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Robert Richard Hancock 1872–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1872

Birth Location: The Grove Portland, Weymouth, Dorset

Death Date: 1936

Death Location: Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Richard Hancock

Mother: Esther Gibbs

Spouse(s): Alice Hancock

Children(s): Muriel Hancock, Mabel Hancock

In 1872, Robert Richard Hancock entered the world in The Grove Portland, Weymouth, Dorset, born to Richard Bidmore Hancock And Esther Way Gibbs. Robert Richard Hancock married Alice Hancock, and had children including Mabel Hancock, Muriel Hancock. Robert Richard Hancock passed away in 1936 in Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Robert Richard Hancock entered the world in The Grove Portland, Weymouth, Dorset, born to Richard Bidmore Hancock And Esther Way Gibbs.
  • Robert Richard Hancock married Alice Hancock, and had children including Mabel Hancock, Muriel Hancock.
  • Robert Richard Hancock passed away in 1936 in Transvaal, South Africa.

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Children(s)

Robert Hancock's Ancestors

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Robert Hancock
1872–1936
Birth Place: The Grove Portland, Weymouth, Dorset
Parents
Richard Bidmore Hancock
1838–1910
Portland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Esther (Way) Gibbs
1836–1904
St George's, Portland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Hancock's Descendants

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Robert (Richard) Hancock (abt 1872–1936) m. Alice Hancock (abt 1867–1937)
  1. 1. Muriel Hancock 1898–1985
  2. 2. Mabel Hancock 1900–1989 m. Albert (Victor) Grover 1895–1982
    1. 1. Florence (Mable Martha) Grover 1923–2007
    2. 2. Betty (Eveline Anne) Roworth 1927–2015

Robert Hancock's Timeline

9 Records

1872
26 Apr 1872
Birth of Robert Richard Hancock in The Grove, Portland, Dorset, England
The Grove, Portland, Dorset, England
1872
1872
Birth of Robert Richard Hancock in Portland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Portland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1872
abt 1872
Birth of Robert Richard Hancock in The Grove Portland, Weymouth, Dorset
The Grove Portland, Weymouth, Dorset
1872
30 May 1872
Robert Richard Hancock was baptized in Portland, Dorset, England
Portland, Dorset, England
1881
1881
Age 9
Robert Richard Hancock resided here in Portland, Dorset, England
Portland, Dorset, England
1891
1891
Age 19
Robert Richard Hancock resided here in Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England
Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England
1896
July 1896
Age 24
Robert Richard Hancock was married in Christchurch, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Christchurch, Hampshire, United Kingdom
1918
1918
Age 46
Robert Richard Hancock resided here in Southern, Dorset, England
Southern, Dorset, England
1936
1936
Age 64
Death of Robert Richard Hancock in Transvaal, South Africa
Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1872
    Event Place: The Grove, Portland, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1640; Folio: 24; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6096750
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2107; Folio: 144; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1341508
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Portland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1872
    Event Place: The Grove Portland, Weymouth, Dorset
    Record Source: UK, Imperial Yeomanry Records, 1899-1902, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Wo 128 War Office: Imperial Yeomanry, Soldiers' Documents, South African War

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 May 1872
    Event Place: Portland, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1896
    Event Place: Christchurch, Hampshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Portland, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2107; Folio: 144; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1341508

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1640; Folio: 24; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6096750

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Southern, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Electoral Registers, 1839-1922, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, Dorset, England; Dorset Electoral Registers and Poll Books; Microfilm Reference Number: MICR1292

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Hampshire, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lytchett Minster
    Record Source: Hampshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source: Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976

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