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Name: James Willis
Comments:Great site!
Lots of information about my family history.
Thanks
Monday, June 29th 2009 - 09:47:24 AM
Name: Lynn Buell
E-mail address: nlynnb@msn.com
Comments:My great great grandmother was Juilette Bancroft Buell bortn about 1823 and died 1871 in Clay County Missouri. My grandfather was Benjamin Bancroft Buell. My great great grandfather was George W Buell . the family story is that Juiette was the neice of the historian, George Bancroft. i would like help figuring out that relationship. I haven't been able to find the connection
Wednesday, June 10th 2009 - 12:21:16 AM
Name: James Wilkinson
Comments:Thanks for an interesting site
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 08:36:10 AM
Name: Pip Whiteman
Comments:What a great site! Packed full of interesting information. Congratulations and I wish you contiuned success with it.
Monday, April 20th 2009 - 09:51:14 AM
Name: Will Bancroft
E-mail address: wbancroft1249@hotmail.com
Comments:Thanks for an interesting read.
My Bancrofts came from Halifax, and them emigrated to the US in the 1880's
Saturday, April 18th 2009 - 01:40:56 PM
Name: peter
Homepage URL: http://talkwithpeter.blogspot.com/
Comments:love your webbbbbbsssssitttte please contact
Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 08:29:10 PM
Name: charles
E-mail address: chjessop@talktalk.net
Comments:I am researching my wifes family of Bancrofts and from your site find they lived in Hole Haworth and were Quarry
owners was there more than one place calles Hole in 1891
and can anyone say where i can find which quarry they owned
and lost or sold as Haworth was a place of gambling back then. Hoping for some interesting information many thanks
Wednesday, February 18th 2009 - 03:43:01 AM
Name: Peggy
E-mail address: birdsivu@hotmail.com
Comments:My maiden name was Bancroft! I am located in Ontario, Canada. My grandfather was Charles or clarence Bancroft and my dad was Ewart Bancroft.
Saturday, January 17th 2009 - 12:17:52 PM
Name: Tammy Dawson
E-mail address: tammy65@hotmail.co.uk
Comments:I have been researching my husband's family tree and he is directly related to Joseph Bancroft b1755. His son, Michael b1805, (brother to Timothy) married and the line comes down to my husband's Grandmother, Chrissie Bancroft. Chrissie died in 1958 and thanks to your blog I have been able to fill in a lot of blanks regarding Joseph :)
Saturday, January 3rd 2009 - 05:35:41 AM
Name: John Bullman
E-mail address: bullman23@hotmail.com
Comments:Great site.
I enjoyed reading some of the stories on the blog.
Friday, December 19th 2008 - 03:27:03 AM
Name: Billy Joe Bancroft jr.
E-mail address: birdiemania@netscape.com
Comments:Unfortunatly I can omly trace my Bancroft line as far back as my Great Great Grand-Father Joseph William Bancroft born Feb 23 !847 USA He married Susan F. Wilkerson of Kentucky USA. I wish I could trace it back overseas as far back as possible.
Tuesday, December 16th 2008 - 11:42:32 AM
Name: Injy Guenena
E-mail address: injy@redsea-living.com
Comments:What a wonderful web site.
I have just started looking into my family background. Not an easy task!
My Grandfather was Eric Bancroft Born 02.10.1918 (from Denholme) and Married Joyce H. Haley in Dec 1942.
I think that I will need to spend many winter evenings on the computer to find out more.
Should anyone know Eric Bancroft's brothers/sisters parents Please let me know.

Thank you
Injy
Wednesday, December 10th 2008 - 06:59:20 AM
Name: Peter Wilson
E-mail address: peter.wilson364@hotmail.com
Comments:I found your site very interesting.
My Bancrofts came from Halifax.
Thanks
Wednesday, December 10th 2008 - 02:46:36 AM
Name: Phil Roberts
Comments:Thanks for the details you gave me to help with my research.
Great site!..please keep it going!
Saturday, November 1st 2008 - 12:39:27 AM
Name: John Jeffery Bancroft
E-mail address: john.bancroft110@tiscali.co.uk
Comments:Hello, Jarlath. My aunt, Jean Bancroft, living in Richmond, put me in touch with your website via a magazine cutting.

My GGG Grandfather & Grandmother were Anthony & Hannah (nee Howarth), both of Warley, Halifax. My descent is via James, Arthur, Lionel (grandfather, born in Halifax, died in Hull) & father Arthur Clifford (born in Blackburn, died in Hull). I was born in Hull 1936 but now live in Wiltshire.

