John Bancroft^[1]

1799 - 1883  (84 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	John Bancroft  [2, 3]
  Born	4 May 1799	Glossop, Derbyshire, England   [4]
  Christened	2 Jun 1799	Saint Mary's Independent Church, Glossop, Derbyshire, England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Middlewich, Cheshire, England   [5]
  	England
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841	Middlewich, Cheshire, England   [5]
  	Gamekeeper
  Residence	6 Jun 1841	Middlewich, Cheshire, England   [5]
  	Stanthorne
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Stanthorne, Cheshire, England   [6]
  	England
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Stanthorne, Cheshire, England   [6]
  	Farmer of 5 Acres
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	Stanthorne, Cheshire, England   [6]
  	Stanthorne
  Occupation	14 Nov 1853  [3]
  	Farmer
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Stanthorne, Cheshire, England   [7]
  	England
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Stanthorne, Cheshire, England   [7]
  	Farm Bailiff
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Stanthorne, Cheshire, England   [8]
  	England
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Stanthorne, Cheshire, England   [8]
  	Retired Game Keeper
  Registration	Between 1 Jul 1883 and 30 Sep 1883	Hayfield, Derbyshire, England   [9]
  	Death Registration
  	Volume 7b, Page 406
  Died	15 Aug 1883	Charlesworth, Derbyshire, England   [10]
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  Person ID	I81740	The Williams Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Ralph Bancroft           b. 1759, Mellor, Derbyshire, England           d. 3 Feb 1823  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sarah Thornley           b. Abt 1760, Stockport, Cheshire, England           d. 14 Jan 1830  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1783	Parish Church of Glossop, Derbyshire, England   [11]
  Family ID	F25879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peninnah Jackson           b. 9 Dec 1800, Glossop, Derbyshire, England           d. 7 Aug 1889, Charlesworth, Derbyshire, England  (Age 88 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1823	Glossop, Derbyshire, England   [12]
  Children	1. Sarah Bancroft           b. 10 Feb 1824, Glossop, Derbyshire, England           d. 24 Mar 1907  (Age 83 years)   2. Ralph Bancroft           b. 1826           d. 1827  (Age 1 years)   3. Joseph Bancroft           b. Abt 1828           d. 1894, Bingara, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 66 years)   4. Martha Bancroft           b. 1829, Derbyshire, England           d. 1829, Derbyshire, England  (Age 0 years)   5. Thomas Bancroft           b. 5 Feb 1830, Middlewich, Cheshire, England           d. 1 Dec 1874, Middlewich, Cheshire, England  (Age 44 years)   6. Mary Bancroft           b. 11 Mar 1832, Wimboldsley, Cheshire, England           d. 4 Apr 1896, Middlewich, Cheshire, England  (Age 64 years)   7. Arthur Bancroft           b. Abt 1835           d. 1916  (Age ~ 81 years)   8. John Bancroft           b. 1838, Middlewich, Cheshire, England           d. 19 Jul 1839, Middlewich, Cheshire, England  (Age 1 years)   9. Martha Peninnah Bancroft           b. 1841, Stanthorne, Cheshire, England           d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 May 2015
  Family ID	F23930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 May 1799 - Glossop, Derbyshire, England Christened - 2 Jun 1799 - Saint Mary's Independent Church, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Married - 4 Aug 1823 - Glossop, Derbyshire, England Census - England - 6 Jun 1841 - Middlewich, Cheshire, England Occupation - Gamekeeper - 6 Jun 1841 - Middlewich, Cheshire, England Residence - Stanthorne - 6 Jun 1841 - Middlewich, Cheshire, England Census - England - 30 Mar 1851 - Stanthorne, Cheshire, England Occupation - Farmer of 5 Acres - 30 Mar 1851 - Stanthorne, Cheshire, England Residence - Stanthorne - 30 Mar 1851 - Stanthorne, Cheshire, England Census - England - 2 Apr 1871 - Stanthorne, Cheshire, England Occupation - Farm Bailiff - 2 Apr 1871 - Stanthorne, Cheshire, England Census - England - 3 Apr 1881 - Stanthorne, Cheshire, England Occupation - Retired Game Keeper - 3 Apr 1881 - Stanthorne, Cheshire, England Registration - Death Registration - Between 1 Jul 1883 and 30 Sep 1883 - Hayfield, Derbyshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• BMD Certificates

  Marriage Certificate for Thomas BANCROFT and Lucy TRELFA (26323)

  
  

• Notes

  From the 1841 England Census for Middlewich, Cheshire (HO107 Piece 121 Book 14 Folio 4 Page 11) John, 40, Gamekeeper, was with his wife Peninah, 40, in Stanthorne, Cheshire, England. With them were their children Joseph, 13, Thomas, 11, Mary, 9, and Arthur, 6. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Cheshire. From the 1851 England Census for Stanthorne, Cheshire (HO107 Piece 2166 Folio 294 Page 9) John, 51, Farmer of 5 acres from Glossop, Derbyshire, was with his wife Peninnah, 50, from Glossop, Derbyshire, in Stanthorne, Cheshire, England. With them were their children Joseph, 23, born Stanthorne, Cheshire, and Martha, 9, Scholar, born Stanthorne, Cheshire. Visiting the family was Charles Bancroft, 9, Scholar born Stanthorne, Cheshire. From the 1861 England Census for Stanthorne, Cheshire (RG9 Piece 2607 Folio 127 Page 1) John, 61, Gamekeeper from Glossop, Cheshire, was with his wife Peninnah, 60, from Glossop, Cheshire, and married daughter Martha Gresty, 20, Dressmaker born Stanthorne, Cheshire, at Lea Head, Stanthorne, Cheshire, England. From the 1871 England Census for Stanthorne, Cheshire (RG10 Piece 3700 Folio 163 Page 7) John, 72, Farm Bailiff from Glossop, Derbyshire, was with his wife Peninnah, 70, from Glossop, Derbyshire, and son Thomas, widower, 40, Gamekeeper born Middlewich, Cheshire. From the 1881 England Census for Stanthorne, Cheshire (RG11 Piece 3531 Folio 77A Page 7) John, 82, Retired Game Keeper from Glossop, Derbyshire, was with his wife Peninnah, 80, from Glossop, Derbyshire, and grandson John, 12, born Middlewich, Cheshire, in Stanthorne, Cheshire, England.

  
  

• Reference

  The Williams Family Tree. "John Bancroft". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I81740&tree=wft (accessed March 4, 2021).