Family background
Charles Pocock was born in Monmouthshire, Wales in 1870. He was married to to Elizabeth, who died 23 May 1918. He died on 22 December 1938, aged 68 years.
Occupation & interests
Pocock & Co were cordial manufacturers from 1890 to 1917 at Camperdown. Pocock gave evidence on cordial manufacturing in 1912 to the Royal Commission for Foods and Drugs.
Local government service
Charles Pocock was an alderman on Camperdown Council in 1908.
References
‘Cordial compound’, The Daily Telegraph, 13 April 1912, p. 15, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239158391