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[toni*]

added:
and Richard gives his p.o.b as Flamboro' b. 1783 

[toni*]

you probably already have the batch number for Flamborough
C105932

[toni*]

So there does seem to be a batch of Cockcrofts in Flamborugh circa the time we are looking but no Matthew
Manorial rolls may just show this Cockcroft family. Fingers crossed they mention a Matthew.
It is too late for Tithe maps to be of help

In 1861 there is John b. 1784 Flamborough with his children
And in  1871 Elizabeth b. 1790 presumably this Elizabeth married into the Cockcroft family and is therefore not a Cockcroft by birth and we should set her aside for now.

Do John & Richard from these census show on the IGI Batch I gave?

You say you have seen the army paylists for the York Fencibles did you also say there are other Cockcrofts mentioned? If you did is this other Cockcroft findable with a bp. in Yorkshire?

[jaywit]

There are a few Flamborough Cockcroft marriages on here.

http://www.driffield.org.uk/flambromarriages.html

[jaywit]

Robert Cockcroft of Flamborough, fisherman  in court in 1782, doesn't say what for.

http://www.driffield.org.uk/flamboroughsnippets.html

[toni*]

Using that link (from Jaywit) I looked at the 1791 trade directory for Driffield and there doesn’t seem to be any Cockcrofts trading on there, that’s not to say they weren’t there working for someone.

Caleb I saw on the IGI batch (his christening) and I think John is the one from the census he did have a daughter Frances it wouldn’t surprise me if she was named after her mother but all speculation on my part.
Richard (from the census) was married to Rebecca but it was usual to marry in the brides home parish and set up home in the grooms so they may have married there

I am rapidly running out of ideas

Tcrengr Have you tried the newspaper archives (I don’t hold out much hope but maybe they will be there)

You say you have from Matthew downwards can you give us his childrens names in case there is a naming pattern. Were these children Christina or Catholic or Non-Conformists?

[jaywit]

What bugged me with the name Matthew was yesterday I saw Luke, Mark and John Cockcroft in the Halifax area born around the same time.

Now that would make a good quartet of brothers named after the 4 apostles.

Only guesswork but you never know.

Another point I think if families were non conformist they tended to be more regular chapel attenders than some families who were C of E.

What I am meaning is non conformism was in relatively early days and I'm sure many people were nominally C of E but only went to church when really necessary so to make the effort to become a non conformist does suggest they would attend chapel regularly.

I hope that makes sense.

Edit Just found this.
http://www.mountzionhalifax.org.uk/

[toni*]

Luke Cockcroft of Halifax Yorkshire Snuff Merchant was declared bankrupt July 1786 
(Times)

[toni*]

Edit Just found this.
http://www.mountzionhalifax.org.uk/

there are some Cockrofts (not CockCroft) burials there but late 19thc early 20thc