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Nancy Drake

(1811 - 1885)


Father: William Drake (? - ?)
Mother: Mary Brigg (abt.1773 - ?)

Siblings:

  • Nancy Drake (self)

Children:

With John Hooson With John Cockroft


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1811-11-01 Birth
  • Estimated from baptism record
1811-12-15 Baptism
  • Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire (non-conformist church)
1831-11-27 Marriage
John Hooson (abt.1813 - 1844)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Halifax
  • familysearch:  Link  T2
  • Parish register:  F1  T3
1841-06-07 Census
  • Census record HO107-1302-2-4-1:  F2  F3  F4  T4
  • Search results at findmypast.co.uk:  T5
1846-07-12 Marriage
John Cockroft (abt.1814 - ?)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire
  • Age: 31
  • Abode: Ovenden
  • Witness: James Charnock
  • Witness: John Thomas
  • freebmd:  T6
  • Parish register:  F5  T7
1851-03-30 Census
  • Census record HO107-2301-153-2:  F6  F7  F8  T8
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Spring Field Cottage, Wheatley Lane, Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Age: 50
  • Birthplace: Halifax, Yorkshire
  • familysearch:  Link
  • Census record RG09-3296-25-7:  F9  F10  T9
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: No. 4 Jumples Cragg, Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Age: 61
  • Birthplace: Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG10-4420-xx-26:  F11  F12  T10
  • familysearch:  Link
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: No. 4 Jumples Cragg, Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Age: 71
  • Birthplace: Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG11-4420-14-23:  F13  F14  T11
  • familysearch:  Link
abt.1885-06-09 Death
  • Age: 75
  • Estimated from burial record
  • GRO online:  T12
1885-06-09 Burial
  • Place: St Mary the Virgin, Illingworth, Yorkshire
  • Parish register:  F15  T13


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Name:               Nancy Drake
Christening Date:   15 Dec 1811
Christening Place:  Ovenden, Yorkshire
Father's Name:      William Drake
Mother's Name:      Mary Drake
Affiliate Publication Number: RG4_3408
        
T2
Name:           John Hooson
Spouse's Name:  Nancy Drake
Event Date:     27 Nov 1831
Event Place:    Halifax,York,England
        
T3
Page 178  MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish Church of Halifax in the County of York in the Year 1831.
John Hooson of Ovenden of this Parish
Twister, Bachelor
and Nancy Drake of Ovenden of this Parish
Spinster
were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of
[blank] this twenty seventh Day of
November in the Year One thousand eight hundred and Thirty one
By me J.B.Reade  Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between us  { John Hooson X his mark
                                         { Nancy Drake X her mark
In the Presence of  { Wm Rushworth
                    { Thos Beaver
No. 532
        
T4
Township of Ovenden
Ashtree  John Hosoon  25      Worsted weaver  Y
         Nancy do         25                  Y
         Mary do          7                   Y
         Dan do       4                       Y
         Selinah do       2                   Y
        
T5
HOSOON, John*       1816    25      M   Halifax     Yorkshire
HOSOON, Nancy       1816    25      F   Halifax     Yorkshire
HOSOON, Mary        1834    7       F   Halifax     Yorkshire
HOSOON, Dan         1837    4       M   Halifax     Yorkshire
HOSOON, Salinah     1839    2       F   Halifax     Yorkshire
        
T6
Marriages Sep 1846
Cockroft  John   Halifax  22  143
Hooson    Nancy  Halifax  22  143
        
T7
Page 128.  1846.  Marriage solemnized in the Parish of Halifax in the County of York
No. 255  July 12
John Cockroft  33  Bach'r  Delver  Ovenden  James Cockroft  Weaver
Nancy Hooson   31  Spin'r  0-      Ovenden  William Drake   Weaver

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after Banns by me, J. W. Spawr[?]

