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Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft 1550 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1550

Birth Location: Chellaston or Swarkston, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: Bef. 4 Jul 1601

Death Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England

Father: John Bancroft

Mother: Margaret (Bancroft)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Bancroft, Catherine Bancroft, Ralph Bancroft, Mary Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft, William Bancroft

The story of Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft * began in 1550 in Chellaston or Swarkston, Derbyshire, England. Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft * had children including John Bancroft, Catherine Bancroft, Ralph Bancroft, Mary Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft, William Bancroft. Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft * passed away in 1601 in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft * began in 1550 in Chellaston or Swarkston, Derbyshire, England.
  • Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft * had children including John Bancroft, Catherine Bancroft, Ralph Bancroft, Mary Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft, William Bancroft.
  • Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft * passed away in 1601 in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bancroft
1520 – 1556
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England
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Margaret (Bancroft)
1525 – 1558
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bancroft
1570 – 1637
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
JB
Catherine Bancroft
1574 –
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
CB
Ralph Bancroft
1575 –
Birth Location: Swarkston, Derby, England
RB
Mary Bancroft
1576 – 1667
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
MB
Elizabeth Bancroft
1580 – 1667
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
EB
Sarah Bancroft
1586 –
Birth Location: Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
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William Bancroft
1590 – 1611
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
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Sir Bancroft's Ancestors

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Sir Bancroft
1550 – 1601
Birth Place: Chellaston or Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John Bancroft
1520 – 1556
Chellaston, Derbyshire, , England
Margaret (Hollingsworth\Haryingworth) (Bancroft)
1525 – 1558
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
William Bancroft
1485 –
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Ann (?) (Bancroft)
1490 – 1578
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
John Hollingsworth
1504 – 1598
Chellaston, Derby, England
Margaret (Smyth) (Hollingsworth)
1508 – 1614
Chellaston, Derby, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bancroft
1450 –
John Holynworth\Haryingsworth\Hollingsworth
1483 – 1584
Anne (Hollingsworth)
1492 –
Thomas Smyth
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bancroft's Descendants

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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)

Sir Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1550
Abt. 1550
Birth of Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft * in Chellaston or Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
Chellaston or Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
1601
Bef. 4 Jul 1601
Age 51
Death of Sir William or Sir Ralph Bancroft * in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1550
    Event Place: Chellaston or Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 4 Jul 1601
    Event Place: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
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