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William Henry MOORCROFT

Male 1860 - 1929  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name William Henry MOORCROFT 
    Born Sep Q 1860  Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 

    • Scropton Village, Staffordshire

      1)«b» «/b»Henry Moorecroft, head, 24, Brewery Lab, born Scropton, Derby
      2) Sarah Moorecroft, wife, 27, born Hanbury, Stafford
      3) Mary Moorecroft, dau, 2, born Scropton, Stafford
      4) «b»William Moorecroft«/b», son, 8 months, born Scropton, Stafford
      5) Eliza Greaterix, lodger, 22, Dairy Maid, born Hanbury, Stafford
      6) George Greaterix, son, 2 months, born Draycott, Stafford
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 

    • Scropton Village

      1) Henry Moorecroft, head, married, 32, Agricultural Labourer, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      2) Sarah Moorecroft, wife, married, 36, born Hanbury, Staffordshire
      3) Mary Moorecroft, dau, 12, Cotton Factory Hand, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      4) «b»William Moorecroft«/b», son, 10, Scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      5) Charles Moorecroft, son, 4, Scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 

    • Address: Slaters Yard

      «b»1) Moorcroft, William, head, married, 21, Ag Labourer, born Scropton, Derbyshire«/b»
      2) Moorcroft, Ann, wife, married, 21, born Newton Solney, Derbyshire
      3) Moorcroft, Emma E, daughter, single, 2, born Newton Solney, Derbyshire
      4) Moorcroft, William H, son, single, 1, born Hatton, Derbyshire
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 

    • Living at Mill Green, Scropton

      1) «b»William H Moorcroft«/b», head, married, 30, agricultural labourer, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      2) Ann Moorcroft, wife, married, 30, born Newton Solney, Derbyshire
      3) William H Moorcroft, son, 11, scholar, born Hatton, Derbyshire
      4) Mary E Moorcroft, dau, 9, scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      5) Sarah H Moorcroft, dau, 7, scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      6) Charles Moorcroft, son, 6, scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      7) David Moorcroft, son, 5, scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      8) George Moorcroft, son, 1, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      9) Philis Moorcroft, dau, 3 weeks, born Scropton, Derbyshire
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 

    • Address: 114 Fletcher Road, Stoke-upon-Trent

      «b»NB: Surname recorded as Turner, not Moorcroft«/b»

      1)«b» William H Turner«/b», head, married, 40, Grocers Warehouse Packer, worker, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      2) Ann Turner, wife, married, 40, born Newton, Derbyshire
      3) William H Turner, son, single, 21, Railway Carter, worker, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      4) David Turner, son, 15, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      5) George Turner, son, 11, born Scropton, Derbyshire
      6) Gertrude Turner, dau, 6, born Longton, Staffordshire
      7) Dorothy Turner, dau, 4, born Maer, Staffordshire
      8) Albert Turner, son, 2, born Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
    Immigration 20 Feb 1911  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 

    • The family Arrived on the Orsovo which left London 6 Jan 1911 and arrived Brisbane 20 Feb 1911.

      Nominated:
      MOORCROFT, William, 51, farm hand, from Staffordshire, to Brisbane
      MOORCROFT, Anna, 50, wife
      MOORCROFT, Kate, 27, daughter
      MOORCROFT, Gertrude, 16, daughter
      MOORCROFT, Dorothy, 14, daughter
      MOORCROFT, Albert, 12, son
      MOORCROFT, Wilfred, 9, son
      MOORCROFT, Harriett, 9, daughter [of Kate/Sarah Hannah]

      Full payer:
      MOORCROFT, David, 22, single, butcher, from Staffordshire, to Brisbane
    Died 8 Mar 1929  Caboolture, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Buried 9 Mar 1929  Caboolture, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Caboolture Cemetery«tab» 
      Plot Location 401/402
      No headstone
    Obituary 25 Mar 1929  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    The Brisbane Courier 

    • Obituary.-News was received recently that one of the old residents of Nanango, Mr. W. H. Moorcroft, had passed away at Caboolture. Mr. Moorcroft, who has lived continuously in Nanango for the last 20 years, had only some months ago disposed of his dairying property at East Nanango, and decided to make his home on the coast. Soon after arriving there his wife died. A grown-up family survives.
    Person ID I8749  Colston & Wenck families in Australia
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2018 

