Hancock

[Steven Hancock]

i`m looking for anyone who know`s about John Hancock who married Sarah Ann Brown in Worksop Nottinghamshire around 1872 they were both born 1851 they had a daughter Alice Hancock berore they moved to Wombwell Yorkshire. Is there any Hancock`s or Brown`s still living there who could help me.

Steven Hancock.

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[Heather D]

Hi Steven,

not sure if this is much help to you? But here goes...

I can't see a marriage for John and Sarah but it appears they were living as man and wife by the 1871 census. Conveniently next door to Sarah's parents!

Baptisms from the Notts FHS index :-

Record  PLACE        DATE  BORN  CNAME           FNAME   MNAME     FSURN  MSURN  ABODE        PROF     
~~~~~~~~------------------------
227521  WOR    01/12/1850        Sarah Ann       Joseph  Caroline  BROWN         Prior Well   Labourer 
234980  WOR    19/05/1861        Joseph          Joseph  Caroline  BROWN         Worksop      Labourer 
235709  WOR    20/11/1864        Harriet         Joseph  Caroline  BROWN         Gateford Rd  Labourer 
235887  WPJ    17/01/1870        Charles Walter  Joseph  Caroline  BROWN         Gateford Rd  Labourer 
235888  WPJ    17/01/1870        Clara           Joseph  Caroline  BROWN                      Labourer 
245085  WPJ    20/07/1873        George          Joseph  Caroline  BROWN         Gateford Rd  Labourer 

WOR = Worksop St Mary (Priory)
WPJ = Worksop St John

1871 census
RG10 3459 75 25
115 Gateford Road Worksop

Henry Hancock head 22 coal miner Lancs. Manchester
Emma wife 22 Worksop
John brother 20 coal miner Worksop
Sarah A wife 20 Worksop
Fredrick son 2 Worksop

next door at no 117
Joseph Brown head 45 bricklayers lab. Yorkshire Snaith
Caroline wife 43 Worksop (as were children)
William son 15 bricklayers lab.
Joseph son 10 scholar
Harriet dau 6 scholar
Charles W son 3 scholar
Clara dau 1

[Heather D]

And a possible baptism for John

Record  PLACE        DATE  BORN  CNAME      FNAME  MNAME  FSURN    MSURN  ABODE      PROF   
~~~~~~~~-------------
225442  WOR    11/02/1839        Sarah Ann  Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
225800  WOR    26/01/1841        Mary       Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
226142  WOR    25/12/1842        William    Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
226532  WOR    29/12/1844        Henry      Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Back St    Sawyer 
226938  WOR    06/06/1847        Ann        Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
227287  WOR    29/07/1849        Thomas     Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
227688  WOR    14/12/1851        John       Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
228104  WOR    16/04/1854        Eliza      Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
228384  WOR    28/10/1855        Arthur     Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
234373  WOR    21/03/1858        Harriet    Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Merecroft  Sawyer 
234844  WOR    16/09/1860        Alice      Henry  Ann    HANCOCK         Worksop    Sawyer 

[Steven Hancock]

Thanks Heather

Steve

[Steven Hancock]

Heather hello
on the 1871 the census records show Sarah Ann and John Hancock
are both 20 but on the records you gave me Sarah was born on 01/12/1850 and John 14/12/1851. Do you think this is the right Sarah or do you think she was lying about her age. Womans prerogative

[Heather D]

Hi again Steven,

Best to remember these are baptism and not birth records. For an exact date you would need to order a birth certificate. Often infants were baptised within days/weeks of birth but neither is it uncommon for it to be months or years after birth, so it's only a rough guide!

As the 1871 was taken 2nd April 1871, age 20 would be correct for Sarah ...though you might expect John to be 19 and not 20. Either way, people were not always accurate and as they were living in someone else's household I would think it most likely that someone simply made a "best guess" as to their ages!

All the best, Heather

[Steven Hancock]

Hi Heather sorry for being a nuisance but do you have any info on Henry and Ann Hancock like there abode or address and how old they were.

Steve

[Heather D]

Hi Steve,

no trouble, just needed time to take a look at the 1851 for Worksop (there are quite a few Hancocks there!)

Here are your family, and it's quite an interesting one as Henry's mother is also there


HO107 2122 131 10
Marecroft, Radford, Worksop

Henry Hancock head 33 labourer sawyer b. Worksop (as were all)
Ann wife 33
Mary dau 10 scholar
William son 8 scholar
Henry son 5 scholar
Ann dau 4 scholar
Thomas son 1
Mary Hancock mother widow 59 receiving parish relief, formerly sawyer's wife

[Heather D]

And here they are in 1871 Shefield (which ties in nicely with the movements of your John and Sarah). Of course you could really use the 1861 now to complete the picture (which I don't have).

RG10 4684 91 16
Dobbins Yard, St Peters, Sheffield

Henry Hancock head 52 porter at works Worksop (as were all)
Ann wife 52
Arthur son 16 collier
Alice dau 10