Until recently I have concentrated on my mother's family but am now starting on the Bancrofts, so do not have a wealth of information yet. I live near Bradford-on-Avon where I note there is an enclave of Bancrofts. Any connection between them and the Yorkshire Bancrofts?
Tuesday, October 7th 2008 - 11:49:16 AM
Name: Keith Robinson
E-mail address: krhenshalls@aol.com
Comments:Thanks a lot for your site it was most helpful.

My daughter traced my ancestory back to the same Joseph Bancroft m Grace Greenwood. But I am related to Timothy Bancroft 1761-1837. who was obviously the brother to Joseph.

I am however, one of the strays as my ancestory goes back to Burnley in Lancashire.

Cheers

Keith


Wednesday, September 3rd 2008 - 01:04:58 PM
Name: Tony Boocock
E-mail address: binns1012@gmail.com
Comments:Hi great site for the Bancrofts , I am researching Sarah Bancroft who married James Boocock Dec. 28th 1852 in Haworth . Would the two following people that have signed this guest book please get in touch with me through the above email address,
Tom Boocock ( Tom your email address bounced on me )
Gillian Wright ( Gillian no contact details )
regards Tony in Australia
Saturday, August 30th 2008 - 10:17:48 PM
Name: Ellen Pulley
E-mail address: erpulley@cavtel.net
Comments:I purchased a photo of a Mrs. Carrie Bancroft in Richmond, VA, USA, on June 14th in an old book shop. The word "Dundee" is written under her name. She's 1860s or so,judging by the hoop skirt and hairdo. Anyone run across a married Caroline or Carrie Bancroft of Dundee?
Sunday, June 15th 2008 - 11:40:44 AM
Name: John Bancroft
E-mail address: johnbancroft443@hotmail.com
Comments:What a great site.
I never realised there were so many Bancrofts in Yorkshire!
Monday, June 9th 2008 - 02:04:36 PM
Name: SUZANNE LESLEY BANCROFT
E-mail address: SUZ.81@HOTMAIL.CO.UK
Comments:HELLO I HAVE SO FAR TRACED MY LINE BACK TO HAWORTH, YORKSHIRE 1743 TIMOTHY BANCROFT AND ANN BUTTERFIELD WHO ARE MY GRT,GRT,GRT,GRT,GRT GRANDPARENTS.SINCE THEN MY FAMILY SETTLED IN COWLING/SUTTON IN CRAVEN/THORNTON IN CRAVEN/BARNOLDSWICK/BROUGHTON AND SKIPTON. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO THINKS WE MAY BE RELATED I HAVE ONLY BEEN RESEARCHING FOR TWO MONTHS AND HAVE FOUND LOTS OF INFORMATION BUT NOT A LOT OF LIVING FAMILY MEMBERS AS IT IS CONFUSING WITH SO MANY BANCROFTS OUT THERE.

THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO YOUR SITE IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TO ME
SUZANNE BANCROFT
Wednesday, March 19th 2008 - 11:38:43 AM
Name: David Ward
E-mail address: djward_its@hotmail.com
Comments:Hi Jarlath. I am related to the Bancroft family through my GGgrandmother Hannah C1837. She was the daughter of George Bancroft C1821 from Bradfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire. I have 2 sisters for George, Mary C1821 and Martha C1829. His mother was called Hannah C1786. I do not know his fathers name yet, still working on that one at the moment.
I like your web site - lots of info - keep up the work.
Dave Ward.
Saturday, March 8th 2008 - 05:55:39 PM
Name: Tom Boocock
E-mail address: tom.boocock35@hotmail.com
Comments:Your site is very interesting & helpful to my family research.
Thank You
Wednesday, January 2nd 2008 - 08:26:16 AM
Name: Lucile Ray Bancroft
E-mail address: pepper6978@aol.com
Comments: I go by Lucy. Born in 1978 in Birmingham, AL USA. I now live in Orlando, FL.
My father, John Ben, has signed this Dreambook as has my cousin Elizabeth Ann!
Does anyone know anything about the origin of Bancroft being Gaelic? My mother (not a Bancroft but wanted me to know my heritage) conducted a fairly in-depth geneological study in 1999 and had stumbled across some information leading to that conclusion.
Sunday, December 30th 2007 - 02:01:24 PM
Name: Kathleen Cattell
E-mail address: kathlee753@aol.com
Comments:I am descended from John Bancroft & Susannah Hartley from Haworth through their daughter Esther Bancroft born in 1815. She married Robert Whitaker in 1830 and their daughter Susannah, born 1831 in Far Oxenhope married Christopher Rawson in 1849. I have photos of them both & they are my gt. gt. grandparents. I was born in Thornton but now live in Durham. Thank you Jarlath for compiling all the very useful info about the Bancrofts. I was particularly interested to find that John & Susannah Bancroft are buried at Oxenhope Methodist Church. Hello to all my Bancroft relatives!
Tuesday, November 20th 2007 - 04:38:59 PM
Name: Joan Frame nee Bancroft
E-mail address: kayframe@btinternet.com
Comments:I am a Bancroft from Cottingley near Bingley and have just started to collect information about my ancestors - not very much just yet. My grandparents were William and Lilian (nee Pickles)and they lived in the village where apparently there were quite a few Bancrofts. Your site is a great help and hopefully I will be able to find someone who was a relative - many thanks.
Joan
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 08:40:42 AM
Name: John Bancroft
E-mail address: john.bancroft236@hotmail.com
Comments:Thanks...very interesting site.
Friday, July 13th 2007 - 08:13:10 AM
Name: Elizabeth Ann Bancroft
E-mail address: graffams@localnet.com
Comments:My dad's family came from England and settled somewhere in Mass for while and then moved to Maine.