    Father Henry MOORCROFT,   b. 1837, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1881, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Sarah GREATOREX,   b. 1832, Hanbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep Q 1914, Trentham, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1855  St. Modwen's Church, Market Place, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann MOOORHOUSE,   b. Mar Q 1861, Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1928, Caboolture, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1878  Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Children 
    +1. Emma Elizabeth MOORCROFT,   b. 1878, Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1950, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. William Henry MOORCROFT,   b. 1880, Hatton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Mary Ellen Turner MOORCROFT,   b. 7 Jan 1882, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1976, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    +4. Sarah Hannah MOORCROFT,   b. 1883, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1937, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     5. Charles MOORCROFT,   b. 1884, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
     6. Thomas MOORCROFT,   b. 1886, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     7. David MOORCROFT,   b. 12 Mar 1888, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1956, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     8. George MOORCROFT,   b. 1889, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943, Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     9. Phillis MOORCROFT,   b. Mar 1891, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar Q 1892, Scropton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     10. Gertrude Annie "Nance" MOORCROFT,   b. Sep Q 1894, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1962, St Ives, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
     11. Dorothy MOORCROFT,   b. Dec Q 1896, Maer, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +12. Albert Austin Turner MOORCROFT,   b. 6 Jun 1898, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1966, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     13. Reginald Leslie MOORCROFT,   b. 15 Jun 1899, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec Q 1899, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     14. Wilfred MOORCROFT,   b. Jun Q 1901, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1956, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)
     15. Ivy Elsie MOORCROFT,   b. Dec Q 1902, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar Q 1903, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2013 
    Family ID F5677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Sep Q 1860 - Scropton, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Apr 1861 - Scropton, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Apr 1871 - Scropton, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Feb 1878 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 Apr 1881 - Scropton, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 5 Apr 1891 - Scropton, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 31 Mar 1901 - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 20 Feb 1911 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Mar 1929 - Caboolture, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Mar 1929 - Caboolture, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - The Brisbane Courier - 25 Mar 1929 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S220] Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.), Derby, Scropton. RD12/2196.

    2. [S205] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983 [database on-line], (http://www.freebmd.org.uk), entry for William Henry Moorcroft, volume 6b, page 280, Sep quarter 1860, Burton district.

    3. [S678] England Census 1861, RG 09, (findmypast.co.uk [database online]), Piece 1958, Folio 54, Page 8. Scropton, Staffordshire. Household of Henry Moorecroft.

    4. [S675] England Census 1871, RG 10, (findmypast.co.uk [database online]), Piece 2896, Folio 43, page 5. Scropton, Derbyshire. Household of Henry Moorecroft.

    5. [S645] England Census 1881, RG 11, (findmypast.co.uk [database online]), Piece 2753, Folio 59, Page 19; Scropton and Foston, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire; William Moorcroft family, Slaters Yard.

    6. [S643] England Census 1901, RG13, (findmypast.co.uk [database online]), Piece 2608; Folio 184; Page 42. Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire. Household of William H Turner [should be William H Moorcroft].

    7. [S423] QSA Assisted Immigration 1848-1912 index [database on-line], (http://www.archives.qld.gov.au), Orsovo 20 Feb 1911.

    8. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death registration: William Henry Moorcroft, Death date: 08/03/1929, Mother's name: Sarah Turner, Father/parent's name: William Moorcroft, Registration details: 1929/C/140.

    9. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death certificate, William Henry Moorcroft.
      Death certificate, from Helen Rossow

    10. [S626] Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries Database, (http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/), Caboolture Cemetery.

    11. [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1929 'NANANGO.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 25 March, p. 21, viewed 10 April, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21389075.

    12. [S59] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983 [database on-line], (http://www.freebmd.org.uk), Nottingham; Vol 7b, Page 264.

    13. [S28] England, Civil Registration, Marriage, 4 Feb 1878, Nottingham, Derbyshire.
      Marriage cettificate from Helen Rossow


  

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