George Edward Cokayne

- 1911

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  William Adams   (Father) 
  Mary Anne Cokayne  (Mother) 

  Born as	George Edward Adams
  Academic degree	Master of Arts (MA)
  Occupation / Profession	- Clarenceux King of Arms - Barrister
  Event	15 Aug 1873
  	Last name changed to Cokayne by royal licence.
  Membership	Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (FSA)
  Death	6 Aug 1911
  Origins
  Siblings	1 sister
  	+ 01. Louisa Anne Adams           b. Date unknown             d. 17 Apr 1897 └─Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham           b. 31 Aug 1819             d. 13 Sep 1907  (Age 88 years),  m. 6 May 1845   > 02. George Edward Cokayne             d. 6 Aug 1911 └─Mary Dorothea Gibbs           b. 4 May 1833             d. 11 Mar 1906  (Age 72 years),  m. 2 Dec 1856
  Person ID	P7563	Europe
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Adams
  Mother	Mary Anne Cokayne
  Family ID	F3709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Mary Dorothea Gibbs           b. 4 May 1833             d. 11 Mar 1906 (Age 72 years)  [1]
  Marriage	2 Dec 1856
  Age at Marriage	George was ?? old. Mary was 23 years and 7 months old. They were married for 49 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F3713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 71 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).