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John Cockcroft 1519–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Death Date: 4 JAN 1564

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Father: Henry Cockcroft

Mother: Margaret Manners

Spouse(s): Agnes Jackson

Children(s): William Cockcroft

The story of John Cockcroft began in 1519 in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. John Cockcroft married Agnes Jackson, and had children including William Cockcroft. John Cockcroft passed away in 1564 in Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cockcroft began in 1519 in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.
  • John Cockcroft married Agnes Jackson, and had children including William Cockcroft.
  • John Cockcroft passed away in 1564 in Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Cockcroft
1480–1550
Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
HC
Margaret Manners
1504–1557
Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
MM

Spouses(s)

Agnes Jackson
1518–1544
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
AJ

Children(s)

William Cockcroft
1539–1629
Birth Location: Calderdale, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
WC

John Cockcroft's Ancestors

Self
John Cockcroft
1519–1564
Birth Place: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Parents
Henry Cockcroft
1480–1550
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Margaret (Neville) Manners
1504–1557
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Grandparents
John (de) Cockcroft
1460–1564
Margarit
1465–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cockcroft's Descendants

1.
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John Cockcroft (1519–4 JAN 1564) m. Agnes Jackson (1518–23 OCT 1544)
  1. 1. William Cockcroft 1539–1629 m. Ester Mitchell 1540–
    1. 1. Ester (Victoria) Cockcroft 1560–1654 m. Gregory Mitchell 1556–1647
      1. 1. Grace (Margaret) Mitchell 1582–1635 m. William Draper 1582–1635
        1. 1. Richard Draper 1601– m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Veale 1604–1699

John Cockcroft's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of John Cockcroft in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1564
4 JAN 1564
Age 45
Death of John Cockcroft in Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1564
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
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