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John HANCOCK
1896 - Yes, date unknown
Has 2 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name John HANCOCK Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 10 Feb 1896 Bucknall, Staffordshire, England 
- From age given when joined the army in Dec 1915 - 19 years and 10 months.
Date first entered into the 1939 register as 10 Feb 86, then 10 Feb 96 written above it.
GRO ref: Hancock, John q1 1896 Stoke T. RD 6b 187; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Swinnerton
From the 1911 census where shown as aged 15
Gender Male Residence 1939 484, Shelton New Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England - By the time of the 1939 register John's first wife had died, and he had remarried to a widow. John and his new wife were living with his daughter and her son at this address.
(Ref: RG101/5299B/005/34 Letter Code: ONJE)
Died Yes, date unknown Siblings1 brother and 5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
John Henry HANCOCK, b. 10 Nov 1869, Hanley, Staffordshire, England, d. Jun Q 1948, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age 78 years) (Father) 
Sarah SWINNERTON, b. 4 Jul 1871, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, d. Mar Q 1951, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age 79 years) (Mother) Person ID I302072 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 9 Feb 2015
Father John Henry HANCOCK, b. 10 Nov 1869, Hanley, Staffordshire, England , d. Jun Q 1948, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age 78 years) Mother Sarah SWINNERTON, b. 4 Jul 1871, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. Mar Q 1951, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age 79 years) Married 20 Sep 1891 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bucknall, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Hancock, John Henry to Swinnerton, Sarah q3 1891 Stoke T. RD 6b 243
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Feb 2017)
(Archive reference: D3381/1/21, p. 5)
Family ID F301127 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary (“Pollie”) GOTHAM, b. 12 Jan 1896, Fenton, Staffordshire, England , d. 27 Dec 1925, North Stafford Canal, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England (Age 29 years) Married Sep 1917 St. Peter Ad Vincula Church, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England - From John's WW1 service record
GRO ref: Gotham, Mary to Hancock, John q3 1917 Stoke T. 6b 349
(Mary can't be found on FreeBMD by searching on Gotham or Gothan, as entered as Mary GOTHA[mn] - the entry isn't clear as to whether the last letter is an m or an n)
Children 1. Joyce Millicent HANCOCK, b. 22 Jun 1924, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England , d. Jun Q 1953, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age 28 years)▻ Walter George Henry THOMPSON m. Sep Q 1946Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300676 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Ethel MACHIN, b. 26 Jun 1903, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: William Edward BRUNT m. Sep Q 1924Married Sep Q 1936 Holy Trinity Church, Hartshill, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Hancock, John to Brunt, Ethel q3 1936 Stoke RD 6b 409
Actual church from Staffordshire BMD website.
Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F301124 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From age given when joined the army in Dec 1915 - 19 years and 10 months.