Parish records

[Steven Hancock]

I`ve found my GGGGGrandmother born 1792 ish and she lived in Merecroft in Worksop she is on HO 107/852 census return 1841 does anyone have any parish records as i would love to find out who her husband was. If nobody can help where would be the best place to go to find out this information.

Thanks

Steve

[Heather D]

Hi Steven,

Quite a few Worksop records have been transcribed by Notts FHS

It would help if you told us her name 

Heather

[Steven Hancock]

Hi Heather

Her name is Mary Hancock i`ve got her on the 1841 & 1851 censuses as living in merecroft in Radford living with her son Henry.

Steve

[Heather D]

Well here's what the transcriptions and IGI combined have thrown up!

Henry Handcock bap Worksop 30/07/1819 to William and Mary, abode Low Town, father a labourer

Also possible sibling John Hancock 20/03/1825, abode Common, father a grocer

Burial Worksop Priory 02/11/1826 William Hancock age 31, abode Common Side

Possible marriage William Hancock and Mary Kelp Blyth 05/10/1818

Mary Kelk baptised 17/06/1792 Worksop to Jonathan and Mary - this fits with the age of your Mary Hancock in 1851

Heather

[Steven Hancock]

Thanks Heather

I also found the same William Handcock on the Church of latter day saints web site but the Handcock threw me as i couldn`t decide if someone spelt there name wrong or they changed there name.

Many thanks

Steve

[Heather D]

I think you have to keep an open mind on this one and realise that 200 years ago spelling wasn't standardised in the same way as it is today....

For example my Padgett line has among it's variations Pachit, Patchett, Paget - but it's all the same family

[Steven Hancock]

Hi Heather

What do you think of this!!

William Hancock(Handcock) b 1795 Blyth
His Father John Hancock b 1770 Worksop
His Mother Hannah Adsetts b 1771 Worksop

I`ve been racking my brains over this one for ages but keep hitting a brick wall, i found someone else who was researching the same Hancock line and they gave me this information but as i`ve got no parish records i can`t confirm it. What do you think??

Steve

[Heather D]

Hi again, sorry for the delay

Most of that is borne out by the transcriptions :-

Baptisms at Blyth to John and Hannah Hancock
27/01/1793 John, abode Blyth
14/09/1795 William, abode Hodsock
07/12/1799 Thomas, abode Hodsock

Marriage South Leverton John Hancock and Hannah Adsett 10/04/1792

There is a John bap. 04/08/1770 at Blyth to John and Amey.
Also a John 30/01/1776 at Worksop to Henry and Elizabeth. Plus several more in the time frame at Mansfield. You would need to find a burial for your John to narrow it down further? I'm afraid the Notts transcriptions of burials stop around 1812.

Sorry I don't see a baptism for Hannah
Heather

[Steven Hancock]

Thanks Heather the information you have given me matches what i already had and i now think these people are my ancestors. Thanks a million you have been a great help and i wouldn`t have been able to do my family tree without you.

Steve