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| Name | HANCOCK – David |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 45th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1756 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th August 1839 / 17 years 11 months / Bow Street London Middlesex England Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’6 ½ “ Fresh/blue/light Brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | South Africa – 7 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 10 years 360 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / September 1850 / Chatham |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1850 2nd West London 1853-1900 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem – Temporary for three years to 1 st October 1853 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 20th October 1820 Kensington London England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HANCOCK John B 1800 not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | LETCHFORD Dinah B 1800 not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | GRAY Elizabeth daughter of EPG Simon Gray also on Dudbrook B 29th July 1834 Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1st November 1853 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 1857 Western Australia D 1857 Western Australia Susan B 1859 Western Australia, did not marry D 03/12/1952, Fremantle Western Australia, buries with her sister Mary Charlotte Dinah Ann B 1861 Western Australia, did not marry D 11/07/1927 Fremantle, buried with sisters Elizabeth and Minnie Fremantle Cemetery David Letchford B 14th August 1864 Fremantle Western Australia M SPENCER Mary Ann 3rd January 1887 at Fremantle D 18th July 1905 Fremantle Western Australia B Fremantle Cemetery Elizabeth Emma B 1868 Western Australia, did not marry D 17/05/1952 Fremantle, buried with her sisters Dinah and Minnie at Fremantle Cemetery Minnie Lydia B 1875 Western Australia, did not marry D 25/10/1947, buried with her sisters Dinah and Elizabeth Mary Charlotte B 1879 Western Australia, did not marry D 18/08/1960 Fremantle, Buried Fremantle Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GRAY Simon or Simeon – 4th Dragoon Guards arrived “DUDBROOK” 1853 B 1811 not yet known D 1873 not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | LOCK Susan B 1813 not yet known D 1852 England c1834 Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Teacher at Fremantle Grammar School 1862 – 76 Fremantle Commissariat Storekeeper 1876 – Contractor with Convict Department |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Mon 5 Mar 1900 – David Hancock Obituary see image Western Mail Saturday 22 July 1905, page 22 Obituary David Letchford Hancock The West Australian Thu 4 Dec 1952, Port Identity Dies, Aged Ninety-Three (see further info) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th March 1900 Fremantle Western Australia Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 28th December 1899 Beaconsfield Western Australia Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 David Hancock 1756 45th regiment location Belfast Discharge due to varicose veins both legs making him unfit for serviceIn the 1851 Census David Hancock age 30 is a single man living at 38 Park Lane Kensington with his mother Dinah and her second husband James Munnock. David is working as a labourer. Family lived at 60 Attfield Street Fremantle Western Australia. |