George William Bancroft (1894 - 1976)

Born 17 Jul 1894 in 3 Kingsland Road, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Marian (Graham) Bancroft — married 1913 in West Derby, Lancashire, England

Husband of Margaret (Collins) Bancroft — married Mar 1962 in Southport, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died Mar 1976 at age 81 in 23 Talma Gardens, Twickenham, Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Gordon Bancroft served for the United Kingdom in World War I
Service started: 1915
Unit(s): Royal Garrison Artillery
Service ended: May 13, 1919

Timeline with Sources

1894:: Born July 17th at 3 Kingsland Road, Birkenhead to Andrew Fleming Bancroft and Mary Laura Jones^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

1901: Residing^[2][6] at 3 Kingsland Road, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England are:

1. Andrew F Bancroft age 37
2. Mary L Bancroft age 35
3. Albert S F Bancroft age 11
4. Edith H Bancroft age 9
5. George N G Bancroft age 6
6. Andrew D Bancroft age 4
7. Laura L D Bancroft age 2
8. Irene W Bancroft age 11 Months
9. William Jones age 64
10. Elizabeth Jones age 72
11. Sarah E Jones age 31

1911: Gordon's father has died, and he is living with his Aunt at 1 Lawton Road, Waterloo, Lancashire, according to Census^[7]:

1. (Aunt) Sarah Edith Jones Head age 35
2. Elizabeth Jones age 83 Mother
3. Gordon Bancroft age 16 nephew
4. Douglas Bancroft age 14 nephew
5. Norman Russell Bancroft age 6 nephew

1913: Marriage to Marian Graham in April in Lancashire ^[8]

1913: Son Andrew William Hewitt Bancroft born Sep 26 in Lancashire

1915: Enlists in the Royal Regiment of Artillery (Royal Garrison Army), Regimental Number: 141518 , Place: 4 Grove Dure Morley Hill Liverpool^[4][9]

1916-1919: Went to France just prior to the Battle of the Somme which opened on 1st July 1916. Gordon joined as a casualty replacement on 15th August 1916^[10] and served until 13th May 1919, in the Army of Occupation in Germany.

1962: Marriage to Margaret (Peggy) Collins in March, in Southport Lancashire ^[11]

1966 : Residing in Popesgrove, Middlesex^[12]

1972: Residing in Twickenham, Popesgrove, London^[13]

1976: Gordon passes away in March at 23 Talma Gardens, Twickenham, Hammersmith, London^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Ancestry.co.uk Birth date: Jul 1894 Birth place: Cheshire, Merseyside, United Kingdom
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "1901 England Census" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 3397; Folio: 115; Page: 1. Ancestry.co.uk Birth date: abt 1895 Birth place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Residence place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Ancestry.co.uk Birth date: 17 Jul 1894 Birth place: Death date: Mar 1976 Death place: Hammersmith, London, England
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO). War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ (Microfilm Copies); Ancestry.co.uk Birth date: abt 1894 Birth place: England Residence place: 4 Grove Dure Road, Morrley Hill Lpool
5. ↑ "England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Ancestry.co.uk Marriage date: Oct 1888 Marriage place: Cheshire
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSX3-9R5 : 8 April 2016), Andrew F Bancroft, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Tranmere subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWTQ-MYQ : 2 August 2017), Sarah Edith Jones, Waterloo, Waterloo, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Ancestry.co.uk Marriage date: Apr 1913 Marriage place: Lancashire
9. ↑ "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBG-SSHC : 23 March 2015), Gordon Bancroft, 1916; citing , East Lancashire Regiment, regiment #, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,294,414.
10. ↑ See Ancestry Story: SIEGE BATTERY 94
11. ↑ "England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005" Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Ancestry.co.ukMarriage date: Mar 1962 Marriage place: Southport, Lancashire
12. ↑ "British Phone Books, 1880-1984" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. British phone books 1880-1984 from the collection held by BT Archives. Ancestry.co.uk Residence date: 1966 Residence place: Popesgrove, Middlesex
13. ↑ "British Phone Books, 1880-1984" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. British phone books 1880-1984 from the collection held by BT Archives. Ancestry.co.uk Residence date: 1972 Residence place: Twickenham, Popesgrove, London

See also:

• "British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920" Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Army Medal Office. WWI Medal Index Cards. In the care of The Western Front Association website. Ancestry.co.uk Residence place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland

• Ancestry Image

• Ancestry Family Trees and Ancestry Family Trees

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Mc-11 created through the import of My BURGESS-BANCROFT Family Tre.ged on Dec 4, 2012 by Mike Bancroft. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mike and others.