Everette Arthur Bancroft
Thursday, July 5th 2007 - 10:41:34 AM
Name: Harry Bancroft
E-mail address: harrybancroft@hotmail.com
Comments:My family all came from the Halifax area and I have traced them back to 1815, I am not very computer literate and dont know how to send my family tree, HELP
Wednesday, July 4th 2007 - 07:00:25 AM
Name: John Bancroft
E-mail address: JBancr4495@aol.com
Comments:A member of the South East Bancrofts (London/Kent). Dad was Benjamin Walter as was his father I believe. Just on the start of the search and found your site very interesting. Not sure we are the same line as there seems to be a Derbyshire Regiment connection.
Current Bancrofts here are myself and brother David and his sons.

I will enjoy searching!!

John.
Tuesday, April 17th 2007 - 03:48:57 PM
Name: Ross Anderson Bancroft
E-mail address: pat_poor@yahoo.com.au
Comments:I'm from the Australian line of Bancrofts who trace back to the Farnworth Lancashire area and still tracing.
Sunday, March 18th 2007 - 08:42:52 PM
Name: John
Comments:Thanks for the help your excellent site gave me.
Friday, October 27th 2006 - 08:46:44 AM
Name: Jonathan Browne
E-mail address: browny254@hotmail.com
Comments:Thanks for the help your site gave me with my research.
I now know a lot more about my ancestors!
Sunday, June 25th 2006 - 04:11:04 AM
Name: Julia Jordan
E-mail address: Bandjjordan@aol.com
Comments:Hi there, Sarah Bancroft born 1856 at Haworth was my great great grandmother, she married Richard Hey of Haworth, I have photos of them,Their daughter Julia was my great grandmother,she married Tom Hodgson of North Brierly, they eventually settled in Barnoldswick.You have a great site,I appreciate the info provided. Regards
Monday, March 27th 2006 - 02:22:54 AM
Name: George Ben Bancroft
E-mail address: gbb@bancroftlaw.net
Comments:I believe my ancestors came from New York State. I have the same name as my father and grandfather, and I have a diploma my great great grandfather, Benjamin Bancroft, received from Dartmouth in 1823. My father did some geneology on our family before he died in 1990. i will be glad to review his work if it would help tie up some loose ends of the Bancroft family.
Saturday, February 18th 2006 - 07:40:08 PM
Name: Gillian Wright
Comments:Hi, think my gggrandmother was sarah bancroft, born 1833 in sutton in craven who married james boocock from haworth, they had a son called joseph in 1874 who went on to marry sarah ellen aldersley of crossraods in keighley and they had james thomas boocock (my grandad) in haworth

I found your site very interesting

Ta
Saturday, February 18th 2006 - 08:57:09 AM
Name: Julieanne Mason
E-mail address: kejusa@btopenworld.com
Comments:Hi, My father was Harold Bancroft, born in Prestwich, Lancashire. Died in 1955 aged 50, in Sussex. My father's brother was Jack (Major Bancroft) who settled in Wiltshire (Ramsbury Nr Marlborough) would love to know the family's history on this line. I understand my father's father remarried - I have a picture of them in 1949 taken in Wales - is there anyone who can give me Grandparents Bancroft christian names please.
Many Thanks. Brilliant site - so many Bancrofts out there.
Sunday, February 5th 2006 - 09:47:44 AM
Name: Barb Smith
E-mail address: barbannesmith@bigpond.com.au
Comments:I'm really a descendant of Bancrofts from Lancashire (Stretford) but also studying Smiths in Keighley Haworth area of Yorkshire where the Bancroft name keeps turning up.

