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Caroline Lucy Hancock 1853–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1853

Birth Location: Clarence Town, Dungog area, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1 May 1942

Death Location: Newcastle, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Hancock

Mother: Caroline Reeves

Spouse(s): Walter Fitness

Children(s): Amy 1, Leslie Fitness, Florence Fitness, Cecilia Fitness, Ethel Fitness, Herbert Fitness, Walter Fitness, Cecil Fitness, Claude Fitness, Elfreda Fitness, Walter Fitness, Mary Fitness, Caroline Fitness

Caroline Lucy Hancock was born in 1853 in Clarence Town, Dungog area, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia, the child of John Hancock And Caroline Reeves. Caroline Lucy Hancock married Walter John Fitness, and had children including Amy Louise Fitness 1, Caroline Fitness, Cecil Lawrence Fitness, Cecilia Alice Fitness, Claude Henry Fitness, Elfreda Aileen Fitness, Ethel Isabel Fitness, Florence Lavinia Fitness, Herbert Alfred Fitness, Leslie Arthur Fitness, Mary Fitness, Walter 2 Ernest Fitness, Walter Herbert Fitness. Caroline Lucy Hancock passed away in 1942 in Newcastle, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Caroline Lucy Hancock was born in 1853 in Clarence Town, Dungog area, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia, the child of John Hancock And Caroline Reeves.
  • Caroline Lucy Hancock married Walter John Fitness, and had children including Amy Louise Fitness 1, Caroline Fitness, Cecil Lawrence Fitness, Cecilia Alice Fitness, Claude Henry Fitness, Elfreda Aileen Fitness, Ethel Isabel Fitness, Florence Lavinia Fitness, Herbert Alfred Fitness, Leslie Arthur Fitness, Mary Fitness, Walter 2 Ernest Fitness, Walter Herbert Fitness.
  • Caroline Lucy Hancock passed away in 1942 in Newcastle, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hancock
1812–1901
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, London, England
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Caroline Reeves
1833–1910
Birth Location: Old Shoreham, Adur District, West Sussex, England
CR

Spouses(s)

Walter Fitness
1847–1911
Birth Location: Lewisham, London, England
WF

Children(s)

Amy 1
1876–1964
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
A1
Leslie Fitness
1882–1960
Birth Location: Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
LF
Florence Fitness
1879–1924
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
FF
Cecilia Fitness
1875–1974
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
CF
Ethel Fitness
1877–1967
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
EF
Herbert Fitness
1884–1960
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
HF
Walter Fitness
1886–1909
Birth Location: Wickham, New South Wales, Australia
WF
Cecil Fitness
1890–1918
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
CF
Claude Fitness
1892–1902
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
CF
Elfreda Fitness
1898–2002
Birth Location: Wickham, New South Wales, Australia
EF
Walter Fitness
1881–1885
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
WF
Mary Fitness
1877–
Birth Location: Thatcham, Berkshire, England
MF
Caroline Fitness
1884–1936
Birth Location: Barro-On-Soar, Leicestershire, England
CF

Caroline Hancock's Ancestors

Self
Caroline Hancock
1853–1942
Birth Place: Clarence Town, Dungog area, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
John Hancock
1812–1901
Bethnal Green, London, England
Caroline Reeves
1833–1910
Old Shoreham, Adur District, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Henry) Hancock
1790–1885
Islington, Middlesex, England
John (Francis) Reeves
1805–1884
Old Shoreham, Sussex, England
Jane Ransom
1805–1889
Battle, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hancock
1758–1811
Mary Grove
1760–1800
John Reeves
1770–1847
Ann Elphick
1778–1847
John Ransom\Ratson
1766–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hancock
1724–1811
Sarah Priest
1729–1781
John Grove
1715–
Frances Cock
1717–1788
John Reeves
1745–1837
Mercy Collins
1745–1838
William Elphick
1748–1831
Susanna Gadsby
1743–1811

Caroline Hancock's Descendants

1.
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Caroline (Lucy) Hancock (11 Apr 1853–1 May 1942) m. Walter (John) Fitness (14 Jul 1847–17 May 1911)
  1. 1. Amy (Louise Fitness) 1 1876–1964 m. Francis (Joseph Johnston) 2 1878–1930
    1. 1. Alleyne (Marguerite Johnston) 2 1913–2010 m. John (Albert Williams) 2 1911–1989
      1. 1. Kenneth (Fredrick Williams) 2 1938–1989 m. Margaret (Fay Stewart) 2 1942–1999
      2. 2. Robert (John Williams) 2 1935–2011 m. Judith (Aileen) Penfold 1935–2013
      3. 3. Marlene (Joan Williams) 2 1932–2016 m. George Cain 1928–2021
    2. 2. Walter (Francis) Johnston 1915–1934
  2. 2. Leslie (Arthur) Fitness 1882–1960
  3. 3. Florence (Lavinia) Fitness 1879–1924 m. Claude (Lancelot) Chantler 1876–1955
    1. 1. Ethel (Maude) Chantler 1903–1972 m. Douglas (Joseph) Bowman 1909–1972
    2. 2. Claudia (Aileen) Chantler 1905–1986
  4. 4. Cecilia (Alice) Fitness 1875–1974
  5. 5. Ethel (Isabel) Fitness 1877–1967
  6. 6. Herbert (Alfred) Fitness 1884–1960
  7. 7. Walter (2 Ernest) Fitness 1886–1909
  8. 8. Cecil (Lawrence) Fitness 1890–1918
  9. 9. Claude (Henry) Fitness 1892–1902
  10. 10. Elfreda (Aileen) Fitness 1898–2002
  11. 11. Walter (Herbert) Fitness 1881–1885
  12. 12. Mary Fitness 1877–
  13. 13. Caroline Fitness 1884–1936

Caroline Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1853
11 Apr 1853
Birth of Caroline Lucy Hancock in Clarence Town, Dungog area, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia
Clarence Town, Dungog area, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia
1942
1 May 1942
Age 89
Death of Caroline Lucy Hancock in Clarence Town, New South Wales, Australia
Clarence Town, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Clarence Town, Dungog area, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1942
    Event Place: Clarence Town, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newcastle, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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