Brief Life History of William Newham
When William Newham Bancroft was born on 18 February 1842, in Breaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Corbett Bancroft, was 25 and his mother, Mary Newham, was 23. He married Olivia Sophia Moore on 15 May 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 10 daughters. In 1862, his occupation is listed as repairman, tinker, machinest, and mechanic in Utah, United States. He died on 29 November 1901, in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- William N Bancroft, "United States Census, 1880"
- Birth of Lilly Bancroft Woodmore, William Bancroft's daughter, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"
- Mary's Marriage to William Bancroft in the England
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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William Newham Bancroft
William Newham Bancroft was born on February 18, 1842, in Breaston, Derbyshire, England. His parents, William Corbett Bancroft and Mary Newham received the Mormon Missionaries and joined the Church o …
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