Bancrofts from Yorkshire
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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
Name: Philip Lewis Bancroft
E-mail address: pnbancroft@comcast.net
Comments:Direct descent from Thomas that came over to America in 1639.
Born in Reading,Massachusetts, as were 9 previous Bancroft generations in my line. Many are buried in Reading Laurel Hill Cem.
Born on Bancroft Avenue, in fact.
The story I heard was that our 1/2 acre was the remains of large holdings which were split up and many sold for taxes (really smart business handling!).
Raised on a Maine Farm, twice a professor, MENSA, Regular Army, etc.
Friday, September 17th 2004 - 11:13:52 AM
Name: Gwendy Dehlinger
E-mail address: g_pomales@comcast.net
Comments:My maiden name is Butterfield ans I was born in Oakworth. William Bancroft, b. 1810 is my 1st cousin 4 times removed. He was the son of Joseph Bancroft and Isabela Jowett. It is very exciting to find relative, and when I return to England I shall look up as many as I can. Thank you for all the work you have put into this site.
Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:00:35 PM
Name: Charles Edward Bancroft
E-mail address: charlsb@netzero.com
Comments:My name is Charles Edward Bancroft and I am looking for a Benjamin Bancroft who had a son about 1799 in Mass, USA. His wife was Elizabeth Bancroft. Charles Bancroft moved to Mobile, Alabama USA for the Government. I need help in finding Benjamin Bancroft and his family and ancestors?

Charles Bancroft
charlsb@netzero.com
Monday, August 2nd 2004 - 02:24:33 PM
Name: Betty Butler
E-mail address: jbutler@metrocast.net
Comments:Think your site is great. Just recently received new info connecting info I had with a person in Massachusetts who filled in mine. My great grandmother was a Bancroft. Her fathers name was Alpheus Bancroft and his father's name was Enoch Bancroft. I am now looking for info on William Bancroft born in 1500. Thanks again fro such a great site.
Saturday, July 17th 2004 - 11:59:10 AM
Name: Juanita Boehner
E-mail address: dlbeaner@earthlink.net
Comments:I have enjoyed your postings to GenForum. My husband is a Bancroft through Lt. Thomas Bancroft 1622-1691 MA. I suppose the Derbyshire Bancrofts but not sure. Keep up the good work.
Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 01:48:47 AM
Name: Courtney Bancroft
E-mail address: Soccrgirl22@aol.com
Comments:Bancroft is my middle name,and my great-grandmother's maiden name. I'm from Florida, but she lived in Lake Placid, NY. I always wondered what the name originated from- thanks!
Friday, June 18th 2004 - 10:47:54 AM
Name: Pete Bancroft
E-mail address: pete_b@27woodside.fsnet.co.uk
Comments:hiya,
'we' are the 'Cumbrian' Bancrofts.
close to yorkshire And Lancashire, however our ancestor, my grandfather Jesse Bancroft brought the name with him from Wiltshire, and as far as I know there are still some
there.Its an uncommon name around here, and i alway thought it had its oringins in the south west.

walk in beauty.
Friday, March 26th 2004 - 01:28:50 PM
Name: Pete Bancroft
E-mail address: pete_b@27woodside.fsnet.co.uk
Comments:hiya,
'we' are the 'Cumbrian' Bancrofts.
close to yorkshire And Lancashire, however our ancestor, my grandfather Jesse Bancroft brought the name with him from Wiltshire, and as far as I know there are still some
there.Its an uncommon name around here, and i alway thought it had its oringins in the south west.

walk in beauty.
Friday, March 26th 2004 - 01:28:24 PM
Name: Donna (Bancroft) Bigwood
E-mail address: rdbigwood@charter.net
Comments:Thank's for sharing your information on the Bancroft's
If anyone looking for the bancroft in massachusetts
try www.ancestry.com look in family trees for dave's database.
Thanks
Thursday, February 12th 2004 - 02:22:40 PM
Name: Mandy Latchu
E-mail address: mlatchu@yahoo.co.uk
Comments:Thanks for taking the time to share your family with us.
The web site looks and behaves great.
Followed your link from genforum where I am about to send you a message.
Thanks again
Mandy
Sunday, December 14th 2003 - 09:29:53 AM
Name: Dawn Bancroft
E-mail address: iscuba@mindspring.com
Comments:Hello My grandfather was Clifford Regan Bancroft from Michigan. My distant cousin has done extensive research on our family roots and would be a good person to contact. Unfortunately I only have the city/state where he lives so, you'd have to look him up. My mother is another good source for more recent information such as who my grandfather's brothers and sisters were, etc. Let me know what you find. I'm very interested in it myself. Take care.

Norman Bancroft. Grayling, Mi

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Thursday, November 20th 2003 - 06:55:22 AM
Name: Trish Robertson
E-mail address: cue228@aol.com
Comments:Hi, I am daughter of Helen Winsor. My mother's father is Robert Hale Bancroft Winsor Sr. son to Elizabeth Hope Bancroft and Alexander Winsor Sr. This is a wonderful site. Thank you for putting it together.
Wednesday, October 29th 2003 - 03:16:09 PM
Name: Ann Pearson (nee Bancroft)
E-mail address: ceramica@settle18.fsnet.co.uk
Comments:I find your site very interesting and hopefully it will help me research my family history in the Rotherham area
Wednesday, September 24th 2003 - 02:01:53 PM
Name: John Benjamin Bancroft
E-mail address: john.bancroft@sba.gov
Comments:Hello and Greetings
I hope you are doing well.

My father is the late Josiah Dozier Bancroft, III whose great-great-grandfather was Benjamin Bancroft b. 1769 in Massachusetts. I've been trying to make the jump across the pond to learn about his progenators. Can you help?
Thank you for your time.

john ben bancroft
Wednesday, July 30th 2003 - 12:30:39 PM
Name: Bill Smith
E-mail address: htismllib@hotmail.com
Comments:Thanks for your help
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E-mail address: wildguyws3@aol.com
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Comments:Thanks for making a great site!
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Comments:Get well soon, judy.I like your website.
Friday, May 23rd 2003 - 11:07:03 AM
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