FAMILY HISTORY: BOOCOCK

THE FAMILY OF HENRY & ANNE BOOCOCK

CENSUS INFORMATION:

 

1851 CENSUS OF EVERTON, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE:
NAME: RELATION: CONDITION: SEX: AGE: OCCUPATION: BIRTHPLACE:
Henry Boocock Head Married M 40 Saddler Ratcliffe Bridge, Lancashire
Ann Boocock Wife Married F 40 - Stretton, Shropshire
Marie Boocock Daughter Unmarried F 11 Scholar Stretton, Shropshire
James Boocock Son Unmarried M 8 Scholar Stretton, Shropshire
Richard H. Boocock Son Unmarried M 5 Scholar Ratcliffe Bridge, Lancashire
Samuel H. Boocock Son Unmarried M 2 - Bury, Lancashire
NOTES:
1: Living at 7 Whitefield Crescent, Everton, Liverpool. (H.O.107-2190, folio 287, page 39)
2: Ratcliife Bridge is a misspelling of Radcliffe Bridge - near Bury.

 

1861 CENSUS OF MYNYDDISLWYN, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES:
NAME: RELATION: CONDITION: SEX: AGE: OCCUPATION: BIRTHPLACE:
Henry Boocott Head Married M 50 Saddler Ratcliffe, Lancashire
Ann Boocott Wife Married F 50 - Church Stretton, Shropshire
James Boocott Son - M 19 Saddler Church Stretton, Shropshire
Richard Boocott Son - M 16 Saddler Ratcliffe, Lancashire
Samuel Boocott Son - M 12 Scholar Bury, Lancashire
Marie Davies Daughter Married F 21 - Church Stretton, Shropshire
Enoch Davies Son-in-Law Married M 24 Grocer Verwick, Cardigan
NOTES:
1: Living in Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales. (RG9-4026, folio 16, page 25)
2: Henry's full occupation was "Saddler employing 2 sons".
3: Probably due to Henry's illiteracy, the family surname seems to have changed to Boocott when they moved to Wales - although some records spell it Bowcott, Bocock and Bowcock.

 

1871 CENSUS OF MYNYDDISLWYN, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES:
NAME: RELATION: CONDITION: SEX: AGE: OCCUPATION: BIRTHPLACE:
Henry Boocott Head Married M 61 Saddler Pilkington, Lancashire
Ann Boocott Wife Married F 61 - Church Stretton, Salop
Richard Boocott Son Unmarried M 25 Saddler Pilkington, Lancashire
James Cobley Nephew - M 9 Scholar Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire
NOTES:
1: Living at 7 Bryn Road, Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales. (RG10-5352, folio 17, page 1)
2: I've not yet worked out who James Cobley is or how he fits into this family.

 

1881 CENSUS OF MYNYDDISLWYN, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES:
NAME: RELATION: CONDITION: SEX: AGE: OCCUPATION: BIRTHPLACE:
Henry Boocott Head Married M 70 Saddler Pilkington, Lancashire
Ann Boocott Wife Married F 70 - Church Stretton, Shropshire
Mary Holmes Sister-in-Law Unmarried F 68 - Church Stretton, Shropshire
NOTES:
1: Living at Bryn Cottage, Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales. (RG11-5272, folio 15, page 23)
2: It appears that Bryn Cottage is the same address that they were living at in 1861 and 1871.

 

1891 CENSUS OF MYNYDDISLWYN, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES:
NAME: RELATION: CONDITION: SEX: AGE: OCCUPATION: BIRTHPLACE:
Henry Boocott Head Married M 80 Saddler Radcliffe, Lancashire
Ann Boocott Wife Married F 80 Wife Radcliffe, Lancashire
James Boocott Son Widower M 47 Saddler Radcliffe, Lancashire
Mary Holmes Sister-in-Law Unmarried F 78 Own Means Radcliffe, Lancashire
NOTES:
1: Living at Bryn Cottages, Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales. (RG12-4381, folio 15, page 23)
2: Mary Holmes was living on her own means.
3: The space for the birthplace for Ann, James and Mary contained little squiggles which I assume meant to indicate the same as above (Henry's birthplace). If so, this is an error.

 

NOTE:
1: The above information is taken from copies of the Census Returns on Ancestry.com.
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