Brief Life History of Roy
Roy Bancroft was born on 21 February 1934, in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Percy William Bancroft and Ellen Sophia Bancroft. He died on 28 February 1997, at the age of 63.
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Family Time Line
Percy William Bancroft
1902–1968
Ellen Sophia Bancroft
–
Roy Bancroft
1934–1997
Sources (1)
- Roy Bancroft, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
Parents and Siblings
1902–1968 Male
– Female
Siblings (1)
1934–1997 Male
World Events (8)
1939 · Britain Enters World War II
Age 5
Britain entered the Second World War as war was declared on Germany on September 3, 1939. World War II came to an end after the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Less than a week later, the Japanese surrendered and the war officially ended on August 15, 1945.
1940
Age 6
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.
1953
Age 19
Queen Elizabeth II crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various minor places called Bancroft, from Old English bēan ‘beans’ (a collective singular) + croft ‘paddock, smallholding’.
History: John Bancroft came to MA on board the ‘James’ in 1632.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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