This Marriage   {  John Cockroft his X mark  }  in the    {  James Charnock his X mark
was solemnized  {                            }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Nancy Hooson her X mark   }  of us,    {  John Thomas

[Transcriber's note: Nancy is a widow. Her previous husband (John Hooson) died in 1844]
        
T8
1851 Census  HO107 Piece 2301 Folio 153 Page 2

Parish or Township of Ovenden
Ecclesiastical District of St Marys Illingworth [struck out]
City or Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Village of [blank]

Schedule 8  Jumples

John Cockroft    Head         Mar    37      Stone Delver     Yorkshire Ovenden
Nancy Cockroft   Wife         Mar        41                   Yorkshire Ovenden
Mary Ann Hooson  Daur in Law             16  Worsted Spinner  Yorkshire Ovenden
Dan Hooson       Son in Law          14      Worsted Spinner  Yorkshire Ovenden
Selina Hooson    Daur in Law             11  Worsted Spinner  Yorkshire Ovenden
John Hooson      Son in Law          9       Worsted Spinner  Yorkshire Ovenden
Enock Cockroft   Son                 2                        Yorkshire Ovenden
Mary Drake       Visitor      Widow      78  Infirm           Yorkshire Ovenden


Transcribed from YRKHO107_2300_2301-0451.jpg by dh

        
T9
1861 census RG09 Piece 3296 Folio 25 Page 7

Parish or Township of [blank]
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of[blank]
Parliamentary Borough of[blank]
Town of[blank]
Hamlet or Tything, &c, of[blank]
Ecclesiastical District of [blank]

Schedule 30  Spring field Cottage

John Cockroft        Head of family   Married  47      Stone Delver Quarrier        Halifax Yorkshire
Nancy Cockroft       Wife             Married      50                               Halifax Yorkshire
Enock Cockroft       Son                       12      Cotton Maker up              Halifax Yorkshire
Dan Hooson           Son in law       Un       24      Cotton Twister               Halifax Yorkshire
Selina Hooson        Daughter in law  Un           21  Designeress for Dinnarks[?]  Halifax Yorkshire
Mary Ann Hanson      Visitor          Married      26                               Halifax Yorkshire
Wrathall Ril Hanson  Visitor                   2                                    Halifax Yorkshire


Transcribed from WRYRG9_3296_3299-0009.jpg by dh

        
T10
1871 census RG10 Piece 4420 Folio  Page 26

Civil Parish or Township of Ovenden
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Village or Hamlet, &c, of [blank]
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of Ovenden
Ecclesiastical District of St Marys Illingworth

Schedule 131  Jumples Cragg No 4

John Cockroft   Head     Mar    58      Excavator      Ovenden Yorkshire
Nancy Cockroft  Wife     Mar        61                 Ovenden Yorkshire
Daniel Wrigley  Boarder  Unmar  19      Cotton Carder  Saddleworth Yorkshire


Transcribed from WRYRG10_4418_4423-0276.jpg by dh

        
T11
1881 census RG11 Piece 4420 Folio 14 Page 23

The undermentioned Houses are situate within the Boundaries of the Ovenden Local Board District

Civil Parish or Township of Ovenden
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town or Village or Hamlet of Roper Green and Jumples Cragg
Urban Sanitary District of Ovenden
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Mary's Illingworth

Schedule No 125  No 4 Jumples Cragg

John Cockroft   Head  Mar  67      General Labourer  Ovenden Halifax Yorks
Nancy Cockroft  Wife  Mar      71  Housewife         Ovenden Halifax Yorks

Transcribed from WRYRG11_4416_4420-0846.jpg by dh

        
T12
COCKROFT, NANCY  75
GRO Reference: 1885  J Quarter in HALIFAX  Volume 09A  Page 373
        
T13
Page 4.  BURIALS in the Parish of Illingworth in the County of York in the Year 1885
Nancy Cockroft No. 28.  Ovenden  June 9th  75 yrs  G Oldacres
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 32355_248991-00487.jpg
F2 Image Census-1841-HO107-1302-2-4-1.jpeg
F3 Image WRYHO107_1302_1303-0006.jpg
F4 Image WRYHO107_1302_1303-0009.jpg
F5 Image 32355_248994-01194.jpg
F6 Image YRKHO107_2300_2301-0451.jpg
F7 Image Census-1851-HO107-2301-153-2.jpeg
F8 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2301-153-2-Cockroft-Hooson.text
F9 Image WRYRG9_3296_3299-0009.jpg
F10 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3296-25-7-Cockroft-Hooson.text
F11 Image WRYRG10_4418_4423-0276.jpg
F12 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4420-xx-26-Cockroft.text
F13 Image WRYRG11_4416_4420-0846.jpg
F14 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4420-14-23-Cockroft.text
F15 Image 32355_249038-01258.jpg


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