Cockcroft and Hoyes families in Clayton

ingrid.d · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

My father Colin Joshua Cockcroft (name was later changed to Croft)was born in Clayton and lived at 9 Druids Street with his father Newman and mother Lilian. Lilian's maiden name was Hoyes and she lived with her family at 8 Brecks.
Newman's father was Joshua Cockcroft and I think Newman's mother was called Mary and 9 Druids Street was Joshua's house.
Does anyone know if Joshua and Mary Cockcroft had any other children?
Does anyone know these addresses?
Does anyone know anything about Cockcrofts or Hoyes in Clayton
Many thanks
Ingrid
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maureen · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: lancashire

Ingrid, I just came across this today wilst I had a bit of time to spare. I don't know whether you're still interested, or whether this helps, but this is what I dug up:

Descendants of Samuel COCKCROFT

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL1 COCKCROFT was born 1811 in Bradford, Yorks W Riding. He married MARY UNKNOWN Unknown. She was born 1816 in Bradford, Yorks W Riding.

More About SAMUEL COCKCROFT:
Census: 1881, 10 Lidget St, Horton in Bradford1
Occupation: clogger

Children of SAMUEL COCKCROFT and MARY UNKNOWN are:
i. ELLEN2 COCKCROFT, b. 1840, Bradford, Yorks W Riding.
2. ii. JOSHUA COCKCROFT, b. 1844, Bradford, Yorkshire.
iii. JAMES COCKCROFT, b. 1846, Bradford, Yorks W Riding.
iv. JANE COCKCROFT, b. 1849, Bradford, Yorks W Riding.
v. HANAH COCKCROFT, b. 1851, Bradford, Yorks W Riding2.
vi. RUTH COCKCROFT, b. 1851, Bradford, Yorks W Riding.
vii. MARY COCKCROFT, b. 1856, Bradford, Yorks W Riding.
viii. SAMUEL COCKCROFT, b. 1858, Bradford, Yorks W Riding.

Generation No. 2

2. JOSHUA2 COCKCROFT (SAMUEL1) was born 1844 in Bradford, Yorkshire3. He married MARY UNKNOWN. She was born 1856 in Clayton, Yorkshire.

More About JOSHUA COCKCROFT:
Census: 1901, 9 Druids St, Clayton4
Occupation: 1901, clog maker5

Child of JOSHUA COCKCROFT and MARY UNKNOWN is:
3. i. NEWMAN3 COCKCROFT, b. 1891, Bradford, Yorks W Riding.

Generation No. 3

3. NEWMAN3 COCKCROFT (JOSHUA2, SAMUEL1) was born 1891 in Bradford, Yorks W Riding6. He married LILIAN HOYES 1913 in N Bierley, Yorks7.

Child of NEWMAN COCKCROFT and LILIAN HOYES is:
i. COLIN JOSHUA4 COCKCROFT, b. 1920, N Bierley, Yorks.

Endnotes

1. Census return, RG11; Piece: 4457; Folio: 91; Page: 8.
2. BMD Index, 2nd qr 1850. Bradford vol23 p101, (Ruth & Hannah Cockcroft).
3. BMD Index, 1844 2nd qr. Bradford vol 23 p180.
4. Census return, RG13; Piece: 4179; Folio: 63; Page: 12.
5. Census return.
6. BMD Index, 191 3d qr. Bradford vol 9b p186.
7. BMD Index, 1913 1st qr. N Bierley vol 9b p13.

Joshua's wife was probably Mary Sharp, born Clayton around 1856. There's a suitable marriage on the bmd index 1890 (1st qr) Bradford vol 9b p 90. Mary is on the 1881 census as a widow aged 25. I don't know her maiden name.
Incidentally, on some census return the name is spelt Cockroft.
It's unlikley Joshua & Mary had other children as she was 45 by the 1901 census and there were no other children with them. If you check out the 1911 census it will show on there how many children they'd had and how many were still living.