Looks like I've found a Queensland relative on your site today and will follow up on Queensland connections. It is thanks to sites like this that we are able to make such magical finds. Many thanks for your efforts.
Friday, December 9th 2005 - 09:03:27 PM
Name: Simon Bancroft
E-mail address: bancroft321@aol.com
Comments:Great site. I would like some information on the family line/tree. My grand father Major Bancroft, Father Andrew Bancroft. I have little information on my family history. Please, Please help.

Kind regards.
Simon Bancroft
Tuesday, November 22nd 2005 - 02:27:34 PM
Name: James Bancroft
E-mail address: james.bancroft26@hotmail.com
Comments:Thanks for the help your site gave me with researching my ancestors from over here in the US.
Saturday, October 22nd 2005 - 03:09:16 AM
Name: John Grant
E-mail address: grantj9@hohoh.com
Comments:Great site!!, I never knew there were so many Bancrofts in the area.
Your site has really helped with my wife's family search.
Saturday, August 13th 2005 - 02:30:46 AM
Name: Paul Bancroft
E-mail address: Banky@hotmail.com
Comments:Hi,
Thanks for this great site,which has helped with my research of Bancroft's who came from Halifax in Yorkshire.
Sunday, June 5th 2005 - 03:13:00 AM
Name: wendy Evans
E-mail address: paevans@gil.com.au
Comments:Gidday form Roma, Queensland, Australia.
I came upon your site browsing for my mother. My grandmother's maiden name was Harriet Elizabeth Lee Bancroft born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1901. Her Grandparents were immigrants from England but I don't know what part they came from. Some of her relatives were pioneering medical scientists in Queensland.

Tuesday, April 19th 2005 - 08:28:46 PM
Name: Lorna Kidder
E-mail address: lkidder@pbcgov.com
Comments:My ggggrandmother was Mary Bancroft, daughter of William Bancroft, married to Daniel Gardner Harrison in 1860 in Michigan. I am trying to trace her back to England. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you

Lorna
Tuesday, February 1st 2005 - 12:25:25 PM
Name: Robert Bancroft
E-mail address: bancroft0712@aol.com
Comments:We did meet up a couple of times Jarlath a few years ago at Oxenhope Village Hall. I'm still in Burnley, Lancashire but have done very little in further research into my late fathers side of the family. He stemmed from the Cullingworth line of the family.

Keep up the enthusiasm and good work ......... great site ! Hope to meet again soon.

Does Dorinda Kinghorn still do the local history evenings ?
Friday, November 26th 2004 - 05:23:55 AM
Name: Derek Bancroft
E-mail address: pinup@cogeco.ca
Comments:St.Catharines Ontario Canada Born in Stokport
Saturday, November 20th 2004 - 04:37:47 PM
Name: italiancharms931
E-mail address: italiancharms931@hotmail.com
Homepage URL: http://www.italiancharms.cc/purse_charms_jewelry.html
Comments:Hello, you have been making good site :) Respect.
Saturday, November 6th 2004 - 06:04:24 PM
Name: Paul Bancroft
E-mail address: pbancroftuk@yahoo.co.uk
Comments:Great Site!

We are the Bancrofts from Liverpool, I think we originated in Cheshire.
Monday, October 25th 2004 - 08:16:46 AM
Name: Chris Penny
E-mail address: chrispenny@lineone.net
Comments:Great site..Pete Bancroft(comments in March 2004) of Cumbria would appear to be one of my lost cousins. His grandfather Jesse (spelt Jessie in Wiltshire) was I think my mother' brother and left Bradford on Avon to move to Cumbria-I would suspect to obtain work. He was one of 14 children who all lived to adult hood.There are still Bancrofts in Bradford on Avon and nearby towns although strangely none in B on A from my grandparents line. I am contacting Pete because he may well be entitled to a small sum of money from the estate of a first cousin of his father-with so many relatives eligible for a share not enough to travel to beautiful Bradford on Avon to see the home of his ancestors but enough perhaps for a good meal.My earliest Bancroft is 1695 in South Wraxall near B on A who might just be a relative. This was a cloth manufacturing town and I possess a shuttle embosed with the makers name and yes it was Bancroft and I suspect made in Yorkshire. Connection?
Sunday, October 24th 2004 - 12:26:42 PM
Name: Ebintel004
E-mail address: Ebintel004@hotmail.com
Homepage URL: http://ebintel.com/
Comments:that's pretty good site
Thursday, October 7th 2004 - 01:37:58 PM
Name: Catherine Bancroft
E-mail address: cathbancroft@hotmail.com
Comments:Brilliant site and will help me find more about my family history - the bancrofts from sheffield, thanks
Thursday, September 30th 2004 - 04:10:24 AM
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