HANCOCK & ABRAHAM
FAMILY
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Unfortunately, I only have a couple of photos in my possession of my father's family
HANCOCK'S
My grandfather was ERIC OAK HANCOCK (above) born in Gillingham, Kent ~ 5 Jan 1908. He was a Master Butcher by trade. He married FREDA MOLLY ABRAHAM Apr 1931 in Portsmouth, Hampshire (see further down the page for further details).
He had 7 siblings:
EDITH MAY (born 1893 Clapham, London)
JOHN WILLIAM (born 1894 Clapham, London - died 1899)
EDWARD ERNEST (born 1894 Clapham, London)
ALFRED GORDON (born 1895 Clapham, London - died 1896)
HECTOR LESLIE (born 1900 Clapham, London - died 1900)
HELEN ESTHER (born 1902 Gillingham, Kent - died 1927)
ETHEL ANNIE (born 1905 Gillingham, Kent)
EDITH MAY married LEONARD FRYER in 1911 at St John the Baptist Church, Twydall, Gillingham & had 3 children - Leonard, Bernard & Joan.
EDWARD ERNEST married ELLA HARRIET BATE in 1918 at St Jonn the Baptist Church, Twydall, Gillingham & had 2 children - Jeanne & John.
HELEN ESTHER married SIDNEY THOMAS PHILLIPS in 1924 and had one son, Peter E.S. Phillips born in 1925 in Gillingham, Kent.
ETHEL ANNIE married JOHN ARTHUR GRANT in 1926 in Gillingham, Kent & had one son, John, & one daughter.
ERIC OAK's father was EDWARD ERNEST HANCOCK born 1864 in West Wratting, Cambridgeshire. He married ANNIE GIDNEY at St Paul's Church, Clapham 25 December 1891. Edward was also a Master Butcher by trade. Unfortunately Edward Ernest committed suicide on 15th August 1932 at his home in Copenhagen Road, Gillingham. A report was made in the local paper - the Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News (see report transcribed)
HANCOCK ANCESTORS
The parents of EDWARD ERNEST were JOHN HANCOCK and ELLEN OAK (obviously where the middle name of Oak came from).
JOHN HANCOCK was born 1834 in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire and died 4 Oct 1900 in Sittingbourne, Kent (only a few miles from where I live now).
JOHN married ELLEN OAK (date undiscovered yet) who was the daughter of THOMAS OAK and HANNAH SHIPP. ELLEN was born 1838 in Weston Colville, nr West Wratting, Cambridgeshire.
JOHN and ELLEN lived at 24 East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent which was a "Boot Shop". They are listed in the 1891 Census of Sittingbourne.
JOHN died of Senility Asthenia aged 66 ~ his occupation was stated as "Master Outfitter".
FURTHER BACK
The parents of JOHN HANCOCK were JOHN HANCOCK and JANE DEER. They married 17 July 1832 in West Wratting, Cambridgeshire. I know that JOHNwas a Grocer at the age of 35 and had a Grocer's shop in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire. Their children:
JOHN (as above) (born 1834, Fulbourn, Cambs.)
WALTER (born 1835, Fulbourn, Cambs.) ~ married MAHALA?
ERNEST EDWARD (born 1837, Fulbourn, Cambs.)
ARTHUR(born 1839 ~ a triplet) died after just 1 day
HORACE(born 1839 ~ a triplet) died after 7 days
JANE (born 1839 ~ a triplet) died after 7 days
DEER's
JANE DEER was born abt. 1809 in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire. Her parents were EDWARD DEER and HANNAH MANNING.
HANNAH was born abt 1773. The couple married 5 Jun 1797 in Fulbourn and had 2 other children besides JANE:
MARY (born c.1800, Fulbourn)
CHARLES (born c.1802, Fulbourn) I know that there are quite a few Deer's in the County in surrounding areas of Fulbourn. I have been told that this name is quite unusual and therefore it is possible that all in that area are related.
EDWARD DEER's parents were JOHN DEER and ANN HART who married 23 Mar 1761 in Fulbourn All Saints. I know that JOHN DEER was born in Brinkley, Cambridgeshire.
OAK's
THOMAS OAK and HANNAH SHIPP had 7 other children besides ELLEN(above):
ELIZABETH (born c.1818)
CHARLES (born 1823, Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire)
JAMES (born 1825, Weston Colville)
STEPHEN (born 1826, Weston Colville)
MARY (born 1832, Weston Colville)
JOHN (born 1840, Weston Colville)
ESTHER (born 1843, Weston Colville)
MARRIAGES OF ABOVE:
CHARLES married AUGUSTA PARKER & had 3 children (Mary A, Charles F. & John P.)
