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John Bancroft 1520 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England

Death Date: 13 Sep 1556

Death Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England

Father: William Bancroft

Mother: Ann (Bancroft)

Spouse(s): Margaret (Bancroft)

Children(s): Sir Bancroft, William Bancroft

In 1520, John Bancroft * entered the world in Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England, born to William Bancroft and Ann ? (Bancroft). John Bancroft * married Margaret Hollingsworth\Haryingworth (Bancroft), and had children including Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft, William Bancroft. John Bancroft * passed away in 1556 in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, John Bancroft * entered the world in Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England, born to William Bancroft and Ann ? (Bancroft).
  • John Bancroft * married Margaret Hollingsworth\Haryingworth (Bancroft), and had children including Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft, William Bancroft.
  • John Bancroft * passed away in 1556 in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bancroft's Ancestors

Self
John Bancroft
1520 – 1556
Birth Place: Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England
Parents
William Bancroft
1485 –
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Ann (?) (Bancroft)
1490 – 1578
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
William Bancroft
1450 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bancroft's Descendants

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John Bancroft (1520 – 13 Sep 1556) m. Margaret (Hollingsworth\Haryingworth) (Bancroft) (1525 – 1558)
  1. 1. Sir (William or Sir Ralph) Bancroft (Abt. 1550 – Bef. 4 Jul 1601)
    1. 1. John Bancroft (1570 – 1637)
    2. 2. Catherine Bancroft (1574 – )
    3. 3. Ralph Bancroft (1575 – )
    4. 4. Mary Bancroft (1576 – 1667)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Bancroft (1580 – 1667)
    6. 6. Sarah Bancroft (1586 – )
    7. 7. William Bancroft (1590 – Abt. 1611)
  2. 2. William Bancroft (Abt. 1550 – )

John Bancroft's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of John Bancroft * in Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England
Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England
1556
13 Sep 1556
Age 36
Death of John Bancroft * in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
1557
1557-1558
Age 37
John Bancroft * - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1556
    Event Place: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1557-1558
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, 1518-1858, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

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