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George Robert Hancock (abt. 1842 - 1887)

George Robert Hancock
Born about in Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married about 1867 in Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 45 in Newbridge, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

George Robert Hancock was born during the second quarter (April-May-June) of 1842 in Tavistock, Devon, England.[1] His parents were George Hancock and Sarah Lipson.

The 1851 England Census shows him (age 8) living with several aunts and uncles - including Richard Lipson (age 57), Ann Lipson (age 47), and Maria Lipson (age 44) - on Leigh Farm in Bere Ferres, Devon.[2] Also enumerated in the household are his younger sister, Sarah (age 6); four servants (Mary Bishop, Josiah Noreatt, Henry Pike, James Williams), and a visitor named James Webb. His mother, Sarah, was living in Horrabridge with his two oldest siblings, Henry and Mary Jane (ages 14 and 12 respectively).

The 1861 England Census shows George Hancock living as a boarder in the household of John and Grace Waters in Tavistock, Devon.[3] He is said to be 18 years old, born in Horrabridge, and working as a Carpenter.

George Robert Hancock married Maria Heard Jackson during the second quarter (April-May-June) of 1867.[4] That same year, they migrated to Melbourne, Australia.[5]

Their known children are:

After his wife's death in 1877, George took his children back to Devon.[6] They returned to Australia at the end of 1878.[7]

In 1884, he married his second wife, Elizabeth Barbour.[8] They had one son: Ralph Stanley Hancock - (1885-1982)

He died on 3 October 1887 in Newbridge, Victoria.[9]


Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N31-D6J : 1 October 2014), George Robert Hancock, 1842; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Tavistock, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJ4-D9J : 12 September 2019), George Hancock in household of Richard Lipson, Beerferris, Devon, England; citing Beerferris, Devon, England, p. 3, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7B8-FB7 : 24 October 2019), George Hancock in household of John Waters, Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DKW-7FH : 13 December 2014), George Robert Hancock, 1867; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1867, quarter 2, vol. 5B, p. 609, Tavistock, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  5. ↑ "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 April 2020), Geo Hancock, age 25, b. abt. 1842, arrival date: Jul 1867, place: Melbourne, ship: Essex, nationality: English. VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]
  6. ↑ "Victoria, Australia, Outward Passenger Index, 1852-1915", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Apr 2020), G. R. Hancock, Ship: SOMERSETSHIRE; Arrival Date: MAR 1878; Age: 35; Destination: LONDON; Master: HOLT H F; Film Ref date: MAR 1878; Page of list: 3. https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration
  7. ↑ "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Apr 2020), Geo R. Hancock, age 36, Farmer. Arrival Date: 28 Dec 1878. Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia. Departure Port: Plymouth. Ship: Kent. Nationality: English. Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]
  8. ↑ Marriage record for George Robert Hancock and Elizabeth Barbour, Births, Deaths & Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Reg. no. 5894 / 1884
  9. ↑ "Wills and Bequests", Melbourne Punch (Melbourne, Victoria), 17 Nov 1887. p. 12. Accessed on 30 Mar 2020. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174572845




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