The Pockley family - history, descendants, family trees and related material

... last updated by Simon Pockley on 25th February 2026

In Australia, the Pockleys are descendants of (Capt) Robert Francis ('Kid Gloves') Pockley (b. 1823-03-10 - d. 1892-09-26) and Selina Eliza Antill (b. 1837-10-17 - d. 1924-12-01).

Please make contact if you can help with additions or corrections. Questions always welcome (contacts in footer).

The following monographs by Richard ('Dick') Pockley, contain family stories he called an Ancestor Treasure Hunt:

The Pockley Family and descendants in Australia 1842 - 1976 by R.V. Pockley [Monograph 1977] (2004 edition) Foreword - by T.J.A. Pockley
The Antill Family by R.V. Pockley [Monograph 1977] [in progress]
The Wills Family by R.V. Pockley [Monograph 1976] [PDF 1,780KB]

Family trees of descendants of (Capt) Robert Francis ('Kid Gloves') Pockley

branch for (Dr) Francis Antill Pockley, (b. 1857-04-28 d. 1941-06-03) (accurate and up-to-date)
branch for Harry Richardson Pockley, (b. 1863-09-27 d. 1926-08-19) (needs updating)
branch for Florence Augusta Pockley, (b. 1866-01-02 d. 1945-09-19) (needs updating)
branch for Ethel Ernestine Pockley, (b. 1868-01-02 d. 1895-09-28) (needs updating)
branch for (Dr) Norman Vanderbyl Pockley, (b 1869-11-23 d. 1910-10-16) (needs updating)
branch for Kathleen Mabel Pockley, (b. 1872-03-14 d. 1959-11-27) (needs updating)
branch for Harold Campbell Pockley, (b. 1874-11-19 d. 1941-04-12) (needs updating)
branch for Enid Marguerite Pockley, (b. 1879-05-10 d. 1913-08-|) (needs updating)

Material relating to individual family members

Diaries of Dr Francis ('Frank') Antill Pockley 1893-1900

The original diaries were hand written. These typed versions by his grandson (Dr) Francis John Antill Pockley and scanned by his great-grandson T.J.A Pockley:

Diary 1893-01-01 - 1893-09-16 (Pages 1-30) [PDF 3.4MB] by F.A. Pockley
Diary 1893-09-17 - 1898-06-08 (Pages 31-60) [PDF 3.0MB] by F.A. Pockley
Diary 1898-06-09 - 1900-03-14 (Pages 61-90) [PDF 2.8MB] by F.A. Pockley
Diary 1900-03-15 - 1900-12-18 (Pages 91 - 120) [PDF 3.0MB] by F.A. Pockley
Diary 1900-12-19 - 1901-12-30 (Pages 121-159) scan also includes (Pages 82 and 41) [PDF 4.3MB] by F.A. Pockley

The death of Brian Pockley, son of Dr Francis ('Frank') Antill Pockley, (first Australian casualty of WW1 on 11th September 1914)

Poppy: The death of Brian Pockley in 1914 and the battle of Bita Paka [website] by Bonnie Nairn Antill Pockley (1997)
Anzac Day address to Canberra Grammar by LCDR Desmond Woods (RAN) - 29th April 2013 [PDF]

John (Jack) Pockley, son of Dr Francis ('Frank') Antill Pockley, (killed in battle at Villers Bretonneux, France on 30th March 1918)

Video Family centenary commemoration of the death of Jack Pockley at the Australian Memorial near Villers Bretonneux, France 30th March 2018 [MPG4]

Letters to, from, and about Jack Pockley

Nancy to Brian, 24 May 1968 1968-05-24 [PDF 2.2 MB]
Nancy in London, to Granny Helen, 16 July 1919 1919-07-16 [PDF 2.9 MB]
Helen Pockley, Woollahra, to Nancy, London, 2 April 1919 1919-04-02 [PDF 2.2 MB]
RC King to Nancy 8 September 1918 transcript 1918-09-08 [PDF 379 KB]
CH Hodges to Nancy, 20 June 1918 1918-06-20 [PDF 3.7 MB]
Cormack to Nancy, Wandsworth, Jack's death 30 April 1918 1918-04-30 [PDF 1.2 MB]
EA Clarence to FE Sargood, Jack's death 14 April 1918 1918-04-14 [PDF 588 KB]
EA Clarence to Sargood brothers, Jack's death 14 April 1918 1918-04-14 [PDF 294 KB]
RC King to Nancy, 4 April 1918 transcript 1918-04-04 [PDF 371 KB]
Clarence to Nancy, Jack's death 31 March 1918 1918 [PDF 367 KB]
Granny Helen to Nancy 1918 1918 [PDF 1.5 MB]
Jack to Hookes sisters, France 12 January 1918 1918-01-12 [PDF 2.4 MB]
Jack to Grannie and Aunties, France 6 December 1917 1917-12-06 [PDF 659 KB]
Jack to son Brian, at sea 1917 1917-10-05 [PDF 824 KB]
Jack to Flora 5 October 2017 1917-10-05 [PDF 503 KB]
Jack to Nancy, Tidowrth 13 May 1917 1917-05-13 [PDF 1.4 MB]
Jack to Brian Froggie, Candahar, Tidworth, 25 April 1917 1917-04-25 [PDF 641 KB]
Jack to Flora Wareham 15 July 1916 1916-07-15 [PDF 1.19 MB]
Jack to baby son Brian, Tidworth 14 May 1916 1916-05-14 [PDF 328 KB]
Frank to Jack from Graystaines 1914-10-18 [PDF 1.6 MB]
Jack to Brian from Yarran Springs 1914-06-21 [PDF 1.7 MB]
Jack to Nancy, from Ellerslie [PDF 3.8 MB]

Francis John Antill Pockley, grandson of Dr Francis ('Frank') Antill Pockley, and his family

Fragment of a letter to Jane Lemann (nee Pockley) from John Antill Pockley about Francis Antill Pockley (FAP) and his wife Ellie (nee Partridge) 1981-06-26
ABC local radio - Cate Lemann remembers F.J.A. Pockley singing Homer in ancient Greek - announcer Ginger Gorman [Mp3 2.3 MB] 09/12/2012
Homer's Odyssey recited in ancient Greek by F.J.A. Pockley [Mpeg4 2mins 33secs] shot on Super 8 in 1988
The Flight of Ducks - expedition into central Australia by F.J.A. Pockley 1933 [website] by S.C.N Pockley (1995)
Diana Pockley 21st July 1913 - 17th October 2011 [Word 32KB] by S.C.N.Pockley - one page tribute for family and friends
Prostate cancer diary by S.C.N Pockley (2008/11/02 - 2008/12/23)
Wheoh blog: rebuilding in the Warrumbungles after bushfire (posts and videos) August by S.C.N Pockley 2013-08-04 - ongoing

Lady Tina Middleton nee Pockley - (Harry Richardson branch)

Article by Elizabeth Smith for Friends of the Balmoral Cemetry VOLUME No 3 ISSUE No 1 March 2005 [PDF].