Brief Life History of Leonard Edwin
When Leonard Edwin Hancock was born on 5 November 1883, in Pinxton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Hancock, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Streets, was 26. He married Anna Chappell in 1908, in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 9 March 1964, in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80.
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- Lennard Hancock in household of James Hancock, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Leonard Edwin Hancock, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Leonard Edwin Hancock, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Hann + the hypocoristic suffix -cok, which was commonly added to personal names (see Cocke ).
Dutch: from Middle Dutch hanecoc ‘winkle, periwinkle’ (a type of shellfish), probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold shellfish.
History: Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Declaration of Independence signatory John Hancock (1736/7–93), was among the foremost of 18th-century American businessmen. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Hancock, who was known to have been in Cambridge, MA, as early as 1634. Born in Braintree, MA, John Hancock was president of the Second Continental Congress and the first governor of the state of MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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