Hi there,
My name is Ruth, my great-grandfather was William Hancock, a son of Jacob. William was a Grocer's Porter, who lived in Chippenham. He was married to Sarah Jane Barrett, who was from West Overton. William died in his 30s of Rheumatic fever. My grandfather was very young when he died. Grandpa was very close to auntie Floss and her sister who spent a lot of time living with my grandfather and his brothers and sisters as they grew up. Auntie Floss was much the same age as grandpa. Grandpa moved to Birmingham when he got back from fighting in Siberia during the Russian Revolution. This was due to lack of work in Chippenham. He went on to have two children Raymond and Brenda (my Mum). Raymond had three children John, an eminent Professor in the USA, Jane, a Physicist who works for British Aerospace and Sally, who teaches English in Portugal. I was an only child and I am currently training to be a Psychologist. I am also friends with another great-niece of auntie Floss, who lives in Mells. Hope this is of interest!