JAMES married EMMA DEASE & had 7 children (James John, Mary E, Charles, Louisa Emily, Clara E, Algena P & Esther)
STEPHEN married ANNA?
JOHN married ARABELLA CHRISTINA CLAYDON & had 4 children (Jessie, Edith M, Margaret & Thomas)
OAK ANCESTORS
THOMAS OAK's parents were STEPHEN OAKE (note change of spelling) and MARY BROWN. Both came from DULLINGHAM, Cambridgeshire and married 22 Dec 1780 in Dullingham. They had 10 other children besides THOMASwho were all born in Burrough Green, Cambridgeshire:
MARY (born c.1783)
ELIZABETH (born c.1785)
JOHN (born c.1788)
WILLIAM (born c. 1790)
JAMES (born c. 1792)
THOMAS (born c.1794)
EDWARD (born c.1797)
JOHN THOMAS (born 28 Apr 1862, West Wratting, Cambs)
MARY J. (born 1867, West Wratting, Cambs)
FREDERICK W. (born 1868, West Wratting, Cambs)
ALICE MAUD (born 22 May 1870, Sotherton, Suffolk)
LOUISA AGNES (born 16 Feb 1873, Sotherton, Suffolk)
HENRIETTA ELIZABETH (born 5 May 1874, Sotherton, Suffolk ~ died 27 May 1874)
ELLEN ESTHER (born 16 Apr 1876, Sotherton, Suffolk)
MAY EDITH (born 1877, Sotherton, Suffolk)
PERCY OAK (born 1880, Newport, Essex)
EVELINE MARGARET (born 1883, Newport, Essex)
He died 8 Apr 1918 in Avesnes, France whilst serving with the Somersetshire Light Infantry. He was listed as missing in March 1918.
Percy is buried at Avesnes-sur-Helpe Commund Cemetary, Nord, France
ANN (born c.1799)
ROBERT (born c.1801)
CHARLES (born c.1804)
STEPHEN OAK's parents were STEPHEN OAKE and ELEANOR WATSON
who married 4 Feb 1758, Dullingham. They had 3 other known children:
ELIZABETH (who married JOHN JEFFREY)
WILLIAM (who married SUSAN EATON)
Note: birth's/baptism's not known as yet
It looks likely that STEPHEN OAK Snr's parents were WILLIAM OAKE and MARY PAGE who married 1 Oct 1704 in Burrough Green.
WILLIAM died 20 May 1752 in Burrough Green.
They had 4 other children besides STEPHEN:
WILLIAM, MARY, ANDREW & ANNE
FREDA MOLLY ABRAHAM (born 13 Dec 1906 in Southsea, Portsmouth) and ERIC OAK HANCOCK Snr
FREDA MOLLY was the daughter of ALFRED HENRY ABRAHAM and CECILIA KATE MAY BOND
FREDA had one sister ~ DOROTHY CECILIA (born 1903 in Petersfield, Hants)
and 2 brothers ~ HERBERT THOMAS (born 4 May 1909)
JACK ALBERT (born 4 Jun 1911)
ABRAHAM ANCESTORS
ALFRED HENRY ABRAHAM was born 19 Jun 1878 in Alverstoke, Hampshire. He was a Licensed Victuallers Manager by trade.
He married CECILIA KATE MAY BOND 9 Oct 1901 in Alverstoke.
CECILIA was the daughter of ALFRED BOND and MARY ANN WOODHEAD RICHARDSON.
ALFRED HENRY's father was ALFRED ABRAHAM (born 25 Sep 1842 in Newtown, Gosport, Hants.) His mother was SARAH ANN SANDERCOMB (born 1843). They married 6 Nov 1864 in The Parish Church of Alverstoke, Hants.
ALFRED Snr's occupation was a Leading Man of Stores, Portsmouth Dockyard
Children of ALFRED HENRY Snr and SARAH ANN:
JANE ELIZABETH (born 15 May 1866, Alverstoke) aka SARAH ELIZABETH
ROSE ANN ESTHER (born 1869, Alverstoke)
SOPHIA ANN (born 30 Jan 1871, Alverstoke)
SARAH ELLEN (born 7 Feb 1873, Newtown, Gosport, Hants.)
EMILY AGNES (born 22 Oct 1875, Alverstoke)
ALFRED HENRY (born 19 Jun 1878, Alverstoke)
BEATRICE ALICE (born 1884, Christchurch, Hants.)
LEONARD (born 24 Apr 1892, Gosport, Hants.)
