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Bessie Hancock 1880 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 DEC 1880

Birth Location: Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1 SEP 1944

Death Location: St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia

Father: Sidney Hancock

Mother: Elizabeth Alexander

Spouse(s): Colin Grant

Children(s): Colin Grant

In 1880, Bessie Hancock entered the world in Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia, born to Sidney Tyley Hancock and Elizabeth Constable Alexander. Bessie Hancock married Colin Henry Grant, and had children including Colin Sidney Grant. Bessie Hancock passed away in 1944 in St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Bessie Hancock entered the world in Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia, born to Sidney Tyley Hancock and Elizabeth Constable Alexander.
  • Bessie Hancock married Colin Henry Grant, and had children including Colin Sidney Grant.
  • Bessie Hancock passed away in 1944 in St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.

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Bessie Hancock's Ancestors

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Bessie Hancock
1880 – 1944
Birth Place: Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Sidney Tyley Hancock
1838 – 1922
Halifax, Novia Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth (Constable) Alexander
1844 – 1883
Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Tyley) Hancock
1799 – 1869
Wedmore, Somerset, England
Maria (Catherine) Salsman
1818 – 1894
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Hancock
1771 – 1849
Sarah Tyley
1780 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Hancock
1729 – 1801
Jane Toogood
1724 – 1801

Bessie Hancock's Descendants

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Bessie Hancock (8 DEC 1880 – 1 SEP 1944) m. Colin (Henry) Grant (8 NOV 1879 – 11 JAN 1956)
  1. 1. Colin (Sidney) Grant (7 DEC 1906 – NOV 1983) m. Ellen (Linda Mary) Gunther (4 MAY 1911 – 5 FEB 1999)
    1. 1. Leigh (Ronald) Grant (21 JAN 1935 – 4 JAN 2017)

Bessie Hancock's Timeline

3 Records

1880
8 DEC 1880
Birth of Bessie Hancock in Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia
Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia
1944
1 SEP 1944
Age 64
Death of Bessie Hancock in St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
1944
SEP 1944
Age 64
Burial of Bessie Hancock in Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Merri-bek, Victoria, Australia
Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Merri-bek, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 DEC 1880
    Event Place: Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1944
    Event Place: St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: SEP 1944
    Event Place: Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Merri-bek, Victoria, Australia

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