birth:
Surname: CLEFFY
Given Names: Mary Ellen
Event: B
Spouse Surname/Father: Wm
Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Kate RIGNAY
Birth Place: CLIFTON HILL
Year: 1892
Reg. Number: 12068
This is her husband’s death, also quite young, doesn’t look as if he remarried:
Surname: MAHER
Given Names: Herbt
Father: Maher Wm
Mother: Sarah TALENT
Death Place: FROY
Age: 45
Year: 1936
Reg Number: 4152
Event: D
These are the deaths of Mary snr’s parents:
Surname: CLAFFY
Given Names: Wm
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown UNKNOWN
Death Place: C HILL
Age: 87
Year: 1941
Reg Number: 8976
Event: D
b. 1854
Arrived in Australia c.1885, no marriage found here to Catherine/Kate RIGNEY/RIGNAY
Surname: CLAFFY
Given Names: Kate
Father: Rigney Patk
Mother: Ann UNKNOWN
Death Place: BWORTH
Age: 64
Year: 1924
Reg Number: 4157
Event: D
Surname: CLAFFY
Given Names: Kate
Year: 1924
Reference: 539
Cause: Debility
Inq Date: 1924-6-5
Hope this helps, feel free to email me if you like!
Cheers
Cherilyn