MARRIAGES of above:
ROSE ANN ESTHER married WALTER THOMAS NEWBURY 16 Jun 1888 in Alverstoke
SOPHIA ANN married SIDNEY WILLAM COPPEN in Alverstoke
SARAH ELLEN married FREDERICK ALEXANDER RIDDIFORD 6 May 1893 in Alverstoke and had one child. Frederick died in 1896 and she went on to marry GEORGE DANIEL OSGOOD 18 Nov 1899 & had 6 children. See photo of STANLEY LEWIS OSGOOD, son of Sarah Ellen & George Daniel in my Album.
FURTHER BACK
ALFRED HENRY Snr's Parents:
JAMES ABRAHAM (born 18 Jul 1816, Alverstoke) married JANE CATHERINE FRYER (born 11 Dec 1817, Alverstoke) ~ daughter of JOSEPH FRYER and SARAH.
They married 14 Jul 1839 in St Mary's, Portsea, Hants. and had 9 children inc. ALFRED:
JAMES JOSEPH (born 1839, Alverstoke)
WILLIAM (born 1841, Alverstoke)
CHARLES (born 1845)
GEORGE (born 1846)
CATHERINE (born 1848)
ALBERT (born 1849)
JANE (born 1851)
EMILY (born 1859)
JAMES ABRAHAM's Parents:
JOHN ABRAHAM (born 20 Jul 1766, Alverstoke) married CHRISTIAN COX (born 13 Oct 1772, Whippingham, Hants) ~ daughter of JOHN COX & JANE
They married 4 Jul 1796 in St Mary's, Portsea, Hants. and had 6 children inc. JAMES:
HANNAH (born 11 Aug 1799)
JANE (born Aug. 1801)
CHARLOTTE (born 17 Jun 1804)
CHRISTIAN (born 19 Apr 1807)
PRISCILLA (born Apr. 1810)
18TH CENTURY ABRAHAM'S
I have now managed to trace as far back as JOHN ABRAHAM and MARY HECKLEY (John Abraham's parents ~ above).
They married 3 Nov 1765 in Alverstoke, Hants. and had 7 other children besides JOHN:
ELIZABETH (born 1763, Alverstoke)
SIMON (born c.1766, Alverstoke)
THOMAS (born 20 Dec 1767, Alverstoke)
WILLIAM (born 8 May 1772, Alverstoke)
JOSEPH (born c.1773, Alverstoke)
MARY (born 20 May 1774, Alverstoke)
JAMES (born 31 Dec 1780, Alverstoke)
Only 3 marriages are known at present of the above:
THOMAS married JANE SYLVESTER 13 Aug 1792, Botley, Hants. and had 8 children: Thomas, Fanny, Ann, John, Charles, Tamar, Henry & William
WILLIAM married MARY ANN SNOW 2 Mar 1802, Alverstoke and had 10 children: William, Edmund, Elizabeth, Ellen, Mary Ann, Fanny, Sarah Maria, Joseph James, Thomas & Martha
JAMES married SOPHIA HAPGOOD and had 4 children: James C, Abraham C, Betsy Eleanor C & Isaac C.
SANDERCOMB ANCESTORS
SARAH ANN SANDERCOMB'S parents were:
HENRY SANDERCOMB and ELIZABETH KIND
they married 21 Jun 1846 in Alverstoke, Hampshire
and had 7 other children besides Sarah:
EMMA (b. 1850 in Alverstoke, died after 1911)
HENRY EDWARD (b. Jan 1852 in Alverstoke, died May 1853)
GEORGE FREDERICK (b. Mar 1853 in Alverstoke, died Jul 1856)
ELLEN GRACE (b. 1855 in Alverstoke)
FREDERICK SAMUEL (b. Sep 1858 in Alverstoke)
WILLIAM CHARLES (b. Jun 1861 in Forton)
ALFRED JAMES (b. 20 Dec 1862 in Forton)
EMMA SANDERCOMB married JOHN CHURCHER 28 Apr 1867 in Alverstoke & had 5 children: John Henry, Emma Jane, Elizabeth Ellen, Frederick & Ellen Katie
FREDERICK SAMUEL SANDERCOMB married KATE PURKIS Jul 1882 in Alverstoke
WILLIAM CHARLES SANDERCOMB married SARAH AMELIA (surname unknown) in Jun 1886, Southwark, London & had 4 children: Effie Amelia, Ada Lois, Lily Elizabeth & William Charles
ALFRED JAMES SANDERCOMB married ELLEN JEMIMA CASTLE
6 Nov 1885 in Alverstoke & had 3 children: Ethel Eleanor Sarah, Alfred Daniel & Alice Queenie Castle
Note: I have further information on 2 more generations back from this all hailing from Gosport and Alverstoke, Hampshire. Please contact me for further details.