William
Hancock
Born before in St Austell, Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Hancock
and Anne (Brokenshire) Hancock
Brother of
Selina (Hancock) Quintrell, Thomas Hancock, John Hancock, Ellen Jane (Hancock) Mutton, Frederick Hancock, Robert Hancock, Elizabeth Ann Hancock, Richard Hancock and James Charles Hancock
Husband of
Selena (Best) Hancock
— married
24 Sep 1864 in Res. of Thomas Best, Ross Creek, South Australia, Australia
Husband of
Jane Elizabeth (Giles) Hancock
— married
22 May 1871 in Riverton, South Australia, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Hancock, William John Hancock, Elizabeth Jane Hancock, James Henry Hancock, Selina (Hancock) Murphy, Ellen (Hancock) Mowbray, Elizabeth Ann Hancock, William Hancock, Thomas Hancock, Florence Rita (Hancock) Fleet and Ethel May (Hancock) Cock
Died
after age 47
in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2011
This page has been accessed 568 times.
Sources
- Cornwall OPC Database: Baptisms: 25 Dec 1846 St Austell, William Hancock, son of John & Ann Hancock, of Fernissick, miner. Accessed at http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org.
- South Australia Marriage Registrations: 1864 Reg: 59/179 District: Kapunda William Hancock & Selina Best. Accessed at Genealogy SA (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search)
- 1851 Census of England & Wales (HO107/1907 f95 p25), Belond, St Austell, Cornwall, William Hancock, age 4, son of John Hancock, tin miner. Accessed at Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com)
Notes
This person was created through the import of FAMILY.GED on 08 May 2011. Prior to import, this record was last changed 20 MAY 2006.
Memories: 1
Enter a personal reminiscence or story.
Robert Hancock
I was told by my father ( Harold ) that his grandfather, ie William, was the first man to dump a barrow load of dirt on what became the Moonta Mines mullock heap. This was probably in the early 1860s.
posted 22 Apr 2014 by Robert Hancock
[thank Robert]
Is William your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Vicky-marie Jarrett 
:
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Doug Hooper :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Marci Hardy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T734542 [compare], FTDNA kit #532226
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
William is 24 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 24 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 19 degrees from Maggie Beer, 42 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 24 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 29 degrees from Michael Chow, 25 degrees from Ree Drummond, 10 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 23 degrees from Matty Matheson, 24 degrees from Martha Stewart, 34 degrees from Danny Trejo and 32 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Categories: St Austell, Cornwall